1. S5 Parents’ Meeting 29 April 2015

2. Done!  13 lunch Career talks (universities, institutions, overseas studies, workplace…)  Career visits  University information Days  Friday Careers Meeting  Job Shadow Day : Civil Engineering and Development Department  University interviews – Talk  JA – Success skills in writing resume and job interview

3. JUPAS  Joint University Programmes Admissions System  With Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination results  Apply for admission to programmes offered by the JUPAS participating- institutions

4. www.jupas.edu.hk

5. JUPAS - ONE application University Grants Committee (UGC)- funded Programmes Self- financing Programm es Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors (SSSDP) Programmes 8 Institutions ~200 Programmes Open University 24 Programmes 5 Institutions 13 Programmes

6. Participating Institutions for UGC-funded programmes HKBU LU CUHK HKIEd (D,HD) PolyU (D,HD) HKUST HKU CityU (D,AD)

7. Participating Institutions for other programmes Self- financing Programmes SSSDP OUHK

8. Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP)  In the 2014 Policy Address  broaden the opportunities for local students to receive higher education  13 programmes with 940 places  $40,000 – programmes which are not laboratory-based  $70,000 – programmes which are laboratory-based  http://www.cspe.edu.hk/sssdp/ZH/index.a sp

9. Entrance Requirements of UGC-funded Institutions for 2015 AdmissionInstitutions Core Subjects Electives ChiEngMathLS HKU3322+33 HKUST3322 +33 (including M1 and M2) CUHK3322 CityU3322 +33 (2016 Entry) HKBU3322+2 HKIEd3322+2 PolyU3322+2 LU3322+2

10. If I satisfy the minimum entrance requirements of a programme, will I be offered a place?

12. Points for possible university entrance  ~20 points (for 5 subjects including core subjects)  44444  Refer to specific admission score and admission calculation of EACH programme  Admissions Scores of the 9 JUPAS Participating-institutions (2012-2014)  http://www.jupas.edu.hk/en/j4/useful- material

13. JUPAS Selection Criteria  HKDSE results  College Assessment: School Reference Report  Principal Nomination Scheme  Other Learning Experience and Achievement / Student Learning Profile (OEA / SLP)  Banding  Interview …

14. How to select 20 Programmes?  Information 1.List of programmes 2.Specific Entrance Requirements 3.2013 and 2014 admission scores and calculation 4.Predicted grades  Strategy – Interest, Ability, Ambition and Prospect

15. 1. List of programmes www.jupas.edu.hk  Go To Website  Participating-Institutions  Programmes Information  Any of the universities  List of Programmes

16. Summary of Entrance Requirements of UGC- funded Institutions under the NAS for 2015 Admission http://www.hkacmgm.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/11/03_HKACMGM_Requ irement_UGC_2015.pdf 2. Specific Entrance Requirements

17. www.jupas.edu.hk  Go To Website  Useful Materials  Admissions Scores of Participating-Institutions  2014 3. 2013 and 2014 admission scores

18.  Higher than predicted grades  Lower than predicted grades  Equal to predicted grades  Associate Degree / Higher Diploma 4. Predicted grades

19. To be done in Form 5 and Form 6  JUPAS Briefingsss…  Personality test  E-APP Briefing and multiple pathway sharing  Alumni sharing on JUPAS choice and other study options  Individual counseling conducted by teachers  Job-related mock interviews and Formal dressing day

20.  JUPAS interview workshops (optional)  Summer internship  Pre-HKDSE seminar (July 2016)  Post-HKDSE teacher support To be done in Form 5 and Form 6

21. When will JUPAS application start?  Mid-September 2015 (for 2016 university entry)

22. How to prepare for JUPAS?  Visit University Information Days (Sept – Nov 2015)  Select a draft of 20 Programmes (Summer Assignment)  OEA and Additional Information (supporting documents)  Attend career talks and visits  Visit Careers Website http://www.hkmadavidli.edu.hk/CareersTe am/  Meet the deadlinessss for JUPAS Application

24.  Self-financing Degree  Sub-Degree Programmes, eg Associate Degree Programme (AD), Higher Diploma Programme (HD)  Vocational studies  EAPP (Apply in Dec 2015)  https://www.eapp.gov.hk/eapp/index.htm  Overseas Studies, eg UK, Canada, Taiwan, Mainland Multiple Pathways

25.  Communicate  Interest and ability  Set realistic goals (Degree and Sub-degree programmes)  Dig out the information on the interested pathways or those related to the goals Suggestions for Parents

26. Possible pathways with levels attained in HKDSE

27. Questions raised by parents:  What is the way to compare my child’s grades with the university admission cut-off grades of last year to assess the child’s chances of getting admission to different courses in various universities in Hong Kong?  What is the percentage of student who get a place into University in the past 3 years ?  For non-Chinese students, what are the chances of getting a job in HK after attending university in HK?