📊 HKDSE Analysis

Cut-off Scores

2012 – 2021 · Total & per-paper thresholds for each grade band

Grade 3 4 5 5* 5** B2 = boundary score between grades
2021 Total: 50.1% – 86.1%
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2020–2021: Paper 4 replaced by SBA
3 4 5 5* 5**
Total 50.1% 65.1% 75.4% 80.8% 86.1%
Paper 1 B2 47.7% B2 61.9% 72.3% 78.7% 81.3%
Paper 2 10.5/213.5/7 avg 14.2/214.7/7 avg 16.0/215.3/7 avg 17.5/215.8/7 avg 18.4/216.1/7 avg
Paper 3 B2 49.3% B2 60.0% 72.7% 76.1% 84.4%
SBA 65.0%16/24 avg 74.0%18/24 avg 84.0%20/24 avg 88.0%21/24 avg 94.0%22/24 avg
2020 Total: 55.6% – 90.9%
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2020–2021: Paper 4 replaced by SBA
3 4 5 5* 5**
Total 55.6% 69.9% 79.4% 84.2% 90.9%
Paper 1 B2 51.9% B2 66.2% 76.6% 80.5% 88.3%
Paper 2 11.4/213.8/7 avg 14.5/214.8/7 avg 16.4/215.5/7 avg 18.1/216.1/7 avg 18.6/216.2/7 avg
Paper 3 B2 53.2% B2 68.8% 78.9% 85.3% 89.9%
SBA 63.0%15/24 avg 71.0%17/24 avg 82.0%19/24 avg 84.0%20/24 avg 93.0%22/24 avg
2019 Total: 52.5% – 87.3%
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3 4 5 5* 5**
Total 52.5% 63.1% 74.8% 80.8% 87.3%
Paper 1 B2 50.0% B2 61.7% 71.9% 78.9% 87.5%
Paper 2 12.6/214.2/7 avg 14.3/214.8/7 avg 16.3/215.4/7 avg 17.9/216.0/7 avg 18.5/216.2/7 avg
Paper 3 B2 49.1% B2 61.8% 72.3% 76.9% 84.4%
Paper 4 15.4/283.8/7 avg 17.9/284.5/7 avg 21.1/285.3/7 avg 22.7/285.7/7 avg 24.8/286.2/7 avg
2018 Total: 50.8% – 86.8%
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3 4 5 5* 5**
Total 50.8% 66.5% 75.9% 81.6% 86.8%
Paper 1 B2 54.8% B2 67.9% 76.2% 82.1% 85.7%
Paper 2 10.3/213.4/7 avg 14.1/214.7/7 avg 16.0/215.3/7 avg 17.9/216.0/7 avg 18.8/216.3/7 avg
Paper 3 B2 55.8% B2 63.5% 72.1% 77.9% 81.7%
Paper 4 15.5/283.9/7 avg 19.4/284.8/7 avg 21.4/285.3/7 avg 22.1/285.5/7 avg 24.6/286.15/7 avg
2017 Total: 59.4% – 86.4%
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3 4 5 5* 5**
Total 59.4% 67.2% 74.7% 80.4% 86.4%
Paper 1 B2 60.5% B2 65.1% 76.7% 81.4% 85.2%
Paper 2 11.1/213.7/7 avg 13.8/214.6/7 avg 16.3/215.5/7 avg 17.8/216.0/7 avg 18.9/216.3/7 avg
Paper 3 B2 55.6% B2 61.9% 72.2% 75.9% 82.4%
Paper 4 — 17.5/284.4/7 avg 21.1/285.3/7 avg 22.4/285.6/7 avg 24.4/286.1/7 avg
2016 Total: 56.2% – 87.1%
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3 4 5 5* 5**
Total 56.2% 66.8% 76.6% 81.8% 87.1%
Paper 1 B2 48.8% B2 68.6% 75.6% 80.2% 86.0%
Paper 2 10.3/213.4/7 avg 14.5/214.8/7 avg 16.0/215.3/7 avg 17.7/215.9/7 avg 18.4/216.1/7 avg
Paper 3 B2 48.3% B2 68.1% 75.0% 79.3% 85.3%
Paper 4 15.6/283.9/7 avg 17.3/284.3/7 avg 21.0/285.3/7 avg 22.1/285.5/7 avg 24.5/286.1/7 avg
2015 Total: 47.1% – 84.3%
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3 4 5 5* 5**
Total 47.1% 61.9% 73.6% 78.7% 84.3%
Paper 1 B2 40.0% B2 56.3% 67.5% 72.5% 81.3%
Paper 2 11.9/214.0/7 avg 13.6/214.5/7 avg 16.1/215.4/7 avg 17.5/215.8/7 avg 18.6/216.2/7 avg
Paper 3 B2 52.8% B2 65.2% 77.6% 79.3% 84.5%
Paper 4 15.3/283.8/7 avg 17.9/284.5/7 avg 21.0/285.3/7 avg 22.0/285.5/7 avg 24.7/286.2/7 avg
2014 Total: 49.7% – 86.3%
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3 4 5 5* 5**
Total 49.7% 65.9% 75.0% 81.1% 86.3%
Paper 1 B1 62.5% B2 50.0% B1 87.5% B2 68.2% 75.0% 80.7% 85.2%
Paper 2 12.2/214.1/7 avg 13.5/214.5/7 avg 16.0/215.3/7 avg 18.0/216.0/7 avg 18.7/216.2/7 avg
Paper 3 B2 46.5% B2 66.7% 76.3% 80.7% 85.1%
Paper 4 13.0/283.3/7 avg 16.5/284.1/7 avg 20.0/285.0/7 avg 20.5/285.1/7 avg 24.0/286.0/7 avg
2013 Total: 50.1% – 87.6%
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3 4 5 5* 5**
Total 50.1% 64.2% 75.7% 82.3% 87.6%
Paper 1 B2 53.1% B2 65.4% 74.1% 81.5% 86.4%
Paper 2 10.3/213.4/7 avg 13.4/214.5/7 avg 16.1/215.4/7 avg 18.3/216.1/7 avg 18.9/216.3/7 avg
Paper 3 B2 49.1% B2 66.1% 78.6% 82.1% 86.6%
Paper 4 15.8/284.0/7 avg 18.8/284.7/7 avg 21.4/285.3/7 avg 21.9/285.5/7 avg 24.9/286.2/7 avg
2012 Total: 52.9% – 87.1%
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3 4 5 5* 5**
Total 52.9% 69.1% 76.6% 82.6% 87.1%
Paper 1 B1 64.5% B2 53.8% B2 72.0% 75.3% 78.5% 87.1%
Paper 2 11.6/213.9/7 avg 15.0/215.0/7 avg 16.9/215.6/7 avg 17.6/215.9/7 avg 18.4/216.1/7 avg
Paper 3 B1 69.2% B2 57.0% B2 70.1% 77.6% 84.1% 87.9%
Paper 4 12.0/283.0/7 avg 16.0/284.0/7 avg 20.0/285.0/7 avg 24.5/286.1/7 avg 25.5/286.4/7 avg