HIGCSE & IGCSE - Faculty of Science



HIGCSE & IGCSE

must have matric exemption

must have 4 HIGCSE subjects including English (1st or 2nd language) and Mathematics as well as preferably Chemistry, Physical Science, or Biology and at least 1 IGCSE subject. They may also have 5 HIGCSE.

only 1,2 or 3 are acceptable for HIGCSE and A,B & C are acceptable for IGCSE

|HIGCSE |IGCSE |

|GRADE |% |POINTS |GRADE |% |POINTS |

|2 |60 - 74 |7 |B |60 |5 |

|3 |50 - 59 |6 |C |50 |4 |

Must obtain at least 48 points

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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)

must have matric exemption

must have 3 Higher level (HL) subjects

must have at least grade 4 HL Mathematics

must have a Natural Science subject at least 5 at SL or 4 at HL: preferably Chemistry or Physics or Biology

must have English (at least at SL)

must be in possession of the DIPLOMA and not CERTIFICATE of the IB.

must have at least 30 points (include Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge score)

Must obtain at least 48 points on the UCT admissions rating table below:

|CONVERSION TABLE: |

|IB HL is equivalent to A-level points and symbols and SL is equivalent to South Africa’s Standard Grade symbols and points |

|A-LEVEL POINTS |10 |9 |8 |7 |6 |

|A-LEVEL GRADES |A |B |C |D |E |

|IB GRADES |7 |6 |5 |4 |3 |

|SG POINTS |6 |5 |4 |3 |2 |

ABITUR

at least “Gut” for Mathematics

1,2 or 3 for Physics / Chemistry / Biology

must have English as a 1st or 2nd Language subject

|Mark |German rating |Rating |% |

|1 |serh gut (8.5) |very good |85 - 100 |

|2 |gut |good |70 - 84 |

|3 |befriedigend |satisfactory |55 - 69 |

|4 |ausreichend |adequate |40 - 54 |

|5 |mangelhaft |deficient |20 - 39 |

|6 | |inadequate |0 - 19 |

Must obtain 48 points

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A & O LEVELS

must qualify for a matric exemption from the Matriculation Board

must have at least 2 A-level subjects including Maths and a Science - the rest can be O-level

16. must have Mathematics: at least D at A-level or B in Additional Mathematics at O-level

17. must have at least E in Chemistry or Physics or Biology at A-level

must obtain at least 48 points (no subject can be counted more than once) as follows:

|SYMBOL |A-LEVEL |O-LEVEL |

| |% |Rating |% |Rating |

|A |70+ |10 |70+ |6 |

|B |60 - 69 |9 |65 - 69 |5 |

|C |55 - 59 |8 |60 - 64 |4 |

|D |50 - 54 |7 | | |

|E |40 - 49 |6 | | |

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AS & O LEVELS

must qualify for a matric exemption from the Matriculation Board

must have at least 4 AS-level subjects including Maths and a Science (Only grades A to D are acceptable-) the rest can be O-level subjects (grades A to C)

21. must have Mathematics: at least C at AS-level or B in Additional Mathematics at O-level

22. must have at least D in Chemistry or Physics or Biology at AS-level

must obtain at least 48 points (no subject can be counted more than once) as follows: double the Mathematics score and one best Science subject score and add 2 other best subject undoubled scores.

|SYMBOL |RATING |

| |AS-Level |O-Level |

|A |8 |6 |

|B |7 |5 |

|C |6 |4 |

|D |5 |Not acceptable |

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AICE

(ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS OF UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE)

must have equivalent of 5 full courses

A - D are considered as passes and only merit or distinction is acceptable.

must have English, Mathematics and Physical Science (refer to Maths & Science Info sheets for details).

to calculate total score: add the scores of the 5 subjects using the table below

each case will be assessed individually

|FULL CREDIT COURSES |HALF CREDIT COURSES |

|GRADE |POINTS |GRADE |POINTS |

|A |10 |A |5 |

|B |8 |B |4 |

|C |6 |C |3 |

|D |4 |D |2 |

Example: Student scores: Maths B, Science C, History A, English B, Biology C

(8 x 2) + (6 x 2) + 10 + 8 + 6 = 52

52 x 0.914

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SYSTEM (James McKay for queries {System’s DBN Office}

(3 SENIOR CERTIFICATE SUBJECTS PLUS 3 SYSTEM SUBJECTS RECOVERY PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE MATHS & SCIENCE MARKS AT A UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE LEVEL)

must have passed senior certificate English and another language on the higher grade

must have passed Maths, Chemistry & Physics on the SYSTEM Programme with at least 50% (these 3 count as Maths and Physical Science[average Chem & Physics scores to get Physical Science score])

symbols same as SA higher grade calculations.

to find the total score: add the 2 SYSTEM scores to the 4 remaining senior certificate scores, and then add the score for Maths and the best Science score.

points and symbols work roughly as for SA higher grade calculations but each case will be assessed individually.

Example: Student scores: Maths A, Physics C, Chemistry A, History C, English D, Biology A, German C

(8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 8 + 6) + (8 + 8) = 56 points

UCT: FACULTY OF SCIENCE: BSC SUBJECT ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION SHEET

APPLICANTS MUST OBTAIN AT LEAST 48 POINTS AND MEET THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

|PROGRAMME |SPECIALISATION/ MAJOR |MINIMUM MATHEMATICS ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT |MINIMUM PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND/OR OTHER MATRIC SUBJECT REQUIREMENT |

|SCIB06 |Business Computing/ Computer Science/ Applied |D (HG) |E (HG) or C (SG) for Physical Science OR at least an E on HG or a C on the |

| |Computing |A-level D/ AS-level C/O-level Additional Math B /HIGCSE grade|SG for Biology or Physiology AND/OR D (HG) for Computer Studies or Computer |

| | |3/ IB grade 4 (HL)/ |Science |

| |Computer Engineering/ Bioinformatics |D (HG) |E (HG) or C (SG) for Physical Science |

| | |A-level D/ AS-level C/O-level Additional Math B /HIGCSE grade|Physics A-level E/ AS-level D/ HIGCSE grade 3/ IB grade 4 (HL) or grade 5 |

| | |3/ IB grade 4 (HL)/ |(SL)/ |

|SCIB12 |Archaeology |E (HG) or A (SG) |E (HG) or C (SG) for Physical Science OR At least an E on HG or a C on the |

| | |A-level D/ AS-level C/O-level Additional Math B /HIGCSE grade|SG for Biology or Physiology |

| | |3/ IB grade 4 (HL)/ |Physics, Chemistry or Biology A-level E/ AS-level D/ HIGCSE grade 3/ IB |

| | | |grade 4 (HL) or grade 5 (SL) |

| |Environmental & Geographical Science |E (HG) or A (SG) |E (HG) or C (SG) for Physical Science OR At least an E on HG or a C on the |

| | |A-level D/ AS-level C/O-level Additional Math B /HIGCSE grade|SG for Biology or Physiology AND HG Geography |

| | |3/ IB grade 4 (HL)/ |Chemistry & Geography A-level E/ AS-level D/ HIGCSE grade 3/IB grade 4 (HL) |

| | | |or grade 5 (SL) |

| |Atmosphere Science/ Botany/ Ecology/ |E (HG) or A (SG) |E (HG) or C (SG) for Physical Science |

| |Evolutionary Biology/ Geology/ Marine Biology/ | | |

| |Ocean & Atmosphere Science / Zoology | | |

|SCIB13 |Biochemistry / Biotechnology/ Genetics & |E (HG) or A (SG) |E (HG) for Physical Science |

| |Development/ Microbiology/ Physiology/ Human |A-level D/ AS-level C/O-level Additional Math B/ HIGCSE grade|Chemistry A-level D/ AS-level C/ HIGCSE grade 3/ IB grade 4 (HL) |

| |Biosciences/ Chemistry |3/ IB grade 4 (HL)/ | |

|SCIB14 |Applied Mathematics/ Actuarial Science/ |D (HG) |E (HG) or C (SG) for Physical Science OR At least an E on HG or a C on the |

| |Mathematics/ Statistics/ Demography & Statistics|A-level D/ AS-level C/O-level Additional Math B/ HIGCSE grade|SG for Biology or Physiology |

| | |4/ IB grade 4 (HL)/ |Physics, Chemistry or Biology A-level E/ AS-level D/ HIGCSE grade 3/ IB |

| | | |grade 4 (HL) or grade 5 (SL) |

| |Physics |D (HG) |D (HG) |

| | |A-level D/ AS-level C/O-level Additional Math B/ HIGCSE grade|Physics A-level D/ AS-level C / HIGCSE grade 3/ IB grade 4 (HL)/ |

| | |4/ IB grade 4 (HL)/ | |

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Double the Maths and highest Science score and add 3 other scores and multiply the result by 6/5 (or multiply it by 1.2 because there are only 5 subjects not the usual 6).

Double the Maths and best Science subject and add to other scores (not more than 6 subjects and each subject only used once). From the total subtract 4 points (or X 0,94 will give you the same result).

|Point range |% range |

|15 | |100 - 95 |

|14 |sehr gut |94 - 90 |

|13 | |89 - 85 |

|12 | |84 - 80 |

|11 |gut |79 - 75 |

|10 | |74 - 70 |

|9 | |69 - 65 |

|8 |befriedigend |64 - 60 |

|7 | |59 - 55 |

|6 | |54 - 50 |

|5 |ausreichend |49 - 45 |

|4 | |44 - 40 |

Double the Maths and best Science score and add 4 other undoubled best scores (including English) and multiply the result by 0.914.

Double the Maths and best Science score and add other undoubled scores (including English) and divide the result by 0.914.

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