In addition to the distribution of hardcopy Results Notices, since the 2021 HKDSE examination, results have also been available via Short Message Service (SMS) to candidates who have provided their local mobile numbers to the HKEAA as an additional channel. Detailed explanations of the abbreviated subject names and levels listed in the SMS are available for the relevant year in the following Explanatory Notes.

2025 HKDSE Results SMS – Explanatory Notes

2024 HKDSE Results SMS – Explanatory Notes

2023 HKDSE Results SMS – Explanatory Notes

2022 HKDSE Results SMS – Explanatory Notes

2021 HKDSE Results SMS – Explanatory Notes

Remark: The SMS is not a substitution for the hardcopy Results Notice. School candidates are still required to collect their Results Notices from respective schools according to their schools’ arrangements, while the Results Notices of private candidates are sent by post.