JUPAS (HKALE) Applicants

Introduction

Applying on Strength of HKALE Qualification (JUPAS Application)

The Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) is designed to assist students with Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) results (past and / or current) and is the main application route for admission to:

1. full-time or sandwich Bachelor's degree programmes and some associate degree/higher diploma programmes offered by the following 8 JUPAS member-institutions and funded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) through the University Grants Committee (UGC):
   • City University of Hong Kong (CityU)
   • Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
   • Lingnan University (LU)
   • The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
   • The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd)
   • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
   • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
   • The University of Hong Kong (HKU)


2. non-government-funded full-time Bachelor's degree programmes offered by the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK).

• Who SHOULD apply through JUPAS?
• Who SHOULD NOT apply through JUPAS?

Who SHOULD apply through JUPAS?

Applications SHOULD be made through JUPAS if the applicant is:

1. A current Hong Kong secondary school student sitting the HKALE in the year of admission.
   1. All applicants (school and non-school applicants) who apply for admission to the full-time government-funded 3-year bachelor's degree programmes offered by the 8 JUPAS participating-institutions and to the 3-year full-time non-government-funded bachelor's degree programmes offered by OUHK on the strength of HKALE will be considered only on the basis of their HKALE.
   
   
   2. All school applicants as in (a) above MUST apply via their respective schools.
   
   
   3. School applicants who may be sitting for the HKALE in some subjects as private candidates MUST apply via JUPAS AND via their respective schools as school applicants.
   
   
   4. Applicants with HKALE results and other qualifications (such as GCE) should normally apply via JUPAS (assessment on applications via JUPAS will be based primarily on HKALE).  However, if their "other qualifications" alone would also make them eligible for application, they may apply via JUPAS or directly to institutions, but not both in the same academic year.


2. A "Non-school applicant" who has already obtained his or her HKALE results or is expected to obtain the necessary HKALE results in the year of admission as a private candidate.  Non-school applicants must not be currently enrolled in a full-time or sandwich Bachelor's degree programme in one of the nine JUPAS member-institutions/participating institution(s) on the list. 
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Who SHOULD NOT apply through JUPAS?

Applications SHOULD NOT be made through JUPAS but should be made direct to the University if:

1. Currently enrolled in a full-time or sandwich Bachelor's degree programme in one of nine JUPAS participating institution(s), regardless of whether the application is made on the strength of HKALE results. If applicants wish to apply through JUPAS, they will be required to withdraw from the institution. If you do not wish to withdraw from the institution, you should not apply through JUPAS but make a direct application to the University.


2. You do not have any past HKALE results, nor will be sitting for the HKALE in the year of admission. If applications are made through JUPAS, the JUPAS application will not be processed.

For information on direct application for admission to the University, please see: Applying on Qualifications other than HKALE (Non-JUPAS/Direct Application)