What Does Aps Stand for in Education

What is my APS Score?

An Admission Points Score is the converted average of your matric marks. Each mark is converted to a mark out of ten. These marks and then all added together to give you an Admission Point Score or an APS.

Your APS determines if you are eligible for a specific tertiary education course. Some courses may require a higher APS than others.

Use ourAdmission Point Score (APS) calculatorto convert your marks into an APS. This is the mark that tertiary institutions will look at when you apply.

What does APS stand for?

APS stands for Admission Point Score. This is the score that universities use to see if you qualify for a specific course. You can work out your APS using your final Matric results.

When do I need to get my Admission Points Score?

You need to get your APS (Admission Point Score) markbeforeyou can apply for a course at a university.

How do I get my APS?

• First you have to have your  final Matric examination certificate.
• Your top 7 Matric subject's marks are changed into a point system that works out your APS (see diagram 1 below).

So what does all of this mean?

• This means you get a point for each Matric subject that you wrote in the final examination.
• The number of points you get for each of your final Matric examination subjects will depend on what percentage you get for each subject.
• The points get for each subject should then be added up. This total will be your APS.
• (See diagram 2 below as an example of how you calculate your APS).

(The total points in the above diagram is 40 points)

How do universities use the Admission Point Score to allow you to apply for a course at the university?

• Universities use your total admission point score point to see if you qualify to study for the specific course at that you are applying for.
• Take note:Each university allocates the amount of APS points needed to study a course differently. This means that a course at one university won't need the same APS points as the same course at another university.
• It isvery important that you make absolutely sure you find out what a university's specified minimum application point score points are for a specific course before you apply, as well as all the other specifications.
• For example: You want to apply for a teaching course at a university. One university might state that your minimum APS must be 30. However, another university might state that the minimum APS needed to apply for a teaching course is 20.
• Also important to remember:  Make sure that you always study hard to get the highest marks/grades you are capable of getting. This is because it is not always enough to have only the bare minimum necessary to get accepted for the degree you want to study.

What Can I Study With A Bachelors Pass?

Bachelor's Degree Passes are the bare minimum requirements needed to study at a university level.

With a Bachelor Degree pass and a high enough admission point score, you can go on to study degree courses. Some of these include:

• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Bachelor of Engineering

What Can I Study With a Diploma Pass?

With a Diploma Pass you can study Diploma courses at a university or college level.

You will also be able to study NATED courses just by having a matric certificate.

What Can I Study with a Higher Certificate Pass?

With a Higher Certificate Pass you can go on to study for a Higher Certificate at a university or a college. You can also study courses offered by Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) or NATED courses.

What Can I Study with a National Senior Certificate Pass?

In short:

• You need a good APS score to be accepted at the university of your choice.
• Various organisations use the APS system to get access to your marks.
• Your APS shows you if you have the minimum requirements to be able to study a specific course at a university.

The CEO of Matric College, Jan Badenhorst, explains how to calculate an APS score

Author:Jan Badenhorst, CEO, Matric College
Last Updated: Sanel Van Staden , 12 September  2021

What Does Aps Stand for in Education

Source: https://www.matric.co.za/what-is-my-aps/

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