JUPAS Talk under New Academic Structure Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School (2011 – 12) JUPAS Talk under New Academic Structure

Briefing on 2012 JUPAS Application Main Application Other Experiences and Achievements (OEA) 3. School Reference Report (SRR) 4. Principal Nomination 5. Student Learning Profile (SLP)

JUPAS Application OEA (25/10/2011-3/2/2012) SRR (25/10/2011-28/2/2012) 20 school activities & non-school activities (At most) 2. Additional Information (~300words) SRR (25/10/2011-28/2/2012) Personal & general ability 2. Internal academic performance Supplementary Information from Principal Main Application (25/10/2011-9/1/2012) Programs priority 2. Payment Other qualifications Principal Nomination (Jan 2012-29/5/2012) Recognition students’ outstanding achievements in non-academic areas SLP (31/3/2012) Academic Performance in school OEA Performance / Awards gained outside school Student’s self-account (~1000 words)

Other Experiences and Achievements (OEA) School Activities 2. Non-school Activities e.g. local / international competitions, voluntary services, visits, leadership training, exchange programme, internship, job shadowing 3. Additional Information Max no : 20

Highlight of OEA Submission Mechanism Batch upload OEA information Part I : School Activities Part II : Non-school Activities Additional Information Confirmed by students and the Principal

Important Date for OEA Submission Events 17/10/2011 (Deadline) Submit ‘Additional Information’ to your English Teacher (~300) 26/10/2011 JUPAS Talk II – OEA Submission MMLC available for OEA submission on the following data : 27/10 and 28/10 2/12/2011 (Deadline) Submit OEA supporting documents to your Class Teachers for verification Select School & Non-school Activities through E-Class system Add your ‘Additional Info.’ to E-Class Mid Dec Confirm submission by Students

Main Application

To Which Institutions can I Apply Government-funded programmes Non-Government-funded prog. FT or sandwich bachelor's degree programmes FT associate degree (AD) prog. / FT or sandwich higher diploma (HD) prog. F/T bachelor's degree programmes CityU  (AD) - HKBU LingnanU CUHK HKIEd (HD) PolyU HKUST HKU OUHK

Main Application (25/10/2011 – 2/12/2012) 1. Registration 2. Determine programs priority 3. Payment 4.Other qualifications Music Qualification e.g. Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Other academic results e.g. ILETS, GCE, Gifted Education, TOEFL

Payment Main Application (25/10/2011 – 2/12/2011) (int.) $ 420 FEES SCHEDULE FEE Main Application (25/10/2011 – 2/12/2011) (int.) $ 420 Amendment of Programme Choices (7/2/2011 – 4/6/2011) $ 80 Modification of Choices (21/7/2011 – 23/7/2011 Free-of-charge

Can I change my programme choices after my application submission? 1. Before the publication of the 2012 HKDSE results 7 February (9:00 am) - 4 June 2012 (11:59 pm) - Change / Delete / Replace / Add new programmes to the original choices (total number of programme choices cannot exceed 20) - Required to pay a fee of HK$80 for each submission After the publication of the 2012 HKDSE results - change / Delete / Replace / Add new programmes to the original choices (up to 5 new programmes) - 21 July (9:00 am) - 23 July 2012* (7:00 pm) - Free-of-charge

How do I pay my application fee?

Sub-system for School Principal’s Nominations (校長推薦計劃） 5 places for those who have contributed to social services or made outstanding achievements in non-academic areas such as sports, music, social services or other cultural activities, or who have demonstrated leadership abilities Recommended by the principal upon consultation with form-teachers and career master

Student Learning Profile (SLP) (25/10/2011 – 31/3/2012) Academic Performance in school Other Learning Experiences (OLE) Community service Career-related experience Physical development Aesthetic development Moral & civic education Performance / awards gained outside school Student’s self-accounts(學生自述)

Potential Readers of SLP Local Universities via JUPAS Post-secondary institutions Universities Outside HK Employers SLP

Main Aplication

My 20 Choices BAND : A BAND : A 1st choice: 6004 1016 2nd choice: 1016 Remark : The JUPAS participating-institutions have NO ACCESS to individual applicants’ actual priority of programme choices until after the announcement of the Main Round offer results. BAND : A 1st choice: 6004 2nd choice: 1016 3rd choice: 4018 BAND : A 1016 4018 6004

Admission Criteria Academic Results Non-academic performance / Other Experiences and Achievements (OEA) Interviews / Aptitude test School Reference Report (SRR) Principal Recommendation Other Qualfications SLP Others e.g. Applied Learning

院校甄選準則 學業成績(公開試及校內) 面試及能力測試表現 其他經驗及成就(OEA) 學生學習概覽(SLP) 校方報告(SRR) 選擇課程的次序 校長推薦 其他資歷或學歷 應用學習

Broad based (廣泛學科收生 / 聯合收生 / 大類收生)/College based / School based / Faculty based (學院制收生) For applicants who still want to know more about different disciplines before declaring a specific major programme in 2nd year of study. Students are enrolled under the Faculty / School instead of a specific programme Students take courses in different disciplines in 1st year. Students have a broader view on various disciplines before programme selection in 2nd year. No of quota in 2nd year / No quota restriction / Free choice Enrollment in 2nd year based on GPA in 1st year and/or HKDSE results Academic advising and counseling

入學面試科目(2012) 香港城市大學 (8/8) (100%) 香港浸會大學 (7/17) (41%) 香港理工大學 (33/70) (47%) 嶺南大學 (3/3) ((100%) 香港教育學院 (14/17) (82%) 香港中文大學 (35/46) (76%) 香港科技大學 (3/4) (75%) 香港大學 (29/34) (85%) 香港公開大學 (5/14) (36%) (包括必須面試及可能面試科目) 總計 : 137/213 (64%)

Interview / Admission Test Most of the programmes look for the candidates who have the following abilities : Creative thinking, presentation skills, problem-solving skills, Specific talents, Concern about social issues ,Language proficiency, etc. Check if the programmes require interview or not e.g. Music / Social Work / Visual Arts / Chinese Medicine / BBA Most institutions consider BAND A choices only Put your favourite programmes to BAND A to enhance your chance of interview before the release of HKDSE results i.e. Before the release of HKDSE results > higher chance of interview After the release of HKDSE results > Less chance of interview

Language used in Interview : Language / Putonghua / Cantonese Mode of Interview : Group interview / Individual interview / Test Make good preparation for interview dress code => Decent; smart casual; formal SLP report (~1000 self-account) Additional information (~300) Show your interest and desire to the programme Any supporting documents of related experiences and services Overview the program design, chance of further studies, prospect and related issues Seek advise from teachers and the students who are studying the same program

面試內容及常見問題 http://www.ipass.gov.hk/chi/document/5_tip.pdf(中七學生升學輔導手冊)

甄選程序(中文版)

Each candidates will be given an admission score Results of the HKDSE Subjects weighting Requirement of preferred subjects/electives Number of electives Results of Interview Principal’s Nomination Other Experiences & Achievements Other qualifications Others (SRR report)

Importance of Min. Entrance Requirements 1. General Entrance Requirements 2. Specific Programme Requirments Number of electives Specified grades in particular subjects -Language Subjects requirements -Specified subjects / Preferred subjects -Min. Grade in the preferred subjects -Band Order -Interview / Test

個別院校入學/學系入學要求

For Bachelor Degree Programmes

For Higher Diploma (HD) Programmes The Admission Score for applicants of HD programmes will be calculated based on their HKDSE results in English, Chinese and 3 other subjects with the best subject scores, after weightings are applied. HKDSE Subjects Level Attainment (Converted Point for Subject Score Cal.)* Subject Weighting^ Subject Score Subjects Counted in Admission Score Core Chinese 5(4) 7 28  English 4(3) 21 Mathematics 10 = 30 Liberal Studies 2(1) Electives Physics 3(2) 10# 20 Biology 5 15 Admission Score 114 * 5**=6, 5*=5, 5=4, 4=3, 3=2, 2=1 and 1 or below = 0 ^ Core subjects are given a weighting of at least ‘7’; Preferred subjects will be a weighting of ‘10’ # Preferred subject

Study@POLYU(www. polyu. edu Study@POLYU(www.polyu.edu.hk/study) > HKDSE Applicants > Info > Subject with the Highest Weighting 新四年制本科課程架構(http://4yc.polyu.edu.hk)

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