Test name |
Required score |
A or AS level English Language |
Grade C |
GCSE English Language/Cambridge GCE O level/Cambridge OverseasSchool Certificate |
Grade B/6 |
IGCSE English as a First Language |
Grade B |
IGCSE English as a Second Language |
Grade A |
Cambridge Pre-U Literature in English (Principal Subject) |
M3 |
Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BTGCSE) |
Not accepted |
Cambridge English: Advanced or Proficiency |
185 overall, no less than 176 in any element |
Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) |
Grade II (two) |
European Baccalaureate L1 |
7.0 |
European Baccalaureate L2 |
8.0 |
European Baccalaureate L3 |
8.0 |
French Baccalaureat |
Grade 14 |
Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) |
Grade 12 |
HKDSE English (Core) |
Level 5 overall |
Indian Standard XII English at first attempt (ISC, CBSE,Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala Boards) |
75% |
Indian Standard XII English at first attempt (West Bengal Board). |
65% |
International Baccalaureate English as a First Language Standard Level |
Grade 5 |
International Baccalaureate English as a First Language Higher Level |
Grade 4 |
Irish Leaving Certificate |
S5 |
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education |
Not accepted |
Malaysian SPM English (1119/O level paper only) (Before 2021) |
Grade B |
Malaysian SPM CEFR- aligned English language examination (After Year 2021) |
C1 overall with B2 in all components |
Norwegian Vitnemal - videregaende opplaering |
Overall score of 5 |
NCUK's EAP (English for Academic Purposes) |
A overall, no less than B in any section |
Ontario Secondary School Certificate |
85% |
Canada Year 12 Secondary School Certificate / High School Diploma(except Quebec) |
Grade B (85%) |
Singapore-Cambridge O level English |
Grade B |
Singapore Integrated Programme Secondary 4 English Language/Language Arts |
Grade B |
South African National Senior Certificate/South AfricanMatriculation Certificate |
Grade 5 |
Trinity ISE III exams (SELT variant only) |
Distinction in speaking and listening and nothing less than merit in other sections |
Uganda National Examinations Board Certificate of Education (UCE) |
Not accepted |
USA High School Graduation Diploma |
Grade B (85%) |
Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education O level English |
Grade B |
Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education Advanced level English(ZIMSEC) |
Grade C |