HKDSE exam results reveal four top scorers from three schools

Four students from three elite schools around Hong Kong have achieved top marks in the HKDSE this year, including three “super top scorers,” which means they achieved an additional 5** in the Maths Extended (M1/M2) exam.

Three of them plan to study medicine at university while one of them would like to study Natural Sciences in the UK.

The four top scorers - two boys and two girls - were from three different schools, including Queen’s College, Good Hope School, and St. Paul's Co-Educational College. They returned to campus to receive their results on Wednesday morning.

The three “super top scorers,” comprising of two boys and one girl, were from Queen’s College and St. Paul's Co-Educational College.

Speaking to reporters this morning, one of the “super top scorers” from St. Paul's Co-Educational College, Ku Ping-sum, said she was surprised by her results as her grades at school were not that outstanding.

She plans to study medicine in Hong Kong but has yet to decide which university to apply. She said becoming a doctor is her dream and is the most direct way of helping people.

Meanwhile, Ku’s schoolmate Lam Chung-wang, also one of the “super top scorers”, said he didn't hold much expectation over his DSE results. He said while he was overjoyed by the results, he hopes to repay those who supported him along the way.

Lam told reporters he would pursue his study overseas, hoping to study Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge in the UK.

He said he would like to become a scientist and contribute to society in the future, however, he had no plans of returning to Hong Kong to pursue his career.

Separately, Law Chak-ka from Queen’s College, the third and final “super top scorer” in this year’s HKDSE exams, told reporters this morning that he would like to study medicine at CUHK, hoping to get himself into the university’s Global Physician-Leadership Stream medicine program.  

He said he has a strong sense of belonging to the city and he wished to pursue his studies locally, and eventually practice in Hong Kong.

He said he grew an interest in medicine by reading ancient Chinese chivalry novels since he was a child, which saw doctors “reviving” people,  bringing people back to life.

Like Law, Eden Cheng Yi-ching, a top scorer from Good Hope School, said she would like to study medicine.

While she has received a conditional offer from the medical school of The University of Glasgow,  she will also apply to HKU and CUHK. She said she has yet to decide whether to study abroad or in Hong Kong.

Recalling the days she prepared for the DSE exams, Cheng said she caught Covid a week before the exams started and was struggling to focus on her revision. She said she was lucky to recover in time and that her results were far beyond her expectations.