Entry Requirements

For the academic year 2025/2026

High School Certificate Type Business Programme Physiotherapy Programme English Placement Test
Thanaweya Amma 50% (with no subject below 50%) 60% (with no subject below 50%) Language Schools are exempted from English placement test with high score in English Subject (95%) or above
Azharian 60% Not accepted Required
American Diploma GPA 2.0 +(ACT 14 OR EST 800 OR 2AP grade 3) GPA 3.0+(ACT 14 OR EST 800 OR 2AP grade 3) Exempted
Canadian Diploma 50% 65% English Speaking institution is exempted
French Bac. 10 11 Required
International Bac. 24 points 32 points Exempted
German Abitur 4 3.0 English at grade 12 is exempted
IGCSE 8 OLs, including English and Math 3 AL (Min Grade C) Exempted
English language Condition: IELTS 5.5 with no component below 5.0 *must take mandatory non-credit English language module during their first year*:
English Language Test Listening Reading Speaking Writing Total / Overall
 IELTS 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5
PTE/Pearson 51 51 51 51 55
TOEFL iBT 15 15 15 15 72
Cambridge 154 154 154 154 162
Duolingo 90 90 90 90 100

Merit Scholarship

High School Certificate Type Thanawya Ama Nile Certificate IGCSE American Diploma Canadian Diploma French Bac. International Bac. Abitur
Standard (320,000 / 300,000) business 50% Physiotherapy 55% 70% 70% 70% business 50% Physiotherapy 60% business 10 Physiotherapy 11 business 24 Physiotherapy 28 business 4 Physiotherapy 3.5
Category C (300,000 / 280,000) 63% 75% 75% 75% 70% 12 business 29 Physiotherapy 33 2.9
Category B (280,000 / 260,000) 65% 80% 80% 80% 75% 14 business 30 Physiotherapy 34 2.8
Category A (260,000 / 240,000) 68% 85% 85% 85% 80% 16 business 31 Physiotherapy 35 2.7
High School Certificate TypeMin. ScoreEnglish Placement Test
Thanawya Ama
(General Secondary Certificate)

50%

Certificate of General Secondary Education with an overall pass rate of 50% with no subject below 50%. Where a course requires a specific subject grade for local students, we require a grade of above 60% in that equivalent subject.

  • Thanawya Amaa Arabic Schools need English Test
  • Thanawya Amaa Language Schools are exempted however students are still required to sit for the APTIS test
IGCSE

Computing Programmes

  • 1 x A-level at Grade B in Maths, English or a Science/Computing Subject
  • 1 x AS level at Grade A
  • GCSE Maths at C/4

Engineering Programmes

  • 1 x A-level at Grade B in Maths, English or a Science/Computing subject
  • 1 x AS level at Grade A
  • Must include Maths at either AS or A-level
Exemption from English Test
American DiplomaGPA 2.0 (C) + ACT 18 OR EST 1 890 EST 2 900 (minimum of 500 in each component) OR 2AP grade 3Exemption from English Test
Canadian Diploma50% in 5 Grade 12 SubjectsEnglish Speaking institution is exempted
French Bac.10
For all courses students would usually be required to have completed the Baccalauréat/Baccalauréat avec Option Internationale/Baccalauréat Tecknologique with Grade 10 or above. If a course requires a specific subject at grade B at SQA Higher then grade 12 will be required
English at grade 12 is exempted
European Baccalaureate50%
Pass with 5 out of 10 in each subject. If a course requires a specific subject at grade B at SQA Higher then 6 out of 10 is required.
English taken as a second language and passed is exempted from English Test.
International Bac.24
Award of Diploma with between 24 and 27 points or above depending on the course applied for. If a course requires a specific subject at grade B at SQA Higher then grade 5 or above in HL is required.
Exemption from English Test
German Abitur4 (adequate/pass)
If a course requires a specific subject at grade B at SQA Higher then grade 10 will be required.
English at grade 10 is exempted
Arab High School CertificateNot acceptedNot accepted

Accepted English Language Tests.

TestMinimum RequirementCompulsory English Module Pathway
IELTS (Academic)6.0 overall, with no component below 5.55.5 overall, with no component below 5.0

TOEFL Internet Based Test

We are no longer accepting Home Edition or Paper tests.

80 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing.66 overall, with a minimum of 15 in listening and in reading, 18 in speaking and in writing.
Pearson’s Test of Academic English56 overall with a minimum of 51 in each component48 no lower than 40

APTIS

As this will be the first time we have accepted this test, we would request that after admission the test scores of the individuals admitted using it are shared with us.

CEFR B2 overall and B2 in each of the four components. Must be tested across all four components.CEFR B2 overall and a high B1 in each of the four components. Must be tested across all four components.

Oxford Digital Institute (OIDI) English Language Test (ELLT) Oxford ELLT Digital: Best English Level Test Online | Oxford ELLT

6.0 overall, with no component below 5.0

5.0 overall, with no component below 4.0

Required Documents:
o High School Transcript
o English Placement Test certificate
o 12 years schooling letter (for international certificate only)
o Original / Copy of Birth certificate
o Copy of national ID
o Copy of passport
o Personal Photo
o Medical report (abdominal and optical report)
o Form 2 gond / Form 6 gond