In its endeavor to promote recognition of the new HKDSE for further studies overseas, the HKEAA has been working closely with renowned international agencies to conduct benchmark studies of the standard of the HKDSE.

In 2009, a study was conducted in collaboration with the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in the UK to benchmark the standard of HKDSE with the GCE A-level. With the completion of the study the HKDSE has been included in the UCAS Tariff. The inclusion of the HKDSE in the UCAS Tariff will allow comparison of standards between the HKDSE and other international qualifications.

The UCAS Board approved tariff recommendations for 24 subjects of the HKDSE. An overall subject grade is awarded to 23 of the HKDSE subjects, except for Mathematics, which carries a unique structure comprising the compulsory part and the extended part.

For further details of the UCAS study results, please refer to the following documents:
- Press Release
- Factsheet
- FAQs

Please click here to refer to the UCAS website for details.