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Biology remarking makes DSE student one of Hong Kong’s 25 top scorers

Biology remarking makes DSE student one of Hong Kong’s 25 top scorers
South China Morning Post Thursday 13 August 2026, 05:53 UTC By William Yiu 1 min read
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A Form Six student has become one of Hong Kong’s top scorers in this year’s university entrance examinations after her biology grade was upgraded following a remarking request, bringing the record-breaking total to 25 students from 16 schools who achieved perfect scores. Sunny Sun Wat-ching, an 18-year-old student at N.T. Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long district Secondary School who sat the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE), originally attained Level 5** in all subjects except biology, in which...

A Form Six student has become one of Hong Kong’s top scorers in this year’s university entrance examinations after her biology grade was upgraded following a remarking request, bringing the record-breaking total to 25 students from 16 schools who achieved perfect scores. Sunny Sun Wat-ching, an 18-year-old student at N.T. Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long district Secondary School who sat the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE), originally attained Level 5** in all subjects except biology, in which she... [Image text:] E NTHFUNG YEE KUK YUEN LONG DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL
DSE (ORG) Hong Kong’s (LOCATION) Sunny Sun Wat-ching (ORG) Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long (PERSON) Secondary School (ORG)
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