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2022 UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS
How to determine your Admission Point Score (APS)
An Admission Point Score (APS), explained below, has been developed for the National Senior
Certificate (NSC) and the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) based on the Achievement
Rating of each subject. The total APS is the sum of the achievement ratings of the six school
subjects. Life Orientation is not counted in the calculation of the APS.
Rules to be implemented with this development.
In order to determine the Admission Point Score (APS) the following principles need to be taken into
consideration:
Applicants with the following results, WAEC, Diplome or Exam D’Etat, Certificado de Habilitscoes Literarias,
Ensino Medio and Baccalaureat should be linked with the Ordinary Level (O) Grades on UJ's Student database.
Applicants with the following results, HIGCSE, NSSC (HL), AS Level, IB (SL) and KCSE should be linked to the
South African NSC (N) Grades on UJ's Student database.
Applicants who have set for either A Level or IB (HL) should be linked to the (A) Grades on UJ's Student database.
Points are awarded for the six symbols on your Grade 11 or Grade 12 report. See example below.
* Life Orientation is not counted in the calculation of the total APS.
ABBREVIATIONS
NSC National Senior Certificate (completed Grade 12 in and after 2008)
SC HG Senior Certificate Higher Grade (completed Grade 12 before 2008)
SC SG Senior Certificate Standard Grade (completed Grade 12 before 2008)
IEB Independent Examination Board
HIGCSE Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education
IGCSE International General Certificate of Secondary Education
NSSC(HL) Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (Higher Level)
NSSC(OL) Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (Ordinary Level – Cambridge)
AS Advanced Subsidiary Level (Cambridge)
A Level Advanced Level (Cambridge)
IB(HL) International Baccalaureate Schools (Higher Levels)
IB(SL) International Baccalaureate Schools (Standard Levels)
WAEC West African Examination Council
KCSE Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Diplome/Exam D’Etat Diplome d’Etat or d’Etudes Secondaire du Cycle
CHL/EM Certificado de Habilitacoes Literarias (Mozambique) / Ensino Medio (Angola)
Baccalaureate Gabonese School Leaving
School Subject
Marks
APS
First language (language of teaching and learning)
65%
5
Additional recognised language
71%
6
Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy
61%
5
Accounting
68%
5
History
81%
7
Geography
86%
7
Total
35
NATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
APS
NSC
(IEB/SACAI)
SC HG
(M-SCORE)
SC SG
(M-SCORE)
HIGCSE/
NSSC (HL)
IGCSE/
NSSC (OL)
AS LEVELS
A LEVELS
IB (HL)
IB (SL)
WAEC
KCSE
Diplome/
Exam D’Etat
CHL/EM
Bacca
laureate
10
A
7
9
B
6
8
C
5
7
7 (80-100%)
A
1
A
D
4
7
A
6
6 (70-79%)
B
A
2
B
E
3
6
B
5
5 (60-69%)
C
B
3
A
C
2
5
A
C 80-100% 16-20 16-20
4
4 (50-59%)
D
C
4
B
D
1
4
B
D 70-79% 14-15 14-15
3
3 (40-49%)
E
D
C
E
3
C
E
50-69% 10-13 10-13
2
2 (30-39%)
F
E
D/E
2
D/E
F
30-49% 8-9
8-9
1
1 (0-29%)
G
F
F/G
1
F/G
G
0-29% 0-7
0-7