Rankings and Self-Worth: Some Primary and Secondary Schools Switch to Grading System to Reduce Exam Pressure

Some primary and secondary schools no longer publish rankings in the traditional way, instead adopting a grading system similar to the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education, classifying results into different levels such as good and excellent to reflect students' learning performance. The article points out that rankings are merely an ordering of scores, and a person's worth cannot be defined by ranking; students can adjust their expectations of themselves and need not cling to others' views.