Hong Kong's 2023 "College Entrance Examination" schedule released to resume English language oral test

　　China News Service, May 17. According to Hong Kong's "Sing Tao Daily" report, the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) announced on the 16th the timetable for the 2023 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE, equivalent to the mainland's "Gaokao"), the written test It will start on April 21 next year. The examination period will follow the current compression method. Some subjects will be scheduled to take the examination in the morning and afternoon on the same day. The examination period will last for 28 days, but the examination will not be held on the Labor Day public holiday.

The English speaking test, which was cancelled this year due to the epidemic, is tentatively scheduled to be held from late March to early April next year; the release date is tentatively scheduled for July 19.

　　Xu Wanqing, Head of School Examinations and Assessment, HKEAA, issued a circular to schools in Hong Kong on the 16th, announcing the timetable for next year's HKDSE. , In order to tie in with the examinations of the core subjects in the original school and the regional examination center, schools must reserve all classrooms and auditoriums in the compulsory parts of Chinese and English subjects, general education and mathematics subjects, and schools may need to suspend classes for up to 5 days.

Next year will also be the last exam for General Education.

　　In addition, a number of subjects will be held in the morning and afternoon on the same day in the coming year. Together with two backup days, the examination period will last for 28 days, which is similar to the 26 days of this year. However, during the Labor Day public holiday, there will be no examinations, which is different from Fresh candidates are required to take the exam during the holidays.

The HKEAA has conducted mock comparisons for different subject combinations to minimise the number of candidates taking the examination for 2 to 3 consecutive days.

　　As for the English speaking test, which was cancelled again due to the fifth wave of the epidemic, it will be resumed in the next session. It is tentatively scheduled to be held from Monday to Friday from late March to early April. The HKEAA calls on schools to reserve classrooms for the oral test to avoid candidates and The examiner was assigned to a region not chosen by the examiner; the Chinese speaking test was cancelled earlier.

The release date of the next HKDSE is tentatively scheduled for July 19. The other language subjects of Category C will start in October this year, and the results are expected to be released in January next year.