Please read and ensure that you have understood all instructions listed in the “Notes to Applicants” before submitting the registration. The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) will not be held responsible for incorrect entries.
Private and School Candidates
Private Candidates submit their registrations via the HKEAA Online Registration System (online.hkeaa.edu.hk) during the registration period. They should upload the image of their valid Hong Kong Identity Cards or other identification documents* for verification purpose at the time of registration.they should first obtain a school code (i.e. GSXXX) through their schools and the school code is required to be entered during the online registration.
*with effect from 31 January 2021, British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) passport cannot be used as any form of proof of identity in Hong Kong. Applicants may use alternative form of valid and acceptable identification document as proof of identity for the registration of Cambridge International GCE Examinations.
Candidates must complete the online registration and settle the examination fees by 8 December 2023. All registration submitted after 8 December 2023 will be served as “Late Entry” and a supplementary fee will be levied for each application. Candidates are advised to submit their entries as early as possible in order to avoid the rush in the last few days. For those candidates who have difficulties with online registration, please contact the HKEAA by email (ie@hkeaa.edu.hk) or by phone (3628 8787) for further assistance.
Please note that all examination documents (e.g. candidate information checklist, admission form, result statement) will be posted within Hong Kong only. No postal service will be arranged for address located outside Hong Kong.
Registration
Normal Registration Period
Late Entry Period
HKEAA Online Registration System:
https://online.hkeaa.edu.hk/Portal/
Enquiries: Email: ie@hkeaa.edu.hk Tel. 3628 8787
27 November 2023
to
8 December 2023
9 to 30 December 2023
and
1 to 12 January 2024
Request for Access Arrangement for Examinations
Candidates who request for access arrangement (including modified paper) for the examinations should contact the HKEAA by email (ie@hkeaa.edu.hk) and an application form will be sent to candidates for completion. Completed application form with valid supporting documents (i.e. medical report) must be submitted to HKEAA by email on or before 12 January 2024. No late application will be accepted after 12 January 2024. Please be reminded that candidate should list out all the subjects which access arrangement is required on the application form, including change or addition of subject(s).
Please be reminded that the application of access arrangement is subject to Cambridge International’s approval and the availability of the examination centre. The HKEAA does not guarantee all access arrangements requests can be approved and arranged. For any enquiries about the access arrangement, candidates are advised to contact the HKEAA before submitting the registration.
Candidates should keep the record of online registration as evidence of payment. If payment of examination fees is not made by specific deadline, entries are accepted at the discretion of the HKEAA and a supplementary fee in addition to the examination fees will be levied.
Examination fees paid by a candidate who subsequently withdraws his / her entry, or is absent from the examination, or the examination is cancelled by the Examination Board in a later stage will NOT be refunded. Fees are NOT transferable to other examination centres, or from one examination to another / a later series or for other purposes.
In addition, the HKEAA will not offer the service of “Transferred Candidate” under any circumstance. Any supplementary fees paid during the registration will not be counted as a part of examination fees. The supplementary fee paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
The syllabuses, marking schemes and past question papers may be downloaded from the Cambridge International’s website: www.cambridgeinternational.org/). Past question papers are also available for sale from HKEAA Online Bookstore at https://online.hkeaa.edu.hk/Bookstore/faces/1_home.xhtml?slang=zh_TW. Please read the syllabuses CAREFULLY before making entries.
Candidates must read the examination syllabuses for each subject carefully and keep themselves abreast of the latest changes on the Cambridge International’s website (www.cambridgeinternational.org/) before submitting the registration. The HKEAA will not be held responsible for incorrect registration and no refund of the examination fee will be made.
Candidates must check the requirements and conditions of entry for various subjects and keep themselves abreast of the latest changes on the Cambridge International website (www.cambridgeinternational.org/). The HKEAA will not be held responsible for incorrect registration and no refund of the examination fee will be made. The following is a convenient highlight for reference only.
(a) Candidates are NOT allowed to enter both A-Level and AS-Level under the same syllabus code in the same examination series (e.g. 9093 English Language (A-Level) must not be taken with 9093 English Language (AS-Level) in the same examination series).
(b) The syllabus for AS Spanish Language (Syllabus Code: 8685) will be replaced by the new syllabus (syllabus code: 8022) starting from May / June 2024. For more information about the new syllabus, please visit https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-international-as-level-spanish-language-8022/.
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.
The examination timetable showing the subjects available can be found in the HKEAA website at https://www.hkeaa.edu.hk/tc/ipe/gce_gcse_igcse_ial/gce/. It is the candidates’ responsibility to check carefully the relevant examination timetables before submitting entries so as to avoid timetable clashes among subjects entered and prohibited combination of subjects. Candidates should avoid entering the subjects which are scheduled in the same examination session. Normally, no special arrangements will be made for those subjects with timetable clash and candidates are required to cancel either one subject. Examination fees paid are NOT refundable and NOT transferable to other examination centres, or from one examination to another / a later series or for other purposes. Please contact the HKEAA for further advice before submitting the registration if candidates wish to sit both subjects in the same sessions. Candidates who wish to sit more than one examination session on the same day are strongly advised to check and ensure that there is sufficient break time between examination sessions for travelling and taking rest. These examinations may be held at different examination centres which will very likely require travelling. The HKEAA does not guarantee all examination sessions on the same day can be allocated at the same examination centre or at the examination centre nearby. The HKEAA will not be held responsible for candidates who fail to arrive the examination centre on time. Candidates who arrive the assigned examination centre later than the examination start time will not be permitted any extra time.
The Speaking test of French (8682) Paper 1 and Spanish Language (8022) Paper 4 will be held between late March and April 2024 on weekdays, weekends or public holidays subject to the candidature, availability of examination venues and oral examiners. Speaking Test will be audio-recorded as per examination regulation. The admission letter with the exact examination dates, time and venues will be sent to private candidates by email or school candidates through schools in mid-March 2024. Candidates must make themselves available for the speaking test on the scheduled date specific on the admission letter and no rescheduling of speaking test will be arranged under any circumstance.
Starting from May/June 2024 examination series, the candidate information checklist will be released to private candidates via the HKEAA Online Service Portal (online.hkeaa.edu.hk) by the end of January 2024 and no hardcopy of the checklist will be sent to private candidates by post. For school candidates, the candidate information checklist will continue to be distributed by their schools directly. Candidates should check if the personal particulars, which will be used for examination arrangements and certification of results, are correct. If amendments on personal particulars are required, candidates must inform the HKEAA in writing. Candidates who have not received their candidate information checklist in early February 2024 MUST contact their schools or the HKEAA for further assistance.
Admission forms will be sent to private candidates by post or school candidates through schools in April 2024. Candidates who have not received their admission forms one week before the commencing date of the first examination MUST contact their schools or the HKEAA for further assistance. The examination venue, date and local examination starting time for each examination will be indicated on the Admission Form. Candidates will be assigned to take the examinations at the examination centres located in Hong Kong Island / Kowloon / New Territories. Assignment of examination venues is based on the candidature of the papers, availability and capacity of the venues. Request for change of the examination venue due to personal reason will not be entertained. Besides, please note that the examinations with different subject / durations may be held in the same examination venue.
The examination results will be available in August 2024. Candidate Statements of Provisional Results will be sent to private candidates by post and school candidates through their schools. Candidates who have not received their results by early September 2024 MUST contact their schools or the HKEAA.
Candidates may apply for the Enquiries About Results (EAR) services in accordance with the procedures, fees and deadlines to be announced after the results day. The certificates, if applicable, will be available in November 2024 subject to the arrangement of Cambridge International which will be sent to private candidates by post or school candidates through their participating schools.
Candidates who have not received their certificates should contact the HKEAA to track the delivery status within 5 months after mail; otherwise, the certificates will be regarded as successfully received by the candidates. Certificates unclaimed for 5 months after mail will be returned to the Examination Board without further notice. After that, request for lost or unclaimed certificates will have to be made directly with the Examination Board by the candidates as applications for replacement certificates. Fees will be charged by the Examination Board. Candidates should inform the HKEAA in writing of their new address and contact telephone number if their address has been changed. The HKEAA cannot accept the responsibility for any possible loss, delay or damage in mail causing the need of requesting for replacement certificates. The HKEAA cannot reproduce certificates in any form.
Please note that neither the Examination Board nor the HKEAA will be responsible for any non-performance of duties where such non-performance has been caused by an act of God, labour strike, natural disaster, adverse weather, epidemic, government action or intervention, riot, or any cause not reasonably foreseeable and beyond the reasonable control of Examination Board or the HKEAA. Postponement/Rescheduling of examinations due to unforeseeable circumstances will not be accepted by the Examination Board, and instead, only special consideration may be granted as appropriate. Please note that the outcome of special consideration is entirely subject to the related polices and decision made by the Examination Board. If candidates are considered as having missed a timetabled component / unit for acceptable reasons by the Examination Board, an assessed mark for the missing component may be issued for candidates; otherwise, no result (“X grade”) will be given instead.
Note: The HKEAA, including their contractors and subcontractors, shall not be liable to anyone claiming for any damage, 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.
