French Exam 
Prepare for the future
DELF Junior is a specially adapted version of the DELF diplomas for secondary school students, i.e.
aged from 12 to 18 years. It is arranged to be the stipulated official language examinations for Category C subjects of 2025
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) and
onwards.
Students who would like to take the French language as a Category C subject must take the DELF examination in level A2 or above within the
two years preceding the HKDSE they sit, i.e. for 2027 HKDSE candidates, DELF has to be taken in 2025 and 2026.
Description & structure
DELF Junior French Exam
Open to secondary school students, including also young French citizens who reside in a non-francophone country and who are schooled in
local institutions.
Issued by the French Ministry of Education, internationally recognised and valid for life.
The junior version of DELF (11 to 18 years old secondary school students) has the same basic structure as the standard DELF. Only the
topics are different: the materials take into account the interests of young people. It can only be taken by secondary
school students.
The diploma awarded is identical to the standard DELF diploma . The examinations are independent, and candidates can register for the
examination of their choice. Each examination evaluates the four communication skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking.
There are four diplomas for teenagers: A1, A2, B1 & B2
For further information about DELF and DALF, visit the France Education international (formerly CIEP) website.
DELF JUNIOR EXAM FEE
A1 - HKD 1,000
A2 - HKD 1,100
B1 - HKD 1,500
B2 - HKD 1,800
Alliance Française is offering you Exam Preparation courses.
Preparation course
Our courses are crash courses scheduled around one month before your exam, offering you
enough time to study for your qualifications with less stress and more confidence. In addition to a solid reinforcement of reading,
writing and listening skills, we will offer an intensive speaking practice as schools often leave this part of the exam unattended due to
time issues.
Day 1: focus on reading and listening
Day 2: focus on writing
Day 3: focus on speaking
Day 4: focus on speaking
Other Resources:
Examination Centre: unless advised otherwise, all exams are organised at Alliance
Française, Jordan centre
and HK Scout Centre during business hours.
Please note that candidates will not be able to choose their oral examination date and time.
Remark: This is the DELF Junior exam is designed for Secondary School students between age 12-18.
For adult and general public, please refer to the DELF DALF exam (no age limit)
For Primary school student, please refer to the DELF Prim exam (for
candidates studying in primary school between age 7-11)
Candidates who enrolls in the DELF Junior exam must study in the secondary school.
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* The A1 - B2 exams would have a possibility to be held in only in one day (the day of written exam), it will depend on the number of candidates and the venue.
Please ensure that you will be able to attend the exam on the date(s) and within the time range as exam fees are non-refundable and not transferable.
- Read through the information on this page.
- Register at our centres: you may register at the reception of any one of our centres (Jordan, Shatin, Wanchai). or
- Register online: please click on the corresponding exam level 'book now' above. Please fill all the relevant field with the most accurate information.
- When the online payment is successful, you will receive by email a receipt.
- You will receive your exam schedule and convocation by email around 14 days before the examinations.
- If you have any questions, please contact exam@afhongkong.org
Exam fees are non-refundable and not transferable. Please ensure that you will be
available to attend the exam on the date(s) and within the time range.
Please note that the online payment is available for the examinations that are open for registration. Without a confirmation email
from AFHK, your registration is not valid.
An exam notice will be sent to you by post or email 10 days prior to the exam day. If you don’t receive it, please
inform us by email at exam@afhongkong.org.
Note that DELF and DALF examiners and markers are all trained and authorized by France Education international. They follow strict assessment guidelines and are regularly monitored.
Results will be sent to you by email about 10 weeks after sitting the exam. Diplomas will be issued to candidates with “passed” (“admis”) results by the French Ministry of Education. Usually, it takes about 4 months after the results are sent to candidates. We will inform you by email when we receive the diplomas so that you can collect them from the reception of our Jordan centre.
Candidates from Mainland China - we may arrange the diploma to be sent by SF Express (paid by receiver).
Candidates from other countries - we may arrange the diploma to be sent by Speedpost, but you have to inform us and pay the
relevant courier fees in advance.