AP考试是美国大学委员会（College Board）提供的考试，香港考试及评核局受大学委员会的委托为香港其中一个举办AP考试的考试中心。

Advanced Placement Program (AP) has partnered with colleges, universities, and high schools to provide students with the opportunity to take college-level course work and exams while still in high school. Offering 37 different subjects, each culminating in a rigorous exam, AP provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or placement and helps them stand out in the college admissions process.”（节录自AP Program Guide）

AP资格广为世界多所大学认可，超过50个国家3,500多所大学，包括英国的顶尖学府，会给予AP考生学前学分。详情请浏览美国大学委员会的网站︰http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp

考生可于以下网站 http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/prep.html 获得有关预备AP考试的资源。

 

AP考试每年五月于世界各地举行。考生可透过美国大学委员会的网站 www.collegeboard.com 了解每科考试的举行日期及其它详情*。

*本局并不会举办所有37科考试，详情请参阅报名表

于报考期间，报考须知及报名表格可于本页下载或于以下香港考试及评核局办事处索取。