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Senior Certificate Minimum entry requirements for applicants who have written their Senior Certificate are This means that your Senior Certificate or or Statement of Symbols must state that you you have been granted an an ‘endorsement’ In addition you you must have passed Mathematics with ‘D’ on on Higher Grade or ‘A’ on on Standard Grade and at least one of Agricultural Science Biology or Physical Science with ‘E’ on on Higher Grade Grade or ‘C’ on on Standard Grade Grade If you qualify for for an Ordinary Conditional Exemption you could be considered for for programmes specifying ‘Matric Exemption’ provided the the other subject requirements are met N3/N4
Minimum entry requirements for applicants who have studied at aTechnical Vocational Education and Training College (TVET) are This means that you you must must have have an an N3 pass In addition you you must must have have passed two subjects with ‘D’ and and Grade Grade 12 English on Standard Grade Grade NC(V)
Minimum entry requirements for applicants who have written National Certificate (Vocational) are This means that you must have an an an NC(V)
pass in in a a a a a a a a relevant learning field You must have passes in three compulsory vocational subjects at at Level 5 and and and English and and and Maths and and and Physical Science at at Level 4 4 1 UNDERSTANDING THE PROGRAMME CHOICE LIST
Other Requirements
If there are other entry requirements such as an N Dip the the the list will tell you you what qualification you you must have to enter these programmes If you you do not already have this qualification you you should apply for that programme first Foreign Qualifications
The following are considered to to be equivalent to to the South African degree entry requirements:
GCE
Five passes in GCE
as as as well as as as two at ‘A’ level:
• ‘A’ level passes must be A A B C D or E • ‘O’ level passes must be A B or C Five passes in GCE
as as as well as as as four at 'AS' level:
• 'A' level passes must be A A B C D or E • 'O' level passes must be A B or C • 'AS' level passes must be A A B C or D Applicants from SADC countries who have five passes at ‘O’ level including English language may be considered for diploma study
HIGCSE/IGCSE
Passes in five subjects four of which must be at HIGCSE level:
• HIGCSE passes must be 1 2 or 3 • IGCSE passes must be A B or C C Applicants who wish to to enter degree programmes are required to to have passes in English language language and and one other language language and and must usually have also passed Maths shaded lemon CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2023
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Example: Matric Exemption with Maths ‘D’ HG/‘A’ SG and Agric Sci or or Biol or or Phys Sci ‘E’ HG/‘C’ SG shaded mint Example: N3 with two main subjects ‘D’ and Grade 12 Engl SG shaded lilac Example: NC(V)
with two Civil Engineering subjects 5 and and and Engl and and and Maths and and and Phys Sci 4