Update | Eleven pupils score top marks in Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education exams
Eleven pupils - six boys and five girls - achieved top scores in seven subjects in this year's Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education examinations.
Eleven pupils - six boys and five girls - achieved top scores in seven subjects in this year's Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education examinations.
They are among 74,131 candidates who will get their results today after sitting the exams, taken by all pupils before graduating and which are crucial for those looking to win university places. Last year, the number of top scorers was 12.
The candidates include 61,136 secondary school pupils and 11,932 independent candidates, including those repeating the exams or taking them at an earlier age. The youngest candidate was just 12; the eldest 65.
The eight schools are Shun Tak Fraternal Association Leung Kau Kui College in Tuen Mun; Hong Kong Taoist Association Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School in Sheung Shui; St. Paul's School in Lam Tin, HKUGA College in Wong Chuk Hang; Queen's College in Causeway Bay; St. Mary's Canossian College in Tsim Sha Tsui; King's College in Sheung Wan and Diocesan Girls' School in Jordan, according to a source familiar with the information.
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Ten out of the 11 top-scorers achieved 5** - the highest score - in seven subjects belonging to the senior secondary subjects category. The remaining candidate achieved 5** in six subjects in the category and A in one subject in the other language subjects category. A is the highest score achievable in this category.