History

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.

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.