Alternative Qualifications in Chinese Language Requirement for the Admission of NCS Applicants to the 9 JUPAS Participating-institutions

For the purpose of meeting the entrance requirements, CityUHK will look at HKDSE Examination Chinese Language results first.  If NCS applicants fail to attain Level 3 or above in HKDSE Examination Chinese Language, CityUHK will see if their ACL can meet the requirements.

For selection purposes, CityUHK will consider the better results of ACL and HKDSE Examination Chinese Language.

For NCS applicants fulfilling the specified circumstances in Note, HKBU accepts the listed ACL for meeting the entrance requirement for HKDSE Examination Chinese Language (except for Bachelor of Chinese Medicine and Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biomedical Science (JS2410) and Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) in Chinese Medicine (JS2420)).

Please refer to the table for score conversion scale of respective exam results for 2025 entry: https://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk/ug/jupas_chineserequirement

HKDSE Examination Category C (Other Languages) Subject normally cannot be used for meeting the entrance requirement on Chinese Language.  While waivers may be granted at the discretion of individual programmes, such consideration is only made under special circumstances, on a case-by-case basis.  Applicants are therefore strongly advised to obtain the requisite Chinese Language qualifications.

HKBU will first consider HKDSE Examination Chinese Language results for fulfilment of the entrance requirements.  If NCS applicants fail to attain Level 3 or above in HKDSE Examination Chinese Language, HKBU will see if their ACL can meet HKBU requirements.  For NCS applicants without HKDSE Examination Chinese Language results and ACL but with HKDSE Examination Category C (Other Languages) Subject results, they will be brought to the attention of HKBU's admissions coordinators, for review on a case-by-case basis.

Programmes which do not accept applications for waiver of Chinese Language requirement are detailed on the CUHK website.

The ACL obtained by NCS applicants would be used in admission score calculation.  Please refer to Q13 on the FAQ for more details about the score conversion scale.  For NCS applicants with results in multiple ACL qualifications, the result with the best converted score will be used in the admission score calculation.

CUHK is prepared to consider NCS applicants who have made an extra effort in attempting to take HKDSE Examination Chinese Language.  For the purpose of fulfilling the entrance requirements, CUHK will consider the HKDSE Examination Chinese Language results in the first instance.

If NCS applicants fail to attain Level 3 or above in HKDSE Examination Chinese Language, CUHK will see if their ACL fulfil the requirements.

For NCS applicants who have met the specified circumstances in Note, EdUHK accepts the listed ACL as equivalent to Level 3 in HKDSE Examination Chinese Language for meeting the minimum Chinese Language requirements and for calculation of the related admission scores, except for programmes which require students to have possessed a good command of Chinese.

EdUHK will consider HKDSE Examination Chinese Language results first for fulfilment of the entrance requirements.  If NCS applicants fail to attain Level 3 or above in HKDSE Examination Chinese Language, EdUHK will see if their ACL can meet the entrance requirements.

For NCS applicants without HKDSE Examination Chinese Language results and ACL but with HKDSE Examination Category C (Other Languages) Subject results, they will be brought to the attention of EdUHK admissions coordinators for their review on a case-by-case basis.

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PolyU will first consider NCS applicants' ACL for fulfilment of the entrance requirements.

For those who have both ACL and HKDSE Examination Chinese Language results which can fulfil the entrance requirements, PolyU will take the best results for consideration.

GCE (A-Level)

Grade E

GCSE

IGCSE

Grade C / Grade 4

For NCS applicants fulfilling the specified circumstances in Note, HKUST will also consider an HKDSE Examination Category C (Other Languages) Subject (Grade E or above) in lieu of HKDSE Examination Chinese Language.

For programmes including BA in Chinese Language, BA&BEd(LangEd)-Chin, BEd(ECE&SE), BSc(SLP), BNurs-ALT, MBBS, BNurs, BChinMed and BPharm, applicants are required to show evidence that they have the required Chinese Language proficiency to follow the programmes.

Instead of administering a language test for applicants, evidence will normally be gathered through interviews and documents submitted by the applicants.

HKU welcomes eligible NCS applicants (both school and non-school) to submit ACL for consideration in lieu of the general Chinese Language requirement.

If NCS applicants submit more than one ACL and / or have HKDSE Examination Chinese Language results during selection, the best results will be considered.

HKMU prioritize the assessment of NCS applicants for fulfillment of the entrance requirements based on their HKDSE Examination Chinese Language results.  If NCS applicants do not achieve Level 3 or above in HKDSE Examination Chinese Language, HKMU will consider if their ACL can meet the requirements, unless the programmes have otherwise specified ACL requirement.

For the purpose of selection, HKMU will consider both ACL and HKDSE Examination Chinese Language results, choosing the one the provides the NCS applicants with an advantage.