Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination

The HKALE (Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination), conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), is normally taken by a student at the end of his/her two-year sixth-form courses in Hong Kong SAR, China. In 2004, 36,004 candidates entered for the examination. 29,106 of them were school candidates and 6,898 were private candidates. The HKALE is conducted in the months of March to May and the results are normally released in the first week of July. There are 19 A-level and 20 AS-level subjects in the HKALE. AS-level subjects are taught in half the number of periods required for A-level subjects, but they require the same level of intellectual rigour. Most day school candidates take 5 subjects in the HKALE. Apart from Chinese Language & 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 language. The same standards are applied in marking and grading and the language 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). With effect from 2002, fine grades used in 2001 and before (i.e. A(01), A(02), B(03), B(04), etc) have been abolished. Grade E of an A-level or AS-level result is equivalent to grade E in their GCE counterparts.

The Use of English Examination

This examination, which is usually taken with the A-Levels, tests the ability of students to understand and use English at a level required for tertiary education. Since 1989 it has consisted of tests of listening, writing, reading and language systems, and practical skills for work and study. Since 1994 it has included a 20-minute oral examination.

List of the subjects (2005)

  • Applied mathematics A AS
  • Art (changed to visual art) A AS
  • Biology A
  • Business studies A
  • Chemistry A AS
  • Chinese history A AS
  • Chinese language and culture AS
  • Chinese literature A
  • Computer applications AS
  • Computer studies A
  • Design and technology AS
  • Economics A AS
  • Electronics AS
  • Engineering science A
  • Ethics and religious studies AS
  • Geography A
  • Government and public affairs A AS
  • History A AS
  • Liberal studies as
  • Literature in english A AS
  • Mathematics and statistics AS
  • Music A AS
  • Physics A AS
  • Principles of accounts A
  • Psychology A AS
  • Pure mathematics A
  • Use of English AS

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