- Eligibility Criteria
1.1. |
Academic Scholarship |
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All students who are enrolled at St. Paul's Convent School are eligible to receive
academic scholarships. No application but acceptance of scholarship is required. |
1.2. |
Non-academic Scholarship |
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Students who have excellent performance in non-academic areas are eligible for non-academic scholarships. Nominations from teachers-in-charge of functional / ECA teams are welcome. |
- Application Procedures
2.1. |
Academic Scholarship |
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No application is needed for academic scholarship. The school scholarship team will
vet all students based on their academic performance to allocate scholarships.
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2.2. |
Non-academic Scholarship |
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2.2.1. |
Teachers-in-charge of functional / ECA teams can nominate students to the school scholarship team by providing evidence on students' outstanding achievement in various areas. |
2.2.2. |
Nominees have to submit their Student Portfolio including certificates, essays, photographs and / or artifacts, reference letters or letter of recommendation to the school scholarship team for assessment.
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- Method of Assessment
3.1. |
Academic Scholarship |
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3.1.1. |
For F.1 students |
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For P.6 promoted to F.1 students:
Scholarships are allocated based on their SPA rank and results in the Pre-secondary One Hong Kong Attainment Test.
The rules for allocating scholarships are summarized as below:
SPA rank:
Rank |
Scholarship |
1 - 30 |
75% |
31 - 50 |
25% |
Pre-Secondary One Hong Kong Attainment Test rank:
Rank |
Scholarship |
1 - 18 |
25% |
19 - 30 |
10% |
For students from SPCS primary section:
Scholarships are allocated mainly based on the studentsˇ¦ overall Form Rank in P.5 and P.6 examinations. Their performances in the Pre-Secondary One Hong Kong Attainment Test will also be taken into account.
The rules for allocating scholarships are summarized as below:
Overall Form Rank |
Scholarship |
1 - 15 |
75% |
16 - 25 |
25% |
Pre-Secondary One Hong Kong Attainment Test rank:
Rank |
Scholarship |
1 - 18 |
25% |
19 - 30 |
10% |
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3.1.2. |
For F.1 promoted to F.2 / F.2 promoted to F.3 students: |
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Scholarships are allocated based on students' class rank and form rank in the final examinations. The rules are summarized below: |
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Rank |
Scholarship |
Form Rank: 1 – 30 |
50% |
Class Rank: 1 – 3 |
50% |
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3.1.3. |
For F.3 promoted to F.4 |
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Scholarships are calculated based on their scores of the best 6 subjects in the final examinations with passes in all subjects. The rules are summarized below:
Top 20% of students taking a subject will be allocated with scholarship points.
Points will be assigned to students with scholarship points which are calculated as follows: |
Scholarship Points =  |
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Scholarship points for the best 6 subjects of a student with passes in all subjects will be calculated and scholarships will be allocated to the top 50 students as follows: |
Rank Order |
Scholarship |
1 – 6 |
FULL |
7 – 21 |
50% |
22 – 36 |
25% |
37 – 50 |
10% |
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For F.4 DSE class promoted to F.5
Scholarships are calculated based on their scores of the best 6 subjects in the final examinations with passes in all subjects. The rules are summarized below:
Top 20% of students taking a subject will be allocated with scholarship points.
Points will be assigned to students with scholarship points which are calculated as follows:
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Scholarship Points = |
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Scholarship points for the best 6 subjects of a student with passes in all subjects will be calculated and scholarships will be allocated to the top 25% of students as follows: |
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Rank Order |
Scholarship |
Top 5% |
FULL |
Top 6 - 10% |
50% |
Top 11 - 20% |
25% |
Top 21 - 25% |
10% |
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For F.5 DSE class promoted to F.6
Scholarships are calculated based on their scores of the best 5 subjects in the final examinations with passes in all subjects. The rules are summarized below:
Top 20% of students taking a subject will be allocated with scholarship points.
Points will be assigned to students with scholarship points which are calculated as follows:
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Scholarship Points = |
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Scholarship points for the best 5 subjects of a student with passes in all subjects will be calculated and scholarships will be allocated to the top 25% of students as follows:
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Rank Order |
Scholarship |
Top 5% |
FULL |
Top 6 - 10% |
50% |
Top 11 - 20% |
25% |
Top 21 - 25% |
10% |
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3.1.6. |
For students taking Public Examinations: BTEC, IELTS, IGCSE, IAL A2 / GCE A2, DSE:
Scholarships are also given to students who get outstanding results in their public examinations. The rules are as follows:
For students taking BTEC
Distinction grade obtained in BTEC Examination is equivalent to Grade 9 in IGCSE for the allocation of Scholarships.
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For F.4 students taking IGCSE:
IGCSE
(2 subjects of Level 8 = 1 subject of Level 9) |
Overall Achievement
(Excluding Chinese) |
Scholarship |
8 subjects of Level 9 or above |
Full Scholarship
(100%) for 2 years |
7 subjects of Level 9 |
Half Scholarship
(50%) for 2 years |
6 subjects of Level 9 |
5 subjects of Level 9 |
$ 5,000 for 2 years ($ 2,500 in F.5, $2,500 in F.6)
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4 subjects of Level 9 |
F.4 students who do not receive scholarship from the above table will be awarded $500 for each subject with Level 9 in IGCSE (except Chinese).
For F.4 students taking CIE French / IGCSE French, Spanish and German:
A* in CIE is equivalent to level 9 in IGCSE for the allocation of Scholarships.
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For F.5 students taking IELTS:
Overall Marks |
Scholarship |
9 |
$ 2,000 |
8.5 |
$ 1,500 |
8 |
$ 1,000 |
For F.5 students taking IAS excluding Chinese: (with effective from 2024-2025)
Grade in IAS
(excluding Chinese) |
Scholarship |
A |
$1,000 |
For F.6 students taking IAL / GCE A-Level excluding Chinese:
Grade in IAL / GCE A-Level
(excluding Chinese) |
Scholarship |
A* |
$1,000 |
For F.6 students taking HKDSE:
Grade in HKDSE |
Scholarship |
5** |
$ 2,000 |
5* |
$ 1,000 |
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Point system is applied for the assessment of non-academic scholarship |
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as attached Annex D. |
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Partial subsidies in a form of scholarship will also be issued to students representing the school for competitions abroad or for exchange programmes, study tours or performances outside of Hong Kong. |
- Notification of results
The school scholarship team will issue offering letters of scholarship to the scholarship holder's parents/ guardians who will fill in and return the letter of acceptance to school in mid-September. Payment of scholarships will be made in two equal instalments in November and March by direct credit to the parent's designated bank account. |
- Review of policies
The policies and rules will be reviewed from time to time by the school fee remission / scholarship team and changes will be made after the approval from school authority with effect from the coming academic year 2025/2026. |
(Latest revision was made in March, 2025) |
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