Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), established by The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Ordinance in 1984, is a leading tertiary institution in the performing arts in Asia.It pro- vides  professional  undergraduate education and  practice-based  postgraduate  studies.The study en- compasses  Chinese  Opera,Dance,Drama,Film  and  Television, Music, and Theatre  and  Entertainment Arts.Its educational philosophy reflects the cultural diversity of Hong Kong withemphasis on Chinese and Western traditions, and interdisciplinary learning.

Since 2008, the Academy has attained the Programme Area Accreditation (PAA) status awarded by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications(HKCAAVQ)to self-monitor and accredit its own undergraduate and post-secondary programmes in  the  five  programme  areas  of  Dance,Drama,Film  and  Television, Music, and   Theatre   and    Entertainment   Arts. Since   2016, the   PAA status has been extended to cover Master’s Degree programmes and below; and  since  2023, the  programmes  operated  by  the  School  of Chinese Opera accredited by HKCAAVQ has also received PAA status  for its post-secondary and undergraduate programmes.

Besides the main campus in Wanchai, Béthanie, the site of the Academy’s  Landmark  Heritage  Campus  in  Pokfulam, has  housed training facilities for the School of Film and Television since 2006. In the QS University  Rankings announced  in  2024, The  Academy  ranks   1st  in Asia in the Performing Arts category.