COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL SECONDARY QUALIFICATION SCORES

 

(Derived from a table by the University of Sydney International Admissions Office)(1999)

 KEY:   

 UAI:  University Admissions Index. {Australia).  Nationally standardised score based on best of ten scaled unit scores, at least 80% from Category A courses. {Ceiling = 100} http://www.publications.unsw.edu.au/handbooks/calendar/29303.htm

  A-Levs: GCE “A”-Levels : (UK, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Kenya).  Total of 3 or more subjects, where A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1. (Ceiling = 15 [3]; 20[4])

 IB:  International Baccalaureate:  (International)   Aggregate mark over 6 subjects. Grades: 1-7  (Ceiling = 42)

 OAC:  Ontario Academic Credit (Canada):  Average of 6 courses. (Ceiling = 100)

 APT:  Advanced Placement Tests (USA):  High School Diploma + SAT scores + 2 or more APT with an aggregate of 9 or more. (Ceiling = 10 [2]; 15[3])

  

AUST

UK

I/Natnl

CANADA

USA

 

UAI

A-Levs

IB

OAC

APT

Sydney University Courses Available

60

4

24

51

9

Minimum entry level requirements

60

4 - 5

24

51

9

Rural Management

65

4

24

54

9

Arts; Arts/Theology; Behavioural Health Science; Education - Arts; Health Information Management; Leisure and Health; Nuclear Medicine Technology; Orthoptics; Radiation Therapy; Rehabilitation Counselling;

68

6

24

57-63

?

Land & Water Science; Horicultural Science

69

4.5

24

58-59

?

Arts/Science

70

5

24

59

?

Arts/Social Work; Hearing & Speech;  Education (Primary); Education (Human Movement); Education ((Mathmatics)/Science); Education ((Science)/Science);

72

7

24

65

?

Diagnostic Radiography;

75

7

24

65

?

Agricultural Economics; Arts (Informatics);

77

7.5

24

68

?

Civil Engineering; Mechanical Engineering;

80

8.5

25

72

?

Economics (Social Sciences); Arts/Commerce; Arts(Languages); Arts (Media & Communication); Commerce/Economics; Commerce (Liberal Studies);  Education ((Economics) Social Sciences);  Engineering (Chemical) Process Systems; Engineering (Chemical) Bioprocesses; (Chemical) Environmental Processes;  Engineering (Civil) Construction; Engineering (Civil) Environmental; Engineering (Civil) Geotechnical; Engineering (Civil) Structural; Engineering (Civil) Structural;  Engineering (Civil) Project Eng & Mngt;  Engineering/Arts;  Engineering/Commerce;  Exercise & Sports Science; 

81

9

25

73-74

?

Aeronautical Engineering;  Chemical Engineering; Electrical Engineering

83

9.5

26

76

?

Science;  Science/Arts;  Science/Commerce; Speech Pathology;

85

10.5

27

78

?

Design Computing; Architecture (B.Design); Resource Economics;  Science (Marine);  Science (Molecular Biotechnology);

87

11

28

81

?

Engineering Management;  Engineering/Science; 

88

11.5

29

82

?

Pharmacy; Science (Environmental); 

90

12.5

30

73-85

-

Physiotherapy; Computer Engineering; Computer Science and Technology;  Aeronautical (Space) Engineering; Biomedical Engineering;  Software Engineering;  Telecommunications Engineering; Physiotherapy;

93

13-13.5

32

90

-

Vetinary Science; Science (Bioinformatics);

94

13.5

33

91

-

Law;

95

14

34

92

-

Computer Science and Technology (Advanced);  Medical Science; Science (Nutrition); Science (Molecular Biology and Genetics);

96

14

35

94

-

Psychology; Science(Advanced)/Commerce;  Science (Advanced Science);

 

 

36

 

-

-

 

 

37

 

-

-

98

15.5

38

96

-

Science (Advanced Mathematics)