Afghanistan | Baccalauria / Baccalaureate Certificate would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Albania | Certificate of Maturity / Secondary School Leaving Certificate would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Algeria | School leaving qualifications would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Angola | The Habilitação Literárias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) in Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, French, History, Literature in English, Mathematics, Physics, Spanish with grades of AAA |
Argentina | School leaving qualifications would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Armenia | Himnakan Yndhanur Krtutyan Attestat (Certificate of Basic Education) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Australia | Offers are likely to be for successful completion of one of the following qualifications, with a position between 98.5 and 99.5 in the Australia Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR)
- ACT Year 12 Certificate
- Higher school certificate (HSC) from New South Wales
- Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE)
- South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)
- Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)
- Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
- Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)
OR - Senior Certificate from Queensland
with an overall position in band 1. |
Azerbaijan | Secondary School Leaving Certificate would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Bahamas | Bahamas Junior Certificate would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Bahrain | Tawjahiya (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Bangladesh | School leaving qualifications would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Brazil | Certificado de Ensino Medio or University entrance examination (Vestibular, ENEM, PAS) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive applicatio (*please see note below) |
Brunei | Brunei-Cambridge A-level with grades of AAA. |
Cameroon | Cameroon Baccalauréat with at least 15 out of 20. |
Canada
See also details of our Canada tour. | We accept all Canadian Provincial Secondary School qualifications. A typical example would be the OSSD from Ontario where we would be looking for a minimum of 85%. |
Chile | Licencia de Educación Media would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
China | Senior High School Diploma, Chinese University Entrance Examination or 'GaoKao' would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Croatia | Matura with the Maturalna Svjedodzba (matriculation certificate), with scores of 5 |
Ecuador | Bachillerato would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Egypt | The Thanaweya A'ama (General Secondary School Certificate) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Ethiopia | School leaving qualifications would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Faroe Islands | Studentereksamen or Højere Forberedelseseksamen with an overall average score of at least 11. |
Gambia | West African Senior School Certificate Examination would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Ghana | West African Senior School Certificate Examination would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Guatemala | Bachillerato would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Advanced Level Certificate, with grades of AAA OR Associate degrees from Hong Kong, with a result of 3.8 or better. OR HKDSE with grade 5s in three elective subjects. (The exception is for candidates taking Mathematics, who would need a 5* in the compulsory Mathematics course and then a 5 in the Mathematics extended paper.) |
India | Year XII qualification, studied with either the CBSE or ISC examination
boards, with an achievement of 90% in each of the five subjects studied. Science subjects may also require that candidates take the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) entrance examinations as a pre-condition for entry.
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Indonesia | Surat Tamat Sekolah Menengah Umum Tingkat Atas/STTB: SMA (Senior Secondary School Certificate of Completion) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Iran | National Entrance Exam (Kunkur) with a result of at least 80%, and the Pre-University Certificate (Peeshdaneshgahe) with scores of 18 or more. |
Israel | Bagrut with 90%, with at least three subjects at level 5. |
Japan | Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Jordan | Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Kazakhstan | Attestat/Svidetel' stvo o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Kenya | Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Kuwait | Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a'ama (General Secondary School Certificate) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Liechtenstein | Matura, with scores of 6 in the majority of subjects. |
Malawi | Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Malaysia | Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (Malaysian Higher School Certificate) with AAA.
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM/Certificate of Education) or Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Mauritius | Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate with AAA. |
Mexico | Bachillerato General would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Morocco | Baccalauréat with at least 18 out of 20. |
Myanmar | School leaving qualifications would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Namibia | Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate with grades of AAA. |
New Zealand | University Entrance Certificate with National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA) at Level 3 endorsed with Excellence. |
Nigeria | West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) or Senior School Certificate Education (SSCE) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Norway | Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole (Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate) with grades of at least 5.0 in each subject. |
Oman | Thanawiya Amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Pakistan | Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSC) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Qatar | Thanawaya Aa'ma Qatari (Qatar General Secondary Education Certificate) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Russian Federation | Attestat o Srednam Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Sierra Leone | School leaving qualifications would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Singapore | SIPCAL with three A grades at H2. Please note that because applicants following the Singaporean SIPCAL are educated and assessed in English they would not be required to take an English language proficiency test.
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South Africa | South African Senior Certificate (with Matriculation endorsement) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below). |
South Korea | Ilbankye Kodung Hakkyo (General High School Diploma) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Sri Lanka | The Sri Lanka Advanced Level with AAA. |
Sudan | Sudan School Certificate (SSC) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Switzerland | - Maturitätszeugnis (Federal Maturity Certificate)
- Certificat De Maturité
- Baccalauréat
- Attestato Di Maturità
- Eidgenössisch Anerkanntes Kantonales Maturitätszeugnis
- Certificat De Maturité Cantonal Reconnu Par La Confédération
- Attestato Di Maturità Cantonale Riconosciuto Dalla Confederazione
- Cantonal Maturity Certificate
Any of the above qualifications, with grades of at least 5.0 in each subject. |
Syria | Al Shahada Al Thanawiya (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Taiwan | Senior High School Leaving Certificate or the Senior High School Diploma would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Tanzania | Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) or East African Advanced Certificate of Education (EAACE) with AAA. |
Thailand | Mathayom Suksa 6 (M6) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application. |
Tunisia | Baccalauréat with of at least 16 out of 20. |
Turkey | Anadolu Lisesi (Anatolian High School Diploma) with Grade Point Averages of 5.0.
Devlet Lise Diplomasi (State High School Diploma) or Lise Bitirme Diplomasi (Private High School Diploma) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application. |
UAE | Tawjihiyya (General Secondary Education Certificate/GSEC) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application. |
Uganda | The Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) with AAA. |
Uruguay | Titulo de Bachillerato Diversificado would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
USA
| SAT Reasoning Test with at least 1,400 in Critical Reading and Mathematics and preferably also 700 or more in Writing, giving a combined score of at least 2,100 OR ACT with a score of at least 32 out of 36.
AND
Grade 5 in three or more Advanced Placement Tests in appropriate subjects OR SAT Subject Tests in three appropriate subjects at 700 or better. |
Uzbekistan | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Venezuela | Titulo de Bachiller would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Vietnam | Tot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc (Upper Secondary School Graduation Certificate) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Yemen | Al Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate) would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Zambia | Zambia School Certificate would not be sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application (*please see note below) |
Zimbabwe | Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) or East African Advanced Certificate of Education (EAACE) with at least three A grades. |