Australia |
Qualification: Year 11
- Standard: 55%
- Fast-track: 60% OR ATAR 50
- Accelerated: ATAR 50 OR greater/ other Australian States maximum 60%/Year 11 – 80%
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Bangladesh |
Qualification: HSC
- Standard: 60%
- Fast-track: 70%
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Bhutan |
Qualification: Year 11
- Standard: 60%
- Fast-track: 65%
Qualification: Year 12
- Standard: 50%
- Fast-track: 55%
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Brazil |
Qualification: Certificate de Ensino Medio -GPA 5.0-GPA 5.0Satisfactory completion-GPA 5.0
- Standard: GPA 6.5
- Fast-track: GPA 7.0
- Accelerated: GPA 7.5
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Cambodia |
Qualification: Diploma of Upper Secondary Education
- Standard: C
- Fast-track: B
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Canada |
Qualification: Year 11
- Standard: 70%
- Fast-track: 80%
- Accelerated: Canadian High School Diplomas (excluding Quebec) Year 12: 50 or greater/ Canadian High School (excluding Quebec) Year 11 85%
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Chile |
Qualification: Chilean Higher Secondary Schooling (Licencia de Educacion Media)
- Standard: 5
- Fast-track: 5.5
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China |
Qualification: Senior High School
- Standard: Senior 1 and Term 1 of Senior 2-85%* ; Senior Year 2 75% or Senior Year 3-60%
- Fast-track: Senior Year 2-80% or Senior Year 3-65%
- Accelerated: Senior Year 3-75% in 4 subjects OR Chinese National College Entrance Examinations (Gaokao) – 50 or greater
Note that GPA will be based on the average of all subjects for the study period of high school
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China |
Qualification: Vocational School
- Standard: Year 3 – with relevant subjects – >75 percent
- Fast-track: Year 3 – with relevant subjects – >80 percent
Note that GPA will be based on the average of all subjects for the study period of high school
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Colombia |
Qualification: Bachillerator
- Standard: 7
- Fast-track: 7.5
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Ecuador |
Qualification: Bachillerator
- Standard: 15
- Fast-track: 16
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Ethiopia |
Qualification: Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (EGSECE)
- Standard: Grade C
- Fast-track: Grade A
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Fiji |
Qualification: Year 12
- Standard: Top 4 aggregate 200
- Fast-track: Top 4 aggregate 220
Qualification: Year 13
- Accelerated: Top 4 aggregate 220
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Hong Kong |
Qualification: Form 5
- Standard: 4 passes
- Fast-track: 5 passes
- Accelerated: 4Bs or 4×70% or 4x3s higher to form 5
(recognition from any combination of Core and Category A and C electives but excluding Category B (Applied Learning) subjects)
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Hong Kong |
Qualification: HKDSE
- Standard: 2,2,2
- Fast-track: 2,2,3
- Accelerated: 2,3,3
(recognition from any combination of Core and Category A and C electives but excluding Category B (Applied Learning) subjects)
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India |
Qualification: Year 11
- Standard: 70%
- Fast-track: 80%
- Accelerated: 85% or higher #
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India |
Qualification: HSC
- Fast-track: 55%
- Accelerated: India School Certificate or All India Senior School Certificate (10+2): at least 55 ##
- Accelerated: Higher Secondary Examation Grade 12: 60 or greater #
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Indonesia |
Qualification: SMA2 (Private school)
- Standard: 7 (70%), average of 4 subjects
- Fast-track: 7.5(75%), average of 4 subjects – require national exam certificate
- Accelerated: SMA2: an overall average of 8.5/85% or higher from 4 relevant subjects
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Indonesia |
Qualification: SMA2 (Government school)
- Standard: 7.5
- Fast-track: 8.0 (80%), average of 4 subjects – require national exam certificate
- Accelerated: SMA3: an overall average of 6.0/60% or higher from 4 relevant subjects
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Iran |
Qualification: Year 11
- Standard: 16/20
- Fast-track: 18/20
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Japan |
Qualification: Kotogakko/ Upper secondary School Certificate – Year 2
- Standard: Grade 3 average in academic subjects
- Fast-track: Grade 3.5 average in academic subjects
- Accelerated: Kotogakko / Upper Secondary School Year 3 with superior grades in academic subjects, Kotogakko 2 As and 1B/ Upper Secondary School Year 2 with superior grades in academic subjects -Grade 4 average in academic subjects.
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Japan |
Qualification: Upper Secondary School Equivalency Exam (The Ministry of Education)
- Standard: Certificate of Success with 2 B grades and 2 C grades in relevant subjects
- Fast-track: Certificate of Success with 1 A grade and 2 B grades or higher in relevant subjects
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Kazakhstan |
Qualification: Secondary school leaving certificate
- Standard: Year 11 GPA 4/5
- Fast-track: Year 11 GPA 4/5
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Kenya |
Qualification: KCSE
- Standard: 1 B and 3 C grades
- Fast-track:3 Bs and 1 C
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Kuwait |
Qualification: Shahadat AI-Thanawaya AI-Aama/General Secondary School Certificate Year 2: 80-89%
- Standard: 65%
- Fast-track: 70%
- Accelerated: 90% in 4 academic subjects
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Laos |
Qualification: Completion of Baccalaureate
- Standard: 65%
- Fast-track: 70%
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Macau |
Qualification: Form 5/ Senior Middle 2
- Standard: 60%-65%
- Fast-track: 66%-70%
- Accelerated: 70% average of 4 subjects
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Macau |
Qualification: Form 6/ Senior Middle 3
- Standard:56-60%
- Fast-track:61-65%
- Accelerated: 75% average of 4 subjects
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Malaysia |
Qualification: SPM – Forecast/Prelim/Actual
- Standard: 20
- Fast-track: 15 across 5 subjects
- Accelerated: 12 across 5 subjects
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Malaysia |
Qualification: UEC
- Standard: Max of 30
- Fast-track: Max of 25
- Accelerated: Max of 20
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Mexico |
Qualification: Bachillerator
- Standard: 7.0/70%
- Fast-track: 7.5/75%
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Mongolia |
- Qualification: Certificate of Complete Secondary Education
- Standard:4Cs
- Fast-track: 2 Bs and 2 Cs
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Myanmar |
Qualification: BEHS/Matriculation Exam
- Standard: 65%
- Fast-track: 75%
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Nepal |
Qualification: Higher Secondary Education Certificate
- Standard: 65%
- Fast-track: 75%
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New Zealand ** |
Qualification: NCEA
- Standard: 30 credits at NCEA from mixed of level 2 or above with no fewer than 6 credits in each of subjects (combined credits from related subjects) including Mathematics
- Fast-track:36 credits at NCEA from mixed of level 2 or above with no fewer than 6 credits in each of subjects (combined credits from related subjects) including Mathematics
- Accelerated: 48 credits at NCEA from mixed of level 2 and level 3 with no fewer than 10 credits in each of subjects (combined credits from related subjects) including Mathematics
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Nigeria |
Qualification: SSCE Exams (West African Education Council WAEC)
- Standard: C
- Fast-track: B
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Oman |
Qualification: General Education Diploma
- Standard: 75%
- Fast-track: 80%
- Accelerated: 90% in 4 academic subjects
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Pakistan |
Qualification: Intermediate/ Higher Secondary School Certificate
- Standard: 65%
- Fast-track: 75%
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Peru |
Qualification: Certificate of Completed General Secondary Education
- Standard: 15
- Fast-track: 16
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Philippines |
Qualification: High School Diploma
- Standard: 85%
- Fast-track: 90%
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Russia |
Qualification: Certificate of Secondary Education (Attestat)
- Standard: Grade 3 in 5 relevant subjects
- Fast-track: 1 Grade 3 & 4 Grade 4
- Accelerated: 1 Grade 5 & 4 Grade 4
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Saudi Arabia |
Qualification: Tawjihiyah/General Secondary Education Certificate
- Standard: 75%
- Fast-track: 80%
- Accelerated: 90% in 4 academic subjects
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Singapore |
Qualification: Singapore O level (or forecast)
- Standard: 28 total or less C5/C6 across 5 subjects; or 22 points across 4 academic subjects
- Fast-track: 22 total or less B4/C5 across 5 subjects; or 16 points across 4 academic subjects
- Accelerated: 18 total or less B3/B4 across 5 subjects; or 12 points across 4 academic subjects
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South Africa |
Qualification: Year 11
- Standard: 75%
- Fast-track: 80%
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South Korea |
Qualification: High School Certificate Year 2
- Standard: 65% or Rank 7.0
- Fast-track:70% or Rank 6.5
- Accelerated: High school certificate Year 2: 80% Rank 4.5 or Senior High Year 3 – 70% or Rank 5.0 in academic subjects.
Qualification: GED
- Standard: attain a pass
- Fast-track: attain overall 70% average
- Accelerated: attain overall 80% average or 70% in academic subject
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Sri Lanka |
Qualification: O Level
- Standard: 2 Bs and 2 Cs
- Fast-track: 4Bs
- Accelerated: 2 Bs and 2 As
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Taiwan |
Qualification: Senior Year 2
- Standard: 70% in 4 relevant subjects
- Fast-track:80% in 4 relevant subjects
- Accelerated: Year 2: 90% or higher OR Year 3 – 75%
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Thailand |
Qualification: Matayom 5
- Standard: 2.5
- Fast-track: 3
- Accelerated: Matayom 5: 3.5 OR Matayom 6:2.2
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Turkey |
Qualification: Devlet Lise Diplomasi/State High School Diploma
- Standard: Grade 2 in 3 academic subjects
- Fast-track: Grade 4 in 2 academic subjects
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Venezuela |
Qualification: Bachiller
- Standard: 14 in 4 relevant subjects
- Fast-track: 16 in 4 relevant subjects
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Vietnam |
Qualification: Year 11
- Standard: 7.5
- Fast-track: 8
- Accelerated: Vietnam High School Graduation Certificate: 7 or greater * / Year 11 – 8.5
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UAE |
Qualification: Tawjihiyah / General Secondary Education Certificate
- Standard: 75%
- Fast-track: 80%
- Accelerated: 90% in 4 academic subjects
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USA |
Qualification: Completion of Year 12
- Standard: D/60-69%/ GPA:1.0
- Fast-track: C/70-79%GPA: 2.0
- Accelerated: B/80-89%/GPA: 3.0
Qualification: GED
- Standard: attain an overall score of 580
- Fast-track: achieve an overall score of 600
- Accelerated: attain a minimum score of 165 in two relevant subjects and a minimum of 145 in the other two subjects
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USA |
Qualification: Secondary School Certificate Year 11
- Standard: C/70-79%GPA: 2.0
- Fast-track: B/80-89%/GPA: 3.0
- Accelerated: A/90-100/4.0
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Uzbekistan |
Qualification: Secondary school leaving certificate
- Standard: Year 11 – GPA 4/5
- Fast-track: Year 12 – GPA 4/6
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Zambia |
Qualification: School Certificate
- Standard: Grade of 4
- Fast-track: Grade of 3
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