by Christopher Wardlaw

1. Hong Kong : Assuring and Improving High Quality Asia-Pacific Leaders Forum on Secondary Education March 24-26, 2008 Mr Chris Wardlaw

4. Four Interrelated Areas of Reform Initiatives to Meet Global Challenges of 21st Century in “One Country, Two Systems” III. Assessment reform – balancing assessment of and for learning I. Systemic change and school improvement – coherence-making & devolution II. Curriculum & learning reform – whole- person development & life-long learning IV. Accountability & quality assurance – driving continuous improvement

6. Assessment Reform – balancing assessment of and for learning - reduce excessive tests, examinations and dictations to create more space for learning and teaching - promote the use of assessment data as feedback to learning - diversify assessment modes to improve validity - maintain the function of a credible public examination system at senior secondary level

9. School Curriculum Framework since 2001 Value & Attitude Generic Skill P1- S3 General Studies 4 Core Subjects : Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Liberal Studies (45-55%) 2-3 Elective Subjects out of 20 subjects or Applied Learning (20-30%) Other Learning Experiences including moral and civic education, community service, aesthetic and physical experiences and work-related experiences (e.g. job attachment) (15-35%) NSS 2009 Moral and Civic Education Intellectual Development Community Service Physical & Aesthetic Development Career-related Experiences

15. The Pyramid (Number of Students) 90% 36% 18%

16. Moving to a new academic structure in 2009 334 ＊ Currently only one-third of students proceed to S6 New Structure (“3+3+4”) New public examination leading to HK Diploma of Secondary Education 2012 Current Structure (“3+2+2+3”) 4-Year Undergraduate Degree 3-Year Undergraduate Degree Secondary 7 HKALE HKCEE Secondary 6 Secondary 5 Secondary 4 Secondary 3 Secondary 2 Secondary 1 Senior Secondary 3 Senior Secondary 2 Senior Secondary 1 Secondary 3 Secondary 2 Secondary 1

17. New Senior Secondary curriculum in 2009 4 Core Subjects : Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Liberal Studies 2-3 Elective Subjects out of 20 subjects or Applied Learning courses Other Learning Experiences including moral and civic education, community service, aesthetic and physical experiences and work-related experiences (e.g. job attachment) 45-55% 20-30% 15-35%