The Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE, 香港高級程度會考), or more commonly known as the A-level, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), is normally taken by senior students at the end of their matriculation in Hong Kong. In 2008, 38,263 candidates sat for the examination. 30,802 of them were school candidates and 7,461 were private candidates.

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  • The Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE, 香港高級程度會考), or more commonly known as the A-level, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), is normally taken by senior students at the end of their matriculation in Hong Kong. In 2008, 38,263 candidates sat for the examination. 30,802 of them were school candidates and 7,461 were private candidates. The exam is conducted from March to May, and the results are routinely released in the first week of July (or late June). There are altogether 17 A-level and 17 AS-level subjects in the HKALE. AS-level is commonly known as Hong Kong Advanced Supplementary Level Examination (HKASLE). AS-level subjects are taught in periods of half the number compared to that required for A-level subjects, but they demand the same level of intellectual vigour. Most day school candidates take four or five subjects in the HKALE. Apart from Chinese Language and Culture and Use of English which are taken by almost every school candidate, and other language-related subjects, all subjects can be taken in either English or Chinese. The same standards are applied in both marking and grading; the instruction medium is not recorded on the results notices or certificates. The results of the HKALE are expressed in terms of six grades A - F, of which grade A is the highest and F the lowest. Results below grade F are designated as unclassified (UNCL). The abolishment of fine grades used in 2001 and before (i.e. A, A, B, B, etc) was in force from 2002. Grade E at the HK A-level or AS-level is considered equivalent to Grade E in their respective British GCE counterparts, although most Hong Kongers agree it is significantly harder to obtain the equivalent grade in the HKALE. The percentage of students who obtain Grade C and above in the HK A-level or AS-level is roughly the same as the percentage of students who obtain Grade A in their respective British GCE counterparts. Some subjects which demand substantial memorisation and clarification of difficult concepts, such as Chinese History, Biology and Economics, have their syllabus partly equivalent to first-year undergraduate courses in terms of the length and depth on the syllabuses. Student's result in HKALE is the most decisive factor that whether they can enter to universities through Joint University Programmes Admissions System(JUPAS). In 2007, about 80% of university entries are chosen from JUPAS applicants (this includes students with HKALE results, but also including student using the EAS sub-system which depends on the result of only Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination). On the other words, the HKALE (as well as the HKCEE, partially) is virtually being the University Entrance Examination in Hong Kong.
  • 香港高級程度會考（英文：Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination，縮寫為HKALE，慣稱A-Level）是香港考試及評核局（考評局）主辦的其中一個公開試。香港中學生通常在修畢兩年制的中六及中七課程後參加本試。2008年的報考人數38,263名，其中學校考生30,802名、自修生7,461名，自修生比重約佔兩成。 香港高級程度會考於每年3月至5月舉行，成績在6月底公布。高考設19個高級程度及20個高級補充程度科目。高級補充程度科目所需的教學時間為高級程度科目的一半，而在學術要求方面，則與高級程度科目大致相同。大部分日校考生報考四至五科，絕大部分考生會同時報考中國語文及文化、英語運用兩科。
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  • The Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE, 香港高級程度會考), or more commonly known as the A-level, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), is normally taken by senior students at the end of their matriculation in Hong Kong. In 2008, 38,263 candidates sat for the examination. 30,802 of them were school candidates and 7,461 were private candidates.
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  • Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination
  • 香港高級程度會考
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