Macau pupils’ mathematical literacy ranked third globally with a score of 544 in the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) announced yesterday during a press conference at the bureau.
Singapore and Hong Kong ranked first and second respectively. Taiwan and the mainland ranked fourth and sixth respectively.
DSEJ Director Leong Lai, University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Education (FED) Professor Cheung Kwok Cheung, who headed the local PISA project, and Wong I Lin, the bureau’s school inspector, jointly presided over the press conference to announce the results obtained by local pupils who participated in the 2015 PISA study.
Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Director Leong Lai (centre), flanked by University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Education (FED) Professor Cheung Kwok Cheung (left), who headed the local PISA project, and Wong I Lin, the bureau’s school inspector, addresses yesterday’s press conference at the bureau. Photo: Debby Seng
