The Education Bureau (EDB) today (Oct. 16) announced the optimized arrangements on the weighting of subjects in the Internal Assessments (IA) for the Secondary School Places Allocation System, which will be implemented from the second term of Primary Five starting from the 2026/27 school year.
An EDB spokesman said, "In line with the theme 'Cultivate Values for Leaders of Tomorrow, Create Space to Foster Whole-person Development' of the Primary Education Curriculum Guide (2024), the school curriculum has been undergoing ongoing renewal. Primary Science and Primary Humanities will be implemented, in lieu of General Studies, in Primary One and Primary Four in all primary schools from the 2025/26 school year and progressively extended to all grades. In light of this, the two subjects will be incorporated into the IA. In addition, to further promote students' healthy lifestyle and help them develop a habit of joining sports activities from a young age for strengthening their physique, the EDB considers it desirable to include Physical Education (PE) in the IA."
In this connection, the EDB has reviewed the weighting of IA subjects, and collected views through different channels from different stakeholders, including principals, teachers, and PE and medical-related professionals. After thorough deliberation and consolidation of their views, the total weighting of IA subjects will remain unchanged. The related optimized arrangements include:
- adjusting the weighting across subjects appropriately to better cater for learner diversity and to reflect students' performance more comprehensively;
- slightly adjusting the weighting of Chinese Language, English Language and Mathematics Education to release space for the learning and teaching of students and teachers;
- having equal weighting for Primary Science and Primary Humanities to nurture students' balanced development of scientific literacy and humanistic qualities; and
- adding PE with a weighting equal to that of Visual Arts and Music to promote students' whole-person development.
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