1. Admission arrangements for Non-Chinese Speaking Students taking the HKDSE

Admission Arrangement for Local DSE Non-Chinese Speaking Students

The definition of Non-Chinese speaking students is based on the definition of the Education Bureau, it meets the following specific conditions: (a) learned Chinese Language for less than 6 years while receiving primary and secondary education; or (b) learned Chinese Language for 6 years or more in schools, but have been taught an adapted and simpler Chinese Language curriculum not normally applicable to the majority of students in our local schools.

HKSYU accepts the following alternative qualifications in Chinese Language requirements for the admission of NCS applicants to replace Level 3 of HKDSE Chinese Language:

- Grade D in GCE A/AS Level in Chinese; or

- Point 4 or above in Chinese A for IB exam; or

- 'Attained' or above level in Applied Learning Chinese*; or

- Grade 3 / E in GCSE and IGCSE examinations

- Equivalent of the above

*ApL Chinese cannot be used as an elective subject.

NCS students attaining the above Chinese qualification can be regarded as attaining Level 3 in Chinese and use this score in the calculaton of the Best 5 score.

Recommended Progammes for NCS Students

•  Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Programme

•  Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Law and Business Programme

•  Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Psychology Programme

•  Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sociology Programme

Basic entrance requirements: same as local students. Please refer to '2027/28 Entry' (Local Students) in this session. 

1. A completed application form (in block letters) with your valid email address clearly shown; and
2. One passport photo; and
3. A copy of the Identity document (e.g. HKID card); and
4. Submission of proof of academic qualification as follows:

• - A copy of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination Result Notice;
• - A copy of Secondary School reports in Form 4 – 6 
• 5. Applicable to non-local DSE students: A copy of DSE Admission Form and related documents (e.g. secondary school academic report showing the DSE subjects attempted by the applicant) 

Local applicants: HKD250

Non-local applicants: HKD650

All application fees paid are non-refundable and non-transferrable. 

• Non-Means-Tested Subsidy Scheme

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• • From the 2017/18 academic year, the government provides a non-means-tested annual subsidy for eligible students pursuing full-time locally-accredited local and non-local self-financing undergraduate (including top-up degree) programmes in Hong Kong offered by eligible institutions. All undergraduate programmes* offered by the University are eligible under the subsidy scheme.

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     *Please note that students admitted to the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) funded degrees, including the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Financial Technology, the Bachelor of Science with Honours in Applied Data Science and the Bachelor of Science with Honours in Digital Solutions for Entertainment and Game Applications will not be able to benefit from this scheme.

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• Notes:

  • 1. The amount of subsidy is approximately HK$30,000, which may be adjusted annually with the approval of the Legislative Council.
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  • 2. Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria of this subsidy scheme by enrolling in the University's First-year-first-degree (FYFD) programmes or Top-up Degree (TUD) programmes. For details, please visit: https://www.cspe.edu.hk/en/nmt/.
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  • The following students are not eligible for the subsidy:
  • - Dependant visa/entry permit holders who were below 18 years old when first issued with such visa/entry permit by the Director of Immigration, and who do not meet the two-year* residency requirement;
  • - Holders of a full-time employment visa/work permit;
  • - Holders of a visa/entry permit for various admission schemes (including the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme, the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, or the Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents);
  • - Non-local students (such as holders of a student visa/entry permit; holders of a visa/entry permit under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates; or dependant visa/entry permit holders who were 18 years old or above when first issued with such visa/entry permit by the Director of Immigration);
  • - Students who already possess a degree at the Bachelor's level or above;
  • - Students who are enrolling in any subsidised undergraduate or sub-degree programmes (such as University Grants Committee-funded programmes, subvented programmes of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and subsidised places of the designated programmes under SSSDP); and
  • - Part-time students.
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  • *The Government has put in place a transitional arrangement for the above-mentioned revision, whereby the residency requirement for the 2027/28 academic year will be set at one year. The two-year residency requirement will be fully implemented starting from the 2028/29 academic year.
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  Please click here to visit the NMTSS website.

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Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors

HKSYU's Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Financial Technology, Bachelor of Science with Honours in Applied Data Science, and Bachelor of Science with Honours in Digital Solutions for Entertainment and Game Applications have been included in the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP). The Government announced on September 2026 that the annual subsidy amounts under the SSSDP in the 2027/28 academic year will be HK$81,450 for the laboratory-based programme (Bachelor of Science with Honours in Digital Solutions for Entertainment and Game Applications) and HK$46,780 for the non-laboratory-based programmes (Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Financial Technology and Bachelor of Science with Honours in Applied Data Science).

The places of the subsidised undergraduate programmes under SSSDP will be allocated mainly through JUPAS.

Please refer to Q.11 and Q.12 under FAQs for details of tuition fees and related information.