申請人必須─
(a)(i)持有香港頒授主修英國語文的教育學士學位，或具備同等學歷；或
(a)(ii)持持有香港頒授主修英國語文的學士學位，或具備同等學歷，以及由香港專上教育機構頒授主修英國語文的教育證書，或具備同等學歷；
(b)在教師語文能力評核的英文科評核中成績達到「三級」或以上，或已獲教育局豁免符合該項語文能力要求；以及
(c)符合語文能力要求，即在綜合招聘考試兩份語文試卷(中文運用及英文運用)中取得「二級」成績，或具備同等成績。[參閱註(c)至(e)]

上述入職條件適用於在二零零四/零五學年或其後聘任的英國語文科教師。如申請人只持有香港頒授主修英國語文的學士學位，或具備同等學歷，但未持有由香港專上教育機構頒授主修英國語文的教育證書，或具備同等學歷，仍可應徵，但他們必須在受聘後三年內完成有關的師資培訓。如申請人是在二零零四/零五學年前已在本地公營學校或提供全面課程的私立日間中學任教的現職英文科常額教師，則須持有香港頒授主修英國語文的學士學位，或具備同等學歷，並須在綜合招聘考試及教師語文能力評核取得所需成績。未能憑學歷獲豁免教師語文能力要求的申請人，如在除課堂語言運用以外的各項核心語文技巧(即閱讀、寫作、聆聽及口語)已達到基本語文能力要求，亦可應徵該科目。不過，他們須在受聘後一年內，在課堂語言運用方面達到有關的要求。

尚未符合上文入職條件，而預計可於二零二二年夏季或之前取得下列學歷或成績以符合上述入職條件者亦可應徵 –

(1)主修相關學科的學士／碩士學位，或同等學歷；或
(2)在綜合招聘考試兩份語文試卷中取得「二級」成績，或同等成績；或
(3)由香港專上教育機構頒授的學位教師教育證書，或同等學歷。

申請人必須在教育局訂定的限期前提交相關文件，例如證明信函、證書及成績單等，以證明其在上述期間取得所需學歷或資格以及符合入職條件，否則將不再受理其申請。申請人應在申請書上清楚註明將會獲取的相關學歷或資格以及預計日期，以利辦理。

Candidates should have -
(a)(i) a Hong Kong Bachelor of Education degree majoring in English Language, or equivalent; or
(a)(ii) a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in English Language, or equivalent, and a certificate in education majoring in English Language from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent;
(b) attained 'Level 3' proficiency or above in English Language in the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT) or have been exempted from the said language proficiency requirement by the Education Bureau; and
(c) met the language proficiency requirements of 'Level 2' results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent. [See Notes (c) to (e)]

The entry requirement set out above is applicable to English Language teachers recruited in or after the 2004/05 school year. Such candidates who hold a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in English Language, or equivalent, but do not have a certificate in education majoring in English Language from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent, may also apply. However, they will have to attain the required teacher training within three years from the date of appointment. For serving English Language teachers holding a permanent post in local public sector and private secondary day schools which offer a full curriculum before the 2004/05 school year, they should have a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in English Language, or equivalent, and possess the requisite results in CRE and LPAT. Applicants who have not been exempted from the LPAT by way of qualification but have met, with the exception of classroom language, the basic language proficiency requirement in all the core language skills (i.e. reading, writing, listening and speaking) of the LPAT may also apply. However, they have to attain the language proficiency requirement on Classroom Language Assessment of the LPAT within one year from the date of appointment.

Potential applicants may also apply if they do not meet the entry requirements set out above but are expected to obtain the following qualifications to meet the aforementioned entry requirements no later than the summer of 2022 –

(1) a bachelor's/master's degree majoring in the relevant subject discipline, or equivalent; or
(2) 'Level 2' results in the two language papers in CRE, or equivalent; or
(3) a postgraduate certificate in education from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent.

These applicants are required to provide documentary evidence such as letters, certificates and transcripts to prove that they have obtained the requisite qualifications and met the entry requirements in the aforementioned period by the deadline to be determined by the Education Bureau. Applicants who fail to provide the necessary evidence as required will not be considered further. To facilitate processing, they should clearly state the expected date of obtaining the said qualifications in the application form.