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Subject Choice For The Last Three Years Of High-School For University Exemption
Subject Choice For a School Leaving Certificate Without University Exemption
HESA requirements for entry into SA Universities
Subject Choice For The Last Three Years Of High-School For University
Love2Learn offers the following subjects for the Cambridge IGCSE
(Grades 10 and 11) qualification:
- English (First Language)
- Afrikaans (First Language)
- Afrikaans (Second Language)
- Mathematics
- History
- Geography
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Economics
- Accounting
- Computer Studies
- French
Love2Learn offers the following subjects for Cambridge AS-Level (Grade 12 / Matric) qualification:
- English (First Language)
- Afrikaans (First Language)
- Afrikaans (Second Language)
- Mathematics
- History
- Geography
- Physics
- Biology
- Economics
- Accounting
Selecting Subjects For IGCSE, Contacting Tertiary Institutions And The Matriculation Board
A student will need to select a minimum of FIVE subjects from the lists above.
We strongly recommend that at some point during their Grade 9 year, students make contact with the faculty of the University or Tertiary Education Institution they are most likely to attend, as well as the Matriculation Board of South Africa, if they reside in this country. It is essential that the student obtain guidance from them as to which subjects they (the student) will need to present upon application.
Love2Learn does not offer advice in this area, as the subject choice requirements, combinations and possibilities are as vast as there are Tertiary Institutions! So, in this instance, we throw the ball back into your court and request that you do the necessary home-work based upon the field of study your son or daughter is likely to pursue.
Certain subject combinations are not permitted. You are welcome to visit the Matriculation Board Web-Site to obtain details regarding subject combinations and Matric Exemption - http://www.hesa-enrol.ac.za/mb/forpres.htm
Matriculation Board Of South Africa:
Rules Regarding Matric Exemption From The Cambridge Qualification
UNITED KINGDOM: England
COUNTRY |
QUALIFICATION |
NOTES |
TYPE OF |
UNITED KINGDOM England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
Two approved Advanced Level subjects and three additional approved Ordinary or GCSE Level subject credits that satisfy the grouping requirements |
Symbols A to E are Advanced Level Pass marks whilst symbols A, B or C are O-Level / |
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Pass marks in five subjects including four AS Level subjects from Group I and II and two other groups or five subjects including four AS level subjects with English as a Group I or II subject and another language at first or second language level (depending on the group under which English is offered) and three other AS level subjects selected from two of Groups III, IV or V |
Symbols A to D are AS level pass marks with symbols A to C as GCSE Level pass marks |
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Pass marks in two approved A-Level subjects and three approved O-Level subject credits that do not satisfy the grouping requirements |
Symbols A to E are Advanced Level Pass marks whilst symbols A, B or C are O-Level / GCSE |
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Pass marks in English Language at AS Level and pass marks in three AS Level subjects with SA HG subject equivalents or pass marks in four AS Level subjects and a GCSE pass mark in English Language or at First Language English but no second language |
Symbols A to D are AS level pass marks with symbols A to C as GCSE Level pass marks |
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Pass marks in four Advanced Vocational Certficate of Education (AVCE) subjects as well as a GCSE credit in English Language |
Symbols A to E are AVCE pass marks & A to C GCSE credits |
THE MATRICULATION BOARD EXEMPTION RULES FOR THE A-LEVEL (ADVANCED LEVEL) QUALIFICATION
13. Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of the examinations of examining bodies in the United Kingdom
1. Subject to subparagraph 2 hereof, the Committee of Principals shall issue a certificate of complete exemption to a person who passed the examination of an examining body in the United Kingdom:
Provided that -
a. Such person at one or more sittings for the examination obtained a pass in a minimum of either five subjects approved by the Committee of Principals for this purpose, at least two of which shall be approved Advanced Level subjects and the remainder approved Ordinary Level subjects, or four approved subjects, three of which shall be approved Advanced Level subjects and the remaining subject an approved Ordinary Level subject; and
b. Such person included in the four or five subjects at least one subject selected from each of the following groups:
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Group I:
English Language;
Group II:
Afrikaans, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Nederlands, Portuguese or any other language approved by the Committee of Principals;
Group III:
Biology, Botany, Chemistry, French (if not offered under Group II), General Science, Geology, German (if not offered under Group II), Greek (if not offered under Group II), Hebrew (if not offered under Group II), Italian (if not offered under Group II), Latin (if not offered under Group II), Mathematics, Nederlands (if not offered under Group II), Physics, Physics-with-Chemistry, Portuguese (if not offered under Group II) and Zoology, or any other language approved by the Committee of Principals (if not offered under Group II)
2. For the purpose of the issuing of a certificate of complete exemption
a. a credit in the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate examination shall be deemed to be an Ordinary Level subject pass of the General Certificate of Education;
b. Subsidiary Level subject pass for an examination conducted by an examining body in the United Kingdom up to and including the July 1993 examination shall be deemed to be an Ordinary Level or an M Level subject pass, whilst as from the November 1993 examination such a subject pass shall be deemed to be an Ordinary Level pass only;
c. mark of 42 to 44 per cent of the maximum marks in an M Level examination of the Associated Examining Board from the United Kingdom shall be deemed to be an Ordinary Level pass;
d. Principal Level subject pass at the Higher School Certificate examination conducted by an examining body in the United Kingdom shall be deemed to be an Advanced Level pass; and
e. pass in a first-year bachelor's degree instructional offering or instructional offerings approved by the Committee of Principals and leading to a degree at a South African university shall be deemed to be an Advanced Level pass.
THE MATRICULATION BOARD EXEMPTION RULES FOR THE AS-LEVEL (ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY LEVEL) QUALIFICATION
14. Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level examinations of examining bodies in the United Kingdom
1. Subject to paragraph 13.2 and subparagraphs 2 and 3, the Committee of Principals shall issue a certificate of complete exemption to a person who passed –
a. in at least five different subjects on the Advanced Subsidiary and Ordinary Level including one selected from each of Groups I and II and two selected from two of Groups III, IV and V:
Group I: A first language approved by the Committee of Principals;
Group II:A second language approved by the Committee of Principals;
Group III: A third language approved by the Committee of Principals not offered for the purpose of Group I or II, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics;
Group IV: Art, Biology (if not offered under Group III), Chemistry (if not offered under Group III), Economics, Geography, History, Mathematics (if not offered under Group III), Music or Physics (if not offered under Group III);
Group V: Accounting, Business Studies, Computing, Design and Technology or Further Mathematics;
b. passed in four Advanced Subsidiary Level subjects or a combination of four Advanced Subsidiary subjects, of which at least one shall be from Group I or II and at least two shall be selected from two of Groups III, IV or V of subparagraph a): Provided that any recognized language subject from Group III may be recognized as a Group II subject satisfying the grouping requirements of that group only;
c. passed in English or English Language or English Language and Literature at Advanced Subsidiary or Ordinary Level.
2. An Advanced Subsidiary Level subject from Group V of subparagraph 1.a may only be recognized for the purpose of subparagraph 1.b, if the candidate has passed in Mathematics on at least Ordinary Level.
3. A candidate must have satisfied all the requirements of subparagraphs 1.a and 1.b at not more than two examination sittings.
4. Where a subject is not examined in the November examination, the preceding or following June examination sitting, and in the case where the main examination is in June, the previous or subsequent November examination sitting will be regarded as the same examination sitting for the purposes of subparagraph 3.
5. A subject offered and passed at second or foreign language level does not meet the Group I requirements.
Kindly note that Love2Learn Curriculum takes no responsibility for the subject choices made at IGCSE, AS- or A-Level. It is incumbent on the parent and/or student to determine subject choices in conjunction with both the Matriculation Board and the relevant tertiary education institution to be attended after Matric.
Subject Choice For a School Leaving Certificate Without University Exemption
- General Certificate of Education
- International Certificate of Education
- Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
- International General Certificate of Secondary Education and Similar School Leaving Certificates
A minimum of five subjects passed at Ordinary Level (Grades A-G / 1-8), including English Language and/or the mother tongue, warrants an evaluation of Grade Eleven.
To obtain an evaluation of a Senior Certificate (in its most basic form, i.e. excluding Matriculation Exemption), one of the following subject combinations is required:
1 - A total of four different subjects, including three Ordinary Level / IGCSE subjects graded A to C (or 1 to 6), plus one Advanced Level
Or
A total of six different subjects, including five Ordinary Level / IGCSE subjects graded A to E (or 1 to 8), plus one Advanced Level.
2 - A total of five different subjects, including three Ordinary Level / IGCSE subjects graded A to C (or 1 to 6), plus two passes at one of the following levels: Advanced Supplementary, Higher General Certificate of Secondary Education (HIGCSE) (graded 1-3), South African Senior Certificate Higher Grade, or recognised equivalent
Or
A total of seven different subjects, including five Ordinary Level / IGCSE subjects graded A to E (or 1 to 8), plus two passes at one of the following levels: Advanced Supplementary, Higher General Certificate of Secondary Education (graded 1-3 – Grade 4 is considered to be the equivalent of IGCSE Grades A-C), South African Senior Certificate Higher Grade, or recognised equivalent.
Each of the above combinations must include English Language, or the mother tongue as a first language.
This evaluation will primarily be intended for employment purposes, but may be accepted by tertiary institutions, such as Technikons and Nursing Colleges, for purposes of further study according to their own requirements in terms of subjects and grades. Candidates should therefore ascertain the acceptability of such an evaluation to the admitting institution beforehand.
University admission for purposes of first degree studies is subject to Matriculation Exemption, which is the sole prerogative of the Matriculation Board and not likely to be considered on the basis of the conditions for upgrading as set out above.
Information on lectures for study purposes and arrangements for official examinations may be obtained from existing correspondence or technical colleges.
