2025 AP EXAMS E-ADMISSION FORM

Please be reminded that all candidates MUST attend the examinations at the assigned time, date and venue as specified on the e-admission form. The e-Admission Form was released on 9 April 2025, which can be downloaded online via the APPLICANT LOGIN ACCOUNT in HKEAA International and Professional Examinations Online Services.

For candidates taking Fully Digital and Hybrid Digital AP Exams, please disregard the address of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority shown on the exam card in the College Board’s Bluebook application. No entry and no supplementary examination session if candidates report late or go to a wrong examination venue.

Date: 8 May 2025

2025 AP EXAMS E-ADMISSION FORM

The e-admission form of 2025 AP Exams was released on 9 April 2025, which can be downloaded online via the APPLICANT LOGIN ACCOUNT in HKEAA International and Professional Examinations Online Services.

Candidates MUST print their e-admission form on a clean A4 paper to attend the examinations at the assigned time, date and venue as specified on the e-admission form. No markings are allowed on the printed admission form.

Candidates MUST arrive at the examination centre at least 45 minutes before the centre door/entrance closed time. The centre door/entrance will be closed at 7:45 AM (for AM sessions) and 12:45 PM (for PM sessions). NO late entry will be permitted.

On the examination day, please bring your e-admission form along with your valid government-issued photo identification to the examination centre. Your Full Legal English Name (First Name and Last Name) and Date of Birth (DOB) must be EXACTLY THE SAME as the one on your AP Profile in the “My AP” account and College Board (CB) account. The HKEAA will reference the name on CB record for admission. Any candidate with name discrepancy between the name shown on the identification document and the CB record may NOT be admitted. For further details, please refer to the Confirm Exam and AP Account Details published by the CB.

Please check carefully the subject information printed on the e-admission form and report any discrepancy detected to the HKEAA immediately.

Date: 11 April 2025

INFORMATION OF COLLEGE BOARD ACCOUNT FOR AP EXAMS

With digital AP exams moving to the Bluebook testing app this year, students must have a working CB account and all registered exams linked to your account or else you will not be able to test. It is required to complete the instructions below by April 11.

1. Log into My AP with your CB student account if you have one.
   1. If you do not already have a CB student account (for SAT, PSAT, or prior AP exams), click “Create Account” now. Use the same email, name, and information you provided us during AP exam registration to setup your CB account.
   2. Once your CB account is setup, log into My AP if prompted.
2. In My AP, confirm whether you see exams you registered with us.
3. Also check the Legal Name (First Name and Last Name) and Date of Birth (DOB) on your AP Profile and CB account settings. These MUST match the legal first name (given name) and last name (family name/surname) on the required ID document you will bring on exam day. Our test center cannot admit students if we cannot verify identification.
4. If you see all your registered exams and your Legal Name matches your ID information – congratulations, no further action for now.
5. If you do not see all your AP exams on your account or if your legal name or DOB do not match information on your ID document, contact AP Services immediately.
   1. Provide the AP ID on your account (found under My AP Profile), which subjects are missing and let AP know you don’t see the exams on your account that our test center bulk ordered for you.
   2. For account profile (name, DOB, gender) discrepancies, AP Services may request additional documents for verification.

• Call: +1-212-632-1780 (Mon-Fri, 9 am - 6 pm ET).
• Chat: Go to https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/ and look for the blue “Live Chat” button; If the button says no agent is available, then wait until AP business hours resume or submit a web inquiry.
• Web inquiry form (3-5 business days).
  • Complete the form: cb.org/apstudentcontact
    • Topic: select “Registration”
    • More information about your inquiry: select “Account Profile Update”
  • Within a few minutes, student will receive an automated reply from the AP Program with a case number – REPLY DIRECTLY TO THIS EMAIL WITH ATTACHED PROOF OF ID DOCUMENTS. This will link the documents to the case record to expedite processing.

Date: 20 March 2025

2025 AP EXAMS VENUES INFORMATION

The List of 2025 AP Exams Venues is available HERE with venue details referred to each subject.

The final information on the exam location and seat arrangement for each subject will be listed on candidate's e-admission form.

For e-admission form details, please read the section “E-Admission Form” below.

Starting in May 2025, standard paper testing will be discontinued for 28 AP Exams, these exams will move to the College Board’s Bluebook digital testing application. Of the 25 digital exams in 2025 that HKEAA administered, 13 will be fully digital and 12 will be hybrid digital.  Please refer to the section of “Digital AP Exams” below for more details.

For information about Bluebook , please visit Bluebook for Students and AP Exams page. Students should also visit AP Students page from time to time for the most up-to-date information of AP Exams.

Date: 21 February 2025

More than 4000 universities in nearly 70 countries recognize AP when making admission decisions, course requisites, and awarding university credit. Qualifying AP Scores are used for admissions to universities and can earn university credit and/or advanced placement. Candidates can visit AP Credit Policy Search to find colleges that offer credit or placement for AP Scores. 

Resources for preparing AP Exams are available here.

You may refer to our FAQ section and Enquiry Form to learn more about AP Exams and how to register.

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Candidates must take these examinations at the HKEAA or HKEAA-designated venues by their own devices with the latest version of Bluebook application installed. Please be reminded to check the version the days before exam, and log in to the Bluebook app with their College Board account to locate the upcoming exam under “Your Test” on the application homepage. If the examinations cannot be located, contact AP Services for Students immediately for further assistance.

To know more about Digital AP Exams, please also check the below webpages regularly:

• Bluebook for Students and AP Exams page
• AP Students
• Approved Testing Devices

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Late Entry Registration Period

10:00 am, 27 January to 9:00 am, 10 February 2025

Late Entry Examination Fees

Examination fee per subject: HK$2,733

Examination fee per subject for AP Late-testing: HK$3,493

Administration fee per application: HK$525 

If the reason for a candidate taking AP late-testing is having timetable clash with: (a) another AP subject; or (b) an HKDSE Examination; or (c) an IB or Cambridge Examination, taking place at the SAME TIME and DATE, the examination fee under these “specific” special circumstances is HK$3,156 per subject. A candidate having a timetable clash due to taking an AP Exam in other testing locations/cities in the morning and another AP Exam with the HKEAA taking place in the afternoon on the same examination day, or vice versa, will NOT be considered eligible for applying for AP Late-testing under specific special circumstances.
 
Applicants MUST complete the Form for AP Late-Testing Fee Reduction after successful registration and submit respective examination registration acknowledgement and payment receipt no later than 9:00 am, 10 February 2025. After the supporting document(s) are verified and the special reason is found valid, the extra examination fee paid will be returned to Applicant’s same credit card, Alipay, AlipayHK or WeChat Pay account that used to pay the examination fee within three months after 10 February 2025.

Step 1: Applicants are required to create their own registration accounts via the HKEAA International and Professional Examinations Online Services during the above registration period, using a valid email address.
 
Step 2: Once the account is set up, applicants can login, view the subject availability and register the exams via the HKEAA International and Professional Examinations Online Services by confirming the registration instructions, completing applicant’s and candidate’s personal information (When filling in candidate’s personal information, especially email address, it should EXACTLY MATCH with that in the candidate’s “My AP” Account) and selecting the exams and/or additional service.

Step 3: Once the registration is finalized, payment must be completed using Visa / MasterCard/ Alipay / AlipayHK / WeChat Pay via online payment system and the registration is only considered successful when the payment is successfully processed.

After successful registration, applicants can create their accounts with the applicant’s email address at the HKEAA International and Professional Examinations Online Services to view their examination entries. The HKEAA will transmit candidates’ registration to College Board after registration deadline. No join code will be sent to applicants and candidates.

Eligibility

Candidates must be born AFTER 31 May 2004 and currently enrolled in or affiliated with a high school. This includes:

1. candidates who enrolled at a high school but testing at another test center.
2. high school-level candidates who are homeschooled, participate in independent study, or attend a virtual school.
3. younger candidates who are not yet enrolled in high school (i.e. below ninth grade) but are prepared to take an AP Exam.
4. recent high school graduates who need a specific AP Exam for university admission.

Candidates MUST NOT register for the same AP Exams at two different schools or test centres. Applicants/candidates are responsible for dropping the subjects at other schools and/or test centres prior to registering with the HKEAA. If double registration is found, the duplicated examination(s) in the HKEAA may be cancelled without further notice. The HKEAA will not take any responsibilities for any unsuccessful registration due to double registration.

For more details, please read and download the “Notes to Applicants”.

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1. Before registering for the AP Exams with the HKEAA, candidates MUST create their My AP account with the legal name on the ID document presented at the examinations.
2. If candidates have already created a College Board account for SAT® or other College Board programs or registered for other AP courses or examinations at other testing locations, provide the SAME candidates’ personal information — especially name, date of birth, sex, mailing address, school code and email address.
3. If the above is failed to do so, candidates will not be able to view the registration and access AP Scores in the same account. If candidates are taking Digital AP Exams, they will not be able to view the upcoming exams under “Your Test” on the homepage of the Bluebook application and take the examination on the examination day. 
4. Inconsistent/incomplete information can result in FAILURE OR DELAY in access to exam details and Scores.

 

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E-admission form is now available for applicants to download via the HKEAA International and Professional Examinations Online Services. Successful applicant who has not received the e-admission form less than two weeks before the examination date should contact the HKEAA for assistance.

Candidates MUST print their e-admission form on a clean A4 paper to attend the examinations at the assigned time, date and venue as specified on the e-admission form.

Please check carefully the subject information printed on the e-admission form and report any discrepancy detected to the HKEAA immediately.

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AP Score Reports are provided in July by the College Board to the candidates, the colleges and universities designated by the candidates only through “My AP”, and their high schools, if applicable.  An AP Score Report is cumulative and includes grades for all the AP Exams the candidate has ever taken, unless the candidate has requested that one or more grades scores be withheld from a college or cancelled.

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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 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 candidates.*

The HKEAA may also transfer the personal data of candidates to third parties for use for the above purpose 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 purpose, please send a letter of request to the HKEAA.

Applicants / Candidates should accept that the HKEAA shall not be responsible for any non-performance of duties where such non-performance has been caused by an act of God, labour strike, natural disaster, governmental action or intervention, riot, or any other cause not reasonably foreseeable and beyond the reasonable control of the HKEAA. The HKEAA, including their contractors and subcontractors, shall not be liable to anyone claiming for any damages which are caused by, arising from or otherwise related to the failure of staff members, examination personnel or the examination centres to comply with the examination regulations, policies or procedures.

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