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Hong Kong NCS students struggle to access university with low admission rates

In Hong Kong, non-Chinese-speaking (NCS) students continue to face challenges in accessing university, with admission rates for these students into government-funded undergraduate programs remaining low. Over the past five academic years, the average admission rate has hovered around 10%. Educators cite issues such as high failure rates in core mathematics, weaknesses in Chinese language proficiency, and a lack of performance targets for schools as contributing factors to this persistent trend. AI

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Hong Kong NCS students struggle to access university with low admission rates

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · William Yiu ·

    How to help more of Hong Kong’s non-Chinese-speaking students reach university

    The percentage of non-Chinese-speaking students who sat Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams and were admitted to the city’s public universities has remained persistently low over the past five academic years, with no clear signs of a change in sight. Veteran educ…