Overview
- Academic Calendar: September-June
- Graduation Timeline: Varies (11, 12 or 13); see document-specific timelines below
- Native Language(s): English
Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation
Tier One (11 years completion):
- General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) [Must pass five or more GCSE examinations in separate subjects]
- International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) [Must pass five or more IGCSE examinations in separate subjects]
- Level 1/Level 2 Certificates [Must pass five or more Level 1/Level 2 Certificate examinations in separate subjects]
- General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level (O-level) examinations [Must pass five or more O-level examinations in separate subjects]
- General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ or NVQ) Intermediate Level (Level 2)
- International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Core Examinations [Must pass five or more IGCSE Core Examinations in separate subjects]
Tier Two (12 years completion):
- General Certificate of Education, Advanced Subsidiary Level (GCE AS-level) examinations [Must pass two or more AS-level examinations in separate subjects]
- International Advanced Subsidiary Level (AS-level) Examinations, Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary Levels [Must pass two or more AS-level examinations in separate subjects]
- Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) Level 3 Cambridge Technical Diploma
- Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) Level 3 National Technical Diploma
- One Advanced Subsidiary (AS-level) examination and one Advanced (A-level) examination pass in two differing subjects
- UAL Level 3 Diploma
- Level 3 Diploma in Business and Management
- NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma
- ATHE Level 3 Diploma
- Cambridge Technical (CTEC) Level 3 Diploma
Tier Three (13 years completion):
- General Certificate of Education, Advanced Level (GCE A-level) examinations, Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) Level 3 Advanced Level [Must pass two or more A-level examinations in separate subjects]
- International Advanced Level (A-level) examinations [Must pass two or more A-level examinations in separate subjects]
- General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ or NVQ) Advanced Level (Level 3)
- Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
- Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) Level 3 National Technical Extended Diploma
- Cambridge Pre-University Diploma [Pre-U Diploma]
- Pre-U Certificate in Principle Subject [Must pass two or more separate Pre-U Principle subjects]
- NCFE Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport and Activity
- UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma
- VTCT Level 3 Extended Diploma
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma
- BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sport
- BTEC International Level 3 Diploma
- BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
- BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Sport
- BTEC Level 3 International Extended Diploma
- NCFE Level 3 Extended Diploma
- T-Levels
- Cambridge Technical (CTEC) Level 3 Diploma
Not Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation
- GCSE Short Course Examinations
- BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Sport
- BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma in Sport
- BTEC (All BTEC documents at Level 2 and below)
- BTEC First Certificate
- BTEC First Diploma
- BTEC Foundation Diploma
- BTEC Introductory Certificate
- BTEC Introductory Diploma
- BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma
- BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
- BTEC International Level 3 Certificate
- BTEC International Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
- BTEC International Level 3 Foundation Diploma
- Cambridge Pre-university Certificate (Pre-U Certificate)
- City and Guilds Level 3 Diploma
- Colleges of Further Education
- National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Foundation Level
- Pitman Qualifications
- Vocational Certificate of Education (VCE)
- BTEC International Level 3 Certificate
- BTEC International Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
Grading Scale
No grading scale information available for United Kingdom.
References
NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility