Australia - Australia Capital Territory | ACT Senior Secondary School Certificate | Overall average “B” or higher |
Australia - New South Wales | NSW Higher School Certificate | Overall average 70 (Band4) or higher |
Australia - Queensland | Queensland Senior School Certificate of Education | Overall average “HA” (High Achievement) or better |
Australia - Victoria | Victorian Certificate of Education | Overall average “B” or higher |
Australia - Western | Western Australian Certificate of Education | Overall average “B” or higher |
Australia - South | South Australian Certificate of Education | Overall average “B” (14 or higher) |
Austria | Maturity Certificate | Overall average of 2 |
Bahrain | Bahrain General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjahiya) | Average greater than 80% |
Bangladesh | Secondary School Certificate (SSC) with exam marks AND Higher Secondary School Certificate with exam marks | Total average greater than 45% |
Belarus | Certificate of Complete Secondary Education | Average of 4 or higher |
Bhutan | Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate | Average of 50% or higher |
Brazil | Certificado de Ensino Médio | Average higher than 7.0 |
Cambodia | Baccalauréat (Graduation Certificate) or Cambodian Secondary Certificate | Overall average C or higher |
Canada - Alberta | Alberta Advanced High School Diploma OR General High School Diploma | Overall average 3.0 (B) or higher |
Canada - British Columbia | British Columbia Secondary School Graduation Diploma (B.C. Diploma, “Dogwood Diploma”) | Overall average higher than 73% |
Canada - Ontario | Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) | Overall average higher than 70% |
Canada - Quebec | Diploma of College Studies (Diplome d’Etudes Collegiales) (DCS/DEC) | Overall average higher than 80% |
China | Secondary School Graduation Certificate | Overall average higher than 80% |
Colombia | Bachillerato | Average higher than 7.5 |
Costa Rica | Diploma de Conclusión de Estudios de Educación (Certificate of Conclusion of Diversified Education Studies) OR Bachillerato | Overall average higher than 80% |
Denmark | Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate | Overall average of 7 or better (2013 forward) |
Ecuador | Bachillerato | Average higher than 8.0 |
Egypt | General Secondary Education Certificate/Exam Marks | Average greater than 80% |
France | Baccalaureatee de L’Eseignement de Second Degre/Baccalureat General | Overall average higher than 13 |
Germany | Certificate of General Maturity for Higher Education | Average of 10 or higher (minimum average of 2 on post-secondary scale) |
Ghana | The Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) West African Examination Council Senior School Certificate (WAEC) | Average of C (3) or higher Average of 3 (B) or higher |
Guatemala | Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras | Overall average higher than 80% |
Hong Kong | HKDSE (Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education) | Overall 4 or higher |
Iceland | Upper Secondary School Certificate (Stúdentspróf) | Overall average of 8 or higher |
India | Secondary School Leaving Certificate (AISC,ISCE etc.) marks from State Board of Education AND Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC, HSSC), Senior Secondary School Certificate, Pre-University Certificate, All India Senior School Certificate, Delhi Senior School Certificate marks, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for Indian School Certificate (CISCE) | Most State Board Exams Overall Average of 50% or higher CBSE requires overall average of B2 (pass with credit), CISCE requires overall average of 4 (pass with credit) |
Indonesia | STTB Graduation Certificate (Surat Tanda Tanat Belajar) from SMA (Sekolah Menengah Unum Tingkat Atas) or STM (Sekaolah Teknik Menengah), with national exam marks | Overall average of 7 or higher |
Iran | Secondary School marks/certificate year 9-11 AND Pre-University year marks (year 12) including Pre-University Year Certificate (Peesh-daneshgahii). | Overall average 14 or higher |
Iraq | Adadiya Certificate/Exam | Overall average greater than 70% |
Japan | Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho) | Overall average of 4 or higher |
Jordan | General Secondary Education Certificate/Exam (Tawjihi) | Overall average greater than 80% |
Kazakhstan | Attestation of Middle (complete) Secondary Education (Attestat) | Average of 75% (Good) or higher |
Kenya | Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Statement of Results (KCSE SER) | Overall average of 8 out of 12 or higher |
Korea | High School Certificate (Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo) | Overall average higher than 80% |
Kuwait | General Secondary Education Certificate (Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A’ma) | Overall average greater than 80% |
Latvia | Certificate of General Secondary Education (Atestats par Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu) | Average of 7 or higher |
Libya | Secondary Education Certificate/Exam | Overall average 80% or higher |
Lithuania | Senior Secondary (Academic) Brandos atestas (Maturity Certificate) | Average of 7 or Higher |
Malaysia | Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Open Certification Examination Results | Average of 10 or higher |
Mauritius | General Certificate of Education Ordinary | Minimum of 5 subjects grade A-C |
Mexico | Certificado de Bachillerato/Título de Bachiller/Certificado de Preparatoria | Average of 8 or higher |
Morocco | Moroccan Baccalaureate | Overall average 14 or higher |
Myanmar | Basic Education Standard Examination (BESE) Diploma plus one year of post-secondary education | Average of 4 or higher |
Nepal | Nepal Secondary School Leaving Certificate/Exam marks AND Nepal Higher Secondary Certificate/Exam marks | Overall average higher than 45% |
The Netherlands | Higher General Secondary Education diploma (HAVO, Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs) | Average of 7 or higher |
New Zealand | National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 2 or Level 3 (NCEA 2, NCEA 3) | Overall average of "M" (Merit) or higher |
Norway | Upper Secondary School Certificate (Vitnemål Fra Videregående Skole) | Overall average of 4 (fire) or higher |
Nigeria | West African Examination Council Senior School Certificate (WAEC) | Average of 3 (B) or higher |
Oman | Oman General Secondary School Certificate | Overall average higher than 80% |
Philippines | High School diploma (Form 137A) | Overall average higher than 85% |
Pakistan | Pakistan Secondary School Certificate/Leaving Certificate marks AND Pakistan Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC, HSSC) or Intermediate Certificate Examination marks | Overall average higher than 50% |
Qatar | Qatar Senior School Certificate | Overall average greater than 80% |
Russia | Certificate of Basic Education/Exam results AND Certificate of Complete General Education/Exam results | Overall average 4 or higher |
Saudi Arabia | General Secondary Education Transcript and Certificate of Secondary Completion. | |
Singapore | Singapore Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level Exams with passing grade in 5 subjects | 3 or higher in 5 passing subjects |
South Africa | National Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate with Matriculation Endorsement | Average of “C” (60%) or higher |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level and Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Advanced | Combined average of 55% (Sri Lankan secondary school grade of C) or higher |
Sweden | Högskoleförberedande Examen | Overall average VG (Val Gokand) or B average |
Switzerland | Federal Maturity Certificate | Average of 5 or higher |
Syria | General Secondary Education Transcript and Certificate of Secondary Completion | Overall average higher than 80% |
Taiwan | Senior High School diploma | Overall average higher than 70% |
Thailand | Certificate of Secondary Education (Matayom VI) | Average of 3 or higher |
Turkey | Secondary School transcripts showing year 10-12 marks and Lise Diplomasi Certificate | Overall average higher than 70% |
United Arab Emirates | General Secondary School Leaving Certificate | Overall average higher than 80% |
United Kingdom | All UK system schools: GCSE or IGCSE (O level) with at least 5 subject exam score reports | “C” or higher in each “Ordinary” subject prior to 2016. 2016 forward score of 5 or higher in each “Ordinary” subject |
Vietnam | Senior High School Certificate | Average of 7 or higher |