19 August 2025

Welcome to a New School Year!

Welcome back to another exciting year at RCHK! The Inspire newsletter is published by the Further Education (FE) Office to keep students and parents informed about upcoming FE-related events. This includes university webinars & visits, details about FE Core classes, deadlines for university preparation and applications, and the work that we do with students in Years 10-13.

We will also feature university visits that we host at RCHK. Please keep an eye out to see if you can spot your child in our photos!

Overall, the Inspire newsletter primarily delivers information pertaining to matters related to university applications. Take some time to read through it (we publish monthly) and see what may apply to you.

Finally, please get in touch with us if you have questions about anything that you read here - careers@rchk.edu.hk

Tell us about your summer!

What did you do this summer? Whether it was an internship or an interesting course that you completed, we want to know all about it!

Help us gather this info by filling in our google form

A Special Welcome to Year 10!

Dear Year 10 students and parents,

Welcome to the Inspire newsletter. We hope that you will be motivated by the items you read here. One of the purposes of Inspire is to energize students regarding planning for life after RCHK.

Please take some time to read through our newsletter, and set a goal of following up with at least one item. For example, we have upcoming university visits and we would love to see Year 10 students join us for those.

We look forward to working with you!

the FE team

IBCP/DP Corner

Upcoming FE Core Classes for Year 12 & 13

Year 12 FE SoW classes - 27 August, Period 2

Year 13 FE Core classes - 22 August @1pm

**We will send out an email reminder on the morning of FE Core classes that will include locations.**

2025-2026 Internal FE Deadlines

You can view the GDoc HERE

The FE team sets internal deadlines to help Year 13 students stay on track with their university applications.

Parents and students can view these deadlines on the Inspire sidebar, under Year 13 > Y13 Deadlines

If you have any questions, please email careers@rchk.edu.hk

Year 13 FE 'To-Do' List

We know that getting back into school routines can be overwhelming, so we've put together a helpful 'to-do' list which should keep you on track with your FE commitments:

Add the RCHK Career Calendar to your own calendar
Need to take/re-take the SAT/ACT? Register now!
Need to sit a Cambridge Assessment Test? Register now!
Burning issues that you need to discuss with your FE counsellor? Book an appointment now! (Scroll down for booking info)
Go through the '2025-26 FE Internal Deadlines' document. Add ALL relevant deadlines to your personal calendar
Applying for Medicine, Vet Medicine, Dentistry or Physiotherapy? Get ready - We have a Practice MMI session on 12 September 2025

UPCOMING RCHK EVENTS

RCHK University Fair 2025!

Get ready to be excited! We will be welcoming 130+ universities from all over the globe in about a months time! It's an annual event and the FE office is delighted to be hosting it again this year!

Come with your questions and meet admissions counsellors!

Details:

Date: Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Time: 09:20-10:20 - Year 10 and Year 12
10:20-11:20 - Year 11 and Year 13
Venue: PAC & SPC

* A list of the university will be shared next month. *

** This event is for all Y10-Y13 students. Their parents are also welcome to attend. **

Year 13 Practice MMI Session

Calling all Y13 students applying for medicine, veterinary science, dentistry or physiotherapy!

Our upcoming Multiple Mini-Interview session is fast approaching. Please sign up if you are applying to study any of the courses mentioned above.

Details:

Date: Friday 12 September 2025
Time: 13:30-15:30
Venue: 4/F DP Lounge

Upcoming University Visits

Go to our FE Calendar of Events to view upcoming university visits!

EXTERNAL TESTS

PSAT is open for registration

The FE office will be accepting sign-ups for the PSAT test very soon, which Year 10-12 students will sit at school on 16 October.

The fee to sit the PSAT is $200 HKD. This is deducted via RCHK's ePayment system.

Students can sign up HERE.

Please note that the PSAT is digital. Students must use their own laptops.

For more information, please email careers@rchk.edu.hk

Cambridge Assessment Admissions Tests

If you need to sit a Cambridge Assessment Admissions Test, you have to do so at one of two open test centres in Hong Kong:

Registration for these tests is now open.

A list of tests and more info can be found HERE

Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing Tips & Info

There is no need for students to pay for a prep course. Free materials are provided for all the admissions tests that they run. It is recommended that students:

Access test prep materials

Develop a strategy
Practise under test conditions

Using free resources and practice papers, students should identify the areas they need to work on the most.

Using the free practice or past papers that are available, students should practise under test conditions.

For top tips on how to prepare (plus more) click HERE!

LNAT - Registration Open!

Interested in studying law in the UK? You will likely require an LNAT score, as the test is used by nine UK universities as part of their admissions process for undergraduate applications to Law.

Scholarships

Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship for Overseas Studies

Details:

Closing Date: 05 September 2025 (Friday)
If you have applied/are planning to apply, please inform the FE office
More info HERE

Prince Philip Scholarship Information Seminar

Every year, through the Prince Philip Scholarship, The Friends of Cambridge University in Hong Kong support the most talented local young people to obtain an undergraduate degree at Cambridge University.

This information seminar will include presentations on Cambridge admission procedures and details specifically about the Prince Philip Scholarship.

Details:

Date: 11 Sep 2025
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Venue: Auditorium, 7/F, BEA Tower, Millennium City 5, 418 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong (MTR Exit A2), Kowloon
Register to attend here
More info about the scholarship can be found here

Further Education Exploration

ICYMI...

On 24 June the Year 11s attended our very first RCHK Careers Day! It was an exciting event and we are so grateful for the alumni who took the day off work to share their insights and stories with us.

It was a successful day, and our students all thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you to all the students and teachers who were involved.

Local Competitions!

77th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival (2025) (English/Chinese)

The 77th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival is now open for registration! If you are interested in practicing your presentation skills in a variety of ways, this competition is for you! Have a look at the English syllabus and the Chinese syllabus to see what is on offer.

RCHK students regularly compete in the Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival. If you want to connect with a group of passionate speakers, please sign up!

This year, the Chinese Department is working with a teacher who is very experienced in speech training. More information about the Chinese Speech Club will be coming soon. Don't miss your chance to participate!

More details can be found HERE

UPCOMING IN-PERSON EVENTS in HONG KONG

Singapore Management University Information Session

SMU is a public university in Singapore that offers degree programmes in law, business, software engineering etc. Through seminar-style teaching and smaller class sizes, SMU emphasises on the classroom experience and students can expect a high level of interactivity during their classes. The SMU rep will share more about latest programmes, scholarships and there will be a chance for Q&A too.

Details:

Date: Monday, 08 September 2025
Time: 17:00-18:00
Venue: Singapore International School, 7/F Auditorium, 2 Police School Road, Wong Chuk Hang
Register here

UPCOMING IN-PERSON EVENTS in RCHK

NYU Abu Dhabi

New York University Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting portal campus of New York University, established as a private liberal arts college in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Together with the main sites in New York and Shanghai, the portal campus is part of NYU's Global Network University.

Details:

Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Time: 11:20am-11:40am
Venue: 4/F DP Lounge

Come by with your questions!

To Book an Appointment with your FE Counsellor...

DP/CP FE MEETINGS

Go to 'See your Counsellor' if you are not sure who your Counsellor is.

Ms. Cheung https://kukucheung.youcanbook.me

Ms. Rossiter https://aletharossiter.youcanbook.me

Mr. Van https://vaned2.youcanbook.me

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