Details

• The Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) is applicable to all English / Putonghua teachers holding a regular post in a public-sector school or a local private primary/secondary day school offering a local formal curriculum (except for teachers employed under the Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Scheme and those in schools of English Schools Foundation (ESF) and international schools, as well as teachers using Putonghua as the medium of instruction for teaching the Chinese Language subject).
• New / newly deployed English / Putonghua teachers holding a regular post should have met the LPR in the written and speaking assessments of the Language Proficiency Assessment, the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Academic Module) or the Test of Proficiency in Putonghua conducted by the State Language Commission before taking up teaching the respective language subject.  They will have to obtain the“attained”results in Classroom Language Assessment within the first school year of their taking up the duties.  For details, please refer to the latest EDB circular memorandum.

• Latest circulars:

Circular No.	Title
EDB Circular Memorandum No. 88/2026  EDB Circular Memorandum No. 92/2025	Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) for Teachers of English / Putonghua and related Administrative Arrangements (applicable to the 2026/27 school year)  New Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) for Teachers of English / Putonghua and related Administrative Arrangements (applicable to the 2025/26 school year)
EDB Circular Memorandum No. 74/2024  Frequently Asked Questions and Answers	Enhanced Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) for Teachers of English / Putonghua

• Other related circulars:

Circular No.	Title
EDB Circular Memorandum No. 501/2000	Language Proficiency Requirement for English and Putonghua Teachers
EDB Circular No. 36/2001	Provision of One Additional Senior Teacher Post in Aided Primary Schools
EDB Circular No. 37/2001	English Language Proficiency Requirement for Filling English Panel Chair Posts in Aided Secondary Schools

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