This an article that contains a guide to calculating your UKZN APS (Admission Point Score) for the 2024 academic year. We have adopted the selection criteria of various courses for the coming admission year.
Among the many requirements needed for admission into the University of KwaZulu-Natal, UKZN, the admission point score is the most necessary. For those of us who might be asking what an admission point score means. It is simply an accumulation of grade points needed for admission into the University. The UKZN APS for various courses is determined by using a constant calculation formula which will be stated in this article.
Every year, the management of the University of KwaZulu-Natal publishes a standard Admission Point Score for all courses which can be used as a constant in determining the selection of prospective students into undergraduate programmes. Bear in mind that the UKZN APS is only used as a selection criteria for undergraduate admission and not for postgraduate studies.
Kindly check below for the steps on how to calculate the University of KwaZulu-Natal, UKZN Admission Point Score for the 2024 academic year.
HOW TO CALCULATE THE UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, UKZN ADMISSION POINT SCORE
The formula used in calculating the UKZN admission point score is a summation of all your six (6) best high school subjects (excluding Life Orientation), the total percentage you get is your admission point. Kindly check below for an illustration and example of the APS.
| Calculation of Composite Admission Point Score (APS) |
| NSC Rating (Level of Performance) |
NSC
Percentage |
Points Value for Calculation of UKZN APS |
Adjusted Percentages for UKZN APS Calculation |
| 7 |
80% to 100% |
7 |
80% to 100% |
| 6 |
70% to 79% |
6 |
70% to 79% |
| 5 |
60% to 69% |
5 |
60% to 69% |
| 4 |
50% to 59% |
4 |
50% to 59% |
| 3 |
40% to 49% |
3 |
40% to 49% |
| 2 |
30% to 39% |
2 |
30% to 39% |
| 1 |
0% to 29% |
1 |
0% to 29% |
Please, see an example of calculation of APS below:
| NSC-Deg Results Obtained by Learner |
| Subject Performance Rating |
APS Value |
| Home Language |
5 |
5 |
| First Additional Language |
6 |
6 |
| Life Orientation |
4 |
0 |
| Mathematics |
5 |
5 |
| Accounting |
6 |
6 |
| Business Studies |
6 |
6 |
| Computer Applications Technology |
7 |
7 |
|
Total APS |
35 |
Since you have gotten the formula for calculating the
University of KwaZulu-Natal Admission Point Score, I will recommend you use an APS Calculator to get the best result.
Check the UKZN Prospectus and scroll through to check the APS of specific courses of various Faculties
Selection On UKZN Admission Point Score (APS)
- Selection commences when final results are released and continues until all available places are allocated. Students are admitted on the basis of academic merit, which is assessed by converting NSC or Senior Certificate symbols into a point score.
- Scores of applicants are calculated and ranked in descending order for their choice of programme.
- Selection takes place from the top down, until the number of applicants who may be accepted for that programme is reached. The minimum point scores for applications to KZN qualifications have been provided in the qualification entrance requirement tabulations.
- Applicants below those point scores are normally not selected and should not make application to UKZN. Please calculate your point score, using Grade 11, mid-year Grade 12 or Trial results. Meeting the minimum score does, however, not guarantee a place as the University receives more applications than it can accommodate.
- The University will receive the NSC results from the Central Applications Office. In addition to SMS’s from the CAO, applicants who are offered places at UKZN will receive letters from the University advising them of their offers.
- Applicants will be required to complete Acceptance of Offer forms and pay an Acceptance of Offer fee of R500 directly to UKZN to secure their places.
- If more than seven subjects were taken, the APS is calculated by adding the performance ratings of English (HL or FAL) plus Mathematics or Mathematics Literacy plus the best ratings of four other subjects (excluding LO or Maths Paper 3). No bonus points are awarded for additional subjects.
You can also check out the University of KwaZulu-Natal, UKZN admission/minimum entry requirements to get the specific requirement of the desired course and steps to apply.
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