International study at the University of Brighton

South Africa - academic equivalencies


Undergraduate

We require a Senior Certificate (with matriculation endorsement) with minimum grades BBBCC or a National Senior Certificate with minimum grades of 66655. If the required marks have not been achieved, students from South Africa should supplement their Senior Certificate with an acceptable international foundation year or equivalent.

A-level
UCAS Tariff points
Comparable offer (alpha) Comparable offer (numeric) Comparable offer (percentage)
AAA 360 AAAAB 77776 95-100%
AAB 340 AAABB 77766 90-94%
ABB 320 AABBB 77666 85-89%
BBB 300 ABBBB 76666 80-84%
BBC 280 BBBBB 66666 75-79%
BCC 260 BBBBC 66665 70-74%
CCC 240 BBBCC 66655 60-69%

Postgraduate

We require a bachelor (honours) degree or a bachelor degree in technology (BTech) when awarded after a minimum of four years of study.

South African degree classification
South African degree classification (%) Alternative name
English translation or equivalent
1st class 75-100% Distinction 1st
2nd class division 1 70-74% Pass 2:1
2nd class division 2 60-69% N/A 2:2

English language equivalency

An applicant can be considered to have met our English language entry requirements if he or she has consistently studied in the English language and obtained a minimum grade of 3 on the National Senior Certificate or a grade of C on the Senior Certificate (with matriculation endorsement).