Upon popular demand, the HKEAA introduced the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chinese Examinations in May 2008. GCSE is designed basically for UK students. The HKEAA currently has no further plan to offer other GCSE subjects in Hong Kong.

GCSE Chinese Examinations are held in May / June.

Other similar examinations offered in HK through the HKEAA:

• International Advanced Level (IAL) Examinations
• General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examinations
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Examinations

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1. Registration Period (Candidates must submit their entries through their schools / organizations):
   17 December 2020  - 8 January 2021 (School candidates only)

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The registration documents are available for the Registered sub-centres' collection during the registration period.

During the registration period, candidates may contact their schools / organizations to obtain the registration documents.

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1. Notes for School Candidates Entering for the Examinations
2. Application for Result Enquiry Services

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• General Information

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1. Grade E or above in all HKALE# A-level and AS-level subjects is recognized as equivalent to an A-level pass and an AS-level pass respectively in a British International GCE.
2. Grade C or above in most HKCEE# subjects is recognized as the equivalence of an O-level pass in a British International GCE.
3. Given below is a rough comparison table between HKCEE 2007 language subjects (i.e. English Language and Chinese Language) and British IGCSE:

    

   HKCEE levels	5*	5	4	3
   IGCSE grades	A*	A	B	C

    

4. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in the UK has included the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) in the UCAS Tariff system and the qualification is recognized as comparable to the British GCE A-level. For details, please click here.
5. The above information is for reference only. In general, it is for individual users of qualifications to define their own threshold levels of performance for admission/recruitment purposes.

   # The Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and The Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) was offered the last time in 2011 and 2013 respectively.

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• How to Become a Participating School / Sub-centre

  Only GCE/ IAL / GCSE / IGCSE participating schools of the HKEAA can apply as a sub-centre to enter their students for GCSE Chinese examination via the HKEAA. Such schools must be on the registered school lists of the Education Bureau. When a school applies to the HKEAA to become a participating school, a copy of the registration certificate and fees certificate issued by the Education Bureau should be attached to the application.

  The participating schools should also register with the examination board, Pearson Edexcel, as a sub-centre via the HKEAA. The application charge and the annual registration fee will be waived if the schools apply to become sub-centres attached to the HKEAA. The examination materials for the controlled assessment should be submitted to the examination board through the HKEAA.

  Schools who are interested in becoming Pearson Edexcel sub-centres and entering their students for the GCSE Chinese examination should complete and submit the Centre Recognition Application Form to the HKEAA before 1 September in the year preceding the Examination. Prior to the approval, Pearson Edexcel may arrange an one-off sub-centre inspection to ensure the school is suitable for teaching and conducting the controlled assessment of the specification upon request by the examination board.

  Registration documents are available for the sub-centres' collection during the registration period.

  • List of GCSE Chinese Sub-centres

   

• Information for GCE / IAL / GCSE / IGCSE Participating School/Centre
  • Click to go to Extranet

   

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• Notes for Conduct and Submission of Paper 2: Speaking in Chinese Assessment
• Appendix A - E

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• assisting tertiary institutions and other government / public organizations in their admissions processes;
• assisting tertiary institutions and other government / public organizations in respect of their requests for information in granting scholarships;
• assisting tertiary institutions and other government / public organizations to confirm the candidates' eligibility for financial assistance or other forms of subsidization, in which case, the necessary personal data of the candidates may have to be disclosed to the concerned organizations for verification;
• certifying candidates' examination results in response to legitimate requests;
• processing any refund or payment in relation to the examination;
• conducting and assisting tertiary institutions and other government / public organizations to conduct educational research and analysis; 
• conducting educational research and analysis in an anonymous format in which the identities of candidates are not traceable; and 
• marketing the services and products of the Examination Board (including examination services, courses, events, publications, and other examination materials or resources) subject to the consent of the candidates.* 

The HKEAA may also transfer the personal data of candidates to third parties for use for the above purposes or other directly related purposes, including government / public organizations, schools and educational institutions, banks (for processing refund or payment), and service providers providing various administrative or technical services to facilitate the delivery of the examination and assessment services including but not limited to data punching, registration process, dispatch of examination documents, and the capture, disposal or other processing of data.   

*If you have given consent but wish to withdraw your consent for your personal data to be used for this purpose, please send a letter of request to the HKEAA 

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Specification

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/chinese-2017.html

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