Assistant Education Officer Subjects: (A) Chinese Language (B) English Language (C) Mathematics (D) Physics (E) Geography (F) Music (G) Information & Communication Technology (H) Technology & Living (Food Science & Technology)

Candidates should be responsible, self-motivated and enthusiastic; have a fine character and integrity; be committed to serving in the education field; and be able to communicate effectively in Chinese and English. Assistant Education Officers are mainly deployed on the following types of duties – (a) to undertake teaching duties in a government secondary school; (b) to be a Class Master/Mistress; (c) to organise and conduct extra-curricular activities; (d) to assess and to record students' attainment; and (e) to co-ordinate/undertake diversified professional duties, including assisting in the performance of special responsibilities, administrative work and non-teaching duties of the school, such as implementation of education policies and initiatives, school curriculum development, civil/moral/sex education, school discipline, student counseling, career guidance, school/public examinations, etc. A successful candidate may be required to teach any subject(s) assigned by the Education Bureau.

The 2026 recruitment for Assistant Education Officer will be open to persons holding a relevant bachelor's degree (or equivalent), and students who are pursuing a relevant bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and graduating in the 2026-27 or 2027-28 academic years. Candidates should - (a) have met the language proficiency requirements of 'Level 2' results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent [See Notes (a) to (c)]; (b) have a 'Pass' result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) (degree/professional grades) [See Notes (d) to (e)]; AND for Subject (A), candidates should also have - (c)(i)A a Hong Kong Bachelor of Education (BEd) majoring in Chinese language, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (c)(ii)A a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in Chinese language, or equivalent [General Note (3)], and (a) a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) / Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) majoring in Chinese language from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (b) a teacher's certificate majoring in Chinese language awarded by the former Colleges of Education or the former Hong Kong Institute of Education, or equivalent [General Note (3)]. for Subject (B), candidates should also have - (c)(i)B a Hong Kong BEd majoring in English language, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (c)(ii)B a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in English language, or equivalent [General Note (3)], and (a) a PGCE / PGDE majoring in English language from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (b) a teacher's certificate majoring in English language awarded by the former Colleges of Education or the former Hong Kong Institute of Education, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; and (d)(i)B attained 'Level 3' proficiency or above in English language in the Language Proficiency Assessment (LPA) [General Note (4)] or are exempted from the said language proficiency requirement; or (d)(ii)B attained an overall band score of 7.5 or above with no individual band scores (i.e. the Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking band scores) below 7.0 in the same Test Report Form in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Academic Module) [General Note (5)] and obtained the 'attained' result [General Note (6)] in the Classroom Language Assessment (CLA), or are exempted from the said language proficiency requirement. for Subject (C), candidates should also have - (c)(i)C a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in Mathematics, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (c)(ii)C a degree (majoring in Mathematics) other than that specified in(c)(i)C above [General Note (3)], and (a) a BEd / PGCE / PGDE from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (b) a teacher's certificate awarded by the former Colleges of Education or the former Hong Kong Institute of Education, or equivalent [General Note (3)]. for Subject (D), candidates should also have - (c)(i)D a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in Physics, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (c)(ii)D a degree (majoring in Physics) other than that specified in (c)(i)D above [General Note (3)], and (a) a BEd / PGCE / PGDE from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (b) a teacher's certificate awarded by the former Colleges of Education or the former Hong Kong Institute of Education, or equivalent [General Note (3)]. for Subject (E), candidates should also have - (c)(i)E a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in Geography, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (c)(ii)E a degree (majoring in Geography) other than that specified in (c)(i)E above [General Note (3)], and (a) a BEd / PGCE / PGDE from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (b) a teacher's certificate awarded by the former Colleges of Education or the former Hong Kong Institute of Education, or equivalent [General Note (3)]. for Subject (F), candidates should also have - (c)(i)F a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in Music, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (c)(ii)F a degree (majoring in Music) other than that specified in (c)(i)F above [General Note (3)], and (a) a BEd / PGCE / PGDE from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (b) a teacher's certificate awarded by the former Colleges of Education or the former Hong Kong Institute of Education, or equivalent [General Note (3)]. for Subject (G), candidates should also have - (c)(i)G a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in Information & Communication Technology, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (c)(ii)G a degree (majoring in Information & Communication Technology) other than that specified in (c)(i)G above [General Note (3)], and (a) a BEd / PGCE / PGDE from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (b) a teacher's certificate awarded by the former Colleges of Education or the former Hong Kong Institute of Education, or equivalent [General Note (3)]. for Subject (H), candidates should also have - (c)(i)H a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in Technology & Living (Food Science & Technology), or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (c)(ii)H a degree [majoring in Technology & Living (Food Science & Technology)] other than that specified in (c)(i)H above [General Note (3)], and (a) a BEd / PGCE / PGDE from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (3)]; or (b) a teacher's certificate awarded by the former Colleges of Education or the former Hong Kong Institute of Education, or equivalent [General Note (3)]. Appointees shall comply with the prevailing requirements under the Education Ordinance (Cap. 279) relating to teacher registration and other instructions as may be issued from time to time by the Secretary for Education / Permanent Secretary for Education concerning government schools. Potential applicants may also apply if they do not meet the language proficiency requirements set out in (a) above but are expected to obtain 'Level 2' results in the two language papers in CRE, or equivalent, by end January 2027. For details of the entry requirements, please refer to https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/about-edb/info/recruitment/AEO2026_Eng.pdf