The Education University of Hong Kong

The Education University of Hong Kong
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Early Childhood Education) 幼兒教育榮譽學士
BEd(ECE)
Short Description
This programme aims to prepare well-qualified graduates to enter the early childhood profession at the degree level. They will demonstrate the knowledge and dispositions required to design, implement and assess quality programmes for children from 0 to 8 years of age in care and education settings. They will be committed to life-long learning and able to inquire into practice and improve it, think creatively, reflect, make ethical decisions, and contribute to the quality of early childhood education in Hong Kong. Upon graduation, they will:
- be eligible to apply for registration with the Education Bureau and Social Welfare Department as kindergarten teachers, child care workers, and child care supervisors in Hong Kong;
- meet the academic qualification required by Education Bureau for kindergarten principals;
- be considered as having acquired training on the One-year In-service Course in Special Child Care Work, recognised by the Social Welfare Department (if they have successfully completed the specified courses in the Minor “Diversity in Early Years”); and
- be able to earn the International Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching and Learning (if they have completed the Minor “Teaching and Learning in International Schools”).
Remarks:
Nil
Programme Website
Requirements
- Programme Entrance Requirements
- General Entrance Requirements
Satisfactory performance in an admission interview.
Note:
Subject weightings may be adopted in the admission score calculation for particular programmes. Please click here for more information.
Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
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CHINESE LANGUAGE | 3 |
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | Attained |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 2 |
Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
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ANY 2 SUBJECTSNote | 2 |
Note: Not more than one Applied Learning subjects, excluding Applied Learning Chinese
Remarks:
(1) Applied Learning (ApL) subject (Category B) graded “Attained with Distinction / Attained with Distinction (I)/(II)” is accepted as one of the elective subjects, excluding Applied Learning Chinese. For Bachelor’s degree, not more than one ApL subject will be counted as having met the requirement of an elective subject.
(2) The Mathematics Extended Part (M1/M2) is counted as an elective subject for the purpose of meeting the University’s GERs, but cannot be used as a substitute for the Mathematics Compulsory Part. If applicants have taken both M1 and M2, only the module with the best result will be taken into consideration.
(3) Other Language subjects (Category C) will be accepted as unspecified elective subjects. The minimum requirement is Grade E.
(4) For non-Chinese speaking (NCS) applicants who have met the specified circumstances as announced by the Education Bureau (EDB), the University accepts the Alternative Chinese Language (ACL) qualifications, such as GCE (A-level / AS-level) (Grade E), GCE (O-Level) (Grade C), GCSE (Grade C / Grade 4), IGCSE (Grade C / Grade 4) and HKDSE ApL(C) (Attained), as equivalent to Level 3 in DSE 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.
(5) The admission scores will be the sum total of the level/grade values of the best five HKDSE subjects, regardless of they are core or elective subjects and excluding the Citizenship and Social Development subject.
(6) For Bachelor's degree, the result of HKDSE Liberal Studies is recognized as one of the core subjects in the GERs for applicants who took HKDSE before 2024 and will be included in the admission score calculation as long as its result is among the best five HKDSE subjects.
Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination
"Combined sittings" is accepted for meeting the GERs and for the calculation of admissions scores. If an applicant has taken the HKDSE examination in a subject more than once, the best result for that subject will be counted. There is no score deduction for repeated subjects.
First Year Tuition Fee
HK$ 42,100
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Statistics
Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)
Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
2023 | 1287 | 929 | 1185 | 1123 | 898 | 5422 |
2022 | 1516 | 1055 | 1254 | 1279 | 1036 | 6140 |
2021 | 1406 | 919 | 1197 | 1245 | 923 | 5690 |
2020 | 1491 | 1039 | 1275 | 1334 | 1000 | 6139 |
2019 | 1503 | 1036 | 1291 | 1419 | 1098 | 6347 |
2018 | 1548 | 1033 | 1349 | 1468 | 1140 | 6538 |
2017 | 1492 | 1175 | 1490 | 1511 | 1264 | 6932 |
2016 | 1612 | 1289 | 1756 | 1854 | 1488 | 7999 |
2015 | 1911 | 1707 | 2241 | 2293 | 1926 | 10078 |
2014 | 2312 | 2099 | 2531 | 2531 | 2013 | 11486 |
2013 | 2858 | 2264 | 2688 | 2531 | 2231 | 12572 |
2012 | 1283 | 1263 | 2260 | 2611 | 2196 | 9613 |
Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)
Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
2023 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
2022 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2021 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
2020 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
2019 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
2018 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
2017 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
2016 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
2015 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
2014 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
2013 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
2012 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |