Admission to ENGAGE

• their marks in the National Senior Certificate meet the admission requirements for the four-year program, but they feel they would like more support.

OR

• their marks in the National Senior Certificate do not meet the minimum requirements for entry into the four-year program, but do meet the minimum requirements for the five-year program. These students will be required to write the National Benchmark Test (NBT).

In addition to the minimum rating codes that are shown in the table below, an Admission Points Score (APS) calculation is required. The calculation of an APS is simple and is based on a candidate’s achievement in six recognised 20-credit subjects. The APS uses the National Senior Certificate scale of achievement, from 1 to 7. Thus, the highest APS that can be achieved is 42. Life Orientation is excluded from the calculation to determine the APS required for admission. 

Candidates must apply in Grade 12 with their Grade 11 results and, on the basis of these marks, they will be accepted provisionally to the School of Engineering. Note that the final Grade 12 results will be the determining factor with regard to admission.
 

School of Engineering – minimum requirements
Degree	APS	Group A		Group B
		Two Languages	Mathematics	Physical Science	Two other subjects
Engineering (4-year program)	36	Comply with NSC minimum requirements, additionally one of these languages must be Afrikaans or English at level 5	7	6	Any two subjects
Engineering (4-year or 5-year program depending on results of the compulsory institutional Proficiency Test)	30		6	5	Any two subjects
Engineering (5-year program depending on results of the compulsory institutional Proficiency Test)	25	Comply with NSC minimum requirements, additionally one of these languages must be Afrikaans or English at level 4	5	5	Any two subjects

Rating codes for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) are as follows:
 

 

Rating code	Rating	Marks%
7	Outstanding achievement	80%-100%
6	Meritorious achievement	70%-79%
5	Substantial achievement	60%-69%
4	Adequate achievement	50%-59%
3	Moderate achievement	40%-49%
2	Elementary achievement	30%-39%
1	Not achieved	0%-29%