若果申請人的高考外語語種為英語，則毋須額外遞交英語水平證明。

若申請人的高考外語語種並非英語，則必須將有效而逹標之英語考試成績上載至網上申請系統。以下是一些能滿足英語水平入學要求的英語試成績：

IELTS: Overall band of 6.0 or above
TOEFL Internet-based test: 80 or above
SAT: Score of 590 or above in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, or essay score of 8 or above in SAT Reasoning Test (pre-March 2016)
IGCSE/GCSE/GCE O-Level (prior to Summer 2017): Grade C or above in in English Language / English Literature; Grade B or above in English (Second Language)
IGCSE/GCSE/GCE O-Level (Summer 2017 and thereafter): Grade 4 or above in English Language / English Literature; Grade 5 or above in English (Second Language)
GCE AS or A-Level: Grade E or above in English
International Baccalaureate: Grade 4 or above in English A or English B (Higher Level); Grade 5 or above in English B (Standard Level); Grade 4 or above in English Literature and Performance (Standard Level)

有關其他滿足英語水平入學要求的方法，請瀏覽https://join.hkust.edu.hk/zh-hans/admissions/gaokao。