Senior Year Admission

5
(Self-financed Places Only)

 

Before you apply for the programme, please read the following information carefully.

 

A. General Admission Requirements

Applicants must fulfil one of the following entrance requirement:

  1. An applicant who has successfully graduated from a recognised full-time Associate Degree (AD)/Higher Diploma (HD) programme with duration of at least two years offered by a post-secondary institution;
  2. Grade E or above in both Advanced Supplementary (AS) Level Use of English (UE) and Chinese Language and Culture (CLC), PLUS Grade E or above in two Advanced Level (AL) subjects OR Grade E or above in one AL subject and in two AS Level subjects other than UE and CLC in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE);
  3. Other acceptable non-local qualifications; or
  4. Qualifications not listed above will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

B. English Language Requirements

In addition to the General Admission Requirements, applicants are also required to fulfil one of the English language requirements. For details, please refer to the table below. You may also refer to here.

To allow sufficient time to process application, applicants are strongly advised to take the relevant English examination(s) by June.

 

QualificationMinimum English Language Requirement
HKDSELevel 3 in English Language
HKALEGrade E in AS Level Use of English
GCE System

One of the following:

  • Grade E in GCE AL / IAL or AS / IAS Level English, or

  • Grade C in GCE O-Level / GCSE / IGCSE English / English Language / English Literature, or

  • Grade 4 in reformed GCSE English Language / English Literature, or

  • Grade 4 in reformed IGCSE English / English Language / English Literature

International Baccalaureate (IB)Grade 4 in English Language
TOEFL 550 (paper-based) or 79 (internet-based)
IELTSOverall band score of 6.0 in Academic Module
SAT Reasoning Test

One of the following:

  • Pre-March-2016 SAT: Score 8 in essay writing, or

  • Redesigned SAT: Score 590 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

ACTScore 23 in both English and Reading
AP

One of the following:

  • Grade 4 in English Language and Composition, or

  • Grade 4 in English Literature and Composition

 

CurriculaMinimum English Language Requirement
Canada70% in Grade 12 English Course
Chinese MainlandA score of 110 (out of 150) in the English subject of National Joint College Entrance Examination (JEE) or equivalent
IndiaSSC / HSC / ISC Standard XII: 70% in English
Malaysia

One of the following:

  • Grade C in Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) English Language 1119, or

  • Grade C in Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysian (STPM) English Language, or

  • Band 4 (Aggregate Score: 180-219) in Malaysian University English Test (MUET), or 

  • Grade B4 in UEC Senior English Language

New Zealand

NCEA Literacy: 10 credits at Level 2 in subjects on English, with 5 credits in Reading and 5 credits in Writing (Literacy credits of subjects on English are available on the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) website)

Singapore

Grade C in H1 General Paper in Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level

Taiwan

One of the following:

  • General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT 學科能力測驗) English result within the top percentile (頂標), or

  • Advanced Subjects Test (指定科目考試) English result within the top percentile (頂標)