Hong Kong (29/09/2023)

A qualification is exempt from assessment and qualifies for the indicated points if:

the qualification and the awarding institution is listed; and
the qualification was awarded from or within the year listed in the ‘effective from’ column of the list; and
the qualification was not completed outside of the country, including any overseas campuses of the listed awarding institution; and
the qualification is not excluded by the notes listed in the notes section.

Institution	Effective from	Qualification	NZQF qualification type and level	SMC points
City University of Hong Kong	Effective from 2008	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours)	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree	3
		Master’s degree	Level 9 Master’s degree	5
		Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Hong Kong Baptist University	Effective from 2008	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours)	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree	3
		Master’s degree	Level 9 Master’s degree	5
		Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Hong Kong Institute of Education	Effective from 2008 to 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours)	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree	3
		Master’s degree	Level 9 Master’s degree	5
		Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Hong Kong Metropolitan University	Effective from 2021	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours)	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree	3
		Master’s degree	Level 9 Master’s degree	5
		Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Lingnan University	Effective from 2008	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours)	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree	3
		Master’s degree	Level 9 Master’s degree	5
		Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Open University of Hong Kong	Effective from 2008 to 2021	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours)	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree	3
		Master’s degree	Level 9 Master’s degree	5
		Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Effective from 2009	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours)	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree	3
		Master’s degree	Level 9 Master’s degree	5
		Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
The Education University of Hong Kong (known as the Hong Kong Institute of Education until 26 May 2016)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours)	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree	3
		Master’s degree	Level 9 Master’s degree	5
		Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Effective from 2008	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours)	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree	3
		Master’s degree	Level 9 Master’s degree	5
		Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Effective from 2008	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours)	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree	3
		Master’s degree	Level 9 Master’s degree	5
		Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
The University of Hong Kong	Effective from 2008	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours)	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree	3
		Master’s degree	Level 9 Master’s degree	5
		Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6

Note: This list applies to bachelor’s degrees (with or without Honours), master’s degrees that require two or more years of full-time study, and doctoral degrees.

Effective 29/09/2023