Hong Kong slips to new low in international ranking for student performance in science
Programme for International Student Assessment finds that Hong Kong students fall to ninth in world rankings – down from second three years ago
The performance of Hong Kong students in science has dropped to a new low possibly because of a decrease in numbers studying the subject under the new senior secondary school curriculum, according to the results of the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa).
Singapore students topped Hong Kong to become the world’s best at reading, maths and science.
More than 5,000 secondary school students from 138 schools in Hong Kong were randomly selected last year to have their ability in science, maths and reading tested. They were among 510,000 students assessed from around the world.
“I do not think this means Hong Kong students have a low ability in science. We have always been in the world’s top 10 in all three assessed aspects,” said Professor Esther Ho Sui-chu, director of the Centre for International Student Assessment in Hong Kong.