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HKU admits all twelve HKDSE top scorers (updated)

12 Aug 2015

 

One more outstanding HKDSE candidate admitted to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong has had her scores appealed and upgraded to attaining level 5** in seven subjects. This has added to the number of top scorers admitted by HKU to twelve, which is also the total number of top scorers in the territory.

Moreover, of the eight students in the territory who attained level 5**in six subjects and the elective M1/M2, six were admitted by HKU.

These outstanding students will study in various programmes including Business and Law, Dentistry, Medicine, Actuarial Science, Science, Social Sciences, as well as Government and Law. Among them 12 will study Medicine.

HKU continues to take in by far the largest majority of the top group of students.  For students with an average score of 5* in their 4 core and best 2 elective subjects (689 in total), over 400 were admitted by HKU alone, accounting for nearly 60% of the students. Of the top students applying for medicine and law-related programmes, HKU admitted 82% and 98% respectively.

Moreover, a total of 17 sports scholars with outstanding academic performance were admitted into a wide variety of programmes through the Sports Scholarship Scheme. Five students were admitted under the government’s Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship scheme launched from the 2015/16 academic year. In addition, nine outstanding students with special educational needs were admitted. They will be provided with the necessary support to facilitate their learning and adaptation to campus life.

HKU President Professor Peter Mathieson was glad that so many top students had chosen HKU, he said: “I am delighted that so many of Hong Kong’s highest achieving school leavers are choosing HKU for the next phase of their education. We are very confident that we can provide them with the best environment for their continued development.  We see their decision to come to HKU as a vote of confidence in the University and all it stands for”.

HKU admission figures:

1. The 12 top scorers attaining Level 5** in seven subjects or more were admitted to the following programmes:

Programme	No. of Students
Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) and Bachelor of Laws	1
Dentistry	1
Medicine	8
Social Sciences	1
Government and Laws	1

2. HKU continues to take in by far the largest majority of the top group of students.  For students with an average score of 5* in their 4 core and best 2 elective subjects (689 in total), over 400 were admitted by HKU alone, accounting for nearly 60% of the students.

3. Medicine Programme

For the top students applying to a Medicine programme in Hong Kong, with an average score above 38 in 4 core subjects and best 2 elective subjects, 82% were admitted to HKU Medicine.

4. Law-related Programmes

For students applying to law-related programmes with an average score of 5* across 6 subjects, 102 out of 104 were admitted to HKU.

5. This year, HKU has admitted a total of 2,487 students through JUPAS. Taking the total of the Best 5 HKDSE subjects as an indication of the academic standards of each of the entering students, and averaging these scores across all students entering the 8 UGC funded institutions in Hong Kong, HKU had the highest academic admission score again in 2015, which has been the case for over 15 years.  A number of other average scores attained have topped the territory, as in previous years:

Score Calculation	Best 5 Score
English Language	5.15
Mathematics	5.39
Liberal Studies	5.04
4 core subjects	20.33
Total score of best 2 elective subjects	11.07
Total score of best 5 Subjects	27.59
Total score of 4 core subjects and best 2 elective subjects	31.40
Total score of 4 core subjects and the best elective subject	26.22

6. HKU has 11 programmes among the 20 top programmes in the territory with an average admission score in best 5 subjects at 5*:

Programme	Best 5 score of all students admitted	Best 5 score of the top 10 students admitted
Medicine	6.75	7.00
Bachelor of Business Administration (International Business and Global Business)	6.42	6.62
Dentistry	6.37	6.68
Bachelor of Business Administration(Law) and Bachelor of Laws	6.35	6.86
Bachelor of Pharmacy	6.29	6.48
Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government and Laws) and Bachelor of Laws	6.23	6.72
Bachelor of Laws	6.18	6.66
Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences	6.16	6.46
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences	6.11	6.36
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science	6.05	6.58
Bachelor of Arts in Literary Studies and Bachelor of Laws	6.03	6.36

7. Five students were admitted under the Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship Scheme

Programme	No. of Students
Bachelor of Science in Surveying	1
Bachelor of Arts	1
Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Health	1
Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) and Bachelor of Laws	2

8. Nine students with special educational needs were admitted

Programme	No. of Students	Type of Disability
Bachelor of Arts	1 1	physical disability hearing impairment
Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences)	1	visual impairment
Bachelor of Social Sciences	1	physical disability
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science	1	hearing impairment
Bachelor of Science	1	visual impairment
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences	1	attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder, autism, specific learning difficulties
Bachelor of Engineering	1 1	hearing impairment visual impairment

9. Seventeen outstanding sports scholars were admitted

Programme	No. of Students	Sport
Bachelor of Science in Surveying	1	Tennis
Bachelor of Arts	1	Fencing
Bachelor of Dentistry	1 1	Swimming Table-tennis
Bachelor of Social Sciences	1 1	Basketball Table-tennis
Bachelor of Economics / Bachelor of Economics and Finance	1	Volleyball
Bachelor of Business Administration / Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance	3 1	Swimming Fencing
Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) and Bachelor of Laws	2 1 1	Football Athletic Table-tennis
Bachelor of Science	1	Karate
Bachelor of Engineering	1	Badminton

HKDSE scores: 5**=7, 5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2, 1=1