CUHK admits more than 50% top scorers in DSE
CUHK admitted 3,218 students who took the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) examination through the Joint University Programmes Admission System this year. Over 99% of the intake this year are Band A students.
Impressively, CUHK has taken over half of Hong Kong’s top 100 students in their best five HKDSE subjects and in the number of Levels 5** and Level 5* attained, the largest share among all JUPAS-participating institutions in Hong Kong. Among them, more than 80% will study medicine.
The elite students admitted have chosen one of the following programmes: Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies, B.A. (Chinese Language Studies) and B.Ed. (Chinese Language Education), Global Business Studies, Mathematics and Mathematics Education, Medicine (MBChB) Programme, Medicine (MBChB) Programme Global Physician-Leadership Stream (GPS), Quantitative Finance, and Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Science.
This year, 15 CUHK programmes have taken high achievers with a score of 33 or above in their best five HKDSE subjects. In addition to the programmes mentioned above, these also include Chinese Language and Literature, Computer Science and Engineering, Enrichment Mathematics, Enrichment Stream in Theoretical Physics, Global Business Studies, History, Japanese Studies, and Psychology.
In terms of median admission scores for the best five subjects, four out of the top 10 programmes and streams among the JUPAS institutions are offered by CUHK: Medicine (MBChB) Programme Global Physician-Leadership Stream (GPS), Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Science, Medicine (MBChB) Programme, and Global Business Studies.
This year, 16 students have been admitted to CUHK through the Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship Scheme and 102 students have been admitted under the School Principal’s Nominations Scheme. Another 17 students were admitted this year via the Sports Scholarship Scheme, thanks to their outstanding achievements in sports including athletics, cross-country racing, fencing, karate, swimming, badminton, basketball, handball, football, tennis, bowling and volleyball. One of these athletes is a member of the Hong Kong team, 14 of them are from Hong Kong junior squads and two are members of the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation.
