The curriculum we follow
How TalkingPencil maps to the Education Bureau's documents, and how much of each year is ready today.
What the documents do and do not say
- · Primary mathematics is set out year by year, in learning units.
- · Secondary mathematics and all of English are set out by key stage, not by year. Where we place a topic in a particular year, that is our own judgement.
- · No document sets a term-by-term or lesson-by-lesson schedule. Learning units are stated not to be in teaching order and each school plans its own year, so our pacing is only a suggestion.
Ready now
| Year | Mathematics | English |
|---|---|---|
| Before K1 | 6 activities | 6 activities |
| Kindergarten 1 | 6 activities | 6 activities |
| Kindergarten 2 | 6 activities | 6 activities |
| Kindergarten 3 | 6 activities | 6 activities |
| Primary 1 | 15 topics | 4 topics |
| Primary 2 | 13 topics | 5 topics |
| Primary 3 | 10 topics | 5 topics |
| Primary 4 | 32 topics | 4 topics |
| Primary 5 | 21 topics | 3 topics |
| Primary 6 | 24 topics | 2 topics |
| Secondary 1 | 6 topics | 4 topics |
| Secondary 2 | 5 topics | 3 topics |
| Secondary 3 | 5 topics | 3 topics |
| Secondary 4 | 4 topics | 3 topics |
| Secondary 5 | 4 topics | 2 topics |
| Secondary 6 | 4 topics | 1 topic |
A topic is listed once it has questions. That does not mean the whole of a year is covered.
Documents used
- · Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide (2017)
- · Mathematics Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1 – Secondary 6) (2017)
- · Learning Content of Primary Mathematics, Supplement to the Mathematics Education KLA Curriculum Guide (2017)
- · Learning Content of Junior Secondary Mathematics, Supplement to the Mathematics Education KLA Curriculum Guide (2017)
- · Learning Content of Senior Secondary Mathematics, Supplement to the Mathematics Education KLA Curriculum Guide (2017)
- · Mathematics Curriculum and Assessment Guide (Secondary 4 – 6), with updates in December 2017
- · English Language Curriculum Guide (Primary 1 – 6) (2025)
- · English Language Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1 – Secondary 6) (2017)
- · Supplement to the English Language Education KLA Curriculum Guide (Secondary 1 – 3) (2018)
- · English Language Curriculum and Assessment Guide (Secondary 4 – 6) (2021)
- · Education Bureau Circular No. 18/2015, Guidelines on Homework and Tests in Schools
- · Education Bureau Circular No. 17/2024, Primary Education Curriculum Guide
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