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Zambia Admissions Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- Zambia School Certificate Examination / General Certificate of Secondary Education.
- Secondary schools (junior secondary education) will not be used for admission.
- Six senior academic courses are required for admission.
Prerequisite Equivalencies
Programs and required prerequisites can be found on our program pages.
| Ontario Required Courses | Zambia Curriculum |
|---|---|
| English 12 (ENG4U) | Senior/grade 12 English |
| Advanced Function 12 (MHF4U) | A senior/grade 12 Mathematics covering algebra, trignometry an functions* |
| Calculus & Vectors 12 (MCV4U) | A senior/grade 12 Mathematics covering calculus* |
| Data Management 12 (MDM4U | A senior/grade 12 Mathematics covering statistics* |
| Biology 12 (SBI4U) | Grade 12 Biology |
| Chemistry 12 (SCH4U) | Grade 12 Chemistry |
| Physics (SPH4U) | Grade 12 Physics |
*Detailed course descriptions may be requested for these subjects to ensure the required content is covered to meet prerequisite requirements.
Science 12 does not meet the prerequisite requirement for any science programs, but it can be used as one of the six required courses for admission.
Zambia Grade Equivalency
In acknowledgement of the various grading scales used throughout the Zambian curriculum, the grading scale on the transcript will be used. Below we have included the two most common grade scales.
| Ontario | Grade | Scale | Zambia Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95% | A+ | 11.00 | Distinction |
| 87% | A | 10.00 - 10.99 | Distinction |
| 77% | B+ | 9.00 - 9.99 | Meritorius |
| 72% | B | 8.00 - 8.99 | Very Satisfactory |
| 67% | C+ | 6.00 - 6.99 | Definite Pass |
| 62% | P | 5.00 - 5.99 | Pass |
| 50% | C | 4.00 - 4.99 | Bare Pass (minimum passing grade) |
| 42% | CP | 3.00 - 3.99 | Compensatory Pass |
| 29% | D+ | 2.00 - 2.99 | Bare Fail |
| 25% | D | 1.00 - 1.99 | Clear Fail |
| 20% | E | 1.00 - 0.99 | Worthless |
| Ontario | Grade | Scale | Zambia Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95% | A | 1.00 | Distinction |
| 90% | A | 2.00 | Distinction |
| 85% | B | 3.00 | Merit |
| 80% | B | 4.00 | Merit |
| 75% | C | 5.00 | Credit |
| 70% | C | 6.00 | Credit |
| 65% | D | 7.00 | Satisfactory |
| 55% | D | 8.00 | Satisfactory |
| 49% | F | 900 | Unsatisfactory |