1-Year A-levels at State Colleges
Affordable Second Chance!
Many UK universities have released the entry requirements for HKDSE. Students who reached these requirements are eligible to progress to year one of an undergraduate degree programme while students who fall short will have to study one-year pathway programmes such as 1-Year A-levels and foundation courses to progress to universities. These options are also popular among students aiming at top universities as entry requirements are mostly stringent.
The Most Economical Pathway Programme:
Annual Tuition and Accommodation Cost from HKD$160K up
In the past, 1-Year A-levels programmes are provided by independent colleges only. Quality of teaching, facilities and academic results are all outstanding in these colleges. However, with its tuition cost as high as a few hundred thousand HK dollars a year, it is not always affordable for average families. But in recent years, as state colleges started providing one-year A-levels programmes at an affordable cost of around HK$160,000 a year, it is becoming a more viable and popular options.
GCE A-levels: A Globally Recognized Qualification
With which students can apply to universities in Hong Kong
GCE A-levels is a globally-recognized qualification accepted by almost all universities in the world – which means that students completed a one-year A-levels programme can apply to universities in the UK and Hong Kong, providing much flexibility on further education. Taking advantage of the modular structure of GCE A-levels, many Hong Kong students can usually achieve remarkable results. Experience tells that students who achieved 14 marks in HKCEE can usually achieve 3A to 3B in GCE A-levels, further enhancing the chance of successfully getting into their favored degree programmes, in Hong Kong or in the UK.
GCE A-levels and Foundation Courses
One-year A-levels and foundation courses are both one-year programmes and many HKDSE and HKALE graduates are are choosing between the two. We therefore summarized their crucial deference which hopefully will help make a more informed decision.
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Updated: 2012-5-8