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Applicants applying to a bilingual or English programme must meet the following English language proficiency requirements if their Bachelor’s Degrees or equivalent qualification did not adopt English as the medium of instruction.

Proficiency test

Minimum score

English Language Subject of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE)

Level 3

TOEFL – paper-based*†

550

TOEFL – paper-delivered*†

60

(total scores for Reading, Listening and Writing sections)

TOEFL iBT*^†

79

IELTS*^†

6.0

CET-6*

430

OR equivalent

* Test results are accepted for up to 2 years from the test date until the application form submission date.

^ Test result of TOEFL iBT Home edition or IELTS Online is not accepted.

† Test results obtained in the same attempt are required.

An applicant whose previous degree does not use English as the medium of instruction (MOI) should obtain:

TOEFL: minimum acceptable score of 550 (paper-based test) or 79 (internet-based test); or
IELTS: minimum acceptable score of 6.5; or
an equivalent score in a recognised test*.

* Equivalent qualifications to prove an applicant’s language proficiency may be considered on a case-by-case basis;

Interviews may be conducted if deemed necessary by the Admissions Co-ordinators