The curriculum and assessment methods for the public examinations of this subject will undergo changes. For detailed information, please pay attention to the announcements made by the Examination Authority.

Assessment ComponentContentweightagetiming
Public Examination Paper 1Historical Development

Section A: Compulsory Question (40 marks)

This question will cover topics from Part A and Part B, aiming to assess students' understanding of the historical developments. Multiple sources of information will be provided, allowing students to demonstrate their abilities at different levels. The expected time for this question is 55 minutes.

Section B: Choose One Question from Part A (25 marks)

In this section, three questions will be provided based on topics from Part A. Students are required to choose one question to answer. Each question will carry a weightage of 25 marks.

Section C: Choose One Question from Part B (25 marks)

Similarly, three questions will be provided based on topics from Part B. Students need to select one question to answer. Each question will be worth 25 marks.

70%2 hours and 15 minutes

Public Examination 

Paper 2

This section of the examination focuses on historical themes.

There are six units, and each unit consists of three questions. Students are required to choose one question from each of the two units they have studied, resulting in a total of two questions to be answered.

30%1 hour and 20 minutes