Qualifications required for courses on Student Visas
We accept the following qualification for courses for our Student Visa entry courses at Level 3 and above. Not all suitable qualifications are listed, so please contact us if yours is not included here.
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| Country | Courses | For A Level/Level 3 courses | For HNC/HND courses |
| Albania | Diploma of State Matura | ✓ |
✓ (in related subjects) |
| Botswana | General Certificate International General Certificate of Secondary Education |
✓ | N/A |
| Brazil | Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Médio | ✓ |
✓ (in related subjects) |
| Brunei | Brunei / Cambridge GCSE | O Level | A Level |
| Bulgaria | Diploma of Completed Secondary Education | ✓ |
✓ (in related subjects) |
| Canada | High School Graduation Diploma | N/A | ✓ |
| Caribbean | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate | ✓ |
N/A |
| Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) CXC Associate Degree |
N/A | ✓ | |
| China | Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate (in related subjects) Gaokao |
N/A | ✓ |
| Egypt | Certificate of General Secondary Education | ✓ |
✓ (in related subjects) |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian University Entrance Examination Certificate | ✓ | N/A |
| France | Baccalauréat Général | N/A | ✓ |
| Germany | Hauptschulabschluss Realschulabschluss Fachoberschulreife (Grade 10) |
✓ | |
| Abitur | ✓ | ||
| Ghana | West African Senior School Certificate Examination | ✓ | N/A |
| Greece | Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate | ✓ |
✓ (in related subjects) |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education | N/A | ✓ |
| India |
Secondary School Examination (CBSE Board) |
✓ | |
|
Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE Board) (in related subjects) |
✓ | ||
| Iran | High School Diploma | ✓ | |
| Pre-University Certificate | ✓ | ||
| Ireland | Leaving Certificate |
✓ (Standard Level) |
✓ (Higher Level - in related subjects) |
| Italy | Diploma de Esame di Stato | N/A | ✓ |
| Japan | Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (in related subjects) | N/A | ✓ |
| Kenya | Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) (in related subjects) | N/A | ✓ |
| Kuwait | General Secondary Education Certificate | ✓ | N/A |
| Lebanon | General Secondary Certificate (in related subjects) | N/A | ✓ |
| Malaysia | Malaysia Certificate of Education (SPM) | ✓ | |
| Matriculation Certificate / Malaysia Higher School Certificate (STPM) | ✓ | ||
| Mauritius | Cambridge School Certificate General Certificate of Education |
✓ |
✓ General Certificate of Education Advanced |
| Moldova | Certificate of Completed Secondary Education | ✓ | |
| Baccalaureate Diploma (in related subjects) | ✓ | ||
| Myanmar | Basic Education High School Examination / Matriculation Examination | ✓ | N/A |
| Morocco | Attestation du Baccalauréat (in related subjects) | N/A | ✓ |
| Nepal | Secondary Education Examination (Grade 10) | ✓ | |
| School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XII - in related subjects) | ✓ | ||
| Nigeria | West African Senior School Certificate Examination | ✓ | N/A |
| Netherlands | HAVO Diploma (in related subjects) VWO Diploma |
N/A | ✓ |
| Norway | Leaving Certificate from Lower Secondary School | ✓ | |
| Leaving Certificate from Upper Secondary School | ✓ | ||
| Philippines | Senior High School Certificate/Diploma (Academic Track - in related subjects) | N/A | ✓ |
| Poland | Certificate of Maturity Certificate of Completion from a General Lyceum (in related subjects) |
N/A | ✓ |
| Portugal | Certificado de fim de Estudos Secundários Certidão do Décimo Sugundo Ano |
N/A | ✓ |
| Romania | Junior High School Graduation Certificate Compulsory Education Graduation Diploma Certificate (Grade 10) |
✓ | |
| Baccalaureate Diploma | ✓ | ||
| Russia | Certificate of Secondary (Complete) General Education | ✓ | |
| Certificate of Unified State Examination (in related subjects) | ✓ | ||
| Saudi Arabia | General Secondary Education Certificate | ✓ | N/A |
| South Africa | National Senior Certificate (in related subjects) | N/A | ✓ |
| South Korea | High School Diploma / High School Certificate of Graduation (in related subjects) | N/A | ✓ |
| Spain | ESO | ✓ | |
| Titulo de Bachiller | ✓ | ||
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education |
✓ (Ordinary Level) |
✓ (Advanced Level) |
| Sweden | Compulsory Education Leaving Certificate | ✓ | |
| Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate | ✓ | ||
| Taiwan | Senior High School Graduation Certificate (in related subjects) | N/A | ✓ |
| Tanzania | Certificate of Secondary Education | ✓ | |
| Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education | ✓ | ||
| Thailand | Certificate of Basic Education (Maw 6 - in related subjects) | N/A | ✓ |
| Turkey | High School Diploma | ✓ | N/A |
| Uganda | Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) | ✓ | |
| Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) | ✓ | ||
| Ukraine | Certificate of Complete Secondary Education | ✓ | |
| Certificate of Independent External Examination (in related subjects) | ✓ | ||
| UAE | General Secondary Education Certificate Examination | ✓ | N/A |
| USA | High School Graduation Diploma | ✓ | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) Examination | ✓ | ||
| Vietnam | Senior Secondary School Graduation Diploma | ✓ | N/A |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education |
✓ Ordinary Level |
✓ Advanced Level |
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