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Record 24 DSE students score perfect marks as university eligibility rate dips

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A record 24 students from 15 schools across Hong Kong have achieved perfect marks in the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) examination, the territory's university entrance qualification. This represents an increase from 17 students who achieved the same result in the previous year. The results were released by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority.

Despite the rise in perfect scores, the overall university eligibility rate has declined. Only 36.8 per cent of day-school candidates met the minimum admission requirement for university entry in this examination cycle, indicating a dip from the prior year's performance metrics.

The DSE serves as Hong Kong's primary pathway to higher education, making these results significant for understanding both exceptional achievement levels and broader access to university places across the territory's secondary school system.

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