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HKU admits the greatest number of top scorers in the HKDSE Examination

08 Aug 2013

1. The University has admitted 17 top students attaining Level 5**in six or more subjects. The number amounts to 77% of the students in the two categories.

Attainment in HKDSE	Candidates admitted by HKU	All candidates	HKU share
5** (7 subjects)	7	9	78%
5** (6 subject)	10	13	77%
Total	17	22	77%

2. The programme choices by the seven top scorers attaining 5**in seven subjects

Programme	Number of students
BBA (Law)	2
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)	1
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)	3
BSc in Actuarial Science	1

3. This year, HKU has admitted a total of 2,272 students through. The number is more than in 2012-13. Their average scores attained have topped the territory and are higher than those of last year, under the standards-referenced assessment method.

	Average admission score
English Language	5.36
Mathematics	5.42
Liberal Studies	4.91
4 core subjects	20.59
Best 5 subjects	28.04
4 core subjects and a best elective	26.56
4 core subjects and best two electives	31.85

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

4. HKU has 11 programmes among the 20 top programmes in the territory with average admission scores at 5*（Best five subjects）

Programme	Average admission score*
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)	6.62
BBA in International Business and Global Management	6.39
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)	6.38
BBA (Law)	6.34
Bachelor of Pharmacy	6.34
BSocSc in Government and Laws	6.32
Bachelor of Dental Surgery	6.31
BA(Literary Studies)&LLB	6.26
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science	6.23
BSc in Speech and Hearing Sciences	6.09
BSc in Quantitative Finance	6.03

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

5. HKU has six programmes among the top 10 programmes in the territory with average admission scores at 5* (4 core subjects and best two electives).

Programme	Average admission score*
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)	6.32
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)	6.12
BBA (Law)	6.09
BBA in International Business and Global Management	6.09
BSocSc in Government and Laws	6.02
Bachelor of Dental Surgery	6.01

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

6. Admission of six students with special education need：

Programme	Number	Condition
BA	3	Hearing impairment
	2	Physical handicap
	1	Specific learning difficulties

7. Admission of 21 outstanding sports scholars through JUPAS. The number of sports scholars admitted last year was 14.

Programme	Number of students	Sports event
BA in Landscape Studies	1	Fencing
BA in Urban Studies	1	Badminton
BA and BEd in Language Education - English (double degree)	1 1	Spring run Swimming
BBA/BBA in Accounting and Finance	1 2 1 2 1	Long jump &Triple jump Basket ball High jump Swimming Table tennis
BBA(Law)	1	Table tennis
Bachelor of Dental Surgery	1	High jump
Bachelor of Engineering	1 1	Swimming Basket ball
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)	1 1	Table tennis Swimming
Bachelor of Science	1 1 1	Basket Ball Shotput Karatedo & Basket ball
Bachelor of Social Sciences	1	Swimming

For press enquiries, please contact Ms Melanie Wan, Senior Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk; or Ms Rhea Leung, Manager (Media) Communications and Public Affairs Office at 2857 8555 / 9022 7446 or rhea.leung@hku.hk.

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