A*AA & AAB Equivalent Qualifications

Vice Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship - All new international students starting full-time non-clinical undergraduate programmes in September 2018 who achieve A*AA in their A levels or equivalent qualification will receive £2,500 fee reduction for their first year of study.  All new international students who achieve AAB in their A levels or equivalent qualification will receive a £2,000 fee reduction for their first year of study.

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Country/SystemsRegion/Institution/QualificationEquivalent qualification
Pan-country International Baccalaureate

A*AA equivalent
37

AAB equivalent
35
Australia UAI/ATAR/TER

A*AA equivalent
95

AAB equivalent
90
Brunei A-Level

A*AA equivalent
A*AA

AAB equivalent
AAB
Canada Alberta

A*AA equivalent
General High School Diploma with 85% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 G 12 subjects)

AAB equivalent
General High School Diploma with 80% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 G 12 subjects)
  British Columbia

A*AA equivalent
Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma with 90%, 80%, 80%, 70%, 70%

AAB equivalent
Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma with 80%, 80%, 70%, 70%, 70%
  Manitoba

To be decided on a case-by-case basis
  New Brunswick

A*AA equivalent
High School Graduation Diploma with 85% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 core subjects)

AAB equivalent
High School Graduation Diploma with 80% overall (minimum 70% in 3/5 core subjects)
  Newfoundland

A*AA equivalent
High School Graduation Diploma with 85% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 University Preparation Level subjects)

AAB equivalent
High School Graduation Diploma with 80% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 University Preparation Level subjects)
  North West Territories

A*AA equivalent
General High School Diploma with 85% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 G 12 subjects)

AAB equivalent
General High School Diploma with 80% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 G 12 subjects)
  Nova Scotia

A*AA equivalent
High School Completion Certificate with 85% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 Level 4 or 5 subjects)

AAB equivalent
High School Completion Certificate with 80% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 Level 4 or 5 subjects)
  Nunavut

A*AA equivalent
Secondary School Certificate/Diploma with 85% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 G 12 subjects)

AAB equivalent
Secondary School Certificate/Diploma with 80% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 G 12 subjects)
  Ontario

A*AA equivalent
Grade 12 Secondary School Diploma with six G12 U, U/C or M courses (inc. English) at 90%, 80%, 80%, 70%, 70%, 70%

AAB equivalent
Grade 12 Secondary School Diploma with six G12 U, U/C or M courses (inc. English) at 80%, 80%, 70%, 70%, 70%, 70%

  Prince Edward Island

A*AA equivalent
High School Graduation Diploma with 85% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 G 12 subjects)

AAB equivalent
High School Graduation Diploma with 80% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 G 12 subjects)
  Quebec

A*AA equivalent
Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales (DEC) with 85% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 core subjects)

AAB equivalent
Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales (DEC) with 80% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 core subjects)
  Saskatchewan

A*AA equivalent
Grade 12 standing/Division IV Standing (Secondary School Diploma) with 85% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 G 12 subjects)

AAB equivalent
Grade 12 standing/Division IV Standing (Secondary School Diploma) with 80% overall (minimum 80% in 3/5 G 12 subjects)
  Yukon Territory

A*AA equivalent
Senior Secondary School Graduation Diploma with 90%, 80%, 80%, 70%, 70%

AAB equivalent
Senior Secondary School Graduation Diploma with 80%, 80%, 70%, 70%, 70%
Hong Kong GCE Hong Kong A-Levels

A*AA equivalent
A*AA

AAB equivalent
AAB
  HKDSE

A*AA equivalent
5*,5, in two elective subjects, plus 4 in each of Core English Language (with no component score less than 4) and Core Maths.

AAB equivalent
5, 5 in two elective subjects, plus 4 in each of Core English Language (with no component score less than 4) and Core Maths.
India CBSE/ICSE

A*AA equivalent
Minimum 90% Standard XII (4 best subjects excluding Hindi or any other Indian languages, Physical Education, Craft/Design, Cookery and other supplementary courses which will not be considered. IELTS not required, if achieved over 70% in English Standard XII) 

AAB equivalent
Minimum 80% Standard XII (4 best subjects excluding Hindi or any other Indian languages, Physical Education, Craft/Design, Cookery and other supplementary courses which will not be considered. IELTS not required, if achieved over 70% in English Standard XII)
  State Boards of other states in India

A*AA equivalent
Minimum 90% Standard XII (4 best subjects excluding Hindi or any other Indian languages, Physical Education, Craft/ Design, Cookery and other supplementary courses which will not be considered. If Higher Secondary Certificate (Standard XII) is completed from State Boards of West Bengal, Karnataka, Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu and if English is over 70%, then IELTS is not required. For every other State Board, we will require to see one of our approved SELT's before making an offer to study/award of scholarship)

AAB equivalent
Minimum 80% Standard XII (4 best subjects excluding Hindi or any other Indian languages, Physical Education, Craft/ Design, Cookery and other supplementary courses which will not be considered. If Higher Secondary Certificate (Standard XII) is completed from State Boards of West Bengal, Karnataka, Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu and if English is over 70%, then IELTS is not required. For every other State Board, we will require to see one of our approved SELT's before making an offer to study/award of scholarship)
Malaysia Diploma from a recognised Polytechnic

A*AA equivalent
GPA of 3.6/4.0

AAB equivalent
GPA of 3.4 or above
  STPM

A*AA equivalent
Grades A*AA in 3 of the 5 subjects 

AAB equivalent
Grades AAB in 3 of the 5 subjects
  MUEC

A*AA equivalent
A*A*A*AAA (excluding Chinese, Bahasa Malay and Book Keeping and Commerce)

AAB equivalent
Grades A*AAABB (excluding Chinese, Bahasa Malay and Book Keeping and Commerce)
  Brickfields, HELP, INTI & Taylor's

£2,500 flat rate fee reduction for first year of study, award criteria as specified below:

Brickfields, HELP, and INTI - Year 2 entry - achieve 55% overall with no module below 50%
Brickfields, HELP, and INTI - Year 3 entry - achieve 65% overall with no module below 60%

Taylor's - Year 2 entry - achieve 65% overall with no module below 60%
Taylor's - Year 3 entry - achieve 75% overall with no module below 70%
Nigeria Kaplan Global Foundation Programme

A*AA equivalent
80+%
AAB equivalent
70-74%
Norway National

A*AA equivalent
Vitnemal - Videregaende Opplaering (VVO) with a GPA of 5.0

AAB equivalent
Vitnemal - Videregaende Opplaering (VVO) with a GPA of 4.75
Saudi Arabia Kaplan Global Foundation Programme

A*AA equivalent
80+%
AAB equivalent
70-74%
Singapore Singapore A-Levels

A*AA equivalent
CAMB A Levels grades A*AA. SEAB including grades A*AA at H2 Level

AAB equivalent
CAMB A Levels grades AAB. SEAB including grades AAB at H2 Level
  Diploma from a recognised Polytechnic

A*AA equivalent
GPA of 3.6/4.0 or above

AAB equivalent
GPA of 3.2/4.0 or above
South Africa National

A*AA equivalent
77766 excluding 'Life Orientation'

AAB equivalent
76666 excluding 'Life Orientation'
  Kaplan Global Foundation Programme

A*AA equivalent
80+%
AAB equivalent
70-74%
Tanzania National

A*AA equivalent
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education - A*AA

AAB equivalent
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education - AAB
Uganda National

A*AA equivalent
Uganada Advanced Certificate of Education - A*AA

AAB equivalent
Uganada Advanced Certificate of Education - AAB
USA National

A*AA equivalent
High School Diploma 3.0 plus either SAT I Reasoning Test at 1800+ (min 600 in each component) or ACT Composite Score at 27 or above plus either 3 Group 'A' AP exams with grades 5,5,5 or 3 SAT II Subject Tests 2100 (700 minimum in each)

AAB equivalent
High School Diploma GPA 3.0 plus either SAT I Reasoning Test at 1800 (min 600 in each component) or ACT Composite Score of 27 or above plus either 3 Group 'A' AP exams with scores 5,5,4 or 3 SAT II Subject Test 2050 (700, 700, 650)
Zimbabwe ZIMSEC

A*AA equivalent
A*AA

AAB equivalent
AAB
  HSC

A*AA equivalent
A*AA

AAB equivalent
AAB