Public universities admit 65 non-local DSE pupils last year, a fivefold jump since 2022

Hong Kong's public universities see a fivefold surge in non-local DSE admissions as local student numbers decline, raising questions about access and funding. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Public universities admit 65 non-local DSE pupils last year, a fivefold jump since 2022

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Hong Kong's public universities admitted 65 non-local students using the local Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) last year, a figure representing a fivefold increase from the 2022 admission cycle, according to data released by the Education Bureau on Tuesday. The sharp rise comes alongside a contrasting 5 per cent decline in the number of local DSE candidates who qualified for government-funded degree places at the same institutions over the same four-year period. The statistics highlight a shifting demographic in undergraduate admissions, where a growing cohort of students from outside Hong Kong is gaining entry through the same academic pathway as local school leavers. While the absolute number of non-local DSE admits remains a small fraction of the total undergraduate intake, the rate of growth is significant and has outpaced the trend for local students. The bureau's figures did not break down the nationalities or residency statuses of these non-local DSE candidates, nor did they specify which universities accounted for the increase. This trend occurs within a broader context of universities actively recruiting full-fee-paying students from outside Hong Kong. The bureau noted that institutions simultaneously admitted more students holding non-DSE qualifications, such as international baccalaureates or other national examinations, who are charged significantly higher tuition fees. These students are enrolled in places outside the government-funded quota, providing a crucial revenue stream for universities facing financial pressures and ambitions to internationalize their campuses. The divergent trajectories for local and non-local DSE candidates are likely to fuel ongoing debate about competition for publicly subsidized university places. The DSE is the primary university entrance exam for Hong Kong's secondary school graduates, and its results determine eligibility for the government's substantial tuition subsidies. The declining number of local qualifiers, against a rising population of non-local entrants via the same exam, may lead to questions about whether the admission system is adequately serving its core local constituency. Analysts suggest the...

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