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CIVICS-PUBLIC-ETHICS · 2024

Civics: Public & Ethics

Official National Center for University Entrance Examinations examination materials and examiner commentary for Civics: Public & Ethics (2024). Refer to the board portal for the latest published reports.

Last reviewed: 2026-06-30Paraphrased for study purposes — not an official publication of the exam board.

Cohort performance

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Key examiner messages

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Question difficulty map

How candidates performed on each question in this series

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Assessment objectives

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Method marks watchlist

Where working, steps, or method marks were commonly lost

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Recurring mistakes across years

Themes examiners flag in multiple recent sessions for this subject

Thinkers: Matching thinkers by keyword without understanding the argument. — Summarize each thinker in one sentence containing problem, c…

2023 20232022 20222021 20212020 20204 sessions

Rights: Assuming one right automatically overrides another in every case. — Check proportionality, legal basis, public purpose and impact…

2023 20232022 20222021 20212020 20204 sessions

Policy scenarios: Selecting the morally attractive option even when it contradicts the source data. — Use the supplied data first; ethica…

2023 20232022 20222021 20212020 20204 sessions

Economy and welfare: Confusing equality of opportunity with equality of outcome. — Identify whether the measure changes access, redistrib…

2023 20232022 20222021 20212020 20204 sessions

Quotations: Reading a short quotation without noticing negation or contrast words. — Underline not, only, however, therefore and conditio…

2023 20232022 20222021 20212020 20204 sessions

Question choice intelligence

Mean scores and popularity for optional questions (HKDSE electives)

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Level exemplars

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Grade & admission context

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Deep insights

What top candidates did

Techniques and approaches examiners rewarded in this series

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Command word playbook

How to match each command word to the expected response style

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Time traps

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Syllabus traceability

Topics linked to questions and mark weighting in this session

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MCQ trap analytics

Commonly chosen wrong options from examiner commentary

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Topic heatmap across years

Mark concentration by topic and exam year for this subject

Mark intensity

LowHigh
Topic
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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Public society, law, rights and democratic participation

28
28
28
28
28
140

Japanese, Eastern and Western ethical thought

28
28
28
28
28
140

Contemporary ethical issues and life questions

24
24
24
24
24
120

Economy, welfare, environment and global citizenship

20
20
20
20
20
100

Difficulty trend

How session difficulty has shifted across recent years

20202021202220232024
2020 2020 · 3.0/52021 2021 · 3.0/52022 2022 · 3.0/52023 2023 · 3.0/52024 2024 · 3.2/5

Paper comparison

Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session

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Marks you can still earn

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Practise what examiners flagged

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Self-diagnostic checklist

Key actions before you sit this paper — copy and tick off as you revise

  • 1Pitfall

    Thinkers: Matching thinkers by keyword without understanding the argument. — Summarize each thinker in one sentence containing problem, c…

  • 2Pitfall

    Rights: Assuming one right automatically overrides another in every case. — Check proportionality, legal basis, public purpose and impact…

  • 3Pitfall

    Policy scenarios: Selecting the morally attractive option even when it contradicts the source data. — Use the supplied data first; ethica…

  • 4Pitfall

    Economy and welfare: Confusing equality of opportunity with equality of outcome. — Identify whether the measure changes access, redistrib…

  • 5Pitfall

    Quotations: Reading a short quotation without noticing negation or contrast words. — Underline not, only, however, therefore and conditio…

Teacher briefing pack

One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review

2024 2024

Civics: Public & Ethics

Official National Center for University Entrance Examinations examination materials and examiner commentary for Civics: Public & Ethics (2024). Refer to the board portal for the latest published reports.

  • Thinkers: Matching thinkers by keyword without understanding the argument. — Summarize each thinker in one sentence containing problem, c…

  • Rights: Assuming one right automatically overrides another in every case. — Check proportionality, legal basis, public purpose and impact…

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