Requiring Secondary Schools to Clearly Signpost Academic Criteria for Students to Progress to More Demanding Subject Proficiency Levels

Ms Gho Sze Kee asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry will consider requiring secondary schools to clearly signpost in advance the academic criteria for students to progress to a more demanding subject level, and allowing students who meet those criteria to progress automatically instead of leaving the final decision to the discretion of individual schools.

Mr Desmond Lee: We refer to the reply to a similar Parliamentary Question issued on 5 August 2026. [Please refer to "Criteria for Students Offered Progression from G1 to G2 and G2 to G3 under Full Subject-Based Banding", Official Report, 5 August 2026, Vol 96, Issue 34, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]

There are no plans to require secondary schools to provide the academic criteria for students to automatically progress to a more demanding level, as schools consider many factors including each student's interests, aptitude and ability to manage the overall curricular load.