High School English Acceptance

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High School English Acceptance

High School English Acceptance grades

Your certificate must be no older than 10 years at the start of your programme of study.

Country High School Qualification Minimum English Grade
All European Bacc. 7
Austria Reifeprüfung/Matura 2
Belgium Certificat d'enseignement secondaire superieur or DVHSO 14
Bermuda Bermuda School Diploma C
Bhutan BHSEC (Bhutan Higher Secondary Examination Certificate) 80%
Botswana Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) C
Botswana School Certificate (UCLES) 6
Brunei GCE O Level C6
Bhutan BHSEC (Bhutan Higher Secondary Examination Certificate) 80%
Cameroon GCE Advanced Level C
Canada High School Graduation Diploma or Quebec DEC Grade 12
Caribbean/West Indies Secondary Education Certificate 3
Czechia Maturitni Zkouska 2
Denmark Studenterekasmen A/B Level 10
Estonia Gumnaasiumi Ioptunnistus with the Riigiesksamitsunnistus 80 in the state exam
Finland Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/Studentexamensbetyg M (5)
France Baccalauréat 14
Gambia West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) - issued by WAEC or NECO C6
Germany Abitur Year 12 12
Ghana West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) - issued by WAEC or NECO C6
India Standard XII 80%
Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) C
Lesotho

Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education (LGCSE)

B
Lesotho COSC (pre 2014) 2
Liberia Liberia Senior High School Certificate 6
Liberia West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) - issued by WAEC or NECO C6
Lithuania Brandos Atestatas 9
Luxembourg Diplôme de fin d'études secondaires 45
Malawi Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) 6
Malaysia Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) English 1119 6C
Malta Matriculation Certificate B
Mauritius GCE O Level C
Namibia Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSCC) C or 6 in English
Netherlands Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs 8
Nigeria

West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) - issued by WAEC or NECO

We require verification of the WAEC result so please contact www.waec.org to arrange to have the digital certificate sent to pgadmissions@abdn.ac.uk. If using NECO to evidence English language proficiency, please provide your token and registration details for verification

C6
Norway Vitnemal (VVO) 4
Norway VVO 4
Pakistan Intermediate Certificate/High School Certificate 75% or 150/200
Philippines Diploma of Senior High School (Academic Track) 85%
Poland Matura Extended Level 7th stanine
Portugal Diploma 15
Rwanda Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education C6
Sierra Leone West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) - issued by WAEC or NECO C6
Singapore Singapore Integrated Programme (IP) C
Singapore Cambridge GCE O Level C
Singapore National University of Singapore High School Diploma (NUSHSD) Pass
Slovenia Maturiteteno Spricevalo 4
Spain Título de Bachillerato 8
Swaziland/Eswatini SGCSE/iGCSE C
Sweden Gymnasieexamen B
Tanzania Certificate of Secondary Education (CSEE) C
Uganda Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) 6
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Zambia Certificate of Education 6
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe General Certificate in Education at Advanced Level (ZGCE) C