Hong Kong Education Bureau urges elite schools to challenge high-ability students

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The Hong Kong Education Bureau conducted External School Review reports on 68 secondary and primary institutions, resulting in criticism that some elite schools failed to provide sufficient challenges for high-ability students. Reviewers, including bureau officers, specifically advised that teachers should implement tiered tasks, higher-order questions, and digital tools to better cater to student diversity. At least six elite institutions, including the government-run Queen Elizabeth School in Mong Kok, were formally urged to strengthen strategies to maximize the potential of their top performers.

Consequences

Schools identified in the report will likely be required to adjust their lesson difficulty and curriculum design to incorporate more extended activities for high-achieving pupils. These institutions may also need to increase their use of self-paced digital learning tools to satisfy the Education Bureau’s expectations for student development.

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