歷史

Overview

Our History curriculum aims to develop students into critical, analytical, and empathetic thinkers. By guiding students through a structured inquiry into local heritage, world civilizations, and 20th -century global developments, we foster a deep understanding of continuity and change, multi-perspective thinking, and a lifelong interest in human history and global citizenship.

 

Curriculum Goals

Phase Curriculum Goals
Junior Secondary
  • Build foundational historical knowledge across ancient civilizations, modern transformations, and contemporary global developments.
  • Develop critical enquiry skills by analysing primary and secondary sources to distinguish fact from opinion.
  • Understand key historical concepts, including cause and effect, continuity and change, and similarity and difference.
  • Explore Hong Kong’s local heritage and its connections to wider regional and global historical contexts.
  • Build confidence in expressing coherent historical arguments through structured writing and verbal discussions.
Senior Secondary
  • Deepen analytical and comparative thinking skills within the local senior curriculum framework (HKDSE History).
  • Master source-based inquiry by evaluating reliability, bias, perspectives, and historical evidence.
  • Examine the political, socio-economic, and cultural developments of 20th-century Asia and global international relations.
  • Formulate well-reasoned, evidence-based essay arguments addressing complex historical issues.
  • Cultivate global awareness, empathetic understanding, and a balanced perspective on contemporary world affairs.

 

Subject Highlights

History at our school is distinguished by an inquiry-driven junior curriculum that connects local Hong Kong history with global developments, alongside a senior HKDSE pathway focused on 20th-century Asian modernization and world affairs. The subject emphasizes critical source analysis and multi-perspective thinking, brought to life through field trips, museum visits, and interactive historical workshops.