Designated CEFR levels in HKDSE
According to European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the level of proficiency starts the lowest with A1 (Beginner, 60-150 learning hours), A2 (Basic, 150-260 learning hours), B1 (Independent, 260-485 learning hours), B2 (Advanced, 450-600 learning hours), while the proficient learners at levels C1 and C2 require 600 learning hours or above.
Students who would like to take the German language as a Category C subject have to take the Goethe-Zertifikat examination in level A2 or above within the two years preceding the HKDSE they sit, i.e. for 2025 HKDSE candidates, the exam has to be taken in 2023 and/or 2024.
The Goethe-Zertifikat exam has 4 modules in total: listening, writing, speaking and reading, where candidates have to participate in all of them.
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