The Cambridge International Exams (CIE) allow our students to enter tertiary education anywhere in the world. The following is required for acceptance into tertiary education institutions:

Entrance requirements for South African universities and colleges:

• In order to gain entrance into a tertiary institution in South Africa, a student must have a matriculation exemption certificate (know as a ‘matric’ certificate or simply ‘matric’).

The Matric Board requirement for this exemption are as follows:

Please click here for the latest information from Higher Education South Africa (published October 2011).

• All information can be found at http://www.he-enrol.ac.za/mb/fortype.htm
• All grades must have been achieved in two examination sittings

Full Exemption

2 A-levels (grades A-E) + 3 IGCSEs (grades A-C) OR 3 A-levels (grades A-E) + 1 IGCSE (grades A-C)

which must include:

• English Language
• A second language ( at IGCSE or AS level)
• Any other subject which could be taken at a South African school

OR 4 AS-levels (grades A-D) + 1 IGCSE (grades A-C)

which must include:

• English (as a first or second language)
• A second language ( as above)
• Two subjects from two groups of subjects given below + one other subject

GROUP III: a third language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Physics

GROUP IV: Art, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music, or Physics

GROUP V: Accounting, Business Studies, Computing, Design and Technology or Further Mathematics (only if accompanied by IGCSE Maths �C� grade)

Other facts:

All students writing �foreign� examinations are considered under �immigrant� status, which means that they do not need an official South African language as a second language.

Matriculation without exemption (for certificate and diploma courses)

• 2 AS-levels (grades A-E) + 3 IGCSEs (grades A-C)
• OR 2 AS-levels (grades A-E) + 5 IGCSEs (grades A-E)
• OR 1 A-level (grades A-E) + 5 IGCSEs (grades A-E)
• OR 1 A-level(grades A-E) + 3 IGCSEs (grades A-C)

In addition to the Matric Exemption, Universities also have a points systems, based on subject choices and grades acheived. Students wishing to enter a particular field of study require enough points for that chosen field. The ISCT Director of Studies will be able to provide further information about points, alternatively the University websites will have the same information.

Entrance requirement for Foreign Universities

United Kingdom

• 3 A-levels

United States of America

• 12 years of schooling (including High School)
• SAT I and SAT II

Australia

• HIGCSE or 4 AS-levels or 3 A-levels