The International Acceptance of Hong Kong Secondary School Diploma
The HKCEE score is ABCDE Level 5. In the Secondary Five exam, if a candidate gets a grade C, it will be regarded as equivalent to a GCE O grade that has passed the overseas exam of the British General Education Certificate. Similarly, in Form VII examination, if a candidate obtains E-level, whether it is AL or AS level, it will be regarded as equivalent to passing GCE A Level in the overseas examination of British general education certificate, and he can enter universities in all countries recognized by the British education system.
The educational level of Hong Kong's institutions of higher learning
Universities in Hong Kong have a high status in the world. In the ranking list of China universities published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2004, five universities in Hong Kong ranked first 10, tied with Peking University and Tsinghua. In the ranking of universities in the Asia-Pacific region, the Chinese University of Hong Kong ranks 23rd, the University of Science and Technology ranks 25th, the University of Hong Kong ranks 37th, the Polytechnic University ranks 38th and the City University ranks 66th. At the same time, these five universities are also among the 500 universities in the world, ranking between 203-30 1. ?