HKCEE is divided into four grades: A, B, C and D. Those who pass C(60) or above can get a high school diploma and take the college entrance examination. People who graduated from high school are eligible to take the college entrance examination. Generally speaking, HKCEE's examination questions are not very difficult, and the passing rate is of course high. Almost 90% can pass at one time, and there are still many make-up opportunities for those who really fail.

HKCEE is a proficiency test with the main purpose of measuring and evaluating students' academic level and school teaching quality, and it is an important means to evaluate the teaching quality of ordinary high schools. Its implementation clearly distinguishes college entrance examination from high school graduation, which not only ensures the quality of high school teaching, but also ensures the delivery of qualified freshmen to colleges and universities, and has achieved remarkable results throughout the country.

Examination time and subject arrangement:

The cultural subject of the senior high school entrance examination is twice a year, and the first time is arranged around 1. Among them, Chinese, mathematics and foreign languages are mainly for senior three candidates, while other subjects are mainly for senior two students. The second time is arranged around June, and six subjects, such as ideological and political, physics, chemistry, biology, history and geography, are mainly aimed at senior two candidates.

Candidates who do not take part in the spring college entrance examination are not allowed to take the qualification examinations of Chinese, mathematics and English subjects; More than 98% of the total number of Chinese, mathematics and foreign language candidates in the unified college entrance examination can be regarded as qualified in the corresponding subjects.