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HISTORY · 2022

History

Official HKEAA publication for History (2022), including question papers, marking schemes, and comments on candidates' performance.

Source: HKEAA

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

Cohort performance

Session statistics from official examination reports

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Key examiner messages

Top priorities from the principal examiner before you revise

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Question difficulty map

How candidates performed on each question in this series

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Assessment objectives

Skill and AO weighting from official examiner commentary

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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

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Question choice intelligence

Mean scores and popularity for optional questions (HKDSE electives)

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Level exemplars

What candidate scripts at each grade level looked like

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Grade & admission context

How marks relate to grade thresholds and entry standards

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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

Sections where candidates spent disproportionate time relative to marks

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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
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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Major conflicts after WWII and attempts to make peace

25
40
50
45
160

The two world wars and the peace settlements

25
40
40
30
135

Early attempts at modernisation – reforms and revolutions of China

25
25
40
90

Modernisation and transformation of Japan

40
40
80

Development as an international city of Hong Kong

40
30
70

Socialist modernisation in the Maoist period and the evolution of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" in the post-Mao period

15
15

Difficulty trend

How session difficulty has shifted across recent years

20212022202320242025
2021 2021 · 3.8/52022 2022 · 3.8/52023 2023 · 3.8/52024 2024 · 3.8/52025 2025 · 3.8/5

Paper comparison

Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session

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Marks you can still earn

Where valid approaches outside the mark scheme may still gain credit

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Practise what examiners flagged

Target weak topics from this report inside the Revui app

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Self-diagnostic checklist

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

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Teacher briefing pack

One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review

2022 2022

History

Official HKEAA publication for History (2022), including question papers, marking schemes, and comments on candidates' performance.

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