Chemistry

Curriculum Objectives

The aims of our curriculum are to enable students to:

  • develop interest and maintain a sense of wonder and curiosity about chemistry;
  • construct and apply knowledge of chemistry;
  • appreciate and understand the evolutionary nature and history of science;
  • develop skills for making scientific inquiries;
  • develop the ability to think scientifically, critically and creatively, and solve problems individually and collaboratively in chemistry-related contexts;
  • discuss science-related issues using the language of chemistry;
  • make informed decisions and judgements on chemistry-related issues;
  • show appropriate awareness of working safely;
  • understand and evaluate the social, ethical, economic, environmental and technological implications of chemistry, and develop an attitude of responsible citizenship;
  • develop an interest in, and care for, the environment;
  • develop an understanding of the scientific skills essential for both further study and everyday life.

Characteristics of school-based curriculum

Our school-based curriculum allows students to choose different paths for further studying chemistry in senior grades.

G9

Fundamentals of chemistry

G10

HKDSE Chemistry (compulsory),
IGCSE Chemistry top-up
programme (optional)

G11 & G12

HKDSE Chemistry

IAL Chemistry

Public Exam

HKDSE

IAL

Curriculum Contents

G9 Introduction to Chemistry
Atomic structure
The Periodic table
Structures and bonding
G10 HKDSE curriculum (core)
Planet earth
Microscopic world I
Metals
Acids and bases
Fossil fuels and carbon compounds
IGCSE curriculum (optional)
States of matter
Atoms, elements and compounds
Stoichiometry
Electrochemistry
Chemical energetics
Chemical reactions
Acids, bases and salts
The Periodic Table
Metals
Chemistry of the environment
Organic chemistry
Experimental techniques and chemical analysis
HKDSE stream IAL stream
G11 HKDSE curriculum (core)
Redox reactions, chemical cells and electrolysis
Microscopic world II
Reactions of carbon compounds
Rate of reaction
Chemical equilibrium
Patterns in the chemical world
IAL curriculum
Formulae, Equations and Amount of Substance
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Bonding and Structure
Introductory Organic Chemistry and Alkanes
Alkenes
Energetics
Kinetics
G12 HKDSE curriculum (elective)
Industrial chemistry
Analytical chemistry
IAL curriculum
Kinetics
Entropy and Energetics
Chemical Equilibria
Acid-base Equilibria
Carbonyls, Carboxylic Acids and Chirality
Redox Equilibria
Transition Metals and Their Chemistry
Reactions of Organic Synthesis
Alcohols, Ethers and Spectra
Haloalkanes, Amino Acids and Proteins
Organic Synthesis