Over 60% of students get better outcomes after seeking university admission review

In Hong Kong, over two-thirds of students who sought a reevaluation of their university placement after reviewing their entrance exam results have secured a more favorable outcome. The Joint University Programmes Admissions System (Jupas) reported receiving 453 requests for reconsideration following the rechecking of Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) results.

Of these applicants, 287 or 63.4% received a university admissions offer or a better offer than before, surpassing the previous year's rate of 58.6%. This year marked the highest reconsideration success rate since 2018, when 65.4% of applicants benefited from improved allocations. Among the requests received by Jupas, 204 applicants with main round offers were granted a "better" degree offer, while 83 applicants who had not initially received an offer were given one.

Students dissatisfied with their DSE results can appeal to the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority for a recheck, after which they may apply for reconsideration of their university offers. Historically, between 50 to 65% of applicants receive a change in offer each year. In August, Jupas announced that 34.3% of applicants, totaling 15,619, were offered places at local universities or subsidized diploma courses under the system.

The total number of applicants had risen by approximately 5.3% year-on-year to 45,545. Last year, 15,808 of the 43,269 applicants secured places. This year, 58,487 students registered for the DSE exams, with 25 students from 16 schools achieving perfect scores, breaking last year's record of 17.