https://www.scmp.com/rss/521823/feed The latest news and top stories on St Paul’s Co-educational College. A prominent Hong Kong-based Anglican secondary school, St Paul’s Co-educational College is an elite Direct Subsidy Scheme institution dedicated to nurturing future leaders with a culture of excellence, high moral values, and a global perspective. Established in 1915 as Hong Kong’s first co-educational school, it offers parallel HKDSE and IBDP curricula, focusing on academic rigour and whole-person development. Renowned for... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com William Yiu William Yiu An elite Hong Kong government school has warned that some books donated by alumni may contain material potentially breaching national security legislation, pledging to adopt a new policy rejecting publications with political propaganda or illegal content. King’s College, in Mid-Levels, revealed the decision in its latest annual report on safeguarding national security and promoting national security education. In its report, the 99-year-old institution said many alumni and supporters had donated... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3333454/hong-kongs-elite-schools-vet-book-donations-national-security-risks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3333454/hong-kongs-elite-schools-vet-book-donations-national-security-risks?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:30:07 +0000 Lorraine Chiang,Timon Johnson,Leopold Chen,Lynn Zhang Lorraine Chiang,Timon Johnson,Leopold Chen,Lynn Zhang Students in Hong Kong have received their results for the Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE), the local university entrance exams that pupils take after six years of secondary schooling. This year’s exams produced 16 students with perfect scores, a record since the DSE’s launch in 2012, including the second “ultimate top scorer”, who achieved the highest marks among all top candidates and the first cross-border high-flier. While 129 students have achieved top marks over the past 14... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3318490/hong-kongs-dse-14-years-pupils-best-subjects-worst-performers-and-top-schools?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3318490/hong-kongs-dse-14-years-pupils-best-subjects-worst-performers-and-top-schools?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 01:30:49 +0000 Ng Kang-chung,William Yiu Ng Kang-chung,William Yiu A third of Hong Kong pupils taking this year’s International Baccalaureate (IB) programme have attained near-perfect or full marks, representing nearly 10 per cent of the top achievers globally, according to the latest data. Schools offering the curriculum attributed the students’ performance to their strengths in languages, as well as the local culture that placed great emphasis on academic excellence. Pupils from Hong Kong achieved an average total points score that was significantly higher... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3317417/one-third-hong-kong-ib-candidates-attain-near-perfect-or-full-marks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3317417/one-third-hong-kong-ib-candidates-attain-near-perfect-or-full-marks?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:00:13 +0000 Kathryn Giordano,Lynn Zhang Kathryn Giordano,Lynn Zhang At least 31 students in Hong Kong have achieved top marks in the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, even after a global outcry from test-takers over concerns that the mathematics subject was too difficult. More than 2,600 Hong Kong students sat the IB exams, a near 20 per cent increase over the past five years, with the results released on Sunday. The IB exams assess students’ knowledge of several core academic subjects and play a key role in their university applications. Kristen Lo... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3317122/29-hong-kong-students-achieve-top-scores-ib-exam-despite-tricky-maths-section?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3317122/29-hong-kong-students-achieve-top-scores-ib-exam-despite-tricky-maths-section?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Jul 2025 04:44:43 +0000