Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors
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JSST04
Offered by TWC: Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Occupational Therapy 由東華學院開辦：職業治療學（榮譽）理學士
BSc(OT)
Short Description
This is a 4-year full-time programme recognised by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists as meeting the international standard for education of occupational therapists. The programme is approved by the Occupational Therapists Board of Hong Kong for registrable qualification. The programme provides cross-disciplinary general knowledge including language courses and foundation courses in Health Sciences. Core courses are introduced to nurture foundation occupational therapy knowledge and skills, while discipline-based courses emphasise consolidation, integration and application of essential attributes, knowledge and skills for practice in occupational therapy. Students are required to complete at least 1,000 hours of clinical practicum in various settings.
Remarks:
Preference for interview invitation will be given to selected candidates who place the programme as their Band A choices.
Programme Website
Requirements
- Programme Entrance Requirements
- General Entrance Requirements
| Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| CHINESE LANGUAGE | 3 |
| CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | Attained |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 2 |
| Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| ANY 1 SUBJECT | 2 |
Applicants with previous HKDSE subject result of A040 ‘Liberal Studies’ will be used as the alternative of the core subject requirement of A045 ‘Citizenship and Social Development’.
- Preference will be given to applicants who have obtained:
- Level 4 or above in English Language in HKDSE.
- Level 3 or above in Biology or Combined Science with Biology* in HKDSE.
- Students with HKDSE English Language results below Level 3 are required to complete non-credit bearing English enhancement course(s) in the first year of study.
* For applicants with 2012-2023 HKDSE subject results
| Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| CHINESE LANGUAGE | 3 |
| CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | Attained |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 2 |
| Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| One of the following elective subjects: | |
| ANY 1 SUBJECT | 2 |
First Year Tuition Fee
HK$ 163,260
Tuition fees (after deduction of subsidy from the Government)
2025/2026: $81,810
2026/2027: $81,810
2027/2028: $81,810
2028/2029: $81,810
Tung Wah College will adjust the tuition fee of its programmes based on the Composite Consumer Price Index to be announced by the Government annually.
The above tuition fee is net of annual subsidy under the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP). In 2025/2026 academic year, the annual subsidy under the SSSDP is $81,450 for laboratory-based undergraduate programmes. The annual subsidy amount may vary in each academic year subject to the announcement by the Education Bureau. For details, please visit http://www.cspe.edu.hk/sssdp.
Only local students are eligible to be subsidised under SSSDP.
*Subject to final approval by the Education Bureau
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Statistics
Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 2024 | 343 | 435 | 631 | 658 | 671 | 2738 |
| 2023 | 422 | 455 | 655 | 590 | 614 | 2736 |
| 2022 | 355 | 531 | 636 | 680 | 693 | 2895 |
| 2021 | 387 | 498 | 638 | 636 | 656 | 2815 |
| 2020 | 559 | 630 | 686 | 630 | 713 | 3218 |
| 2019 | 445 | 665 | 791 | 791 | 910 | 3602 |
| 2018 | 651 | 860 | 774 | 719 | 875 | 3879 |
Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 2024 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 2023 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 2022 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 2021 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 2020 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2019 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2018 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |