Test name |
Required score |
A or AS level English Language |
Grade D |
GCSE English Language/Cambridge GCE O level/Cambridge OverseasSchool Certificate |
Grade C/4 |
IGCSE English as a First Language |
Grade C |
IGCSE English as a Second Language |
Grade B |
Cambridge Pre-U Literature in English (Principal Subject) |
P2 |
Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BTGCSE) |
Grades 3-6 (credit); Grade C |
Cambridge English: Advanced or Proficiency |
176 overall, no less than 162 in any element |
Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) |
Grade III (three) |
European Baccalaureate L1 |
6.0 |
European Baccalaureate L2 |
7.0 |
European Baccalaureate L3 |
7.0 |
French Baccalaureat |
Grade 12 |
Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) |
Grade 10 |
HKDSE English (Core) |
Level 4 overall |
Indian Standard XII English at first attempt (ISC, CBSE,Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala Boards) |
70% |
Indian Standard XII English at first attempt (West Bengal Board). |
60% |
International Baccalaureate English as a First Language Standard Level |
Grade 4 |
International Baccalaureate English as a First Language Higher Level |
Grade 4 |
Irish Leaving Certificate |
S5 |
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education |
Grade C (4) |
Malaysian SPM English (1119/O level paper only) (Before 2021) |
Grade C |
Malaysian SPM CEFR- aligned English language examination (After Year 2021) |
B2 overall with B2 in all components |
Norwegian Vitnemal - videregaende opplaering |
Overall score of 4 |
NCUK's EAP (English for Academic Purposes) |
B overall, no less than C in any section |
Ontario Secondary School Certificate |
75% |
Canada Year 12 Secondary School Certificate / High School Diploma(except Quebec) |
Grade C (75%) |
Singapore-Cambridge O level English |
Grade C |
Singapore Integrated Programme Secondary 4 English Language/Language Arts |
Grade C |
South African National Senior Certificate/South AfricanMatriculation Certificate |
Grade 4 |
Trinity ISE III exams (SELT variant only) |
Merit in writing section and pass in all other sections |
Uganda National Examinations Board Certificate of Education (UCE) |
Grades 3-6 (credit); Grade C |
USA High School Graduation Diploma |
Grade C (75%) |
Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education O level English |
Grade C |
Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education Advanced level English (ZIMSEC) |
Grade D |