1. NSS PHYSICS PUBLIC ASSESSMENT
Mr. SZETO Yuk Tong
Manager- Assessment Development
Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

2. NSS PHYSICS PUBLIC ASSESSMENT
SBA
# May include contents of Topics 1-5
Papers
Sections
Topics examined
Questions
Paper 1
(2.5 hours)
Section A
(18%)
Compulsory part
(Topics 1-5)
24 M.C.
(12%)
One paper only
(100 mins)
Section B
(42%)
structured questions/essay
(56 marks)
(28%)
Paper 2
(1 hour)
20%
10%
Total
100%
50%
Physics
Combined Science (Physics Part)
(84 marks)
Elective part
(Topics 6-9#)
structured questions
20 marks per elective (40 marks)
12 M.C.

3. Physics Public Assessment Papers Sections Topics examined Questions
(2.5 hours)
Section A
(18%)
Compulsory part (Topics 1-5)
24 M.C.
12 M.C.
Section B
(42%)
Compulsory part (Topics 1-5)
structured questions/essay
(84 marks)
Paper 2
(1 hour)
20%
Elective part
Topics 6-9#
structured questions
20 marks per elective (40 marks)
SBA
20%
Total
100%
# May include contents of Topics 1-5
Public Assessment

4. Combined Science (Physics Part)
Public Assessment
Questions
Sections
Papers
24 M.C.
Section A
(12%)
One paper only
(100 mins)
structured questions/essay
(56 marks)
Section B
(28%)
10%
SBA
50%
Total

5. NSS physics School-based Assessment
SBA Tasks
Weighting
20% of Public Assessment
Mode
Practical Related
Non-practical
Task type
Experiment
(12%)
Investigative Study
(6%)
Assignment
(2%)
Task code
EXPT IS
ASSN
SBA Requirements

6. Mark worksheet / brief report / detailed report
Experiment
Task content
(student’s work) 
Perform experiments suggested in the C & A Guide
Worksheet / brief report / detailed report on experiments performed
In-class time
80 mins
Out-of-school time
0 – 60 mins
Means of assessment
(teacher’s work)
Mark worksheet / brief report / detailed report
Percentage in SBA
60%
Authentication
Hand in the followings in class time:
worksheet / brief report / raw data sheet (if detailed report to be finished at home)
SBA

7. Investigative Study SBA Task content (student’s work) Design Process
Report
In-class time
16 hours
Out-of-school time
2 hours
Means of assessment
(teacher’s work)
Mark proposals
Assess lab/process skills
Mark written/oral reports, etc.
Percentage in SBA
10%
Authentication
Allow group work & reporting
Individual students to be questioned by teacher in class time
SBA

8. Assignment SBA Task content (student’s work) Examples:
Read materials and write a review
Design a poster
Write a report after visiting, say, a power plant
Develop a multimedia artifact
In-class time
1 hour
Out-of-school time
3 hours
Means of assessment
(teacher’s work)
Mark assignments
Percentage in SBA
10%
Authentication
Preparation performed at home
Main part to be finished in class time
May ask students some related questions or even require them to make very short presentation, if needed
SBA
Note : With careful planning, an assignment can also be an integral part of Investigative Study.

9. Number of assessments on SBA tasks
SBA requirements
Number of assessments on SBA tasks
EXPT IS
ASSN S6 2
(2 Area A + 2 Area B) 1 1 S5 S4
(SBA tasks should spread out evenly across S5 and S6)
Note : Ability Area A – Performance in practical work
Ability Area B – Reporting of practical work

10. Learning &Teaching requirements in SBA
Total number of experiments
(excluding IS) S6 8 S5 S4 6

11. NSS Combined Science (Physics Part) School –based Assessment
SBA REQUIREMENTS
Number of assessments on SBA tasks
Learning &Teaching requirements in SBA
Total number of experiments
EXPT
ASSN
% in SBA
60%
40% S6 2
(2 Area A + 1 Area B) 1 4 S5 S4 3
(SBA tasks should spread out evenly across S5 and S6)
Note: If schools prefer to have IS (8 hours curriculum time provided), it can be counted as 1 Area A + 1 Area B.

12. NSS Physics (X) / Combined Science (Physics) (X/2) / Core
Elective
Extension (~30%)
Core (~70%) X
X/2
Gases, Circular motion, Gravitation, Electric Potential and AC
Projectile, Transformer and Power transmission
Radioactivity and Nuclear energy