{"id":1199,"date":"2023-07-14T11:22:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T03:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/registry.gratia.edu.hk\/?page_id=1199"},"modified":"2025-09-12T09:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T01:49:13","slug":"information-for-mainland-applicants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/registry.gratia.edu.hk\/?page_id=1199&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Information for Mainland Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Information for Mainland Applicants<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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According to the recommendation of the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, our College can admit Mainland Students to our Higher Diploma Programmes only.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The 2025-26 Admission for Mainland Students is open.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Higher Diploma Programme General Admission Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Type of Qualifications<\/th>\r\nREQUIRED ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
National Joint College Entrance Examination(JEE)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n– Satisfactory results in the total score of the college entrance examination (including Chinese and English);
– A National Joint College Entrance Examination (JEE) or GaoKao score third tier or above for entry into non-government universities (eg, from 320 to 375 or above);
– Previous college entrance examination results are also considered<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
English Language Requirement<\/strong><\/td>\r\nJEE (GaoKao) English Language is 80 or above;
Grade E in GCE A Level or GCE AS-level English Language; OR
Grade C in GCE-OL\/GCSE\/ IGCSE English Language; OR
An overall score of\u00a05 in IELTS; OR
A score of 65 in TOEFL internet-based test or 450 in paper-based test; OR
Level 3 in International Baccalaureate (IB) English Language; OR
Level 7 in SAT Reasoning Test Essay; OR
62 in Pearson Test of English; OR
90 in Duolingo English Test; OR
Have obtained an equivalent qualification.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Chinese Language Requirement<\/strong><\/td>\r\nGrade E in GCE A Level or GCE AS-level Chinese Language; OR
Level 3 in International Baccalaureate (IB) Chinese Language; OR
Have obtained an equivalent qualification.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Hold other academic records<\/strong><\/td>\r\n– Hold an overseas\/international high school qualification, such as ACT, GCE, IB Diploma (>= 24) or others Overseas education;
– Holders of higher education in the Mainland, such as colleges and universities, can also apply
– Subject to individual review by relevant departments<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Important date<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2025 Admissions Schedule and Arrangement\u2014September 2025 Admission<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Application Period<\/strong><\/td>\r\nJanuary to 17 July<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Interview\/ Test (if applicable)<\/strong><\/td>\r\nNormally within 3 weeks of application submission<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Conditional\/ Firm Offer<\/strong>
Announcement<\/strong><\/td>\r\n		Normally within 2 weeks of the interview, and before the end of July by email<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Fee Settlement, Visa and Hall Application<\/strong><\/td>\r\nDeadline\/ instructions as stated in the offer email<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Registration and Orientation<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\r\nBetween late August and early September (tentative)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Class Commencement<\/strong><\/td>\r\n7 September (tentative)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Special Fee<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A special fee to the Higher Diploma programmes will be charged. Interested applicants may contact the Registry for more information.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Who Needs a Student Visa \/ Entry Permit?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Under the Immigration Ordinance, unless a person has the right of abode or right to land in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), he\/she requires a valid visa\/entry permit issued by the Immigration Department (IMMD) to study in Hong Kong.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Except for those who have a visa\/entry permit under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates or a dependent visa\/entry permit that was issued they were 18 years old or above, non-local students (see definition below) who plan to enter Hong Kong for study are required to submit an application form for student visa\/entry permit with all necessary documents from IMMD via the following team of Registry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Visa matters for non-local students<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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According to the recommendation of the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, our College can admit Mainland Students to our Higher Diploma Programmes only. The 2025-26 Admission for Mainland Students is open. Higher Diploma Programme General Admission Requirements Type of Qualifications REQUIRED ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS National Joint College Entrance Examination(JEE) – Satisfactory results in the total score of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width-container.php","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1199","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/registry.gratia.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/registry.gratia.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/registry.gratia.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/registry.gratia.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/registry.gratia.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1199"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/registry.gratia.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2274,"href":"https:\/\/registry.gratia.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1199\/revisions\/2274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/registry.gratia.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}