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Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education

The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) is an examination organised by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA). The HKDSE examination is Hong Kong's university entrance examination, administered at the completion of the three-year New Senior Secondary (NSS) education, allowing students to gain admissions to undergraduate…

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Acronym
HKDSE
Administrator
Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
Annual number of test takers
50,803 (2024)
Duration
Varies by subject
Fee
Language subjects: HK$747 Other subjects: HK$499 Initial Fee (Private Candidates): HK$572 Initial Fee (Mainland Candidates):HK$2,059
Languages
English, Traditional Chinese (Papers can be written in Simplified Chinese)

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School-based assessment

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Admission to local universities

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Criticism

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Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education

Nodes65
Edges64
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Avg. degree1.97
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Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education

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Acronym · 1
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education → HKDSE
Administrator · 1
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education → Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
Annual number of test takers · 1
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education → 50,803 (2024)
Duration · 1
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education → Varies by subject
Fee · 1
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education → Language subjects: HK$747 Other subjects: HK$499 Initial Fee (Private Candidates): HK$572 Initial Fee (Mainland Candidates):HK$2,059
Languages · 1
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education → English, Traditional Chinese (Papers can be written in Simplified Chinese)
Offered · 1
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education → Annually
Prerequisites · 1
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education → School candidates: Completion of Secondary School under NSS Private candidates: None
Purpose · 1
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education → Admission to undergraduate programs of universities and colleges
Regions · 1
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education → Hong Kong

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Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationAcronymHKDSE1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationAdministratorHong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationAnnual number of test takers50,803 (2024)1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationDurationVaries by subject1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationFeeLanguage subjects: HK$747 Other subjects: HK$499 Initial Fee (Private Candidates): HK$572 Initial Fee (Mainland Candidates):HK$2,0591.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationLanguagesEnglish, Traditional Chinese (Papers can be written in Simplified Chinese)1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationOfferedAnnually1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationPrerequisitesSchool candidates: Completion of Secondary School under NSS Private candidates: None1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationPurposeAdmission to undergraduate programs of universities and colleges1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationRegionsHong Kong1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationScore rangeScored on Levels of 1–5, in one-level increments, then 5* to 5** within level 51.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationTypePaper-based Standardised Examination1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationUsed byUniversities, locally through JUPAS, internationally via UCAS tariff points.1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationWebsitehkeaa.edu.hk/en/hkdse/1.00infobox
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationYear started2012 (2012)1.00infobox

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