Speaking Test Arrangements –

Pearson Edexcel and Cambridge International GCE

May/June 2023

Please see the speaking test arrangements of Pearson Edexcel GCE and Cambridge International GCE as follows:

Test period / date:

Pearson Edexcel GCE - Chinese - Starting from 18 April 2023

Cambridge International GCE - French and Spanish (AS Level) - 15 April 2023

The admission form of the speaking test will be sent to private candidates by email in the week of 20 March 2023. For school candidates, the admission forms will be sent to their schools for distribution. If candidates have not yet received the admission forms by 28 March 2023, please contact the HKEAA or schools immediately for further assistance.

*Please note that the speaking test date is subject to the availability of the oral examiners and exam venues. Candidates must make themselves available on the date and time assigned on the admission form. No rescheduling of the speaking test will be arranged if candidates are unable to attend the speaking test as scheduled.

Date: 15 March 2023

Change of examination timetable –

Pearson Edexcel GCE May/June 2023

As announced by Pearson Edexcel, the examination start time for the following GCE examinations in May/June 2023 have been changed. The updated examination timetable is now available at here.

• Pure Mathematics Unit 1 (9MA0/01) 

• Chinese Unit 2 (9CN0/02)

• Statistics and Mechanics Unit 3 (9MA0/03)

• Statistics Unit 3 (9ST0/03)

Date: 19 December 2022

Change of examination timetable –

Cambridge International GCE May/June 2023

As announced by Cambridge International, the following GCE examinations in May/June 2023 has to be rescheduled due to 8 May 2023 being an additional public holiday in celebration of the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. The updated examination timetable is now available at here.

• Accounting Paper 3 (9706/33)

• English Language Paper 3 (9093/32)

• Psychology Paper 3 (9990/32)

• Mathematics Paper 5 (9709/53)

Date: 1 December 2022

• General Information

Top

1. Grade E or above in all HKALE# A-level and AS-level subjects is generally recognized as equivalent to an A-level pass and an AS-level pass respectively in a British International GCE.
2. Grade C or above in most HKCEE# subjects is generally recognized as the equivalence of an O-level pass in a British International GCE.
3. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in the UK has included the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) in the UCAS Tariff system and the qualification is recognized as comparable to the British GCE A-level. For details, please click here.
4. British GCSE, IGCSE and International GCE O-level are internationally recognized as being equivalent in standard in principle.
5. The above information is for reference only. In general, it is for individual users of qualifications to define their own threshold levels of performance for admission/recruitment purposes.

   # The Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and The Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) was offered the last time in 2011 and 2013 respectively.

Top

• How to Become a Participating School / Centre

  Schools wishing to present candidates for the GCE examinations must be a registered school with the Education Bureau. School may write to the HKEAA to apply for becoming a GCE participating school. A copy of the registration certificate and fees certificate issued by the Education Bureau should be attached to the application.

  Registration details will be sent to all GCE participating schools before the scheduled registration period.

• Information for GCE / IAL / GCSE / IGCSE Participating School / Centre

  Click to go to Extranet

Top

Personal data of candidates are used by the HKEAA and the Examination Board for delivery of examination and assessment services. Whether you provide the requested personal data is voluntary. However, if you fail to provide all the data, or if any of the data are inaccurate or incomplete, the HKEAA may not be able to accept your entry or provide all or part of the examination and assessment services. The personal data submitted may also be used for:

• assisting tertiary institutions and other government / public organizations in their admissions processes;
• assisting tertiary institutions and other government / public organizations in respect of their requests for information in granting scholarships;
• assisting tertiary institutions and other government / public organizations to confirm the candidates' eligibility for financial assistance or other forms of subsidization, in which case, the necessary personal data of the candidates may have to be disclosed to the concerned organizations for verification;
• certifying candidates' examination results in response to legitimate requests;
• processing any refund or payment in relation to the examination;
• conducting and assisting tertiary institutions and other government / public organizations to conduct educational research and analysis;
• conducting educational research and analysis in an anonymous format in which the identities of candidates are not traceable; and
• marketing the services and products of the Examination Board (including examination services, courses, events, publications, and other examination materials or resources) subject to the consent of the candidates.* 

The HKEAA may also transfer the personal data of candidates to third parties for use for the above purposes or other directly related purposes, including government / public organizations, schools and educational institutions, banks (for processing refund or payment), and service providers providing various administrative or technical services to facilitate the delivery of the examination and assessment services including but not limited to data punching, registration process, dispatch of examination documents, and the capture, disposal or other processing of data.

In compliance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, access to all personal data will be made available, on payment of a fee, to anyone who can establish his / her right to be informed of such data as are retained by the HKEAA. Please also note that candidates' personal data / correspondence / other information received by the HKEAA may be referred to the Examination Board concerned for delivery of examination and assessment services and for any of the abovementioned purposes or other directly related purposes. In general, upon completion of an examination or examination series and all the connecting examination services, the HKEAA will transfer all such data to the Examination Board who will then assume full control of such data. By then, candidates should approach the Examination Board direct for their personal data / information handling policies if necessary.

*If you have given consent but wish to withdraw your consent for your personal data to be used for this purposes, please send a letter of request to the HKEAA. 

Top

Please click here Pearson Edexcel /Cambridge International for questions and answers.

Top