Results of Public Examinations

Over the years, the overall passing rates of our school in both the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination and Hong Kong Certificate Education Examination had been about 99% and the percentage of grades A to C was about 60% which were well above the overall Hong Kong averages.

The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination was first launched in 2012. According to Ming Pao Daily News, our school’s first HKDSE Examination results ranked 12th among Hong Kong schools while for the past HKDSE Examinations, our results were far higher than the overall Hong Kong averages.

In 2025, our HKDSE Examination results are as follows:

  • 87% of our F.6 students have obtained “332A” or better in the 4 core subjects, i.e. Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and Citizenship and Social Development (the Hong Kong average is 38%);
  • 93% and 95% of our students have obtained level 3 or above in English Language and Chinese Language respectively. 56% of our students have obtained level 4 or above in Chinese Language (the Hong Kong averages are 54%, 64% and 33% respectively);
  • 100% of our students have obtained level 2 or above in Mathematics and have obtained the level ‘Attained’ in Citizenship and Social Development. 22% of our students have obtained level 5 or above in Mathematics (the Hong Kong averages are 83%, 93% and 16% respectively);
  • The overall percentages of attaining level 2 or above, level 3 or above, level 4 or above and level 5 or above of all subjects were 99.8%, 93%, 62% and 22% respectively (the overall Hong Kong results were 85%, 63%, 37% and 14%);
  • 8 students obtained 30 marks or higher in their best 6 subjects; the student with the best results obtained 38 marks in the best 6 subjects and only 0.5% of all candidates attained this or better results this year.

Our students have consistently achieved outstanding results in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examinations (HKDSE). A significant number of graduates achieve 5** or above in 5 subjects, 4** or above in 4 subjects, or an average of 5* or above in 6 subjects. Approximately 85% of our graduates each year successfully gain admission to university bachelor’s degree or double degree programmes, including medicine, Chinese medicine, pharmacy, optometry, physiotherapy, nursing, architecture, ‘Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies’, computer science and engineering, science and engineering, business administration and laws, ‘Insurance, Financial and Actuarial Analysis’, social sciences and laws, journalism and communication, arts and education, etc. Approximately 60% of them enrolled in the world’s top 100 universities, including: the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, City University of Hong Kong, Peking University, Fudan University, and the University of Sydney, Australia, etc.

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The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination results
of our school are well above the Hong Kong averages

Letters of commendation from various universities are received every year for the outstanding academic performance of our graduates, who are listed on dean’s list and awarded scholarships. Many graduates have received academic honors and professional achievement awards. Among them, alumnus Leung Ka-long Karen, became the first Hong Kong student to receive the ASME Arthur L. Williston Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; alumnus Luk Kai Chit Angus was listed on the 2020 Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list (Information Technology); alumnus Wong Cheuk-sum was selected as the Honouree on the Gen. T List 2022 as Leaders of Tomorrow shaping Asia’s future for his leadership in Innovation and Technology; and alumnus Dr. Kwok Yan-yan Jojo was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 2024.

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Our graduate, Leong Ka Karen Long, was awarded the 2016 ASME Arthur L Williston Medal and is the first Hong Kong student winner of the award.


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Our graduate, Luk Kai Chit Angus, was named on the 2020 Forbes 30 under 30 Asia List


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Our alumnus, Wong Cheuk-sum, the Honouree on the Gen. T List 2022 as Leaders of Tomorrow shaping Asia’s future


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Our alumnus, Dr. Kwok Yan-yan Jojo (first from the right), selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing