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Admission to WISC

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Academic entry requirements, by country

For a guide to the qualifications you need for the Wales ISC please see the table below:

Country Qualifications needed for your Foundation Year
AZERBAIJAN 11th grade:
passes in 4 or more subjects.
BAHRAIN Tawjahiya (secondary school leaving cert):
average grade 60% or above.
BANGLADESH Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)/Intermediate Certificate/Polytechnic Diploma:
passes in 4 or more subjects.
HSC:
grades 55% or SSCs 65%.
BELARUS 11th grade (Svidetel’stvoo Srednem Obrazovanii - Certificate of Secondary Education):
4 or more passes required.
BRUNEI Cambridge O-level:
passes in 4 or more subjects.
CHINA SH2 (Gao Er): 70%+ in key subjects. SH3 (Gao San):
65%+ in key subjects.
COLOMBIA Bachillerato:
grade 3.00-5.00.
Bachillerato (Year 12) (or Diploma de Bachiller):
4 or more passes required.
GAMBIA West African School Certificate or Senior School. Certificate: grades 1 in 4 or more subjects.
GHANA West African School Certificate or Senior School. Certificate:
grades 1-8 in 4 or more subjects.
HONG KONG English level L2 and 4 HKCEEs passes.
INDIA 50% at Grade 12, 60% at Grade 11, 70% at Standard 10.
INDONESIA SMA/SMU2/SMU3/Sikolah Menengah/STTB:
passes in 4 or more subjects.
IRAN High School Diploma (3 years):
passes in 4 or more subjects.
JAPAN 11th grade or 12th grade:
passes in 4 or more subjects.
JORDAN Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate):
50% plus in 4 or more subjects.
KAZAKHSTAN Year 11/Certificate of Secondary Education:
passes in 4 or more subjects.
KENYA East African School Cert/Camb Overseas School Cert/Kenyan Cert (KCSE):
grades 1-8 in 4 or more subjects.
KOREA Year 11 (Senior 2) or Year 12 (Senior 3):
passes in 4 or more subjects (Su, Wu, Mi and Yang).
KUWAIT Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a’ama (General Secondary School Leaving Certificate):
passes in 4 or more subjects at 60%+.
MACAU iGCSE/O-Levels/Form 5 or 6/Senior Middle 2 or 3:
passes in 4 or more subjects.
iGCSE Grade D in English. Form 5:
50%+ in English and 50-55% in academic subjects.
MALAYSIA SPM (Malaysia Certificate of Education)/Senior Middle 2/Senior Middle 3/UEC (or forecast): passes in 4 or more subjects.
MOLDOVA 11th grade completion: passes in 4 or more subjects (scores 5-10).
NEPAL Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC):
55% or above or SSC with 65%.
NIGERIA West African School Certificate or Senior School Certificate:
grades 1-8 in 4 or more subjects.
OMAN Thanawiya Amma (School Leaving Certificate):
average passmark of 75%+
PAKISTAN Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)/Intermediate Certificate/Polytechnic Diploma: passes in 4 or more subjects. HSC grades 55% or SSCs 65%.
QATAR Thanawaya Aam Qatari (School Leaving Certificate):
average passmark of 70%+
RUSSIA Attestat/11th grade: grade 3 or above. Passes required in 4 or more subjects.
SAUDI ARABIA Tawjihiya (General Secondary Education Certificate). Passes in 4 or more subjects required (50%+).
SINGAPORE Singapore/Cambridge O level: passes required in 4 or more subjects.
SRI LANKA Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level):
at least 5 x O Levels at Grade C or above.
TAIWAN Senior High School Leaving Certificate/Senior High 2 or Senior High 3:
passes in 4 or more subjects.
TANZANIA East Africa Cert/Cambridge Overseas School Cert/ Certificate of Secondary Education:
grades 1-8 in 4 or more subjects.
THAILAND AW6 (Mathayom Suska 6):
grades 1-4 in 4 or more subjects.
TURKEY Devlet Lise Bitirme Diplomasi (State Lycee graduation)/11th Grade completion:
passes in 4 or more subjects (45-54+ points at Grade 2
UAE Tawjihiyya (School Leaving Certificate):
average 70% or above in 4 or more subjects.
UGANDA Ugandan Certificate of Education:
grades 1-8 in 4 or more subjects.
UKRAINE Attestat/11th grade:
grade 3 or above in 4 or more subjects.
UZBEKISTAN Attestat/11th grade:
grade 3 or above in 4 or more subjects.
VIETNAM Tot Nghiep Pho Thong/Secondary School Graduation/ Year 12 completion:
passes in 4 or more subjects (grade 5 or above).
Year 12 (Bang Tu Tai):
7.0+ overall in last two year’s academic results with 7.0-7.5 for Maths and Science subjects. Year 11 with GPA 7.5+ overall for last two years with scores of 7.0 - 7.5 in Maths and Science subjects. Academic entry requirements
NOTE:
For entry requirements for countries not listed here please contact an advisor.

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