Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education

* Mandatory Greater Bay Area activities in course(s) are required

Note: Classes will be held in Tai Po Campus and Tseung Kwan O Study Centre / North Point Study Centre / Sports Centre / Kowloon Tong Satellite Study Centre as decided by the University.

The programme will offer two streams of study in the 2026/27 academic year:

• Chinese as the Medium of Instruction [CMI] - The medium of instruction is mainly Chinese. English will be adopted as the language of instruction for specific courses, as deemed appropriate.
• English as the Medium of Instruction [EMI] - The medium of instruction is mainly English.

Students will be given the opportunity to choose* either the CMI or the EMI stream upon admission to the programme. The final allocation of students to the CMI or EMI stream will be decided by the University.

* For non-local students who are not proficient in Cantonese will only be admitted to the EMI stream upon admission to the programme.  

Graduates of the programme:

• are eligible to register as Qualified Kindergarten Teachers and Registered Child Care Workers
• are recognised as having acquired training on the One-year In-service Course in Special Child Care Work of the Social Welfare Department
• have the professional qualification required of child care supervisors

Tuition Fee (per annum)

For local students: HK$16,800 (2026/27), HK$17,800 (2027/28)

For non-local students: HK$75,000 (2026/27)

(provisional and subject to adjustment)

• JUPAS Entrance Requirements
• Non-JUPAS Entrance Requirements

EdUHK Entrance Scholarship for Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education: HK$16,800 p.a. (renewable)
(For local students from the JUPAS route)