| Country |
Standard Programme |
| Australia |
Completion of Year 11 with a pass in 3 academic subjects |
| Bahrain |
Successful completion of the General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjahiya or Shehadet AlThanawiya) with an overall achievement of 75% |
| Bangladesh |
HSC grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 |
| Bhutan |
Bhutan Year 11 with 60% in relevant academic subjects, or,
Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (Year 12) – 46% average in relevant subjects |
| Brazil |
Certificate de Ensino Medio: 7.0 in 4 relevant subjects |
| Brunei |
3 passes at O Level |
| Cambodia |
Diploma of Upper Secondary Education with C grade in four relevant academic subjects |
| Canada |
Completion of Year 11 with 70% in 4 academic subjects |
| Chile |
Successful completion of Licencia de Education Media – GPA of 5.0 |
| China |
Senior year 2 or Senior 3: 65% or above in relevant subjects |
| Colombia |
Bachillerato with 7.0 in 4 relevant subjects |
| Ecuador |
Bachillerato with 15 in 4 relevant subjects |
| Global Assessment Certificate |
Level 2 GPA of 2.6 |
| Ghana |
5 passes in SSCE at minimum grade D or successful completion of GCE O Levels with minimum of C average in 4 subjects |
| Hong Kong |
HKDSE: 3 relevant subjects at Level 2 OR completion of Form 5. |
| India |
Year 11 60% (from CBSE), or
Year 11 75% (from State Boards) |
| Indonesia |
SMA2: GPA 6.5 in 4 academic subjects (private schools), or,
SMA2: GPA 7.0 in 4 academic subjects (government schools), or,
SMA3: GPA 5.0 or 50% |
| International Baccalaureate |
Completion of first year of IB diploma with Grade 4 in 4 relevant subjects |
| Iran |
Completion of Year 11 with 14/20 in (relevant) academic subjects |
| Japan |
Kotogakko / Upper Secondary School Certificate year 2: C grades in 4 academic subjects. |
| Kazakhstan |
Successful completion of Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Kenya |
Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education with D- grade average |
| Kuwait |
Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama/General Secondary School Certificate – 75% in 4 relevant subjects |
| Laos |
Completion of Baccalaureate with 65% in 4 relevant academic subjects |
| Macau |
Form 5 / Senior Middle 2 65% in academic subjects (Band 1 schools), or,
Form 5/Senior Middle 2 70% in academic subjects (other schools) |
| Malaysia* |
SPM (forecast/prelim/actual): aggregate of 20 or less across 5 academic subjects |
| Mexico |
Completion of Bachillerato with 7.0/70% in 4 relevant subjects |
| Mongolia |
Completion of Certificate of Complete Secondary Education with 2 C grades and 2 D grades in 4 relevant subjects |
| Myanmar |
BEHS/Matriculation Exam – 65% average in 4 relevant academic subjects |
| Nepal |
Pre-2018: Higher Secondary Certificate – 50% average in best 4 academic subjects including English; non-academic subjects are not considered, or,
2018 onwards: minimum GPA of 2.2 in best four academic subjects |
| New Caledonia |
Successful completion of Senior Secondary School / Lycee General et Technologique / Lycee professionnel |
| New Zealand |
Completion of NCEA level 2 |
| Nigeria |
5 passes in SSCE at minimum grade D or successful completion of GCE O Levels with minimum of C average in 4 subjects |
| Norway |
Vitnemal – Grunnskolen (Leaving Certificate from Compulsory School / Lower Secondary School) with grades of 3 or higher in three subjects |
| Oman |
General Secondary Education Certificate (Thanawiya amma) – 70% |
| Pakistan |
HSC Year 11: 60% average |
| Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea High School Year 11 with a 50% average |
| Peru |
Successful completion of the Certificate of Completed General Secondary Education with an average grade of 14 |
| Philippines |
K-12 System: Year 11 – 75% in relevant subjects, or,
Old high School Diploma: 80% in relevant subjects |
| Russian Federation |
Certificate of Secondary Education (Attestat): Grade 3 in 5 subjects |
| Singapore |
Singapore O levels (or forecast) – aggregate of 25 or less across 5 academic subjects |
| Saudi Arabia |
Tawjihiyah/General Secondary Education certificate – 60% in academic subjects |
| South Africa |
Completion of Year 11 with 70% in four academic subjects |
| South Korea |
Successful completion of Year 2 with 60% average in academic subjects or CSAT score of 269 |
| Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka O level 2 x C, 2 X B grades in 4 academic subjects |
| Sweden |
Leaving Certificate awarded on completion of compulsory education (Slutbetyg fran Grundskola) |
| Taiwan |
Senior Year 2: 60% or above in 4 academic subjects |
| Thailand |
Matayom 5 GPA of 2.3 in academic subjects |
| Turkey |
Devlet Lise Diplomasi – Grade 2 in 3 subjects and Grade 3 in 2 subjects |
| Ukraine |
Attestat pro Povnu Zagal’nu Sersdniu Osvitu, (Grade of 6 acceptable where Ukraine grading is on scale of 1-12) |
| United Arab Emirates |
Secondary school certificate Year 12: 75% in relevant subjects |
| United Kingdom |
2 Passes at GCSEs |
| United States |
Completion of Year 11 |
| Uzbekistan |
Certificate of Completed Secondary Education with 60% |
| Venezuela |
Bachiller with 14 in 4 relevant subjects |
| Vietnam |
Year 11: GPA of 6.5 |
| Zambia |
O levels with 5 Academic Subjects |
