Foreign secondary education programs such as the
General Certificate of Education (GCE),
SAT, and
International Baccalaureate (IB) may be recognized as Tawjihi-equivalent. The Ministry of Higher Education converts foreign grades to Tawjihi-equivalent grades. Non-Tawjihi graduates compete under a 5% quota for public university places.
GCE/IGCSE/GCSE Equivalency • Proof of 12 years of schooling required. • Pass six O-level/IGCSE/GCSE subjects and two A-level subjects. • O-level/IGCSE/GCSE: A, B, C, D • A-level/AS: A, B, C, D, E • Arab students must include Arabic at O or A level (Modern Arabic,
First Language Arabic, or Arabic 9164). Arabic as a Second Language is generally not accepted. • Science Stream requires: • Six O-level/IGCSE including two science subjects and one Arabic. • Two A-levels: mandatory (Math or Physics), optional (science subject). • Literary Stream requires: • Six O-level/IGCSE including Mathematics and Computer Studies/IT. • Two A-levels: mandatory (Arabic), optional (literary subject or combination of literary/science). • Two AS subjects equal one A-level for equivalency. • Coordinated Science counts as two subjects. • Final percentage calculated by summing eight subjects and dividing by 8: A*=98, A=95, B=85, C=75, D=65, E=55.
International Baccalaureate Equivalency • Proof of 12 years of schooling required. • Pass six subjects: Standard Level 3–7, Higher Level 4–7. • Science Stream: 2 Group 1/2, 1 Group 3/6, 2 Group 4, 1 Group 5, at least 2 at Higher Level. • Literary Stream: 2 Group 1/2, 2 Group 3/6, 1 Group 4, 1 Group 5, at least 2 at Higher Level. • Equivalency calculation: each subject converted to percentage, averaged, plus 0.3% per diploma point. • 7=98%, 6=90%, 5=80%, 4=70%, 3=60%, 2=50% (fail at HL). ==See also==