2026DSE Release List: Over 58000 Applicants! Hong Kong School Heat Unabated

The 2026 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) examination results will be released on July 15. On July 14, the Examination Authority held a press conference to outline this year’s overall results. Wei Xiangdong, Secretary-General of the HKEAA, said that the total number of applicants this year was58,487Overall, an increase of 5.4 percent over last year.About 97% of the candidates attended the examination. Total school candidates46,344, an increase of about 1,000 over last year, an increase of 2.2 per cent.. The number of self-study students applying for the examination is12,143 people.About 2,000 more people than in 2025, an increase of 19.5 percent.。

This year, there were 43,534 Japanese school candidates from 416 Japanese schools. Over 90% of them applied for four core subjects, including Chinese, English, compulsory mathematics andCivil and Social Development Sectionand add two to three elective subjects.

15,973 day school candidates

332A or above in 4 core subjects

Candidates overall performance is stable.15,973 daysschool examinationBorn with 332A or above in four core subjects and a grade 3 or above in two elective subjects, I .e. 332A 33, which meets the general admission requirements for local bachelor's degree programmes. This group of candidates accounted for about 36.8 per cent of the number of candidates taking the day school examination, slightly lower than last year, but still higher than the average of the past five years (36.5 per cent) and 36.8 per cent this year.

Another 30,977 Japanese school candidates, including Chinese, English and other five subjects, have achieved five secondary or up-to-standard results, meeting the basic admission requirements for local associate degree courses, accounting for about 73.2 per cent of the number of Japanese school candidates, an increase of 425 over last year, compared with last year.Similar。

24 people6 Section 5 **,Number of top scholars hit record high

Photo: The Source School of Top Scholar Confirmed at Present

There are 24 candidates who have won the top 5 * * in 6 subjects. Mathematics extension subjects with 5 * *Super championThere are 11 candidates; No examinee has won 8 5 * *, that is, there is no ultimate champion this year. The oldest candidate this year is a 72-year-old self-study student who has taken two subjects and achieved grades 4 and 2. Another 70-year-old night test taker took 5 subjects and failed. The youngest candidate was 11 years old and scored 4 in one subject.

This year, the number of top students reached a new high. The diploma test was scored by level reference. Between years, the difficulty level remained the same without changing the subjects. Therefore,The increase in the number of top candidates reflects the improvement in the overall performance of candidates this year, which has little to do with whether the test questions have become difficult or easy.。

Candidates' Math and Citizenship Scores Rise

The overall performance of day school candidates in core subjects this year was generally stable,Significant progress has been made in the disciplines of mathematics and civic and social development.. The results in the compulsory part of mathematics have increased across the board, and the proportion of daily school candidates who have achieved grades 2 to 5 **has increased compared with last year. Among them, 83.8 per cent of the day school candidates achieved Grade II or above, similar to last year. 40.1 per cent and 15.8 per cent of the candidates achieved Grade 4 or Grade 5 respectively, an increase of about 1.3 percentage points over last year. The proportion of candidates who achieved grades 5 * and 5 * * also increased from last year.

Civil and Social Development Section,94.7 per cent of day school candidates achieved standard results, up 1.5 per cent from last year。

in chinese language,62.5 per cent of day school candidates achieved Grade III or above, slightly lower than last year; In English, 54.6 per cent of day school candidates achieved Grade 3 or above, compared with last year.Similar。

A caseschool-based assessmentserious plagiarism cases

It is reported that,The number of candidates for the 2026 diploma examination increased from last year, with the number of answers approaching 700000.A total of about 4,700 examiners and 460 examiners took part in the marking work, and the overall process went smoothly. At the same time, one case of serious plagiarism in school-based assessment involving the Visual Arts Division was identified this year. After in-depth investigation with the school, according to the examination rules, the candidates involved in the plagiarism part were rated as zero, and their visual arts subjects were downgraded by one level.

7 candidates found cheating, all subject grades canceled

This year, a total of 167 candidates failed to comply with the examination time instructions. If they answered before the examination director announced that they would start answering, or if they continued to answer after announcing that they would stop writing, they would also be given minor penalty points.A total of 7 candidates were found to have cheated, all of whom were local school candidates or self-study students.. After in-depth investigation, including meeting with relevant candidates and teachers, reviewing the video clips and reports of the test site, and contacting the test site director and invigilator, it was confirmed that the candidates had committed serious cheating during the examination. In accordance with the guidelines of the Public Examinations Board, the HKEAA has canceled the results of these candidates in all subjects. Thirty-four candidates entered the test site with unauthorized items, which were minor violations (e. g. watches making noises when timing) and were given minor deduction points.

This year, the Public Examinations Information Centre received 18,244 enquiries and 2,043 abnormal examinations during the examination period.The report, the number increased over last year.Plus 17%.

Judging from various data, the scale of DSE candidates is increasing year by year, and the number of test-free enrollment colleges in the Mainland has also increased to 165, an increase of 20 from last year. Among them, Guangdong universities, which are close to Hong Kong, China and have convenient transportation, have become Hong Kong students today. Popular choice.

At the same time, self-study qualifications, institutional scoring and curriculum competition all need to be judged by the latest rules. Although DSE can provide more diversified choices for further studies, it is indeed becoming more and more voluptuous. Only by planning as early as possible can there be more opportunities.