The 2024 HKDSE Handbook for Candidates is now available on the HKEAA website. Click here to learn more about the examination regulations, procedures and instructions. Please also read the relevant blog for highlights and updates regarding the Handbook.

The HKDSE has been an important qualification for senior secondary students furthering their studies locally or overseas, or pursuing a career. In addition to local tertiary institutions, higher education institutions from the Mainland and worldwide have indicated their acceptance of students with HKDSE qualification. Visit Recognition of HKDSE webpages and DSE Express to learn more about the multiple pathways for senior secondary students.

Starting from the 2025 HKDSE, new arrangements will be implemented for Category C subjects, under which candidates will have to take the stipulated language examinations administered by the official organisations. For the 2026 HKDSE and beyond, Urdu Language will be included again as a Category C subject. Please refer to the press release , HKDSE blog and relevant webpage for details.

The HKDSE Diagnostic Feedback System (DFS), developed by the HKEAA integrates the multiple-choice question banks of various HKDSE subjects. Teachers can compile examination papers by selecting questions from a particular year, scope of content, level of difficulty, etc. for assessment of students, and obtain diagnostic reports, which include expected grades and key knowledge points and hints written by subject experts on questions that students answered incorrectly. Please click here for details on the DFS and school subscription.