
Hong Kong's Primary Three pupils recorded their lowest-ever mathematics passing rate of 84.7% in the 2024 Territory-wide System Assessment, down 0.7 percentage points from the previous year, while English performance reached a record high.
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The Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA) began in 2004. The mathematics passing rate for Primary Three students peaked in 2016 at 89.9 per cent and has fallen steadily since.
The mathematics competency level of Hong Kong's Primary Three pupils has hit an all-time low in a citywide assessment by authorities, while their English performance reached a record high.
Results for this year's Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA), released on Thursday, showed passing rate for mathematics for Primary Three students fell to 84.7 per cent, down 0.7 percentage points from a year earlier.
The latest result was a record low since the assessment began in 2004. The mathematics passing rate for Primary Three students peaked in 2016 at 89.9 per cent and has fallen steadily since.

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