Subjects under the 8 Key Learning Areas

Level

Key Learning Area

Chinese Language Education

English Language Education

Mathematics Education

Science Education

Technology Education

Personal, Social and Humanities Education

Arts Education

Physical Education

P1 - 6

Chinese Language

Putonghua

English Language

Mathematics

General Studies for Primary Schools

Music

Visual Arts

Physical Education

S1 - 3

Chinese Language

Putonghua

English Language

Mathematics

Science

Automobile Technology

Business Fundamentals

Catering Services

Computer Literacy

Design Fundamentals

Design & Technology/ Design & Technology (Alt. Syll.)

Desktop Publishing

Electronics & Electricity

Fashion Design

Graphical Communication

Home Economics / Technology and Living

Retail Merchandising

Technology Fundamentals

Chinese History

Geography

History

Life and Society

Religious Education

Music

Visual Arts

Physical Education

S.4 - 6

(New Senior Secondary Curriculum)*

Chinese Language

Chinese Literature

English Language

Literature in English

Mathematics

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Science (Integrated Science; Combined Science)

Business, Accounting and Financial Studies

Design and Applied Technology

Health Management and Social Care

Information and Communication Technology

Technology and Living

Chinese History

Economics

Ethics and Religious Studies

Geography

History

Tourism and Hospitality Studies

Music

Visual Arts

Physical Education

Liberal Studies

 

* The New Senior Secondary (NSS) Curriculum implemented in September 2009 is made up of 3 components, namely, Core Subjects, Elective Subjects (including NSS subjects, Applied Learning courses ¹ and Other Languages ² ) and Other Learning Experiences (i.e. Moral and Civic Education, Community Service, Aesthetic Development, Physical Development and Career-related Experiences).

¹ Applied Learning (ApL) is introduced to Secondary 5 and 6 from the 2010/11 school year onwards. The number of courses has been increased from 30 in the first cohort to 35 in the second and the third cohorts under the six Areas of Studies, namely, (1) Creative Studies, (2) Media and Communication, (3) Business, Management and Law, (4) Services, (5) Applied Science, and (6) Engineering and Production.

² There are six Other Languages under the NSS curriculum, namely, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Spanish and Urdu. Students can take other languages as their elective subjects. The programmes of these languages must follow the curriculum and examinations pitched at AS-level offered by the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and administered by the HKEAA.