Eligibility

Applicants should ensure that they are ELIGIBLE to apply via JUPAS before submitting their JUPAS applications.  Any fees paid will not be refunded or transferred to another year / other application under any circumstances. 

In accordance with the HKSAR Government's policy, only applicants with valid documentation confirming they are LOCAL students at the time of submission of applications will be accepted.

LOCAL applicants who belong to the categories below with past and / or current HKDSE Examination results are eligible to apply via JUPAS for admission to the programmes listed here on the strength of their HKDSE Examination results, provided that they are NOT enrolled in full-time bachelor's degree programmes under JUPAS at the time they submit their JUPAS applications.

1. LOCAL applicants with HKDSE Examination results only

   All local applicants (school and non-school applicants) who wish to apply for admission to the listed programmes on the strength of their HKDSE Examination results MUST apply via JUPAS.

2. LOCAL applicants with both HKDSE Examination AND other academic results

   Local applicants with both HKDSE Examination AND other academic results, whose HKDSE Examination results ALONE will make them eligible for application for admission to the listed programmes can apply either via JUPAS or non-JUPAS, but NOT both.

   Assessment of these local applicants applying via JUPAS will be based mainly on the strength of their HKDSE Examination results, while other aspects will be considered by relevant institutions as appropriate.

Applicants who belong to the categories below are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply via JUPAS.  If they do, their JUPAS applications will NOT be processed.  Any fees paid will not be refunded or transferred to another year / other application.  If they wish to apply for admission, they should consult individual institutions concerned for further information.

3. Non-local applicants

   In accordance with the HKSAR Government's policy, ALL non-local applicants, regardless of whether they possess HKDSE Examination results, MUST apply for admission via the non-JUPAS route, and NOT via JUPAS.

4. Applicants who are currently enrolled in full-time bachelor's degree programmes under JUPAS

   Applicants who are currently enrolled in full-time bachelor's degree programmes under JUPAS are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply via JUPAS, regardless of whether they wish to apply for admission on the strength of their HKDSE Examination results.

   If such local applicants wish to apply via JUPAS, they MUST have completed the entire withdrawal process from the full-time bachelor's degree programmes at the JUPAS participating-institutions / the SSSDP institutions they are currently enrolled in at the time they submit their JUPAS applications, otherwise their applications will NOT be processed.

   The JUPAS Office will check the applicants' status with the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions, and request such applicants to provide supporting documents to prove their withdrawal status when necessary.  If such applicants cannot provide the supporting documents, or the JUPAS Office receives confirmation from the institutions that such local applicants have not completed the entire withdrawal process, their JUPAS applications will be cancelled without further notice.

5. Applicants with a combination of HKDSE Examination AND other academic results

   Applicants with HKDSE Examination AND other academic results which TOGETHER would make them eligible for application for admission to the programmes under JUPAS are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply via JUPAS.  They should consult individual institutions concerned for further information.

6. Applicants without any HKDSE Examination results

   Applicants who do not have any past HKDSE Examination results, nor will be sitting for the HKDSE Examination of the current admissions exercise are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply via JUPAS.

7. Applicants with other academic results only

   Applicants with academic results other than HKDSE Examination results only are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply via JUPAS.

According to the Education Bureau (EDB), for the purpose of admission to post-secondary programmes, definition of local and non-local students is listed here.

For Applicants Who Belong to Categories LS2, LS4 – 9

Applicants who belong to Categories LS2, LS4 – 9 in accordance with EDB's Definition of Local Students are defined as local applicants.

Such applicants are required to provide a valid identity documents proving they are local students / applicants when they create JUPAS accounts.  They are advised to create JUPAS accounts ahead of the deadline as JUPAS Office need additional time to process further verification, or applicants may be required to submit additional documents.  Applicants will be notified via emails^#^ and SMS^■^^◊ within 5 working days / by the application deadline (whichever is earlier) on whether they are eligible to apply via JUPAS.  Only eligible applicants could continue to submit their JUPAS application.

The deadline for JUPAS Office to check and approve valid identity documents within the application period (i.e. 4 October 2024 – 4 December 2024) is 4 December 2024 5:15 pm.  Submission of valid identity documents after 4 December 2024 5:15 pm will be regarded as late applications.  

Notwithstanding that JUPAS accepts their applications, they should not assume that their "local" status will remain unchanged after the acceptance of their applications.

It is applicants' responsibilities to report to the JUPAS Office immediately should there be any changes to their identity documents which affect their status as "local" or "non-local" applicants as defined in EDB's Definition of Local Students (including any updates / renewal of their identity documents).  Their "local" status may change to reflect the changes to their identity documents.

If applicants' identity document(s) will expire on or before 19 July 2025, they are required to submit the updated / renewed document(s) (Renewed Document(s)) to the JUPAS Office in order to maintain their "local" status.

Applicants who fail to provide the updated / renewed identity documents by the specified deadline (i.e. 19 July 2025) will be considered as non-local applicants.  Although these non-local applicants' JUPAS applications may still be processed, they will be considered by the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions together with other non-local applicants applying via the non-JUPAS route.  Non-local applicants, when admitted by the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions, will be required to pay higher tuition fees than local applicants.  Please be reminded that non-local students are not covered under the SSSDP (Details).

For applicants who could produce their valid identity documents to the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions or the SSSDP institutions during admission / registration, the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions or the SSSDP institutions will determine their student status as "local" or "non-local" at the time of submission.  These applicants should therefore check their status with the institutions accordingly. The JUPAS Office will NOT accept any valid identity documents after the deadline of 19 July 2025.

For Applicants Who Belong to Categories NLS1 – NLS3

Applicants who belong to Categories NLS1 – NLS3 in accordance with EDB's Definition of Non-Local Students are defined as non-local applicants.

ALL non-local applicants, regardless of whether they possess HKDSE Examination results, MUST apply for admission via the non-JUPAS route, and NOT via JUPAS.

Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) (Chinese version; English version) is the data privacy law in Mainland on personal information protection.  It is applicable to the process and access of cross-border data transfer.

The personal information of applicants who fall into any of the following circumstances (including but not limited to) will be considered as being transferred to / from Mainland:

a) residing in Mainland but studying in a school in Hong Kong SAR; or

b) studying in a school in Mainland; or

c) going to travel to Mainland at least once and will submit JUPAS application data during the time in Mainland.

In accordance with the PIPL, applicants who are below 18 years old as at the date of creation of JUPAS account have to submit a cross-border data transfer consent form (Consent Form) duly signed by parents / guardians.  The JUPAS application could NOT be further processed if applicants fail to provide a completed Consent Form. 

For applicants who are above 18 years old as at the date of creation of JUPAS account, they are required to agree and accept via the JUPAS online application system under "My Declaration" page.

Local applicants with both HKDSE Examination AND other academic results and whose HKDSE Examination results or other academic results ALONE would make them eligible for application for admission to the programmes under JUPAS can apply

• EITHER: via JUPAS on the strength of their HKDSE Examination results

• OR: via non-JUPAS on the strength of their other academic results.

These applicants, however, CANNOT apply for admission concurrently (i.e. via BOTH JUPAS and non-JUPAS) to ANY programmes under JUPAS in the same academic year, regardless of whether the programmes are selected in their "My CONFIRMED Programme Choices".  They MUST cancel either their JUPAS or non-JUPAS applications before they can proceed further.

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