• Sub-system for Applicants with a Disability
• Sub-system for School Principal's Nominations
• Self Recommendation Scheme
• Early Admissions Scheme for Secondary Six Students (EAS)

Sub-systems / Scheme of JUPAS

The Sub-systems / Scheme for JUPAS are:

1. Sub-system for Applicants with a Disability;
2. Sub-system for School Principal's Nominations; and
3. Self Recommendation Scheme.

Sub-system for Applicants with a Disability

What is the Sub-system for Applicants with a Disability?

The JUPAS Sub-system for Applicants with a Disability is intended to enable such applicants to find out as early as possible the special assistance and facilities institutions could provide to them on their admission. It also helps institutions to identify those applicants with a disability so that they could provide help and advice at an early stage and to give appropriate consideration to the applicants concerned. Applicants may receive an offer under this Sub-system and they will be notified by the JUPAS Office by phone on 22 July 2010. They are however not required to make a decision with regard to this offer. Their applications will continue to be considered by the institutions in the Main Round exercise to see if an even "better" offer could be made to them.

If you have a disability and wish to be considered under this Sub-system, you should contact the JUPAS Office direct as from 15 September 2009 to obtain the details and a separate application form for the Sub-system. Alternatively, you can also download the application form from Download Area as from the above date.

Whether or not you wish to apply through this Sub-system, you are advised to discuss your case with the institutions concerned to find out details of facilities available for the disabled, so that you would be able to avoid programme(s) where a physical disability could hamper your progress (e.g. a programme requiring frequent rural fieldwork). The institutions will be pleased to give you advice at any time and to further discuss any concerns that you may have in this regard.

In the context of this Sub-system, the term "disability" refers to the following types of disabilities:

1. physical handicap;
2. hearing impairment;
3. visual impairment;
4. visceral disability;
5. speech impairment;
6. autism;
7. mental illness;
8. attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder; and
9. specific learning difficulties.

What is the deadline for application?

The deadline for submission of application under this Sub-system is 27 February 2010.

Sub-system for School Principal's Nominations

What is the JUPAS Sub-system for School Principal's Nominations?

The main objective of this Sub-system is to give due recognition to students who have contributed to social services or made outstanding achievements in non-academic areas such as sports, music, social services, other cultural activities, or who have demonstrated leadership abilities. It is hoped that this Sub-system will also encourage schools to provide opportunities for their students to participate in different areas of non-academic activities, and students to make good use of these opportunities. The Sub-system can also provide universities, schools, and students with experience which will be useful in the possible development of a more flexible admissions Sub-system in Hong Kong which does not over-rely on public examination results.

If you are a school applicant who possesses any of the above qualities, you are eligible to be considered for nomination by your school principal.

If you are a non-school applicant who possesses any of the above qualities, and wish to be nominated under this Sub-system, you may approach the principal of one of your previous schools to seek his / her agreement to include you as one of the nominees of the school.

What is the deadline for the Sub-system?

The deadline for submission of nominations by school principals is 18 May 2010.

Will I be accepted by the institutions once I am nominated?

If you are nominated under this Sub-system you will be considered by the institution(s) concerned for your Band A choices as at 24 May 2010 on an individual basis. Nevertheless, it is not necessary that you will be accepted by institution(s).

Institutions may at their discretion

1. make conditional offers (in terms of achievements in HKALE) before the announcement of the 2010 HKALE results; or
   
   
2. give bonus points to you when they compile the merit order list for the computer iteration process to improve your chance of admission to the nominated programmes; or
   
   
3. give no special consideration to your nomination.

If you are given a conditional offer, you will be guaranteed a place in the programme concerned so long as you fulfil the conditions as specified by the institutions offering you conditional offers. Your application will at the same time be considered in the normal manner by all other programmes of your choice in the Main Round exercise.

When will the outcome of the nominations be known?

School principals will be informed by individual institutions of the outcome of their nominations before the announcement of the 2010 HKALE results. The final decision on admission will be announced together with the result of the JUPAS Main Round exercise on 29 July 2010. (Please also refer to here)

Self Recommendation Scheme

What is the Self Recommendation Scheme?
The aims of the Self Recommendation Scheme are to encourage students to actively participate in extra-curricular activities and to promote all-round education.

If you believe that you have made outstanding achievements in extra-curricular activities such as those listed here, you can compile a portfolio of such additional information for consideration by the participating-institutions.

For details of the Scheme of the participating-institutions, you can access the following websites:

• City University of Hong Kong (Details)
• Hong Kong Baptist University (Details)
• Lingnan University (Details)
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Details)
• The Hong Kong Institute of Education (Details)
• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Details)
• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Details)
• The University of Hong Kong (Details)
• The Open University of Hong Kong (Details)

The deadline for submission of the above information is 27 February 2010 (by 11:59 pm). Late submission will not be entertained.

Each award will be specifically judged according to its individual merit. It would be the institutions' discretion and decision to categorize the awards as they deem appropriate.

Do I need to submit supporting documents for the achievements provided in the Self Recommendation Portfolio?

You are only required to submit certified true copies of these supporting documents for the achievements as listed under Section 1 "Participation / Achievements in International / National / Regional Competitions" provided in your portfolio to the JUPAS Office no later than 27 February 2010 (by 12:30 pm). (See here). The copies must be

1. certified by the issuing authority concerned, or a school principal. The name, status, and position of the person certifying the copies must be clearly stated; and
   
   
2. clearly marked with your application number and award code at the upper right corner.

Alternatively, you may bring the originals and copies of these certificates to the JUPAS Office for verification.

Please DO NOT send the original documents by post to us to prevent the possibility of their being lost in the mail. The JUPAS Office will not be responsible for documents lost in the mail.

Achievements for which certified true copies of certificates are not received by the JUPAS Office by the deadline of 27 February 2010 will NOT be taken into consideration.

After you have submitted certified true copies of these supporting documents for the achievements as listed under Section 1, you may login onto the JUPAS online application system to check the submission status of these copies.

Submission of copies of supporting documents for achievements as listed under Sections 2 - 4 will only be required upon request by the institutions.

Please note that the final decision on admission will be subject to the authentication of such achievements as listed in your portfolio. Your application may be disqualified, or the institutions may withdraw their offers and / or cancel your registration if you are not able to produce the necessary certificates when required. Any fees paid will not be refunded.