Admission Grades

Selection Criteria
We adopt a holistic approach in the assessment of candidates' suitability for teacher education. In selecting students for our BEd & HD programmes, we take into account their public examination results, non-academic achievements, school principal's recommendations and interview performance. All candidates must attend and pass a General Suitability Interview (GSI) which is aimed at assessing if they possess the attributes and motivation to prepare as a professional teacher. Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary School Principals/Senior Teachers serve on our interview panels, together with the academic staff of the Institute. Despite that candidates may have excellent public examination results, they will not be considered for admission if they cannot pass the GSI. For entry to the specific subjects like Visual Arts, English, PE and Music, candidates have to demonstrate a required level of competence in the subject area. For language programmes, candidates for English major studies should possess Grade D or above in ASL Use of English and candidates for Chinese major studies should possess Grade D or above in ASL Chinese Language and Culture.

AL Admission Scores
The AL Admission Scores shown below are the sum total of the best 2 AL subjects or 1 AL subject plus 2 ASL subjects (any ASL subjects including Use of English and Chinese Language and Culture). For the purpose of score calculation, subject grades are converted into numeric values (for AL subjects: A= 10, B= 8, C= 6, D= 4, E= 2; for ASL subjects: A= 5, B= 4, C= 3, D= 2, E= 1). Candidates' score at the GSI will be aggregated together with their AL admission scores to form an "Overall Admission Score".

It is important to note that the admission scores announced here are for reference only. The examination results and admission interview results of students admitted to each programme vary from year to year and should not be used to predict the chance of admission in future years.

Prog
Code
Prog Title
Mean AL Admission Scores*
Additional Information
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
8105
 BEd (Chinese Language) -
Secondary
7.6
9.1
9.5
10.7
11.7
10.4
Mean score for ASL Chinese Language and Culture#
2.5 (2004)
3.1 (2005)
3.5 (2006)
3.3 (2007)
3.6 (2008)
3.3 (2009)
8117
 BEd (English Language) -
Secondary
[renamed as BEd (English
Language) in 2008 intake]
7.8
8.5
8.9
10.2
10.0
Note 1
10.3
Note 8
Mean score for ASL Use of English#
2.6 (2004)
2.5 (2005)
2.5 (2006)
3.1 (2007)
2.8 (2008) Note 1
2.9 (2009) Note 8
Candidates are also required to pass a subject interview.
8210
 BEd (Primary) -
Chinese Major
7.6
8.4
9.3
10.1
10.1
10.4
Mean score for ASL Chinese Language and Culture#
2.3 (2004)
2.6 (2005)
3.0 (2006)
3.3 (2007)
3.4 (2008)
3.2 (2009)
8222
 BEd (English Language) -
Primary
7.6
7.8
9.5
10.5
NA
Note 1
10.3
Note 8
Mean score for ASL Use of English#
2.3 (2004)
2.2 (2005)
2.2 (2006)
3.5 (2007)
NA (2008) Note 1
2.9 (2009) Note 8
Candidates are also required to pass a subject interview.
8234
 BEd (Primary) -
General Studies Major
7.9
8.6
9.2
10.9
10.4
10.7
8246
 BEd (Primary) -
Mathematics Major
6.7
6.5
8.1
8.8
8.5
8.6
8258
 BEd (Physical Education) -
Primary Note 2
7.4
6.7
8.2
8.9
9.0
9.1
Candidates are also required to pass a subject interview and/or practical test.
8260
 BEd (Music) -
Primary Note 3
6.5
7.5
8.2
8.3
9.5
9.1
Candidates are also required to pass a subject interview and/or practical test.
8272
 BEd (Visual Arts) -
Primary Note 4
7.1
8.1
7.4
10.5
10.0
9.7
Candidates are also required to pass a subject interview and/or practical test.
8325
 BEd (Physical Education) -
Secondary Note 5
8.8
8.7
9.2
9.3
11.6
10.2
Candidates are also required to pass a subject interview and/or practical test.
8337
 BEd (Music) -
Secondary Note 6
7.8
7.8
8.3
10.0
11.0
10.5
Candidates are also required to pass a subject interview and/or practical test.
8349
 BEd (Visual Arts) -
Secondary Note 7
8.0
7.8
9.2
9.3
9.8
11.0
Candidates are also required to pass a subject interview and/or practical test.
8351
 BEd (Liberal Studies)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
11.0
8404
 BEd (Early Childhood
Education)
NA
8.0
8.7
9.7
9.7
9.5
Candidates are also required to pass an Early Childhood Education interview.
8507
 HD in Early Childhood
Education
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.8
Candidates are also required to pass an Early Childhood Education interview.

Note 1: BEd (English Language) - Primary (prog code: 8117) and BEd (English Language) - Secondary (prog code: 8222) have been merged into one single programme - BEd (English Language) (prog code: 8117) for the purpose of admission in 2008 intake.
Note 2: Formerly named as BEd (Primary) - Physical Education Major before 2008.
Note 3: Formerly named as BEd (Primary) - Music Major (prog code: 8208) before 2008.
Note 4: Formerly named as BEd (Primary) - Visual Arts Major (prog code: 8208) before 2008.
Note 5: Formerly named as BEd (Secondary) - Physical Education Major before 2008.
Note 6: Formerly named as BEd (Secondary) - Music Major (prog code: 8301) before 2008.
Note 7: Formerly named as BEd (Secondary) - Visual Arts Major (prog code: 8301) before 2008.
Note 8: Combined scores for BEd (English Language) - Primary and BEd (English Language) – Secondary for better comparison.
* For the purpose of score calculation of AL subjects, A=10, B=8, C=6, D=4, E=2
# For the purpose of score calculation of ASL subjects, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1