HKSI Paper 8 pass rate
Securities
Across Jul 2025–Jun 2026 (12 sitting months), HKSI Paper 8 averaged 67.05% — 10th hardest of 17 papers. The month-to-month spread is 33.33 percentage points. The most recent half of the window averaged 63.3% versus 70.9% earlier — a decline of 7.6 points.
Month-by-month pass rate
Source: 香港證券及投資學會（HKSI Institute）官方「考試合格率」頁 Snapshot 2026-07-28．HKSI publishes a rolling 12-month window only; months outside it are no longer shown officially.
Which topics candidates actually get wrong
Measured from 963 real answers by 41 devices across 754 questions in our Paper 8 app. This is practice accuracy, not an exam pass rate. Topic names follow the Chinese chapter labels used in our question banks; the examinations themselves are bilingual.
Sample note: this paper has 963 answers from 41 devices — smaller than our other papers, so read the ordering as indicative rather than settled.
| Topic | Accuracy | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 證券類別weakest | 42.2% | 289 |
| 證券分析 | 42.7% | 124 |
| 證券投資概覽 | 49.7% | 185 |
| 市場參與者 | 55.9% | 118 |
| 香港聯合交易所:集資市場及交易市場 | 58.8% | 160 |
1 topic(s) with fewer than 100 answers are withheld as the sample is too small to report.
Continue in the dedicated Paper 8 app
These notes are distilled from the 10分鐘HKSI8 app. Continue with bilingual questions, reasoned explanations, topic practice and error review.
FAQ
- What is the pass rate for HKSI Paper 8?
- 67.05% on average across Jul 2025–Jun 2026, based on HKSI's own monthly figures. The best month was Nov 2025 at 88.89%; the worst Mar 2026 at 55.56%.
- Is HKSI Paper 8 hard?
- Relative to the other papers it is 10th hardest of 17 papers. Month-to-month it swings 33.33 percentage points (55.56%–88.89%), so the sitting you pick matters less than preparation.
- Which topics do candidates get wrong most in Paper 8?
- From 963 real practice answers, the weakest topic is “證券類別” at 42.2% accuracy, and the strongest is “香港聯合交易所:集資市場及交易市場” at 58.8%.
Other papers
Pass rates are reproduced from the HKSI Institute for reference only and may be revised at any time; confirm against the official page before relying on them.
