P.1 HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2019 HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION ENGLISH LANGUAGE General Notes to Applicants As a general rule, only ONE service agreement will be offered to each applicant in the written papers (i.e. Paper 1 or Paper 2 or Paper 3). Applicants can indicate their marking preference and are encouraged to select more than one written paper in order to increase the chances of their application being successful. Markers will be chosen for a particular paper taking into consideration the overall needs and requirements of the subject as a whole. Markers applying for the written papers may also apply for Paper 4 to serve as an oral examiner. However, applicants should note that the marking period for the written papers and the oral examination period overlap. Therefore, if applicants take on more than one service agreement, they will be expected to fulfill the minimum marking load for the written paper AND their oral examination duties during the marking and examining period. Applicants who are appointed as an oral examiner will be invited to express an interest to serve as an SEN oral examiner in due course. Paper 1 (Reading) The marking of this paper will be divided into centralised and non-centralised. The first two days of the marking will be centralised. Thereafter, markers will be expected to continue marking on their own until the marking is completed. The deadline for the completion of marking is usually two weeks after the centralised session, but marking is usually completed earlier than this. Paper 2 (Writing) Paper 2 will be divided into nine marking panels. Part A Markers for Part A will mark one panel and will have about three weeks to complete the marking load. Markers, on average, will be expected to mark around 500 scripts in total. Part B Part B has 8 marking panels. Markers will mark one or two of these panels and will attend one or two rounds of Markers Meetings. In Round 1, markers will be standardised on one question and given around two weeks to complete the marking of 250 scripts for this question. Markers with good marking performance in Round 1 will be invited to mark Round 2. In Round 2, markers will be standardised on a second question and given around two weeks to complete the marking of 250 scripts in this question. The number of markers needed for each round will vary depending on the number of scripts and panels to be marked. Paper 3 (Listening and Integrated Skills) Markers will be assigned initially to one task, taking into consideration the overall needs and requirements of the marking of the paper as a whole. If the marking of one task finishes before the others, markers may be asked to mark a further task in the remaining part of the marking period.
P.2 Paper 4 (Speaking) Applicants choose five examination centres in which they wish to examine ( 1 indicating their first choice). Examiners will be chosen for a particular examination centre taking into consideration the overall needs and requirements of the administration of the paper as a whole. Some examination centres are very popular and the applications for these centres exceed the number of positions available. However, there are other centres that are less popular and do not fill easily. The chances of being offered a service agreement will be increased if markers apply for a less popular examination centre as one of their top five choices. The relative popularity of the centres has been estimated based on how close it is to an MTR station and on previous years demand (see Popularity in the table below). Please note that if appointed, you must be able to arrive at any centre you have applied for by 4:45pm latest. List of HKDSE English Language Oral Examination Centres for 2019 (as at Nov 2018) HONG KONG ISLAND Wan Chai District Eastern District Southern District SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School 9 Oi Kwan Road, Morrison Hill, Wanchai, Hong Kong. St. Mark's School 18 Oi Yin Street, Aldrich Bay, Shaukeiwan, Hong Kong. The Chinese Foundation Secondary School 9 Harmony Road, Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island East Pui Ying Secondary School 55 Wah Fu Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. 11 min walk from Wan Chai Only centre in the Will be popular for applicants working in Wan Chai, central and possibly Western 6 min walk from Shau Kei Wan The most popular centre in Eastern Located in Siu Sai Wan. Closest MTR station is Chai Wan. A less popular centre in Eastern Between Kennedy Town MTR and Wong Chuk Hang Only centre in the Will be more popular for applicants working in Southern and possibly Western District.
P.3 KOWLOON Sham Shui Po District Kowloon City District Kwun Tong District Concordia Lutheran School 12 Tai Hang Tung Road, Kowloon Maryknoll Fathers' School 2 To Yuen Street, Tai Hang Tung, Kowloon Chan Shu Kui Memorial School 10 Tat Chee Avenue, Yau Yat Chuen, Kowloon Diocesan Boys' School 131 Argyle Street, Mongkok, Kowloon La Salle College 18 La Salle Road, Kowloon STFA Seaward Woo College 22 Perth Street, Homantin, Kowloon ECF Saint Too Canaan College 6 Lee On Lane, Kwun Tong, Kowloon 5 min walk from Shek Kip Mei MTR Station. 10 min walk from Shek Kip Mei MTR Station. 15 min walk from Shek Kip Mei/Kowloon Tong MTR Station. 10 min walk from Prince Edward MTR/Mong Kok East Station. 20 min walk from Prince Edward 25 min from Mong Kok Closest MTR station is Choi Hung. Only centre in the Usually not very popular. SAI KUNG Tseung Kwan O District POH 80th Anniversary Tang Ying Hei College 2 Tong Yin Lane, Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon HKTA The Yuen Yuen Institute No. 3 Secondary School 2 Tong Ming Street, Sheung Tak Estate, Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung, Kowloon Creative Secondary School 3 Pung Loi Road, Tsueng Kwan O, Sai Kung Kowloon 5 min walk from Tseung Kwan O 10 min walk from Tseung Kwan O Not within walking distance to TKO/Lohas MTR Station. Possibly least popular centre in the
P.4 NEW TERRITORIES Kwai Tsing District CCC Yenching College 15 min walk from Tsing Yi MTR 12 Nga Ying Chau Street, Tsing Yi, N.T. Tsuen Wan District Sha Tin District North District Yuen Long District Tuen Mun District Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School 70 Hoi Pa Street, Tsuen Wan, N.T. Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Memorial College Shek Wai Kok Estate, Tsuen Wan, N.T. Helen Liang Memorial Sec School (Shatin) 2 Hin Tin Street, Tai Wai, Shatin, N.T. Christ College Area 5A,Pok Hong Estate, Shatin, N.T. Shatin Pui Ying College 9 Fung Shun Street, Wo Che Estate, Shatin, N.T. Jockey Club Ti-I College Lok King Street, Fo Tan, Shatin, N.T. Fanling Lutheran Secondary School 270 Jockey Club Road, Fanling, N.T. Shung Tak Catholic English College 1 Hung Tak Road, Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long, N.T. The ELCHK Yuen Long Lutheran Secondary School Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, N.T. Gertrude Simon Lutheran College 1 Town Park Road North, Yuen Long, N.T. Tsung Tsin College 9 Leung Choi Lane, Tuen Mun, N.T. Only centre in the 5-10 min walk from Tsuen Wan 15-20 min walk from Tsuen Wan 15-20 min walk from Tai Wai MTR 2 min walk from Sha Tin Wai Closest MTR station is Sha Tin. 5 min walk from Fo Tan Station. Usually not very popular. 10-15 min walk from Fanling Station. Only centre in the Usually not very popular. 5 min walk from Hung Shui Kiu LTR 10 min walk from Tin Shui Wai 5-10 min walk from Shui Ping Wai LRT 5 min walk to Tai Hing North LRT Only centre in the Will be popular for applicants working in Tuen Mun District.
P.5 English Language Paper 4 Speaking 1. Examination Period There will be eight days of examinations: 29 April 9 May 2019 (excluding Saturdays and Sundays). 2. Special Needs Oral Examination Period There will be two days of SEN examinations: 14 15 May 2019. 3. Reserve Day If the examination has to be postponed due to bad weather, the reserve days are 10 and 20 May 2019 for Normal and SEN examining respectively. 4. Interviews New applicants may be invited to attend an interview in mid-february 2019. Shortlisted applicants will be notified of the date and time in due course. 5. Relevant experience Applicants who have served as an HKDSE oral examiner since 2012 will be considered as experienced. All other applicants will be counted as new. 6. Successful Applicants Service agreements will be sent to successful applicants in late March or early April 2019. 7. Training Sessions All examiners must attend a training session in early- to mid-april 2019. Successful applicants will be notified of the date and time in due course. 8. Service fees Full-time Oral Examiners: around $888 per session The start of the service time is 4:45pm and the end time is 8:30pm. Standby Oral Examiners: around $444 per session. Standby Oral Examiners must be available EACH DAY from 4:30pm-6:30pm.