e-Bulletin for Parents - 17 May 2024

Get ready for the release of HKDSE Examination

The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority will release on 17 July the results of the 2024 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination. To get prepared for this crucial moment, Secondary 6 students should be positive and proactive, keep themselves updated on the information on multiple pathways and plan ahead their way forward.

The Education Bureau (EDB) will continue to provide students with appropriate support and timely updates on the Designated Webpage for Secondary 6 Students (the Webpage) (https://www.edb.gov.hk/s6/en). The Webpage contains information about various pathways for further studies, such as local bachelor’s degree and sub-degree programmes, vocational and professional education and training programmes, Diploma of Applied Education programmes, non-local courses and further studies in the Mainland and abroad. Students may also utilise the electronic tool “e-Navigator” (https://enavigator.edb.hkedcity.net/main/index.php) on the Webpage to search for local institution programmes for which they meet the minimum entrance requirements and work out an appropriate plan for further studies by inputting their predicted or actual HKDSE Examination results. In addition, the Webpage also provides students with essential information pertaining to the release of the HKDSE Examination results, multiple pathways and counselling and support services. To facilitate students’ and parents’ grasp of the above information, the EDB has updated a series of “Reminders for 2024 HKDSE Exam and Exam Results Release” in which important timelines and reminders are presented in vivid images and concise language.

To enable parents of Secondary 6 students to get ready for the results release ahead of time, the EDB will organise an online parents’ seminar titled “Get prepared for the Release of HKDSE Examination Results – the Latest Information on Multiple Pathways” on 12 June 2024 (Wednesday). The seminar will cover various topics including the EDB’s support measures for Secondary 6 students, arrangements for the HKDSE results release, procedures for programme choice modification and announcement of results through Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS), and latest information on post-secondary studies and multiple pathways. Enrolment of the seminar is now open. For details, please visit the EDB Parents’ Talks webpage (https://www.edb.gov.hk/parentstalks) (Chinese version only). The presentation slides (Chinese and English versions) and video recording of the seminar will be uploaded to the “One-stop Portal on Articulation to Multiple Pathways‧Transition to Senior Secondary and Post-secondary Education” website (https://www.edb.gov.hk/amp/en) in early July 2024 for public reference.