CONVERSION OF HKDSE LEVELS / GRADES TO SCORES
ALTERNATIVE QUALIFICATION IN CHINESE LANGUAGE
Students may satisfy the University’s Chinese Language requirement with the HKDSE Cat. B Subjects, Cat. C Subjects or Alternative Qualification in Chinese Language (ACL) are listed below. a) the applicants have learned Chinese Language for less than 6 years while receiving primary and secondary education, or b) the applicants have learned Chinese Language for 6 years or more in schools but have been taught an adapted and simpler curriculum not normally applicable to the majority of students in HK local schools.
Conversion Table for 2025 HKUST JUPAS Admissions
Category
Level/Grade
Category A: Senior Secondary Subjects (Cat. A Subjects) Category B : Applied Learning Subjects (Cat. B Subjects)
5**
5*
5
4
3
2
Alternative Qualifications for JUPAS applicants to fulfill the University general requirement for Chinese Language GCSE or IGCSE or GCE (A-Level / AS-Level / O-Level) Chinese Language subjects
Requirement
Attained with Distinction (II)
Attained with Distinction (I)
-
-
-
-
Grade E / Grade 2 or above
Score
8.5
7
5.5
4
3
2
HKDSE Category B: Applied Learning (Chinese) subjects
Attained or Attained with Distinction
HKDSE Category C: Other Language Subjects
Grade E / Score 3 or above
Category C: Other Language Subjects (Cat. C Subjects) Conversion Table Cambridge Assessment International Education (Cambridge International) Advanced Subsidiary (AS) level question papers will no longer be used for Cat. C Subjects from the 2025 HKDSE onward. Instead, HKDSE candidates will be required to take the stipulated official language examinations. Category Level/Grade Category C, Other Language (2012 - 2024) - A B C - French C2 C1 B2 B1 A2 German C2 C1 B2 B1 A2 Japanese N1 - N2 - N3 Korean Level 6 - Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Spanish C2 C1 B2 B1 A2 Score 8.5 7 5.5 4 3
Conversion Table for Alternative Qualifications in Chinese Language (ACL)
Examination
Grade
GCE Advanced Level
A*, A
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
-
GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
GCE Ordinary Level
-
-
-
-
B
-
C
-
GCSE / IGCSE
-
-
-
A*
B
-
C
-
GCSE / IGCSE (2020 exam sitting onwards) HKDSE Category B (Applied Learning Chinese) HKDSE Category C, Other Language (2012-2024) #
-
-
-
9, 8
7
6, 5
-
4
-
Attained with Distinction
EXTRA BONUS FOR THE BEST 6 TH SUBJECT
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
HKUST will award extra scores for their best sixth subject, including Cat. A and Cat. C subjects. Programs from the School of Science and the School of Humanities and Social Science and selected joint programs will also consider Cat. B subjects, with a maximum of 5% extra scores. Please refer to the table below for the percentage applied to the Highest Attainable Score for the Best 5 Subjects of the chosen program. The final admissions score is the sum of the Best 5 Subjects score plus the applicable bonus from the 6 th subject.
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
Score
7
6
5.5
5
4
3
2.5
2
1
Extra Bonus (%) *
Subject Category
2025 Converted Score
# For 2025 conversion, please refer to the conversion table on P.18.
8.5
5.00%
7
4.12%
Category A subjects
5.5
3.24%
4
2.35%
3
1.76%
4
2.35%
Category B subjects
3
1.76%
8.5
5.00%
7
4.12%
Category C subjects
5.5
3.24%
4
2.35%
3
1.76%
* The bonus % shown here is rounded to 2 decimal place. For a more precise admissions score, please refer to the result from the JUPAS Score Calculator.
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