F.4 (HKDSE)

As GCSE spans from Year 10 to 11, students are rarely allowed to transfer to Year 11 in mainstream boarding schools. Depending on academic results, F.4 students can consider repeating Year 10 (F.4), or progress to a one-year GCSE course at international study centres of boarding schools or colleges. Direct progression to Year 12 (F.6) from F.4 is also an option, but academic requirement will be more demanding.