School level qualifications
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ACCA Qualification – Entry Requirements The basic entry requirements for each country are listed alphabetically. To find your country please click on the appropriate section below: A–C D–F G–I J–L M–O P–R S-U V–Z A Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan B Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi C Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China, People’s Republic Colombia Congo Republic Congo, Democratic Republic Costa Rica Top Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic D Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic E Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia F Fiji Finland France Top G Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana H Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary I Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) Top J Jamaica Japan Jordan K Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan L Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg M Macao Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Top N Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway O Oman P Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Q Qatar R Romania Russia Rwanda Top S Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Surinam Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia T Tajikstan Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Top U Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan V Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam W West Bank and Gaza Y Yemen Z Zambia Zimbabwe Top AFGHANISTAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauria / Baccalaureate Certificate GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) Vocational / Technical Baccalauria ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top ALBANIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificate of Maturity / Secondary School Leaving Certificate Certificate of Maturity / Teknikume (Technical Schools) Dëftesë Pjekurie - Vocational Maturity Certificate ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top ALGERIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire Baccalauréat Technique / Commercial Brevet de Maîtrise / Brevet de Technician Diplôme / Brevet de Technicien Supérieur ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top ANGOLA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Habilitação Literárias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Pre-university Certificate / Diploma 2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades AE] PLUS 3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR ACCA Sufficient for Registration 6 CAPE units at grade 4 and above Please note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998) OR 3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level. Accreditation July 2013 Top ARGENTINA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachiller Técnico Bachillerato Bachillerato Especializado Técnico / Técnico Medio Técnico Auxiliar Titulo Perito/Perito Mercantil Técnico Superior Técnico Universitario (semi-professional title (Enfermera - nurse) (2 years) Trayectos Técnico Profesionales (TTP) in the new polimodal system ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top ARMENIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Certificate of completed Secondary Education) Technical / Vocational Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Technician Diploma) Junior Specialist / Middle Level Professional (Vocational Certificate) Certificate of Basic Education (Himnakan Yndhanur Krtutan Attestat) Certificate of completed Secondary Education (Mijnakarg Yndhanur Krtoutian Attestat) Part Complete Bachelor Degree/Junior Specialist (Bachelor) – Entry requirements met ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top AUSTRALIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS School level qualifications: Each State and Territory in Australia has its own Secondary School system Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) Sufficient for Registration Australian Capital Territory Year 10 Certificate Insufficient for Registration Year 12 Certificate Insufficient for Registration Tertiary Entrance Statement (up to 1998) Sufficient for registration if ‘T’ courses are passed, 3 at Grade B and 2 at Grade C (BBBCC), over 5 separate subjects including English and Maths New South Wales Year 10 Insufficient for Registration High School Certificate Sufficient for registration if passes in at least 2 3-unit modules plus 3 2-unit modules are obtained, over 5 separate subjects including English and Maths Northern Territory Junior Secondary Studies Certificate (Year Insufficient for Registration 10) (awarded until 1999) Sufficient for registration if subjects are passed, 3 at Northern Territory Certificate of Education Grade B and 2 at Grade C (BBBCC), over 5 separate (NTCE) (replaced South Australian subjects including English and Maths PLUS at least Certificate of Education (year 12) in 1995) 70 is obtained for TER/ UAI/ ATAR PLUS Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) or University Admissions Index (UAI) or Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) Year 10 Certificate (previously Junior Certificate) Queensland Senior Certificate PLUS Overall Position (OP) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Statement (TES) In 2008 TES was replaced by TEA (Tertiary Entrance Aggregate) Queensland Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for registration if 3 passes at "high achievement" are gained plus 2 passes at "sound achievement" including Maths and English PLUS OP of grade 1 – 6 South Australia Sufficient for registration if subjects are passed, 3 at South Australian Certificate of Education Grade B and 2 at Grade C (BBBCC), over 5 separate (SACE) (replacing year 12 Certificate of subjects including English and Maths PLUS at least Achievement in 1993) PLUS Tertiary 70 is obtained for TER Entrance Rank (TER) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Score (TES) In 2008 TES was replaced by TEA (Tertiary Entrance Aggregate) Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) (replaced Higher School Certificate year 12 in 1990) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Score (TES) In 2008 TES was replaced by TEA (Tertiary Entrance Aggregate) Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) (replaced Higher School Certificate year 10 (until 1990)) Tasmania Sufficient for registration if a minimum of 5 Tertiary Subjects are passed with a grade of "High Achievement" over 5 separate subjects including English and Maths PLUS at least 70 is obtained for TER Insufficient for Registration Tertiary Entrance Score (until 1993) Victoria Sufficient for registration if a score of at least 309 is obtained. Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) (replaced HSC in 1992) PLUS Victorian Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) Sufficient for registration if subjects are passed, 3 at Grade B and 2 at Grade C (BBBCC), over 5 separate subjects including English and Maths PLUS at least 70 is obtained for ENTER Western Australia Western Australia Certificate of Education Sufficient for registration if subjects are passed, 3 at (WACE) PLUS (Tertiary Entrance Rank 70% or above and 2 at 60% or above, over 5 (TER) or University Admissions Index (UAI) separate subjects including English and Maths PLUS or Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank at least 70 is obtained for TER/ UAI/ ATAR PLUS (ATAR)) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Score TES of at least 337/510 (TES) In 2008 TES was replaced by TEA (Tertiary Entrance Aggregate) AQF Certificate IV AQF Diploma RATE Advanced Certificate RATE Associate Diploma University Foundation Year Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient for for for for for Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top AUSTRIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Abschlussprüfungszeugnis from a Berufsbildende Mittere Schule (BMS) (2 years) Abschlussprüfungszeugnis from a Berufsbildende Mittere Schule (BMS) (3-4 years) Abschlusszeugnis from Berufsschule / Berufsbildende Pflichtschule Aufbaustudium Reifeprüfung / Matura from Allgemeinbildende Höhere Schulen Berufsreifeprüfung (1997-) / TVE-Diploma Reife und Diplomprüfung / Matura from Berufsbildende Höhere Schulen (BHS) Meister / Meisterbrief ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top AZERBAIJAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Orta Təhsil Haqqında Şəhadətnamə (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education) Grade 10/Grade 11 Diplomu Esas Tehsil Haqqinda Shehadetname (Vocational School/Lyceum Diploma) Orta Ixtisas Məktəbləri (Technical/Vocational College Diploma) Bakalavr Diplomu (Bachelor degree) – Part Complete ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top BAHAMAS ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bahamas Junior Certificate ACCA Insufficient for Registration 2 passes at GCE/VCE A Level (grades A – E) Plus 3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE PLUS GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C) including Maths and English Associate degree Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top BAHRAIN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Tawjahiya (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Associate degree Diploma (2 years) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top BANGLADESH ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Alm (from Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board) Secondary School Certificate (SSC)/Intermediate Certificate/Higher School Certificate (HSC) Bachelor degree (except from private universities listed as ‘Good’ by UGC – see below) Diploma (from Bangladesh Technical Education Board) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Private universities rated as ‘Good’ by UGC North South University, Dhaka Independent University, Dhaka International Islamic University, Dhaka American International University, Dhaka East West University, Dhaka BRAC University, Dhaka University of Development Alternative, Dhaka Stamford University, Dhaka Daffodil International University, Dhaka Accreditation January 2007 Top BARBADOS ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR ACCA Sufficient for Registration 6 CAPE units at grade 4 and above Please note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998) OR 3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level. Barbados Secondary School Certificate Part 1 Associate degree Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top BELARUS ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Атэстат аб агульнай сярэдняй адукацыi Svidetel'stvoo Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of General Secondary Education) Grade 10/Grade 11 Дыплом аб сярэдняй спецыяльнай адукацыi/Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii/(Diploma of Specialised Secondary Education) Пасведчанне аб базавай Aдукацыі (Certificate of Basic Secondary Education) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top BELGIUM ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bekwaamheidsdiploma dat Toegang verleent tot het Hoger Onderwijs Bekwaamheidsdiploma (phased out) Getuigschrift 6 Getuigschrift van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs (previously Getuigschrift van Hoger Middelbaar Onderwijs) Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire du deuxieme degré Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Inférieur (previously Diplôme d'Humanités Inférieures) (phased out) Diplôme d'Accès à l'Enseignment Supérieur (until 1992/3) (previously Diplôme d'Aptitude à Acceder à l'Enseignement Supérieur) Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (since 1993/4) Brevet van de Aanvullende Secundaire Beroepsschool (secondary vocational education programme) Diploma van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs (since 1992/93 Brevet de (+ title) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top BELIZE ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR ACCA Sufficient for Registration 6 CAPE units at grade 4 and above Please note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998) OR 3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level. Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top BENIN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat Baccalauréat de Technicien Brevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Economiques Générales (DUEEG) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Juridiques Générales (DUEJG) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES) Diplôme d'Etudes Techniques Supérieures ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top BERMUDA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bermuda Secondary School Certificate Diploma of Arts and Science ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top BOLIVIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachiller Humanistíco Bachiller Técnico Medio (Middle level Technician) Bachiller Técnico Perito (Middle level Technician) Diploma de Technico Basico ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top BOSNIA HERZEGOVIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Matura (before 1980 from the Gimnazija / academic upper secondary course) Secondary School Leaving Diploma (before 1980 from a Technical Secondary School) Secondary School Leaving Diploma (obtained since 1980) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top BOTSWANA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades AE] PLUS 3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) Junior Certificate Diploma (3 year) from an affiliated institute of the University of Botswana Higher National Diploma in Accounting and Business Studies Bachelor degree (Part 1) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top BRAZIL ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Fundamental (Post 1999 reform) Certificado de Conclusão de Segundo Grau (Pre 1996 reform) Certificado de Ensino Médio (Post 1996 reform) Certificado Primero Grau (Pre 1999 reform) Diploma de Técnico de Nível Médio (Technician) (Pre 1996 reform) Diploma de Técnico de Segundo Grau (Technician Diploma of secondary level) Nível Básico/ Nível Técnico (Post 1996 reform) Vestibular / ENEM / PAS Diploma de Técnico de Nível Superior (Pre 1996 reform) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] Plus GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) BDTVEC National Diploma ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top BULGARIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completed Secondary Education) Diploma za Sredno - Spetzialno Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completed Secondary Education) (awarded by technical secondary schools) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top BURKINA FASO ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat / Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Baccalauréat de Technicien Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top BURUNDI ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Candidature Certificat du Tronc Commun Diplôme des Humanités Complètes Technicien (Diploma A2)/A3 ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top CAMBODIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS School qualifications from Cambodia cannot be considered for entry to the ACCA Qualification, or exemption from either the ACCA Qualification or CAT. Qualification Master’s degree Licence Bachelor Diploma (postgraduate) University Diploma ACCA Qualification Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top CAMEROON ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat/ Baccalauréat de Technicien Brevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle/ Brevet d'Etudes Professionnelles Brevet de Technicien Brevet de Technicien Supérieur (Higher Technicians Certificate) Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle 2 passes at Cameroon GCE A Level / GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] Plus 3 passes at Cameroon GCE O Level / GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top CANADA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Alberta General High School Diploma British Colombia Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma Manitoba High School Graduation Diploma New Brunswick High School Graduation Diploma Newfoundland High School Graduation Diploma North West Territories General High School Diploma Nova Scotia High School Completion Certificate Continued Sufficient for registration providing an average of 65% is attained in 5 grade 12 courses, including English and Maths or equivalent Sufficient for registration providing at least 5 Bs are obtained, including English and Maths or equivalent Sufficient for registration providing an average of 65% is attained in at least 5 credits have been awarded at the 300 level in at least 4 subject areas, including English and Maths or equivalent Sufficient for registration providing an average mark of 65% is obtained in 5 subjects, including English and Maths or equivalent Sufficient for registration providing an average mark of 65% is obtained in 5 subjects, including English and Maths or equivalent Sufficient for registration providing at least 65% is attained in 5 grade 12 courses, including English and Maths or equivalent Sufficient for registration providing an average of 65% is attained over 5 subjects at Level 4 or 5, including English and Maths or equivalent Ontario Ontario Academic Courses (OACs) or from 2004 onwards OR Grade 12 Secondary School Diploma (Advanced) Prince Edward Island High School Graduation Diploma Quebec Diplome d’Etudes Secondaires (DES) Sufficient for registration providing 6 OAC’s are passed at Grade B, including English and Maths or equivalent OR Sufficient for registration providing 6 grade 12 U, U/C or M courses at Advanced level including English and Maths Sufficient for registration providing an average mark of 65% is obtained in at least 5 grade 12 subjects, including English and Maths or equivalent Insufficient for registration – GCSE standard (grades A,B,C) on a subject for subject basis Saskatchewan Complete Division IV Grade 12 Standing (Secondary School Certificate) Yukon Terrirory Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma All Territories Diplomas (two years) / Certificate (one year) Canadian International Matriculation Programme CIMP Sufficient for registration if at least 65% is obtained over 5 subjects, including English and Maths or equivalent Sufficient for registration providing at least 5 Bs are obtained, including English and Maths or equivalent Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for registration if a minimum of 5 subjects PLUS ENG4U have been achieved. (Grade 12 university preparation) Accreditation July 2013 Top CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat/ Baccalauréat Technique Brevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle (BEPC) Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle Diplôme de Technicien d'Agriculture Tropicale Diplôme d'Etudes Economiques Générales (DEEG) Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Juridiques (DUEJ) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Litteraires (DUEL) Diplome Universitaire d’Etudes Scientificques (DUES) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top CHAD ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Apprenticeship Certificate Baccalauréat/ Baccalauréat Technique Certificate of Vocational Aptitude Diplôme Universitaires de Lettres Modernes (DULMO) Diplôme Universitaires de Sciences (DUS) Diplôme Universitaires de Sciences Juridiques, Economiques et de Gestion (DUSJEG) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top DR CONGO ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Diplôme d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long Examen d'Etat Graduat ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top CONGO ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat/ Baccalauréat Technique Brevet de Technicien Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top CHILE ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Licencia de Educación Media Licencia de Educación Media Técnico Técnico Medio ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top CHINA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification ºUEE plus SHSGE plus successful completion of 1 full year of degree / diploma from a recognised institution ACCA Sufficient for Registration Students who are able to submit copies of their SHSGE or UEE confirming their pass in English will be permitted to opt in to the OXB programme at the time of their initial registration. If they do not have a qualification that meets the English language requirement, they will not be able to opt in to the programme until after they have sat and completed paper 1.3. Diploma from a secondary school (zhixiao) Middle School Qualifications from China Diploma from a specialised college International Baccalaureate Organization Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration º These students must submit copies of the following documentation: Letter of confirmation from a recognised institution confirming the student's enrolment Academic transcript confirming the student's successful completion of one full year of a degree / diploma Official English translations of the above Accreditation July 2013 Top COLOMBIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachillerato (sometimes called Diploma de Bachillér) Bachillerato Técnico Técnico en...(2½ year) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top COSTA RICA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachillerato (secondary education) Técnico Medio ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top CROATIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification International Baccalaureate School Leaving Certificate / Matriculation Certificate (from Arts and Vocational Schools) Medunarodna matura (identical to the International Baccalauréat) obtained from some Gimnazija (secondary schools) in Zagreb and Varazdin Maturatna Svjedodzba (Matriculation Certificate) / School Leaving Certificate Svjedodžba o Završnom Ispitu (Certificate of Completed Education) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top CUBA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Obrero Calificado (Skilled Worker Certificate) Perito Pre-University Course Secondary School Completion Diploma Técnico Medio Título de Bachiller Título de Técnica en (nivel medio superior) ACCA Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient for for for for for for for Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top CYPRUS ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Apolytirion Lykeion Lise Bitirme Diploma GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) Higher Diploma (any subject) ACCA Students must have an overall average of 17 / 85%. A minimum of 50% must be achieved in each of 5 subjects (to include English and a numeric subject) An Apolyterian of 16 or 80% including English and Maths plus LCCI third level Accounting is sufficient for registration Students must have an overall average of 8 A minimum of 50% must be achieved in each of 5 subjects (to include English and a numeric subject) Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for registration Accreditation July 2013 Top CZECH REBUPLIC ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Maturitni Zkouška / Maturita Vysvedcení o Maturitní Zkoušce (School Leaving Certificate with Maturita from technical / vocational schools) Výucní List (Apprenticeship / vocational certificate) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top DENMARK (Including Greenland) ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Basic Vocational Training Diploma Folkeskolens 10 Klasseprøve (formerly Folkeskolens Afgangsprøve) (10th form advanced leaving examination) Folkeskolens 9 Klasseprøve Bevis for Højere Handelseksamen (HHX)/ Bevis for Højere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) Bevis for Social - og Sundhedsassistent (SOSU) Bevis for Højere Forberedelseseksamen (HF) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top DOMINICA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR ACCA Sufficient for Registration 6 CAPE units at grade 4 and above Please note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998) OR 3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level. Associate Degree Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachillerato Bachillerato Técnico Perito (on completion of grade 12 or 13) Técnico ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top DJIBOUTI ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire Brevet d’Enseignement Fondamental (B.E.F) Brevet d'Etudes Professionnelles (BEP) Diplôme de Certificat d'Apprentissage et de Perfectionnement (CAP) Baccalauréat Professionnel (BP) Baccalauréat Technologique (BT) Brevet de Technicien Supérieur (BTS) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top ECUADOR ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachillerato / Titulo de Bachiller Bachillerato Tecnico / Titulo de Bachiller Tecnico Título de Maestro/a en la Rama Artesenal de... / Título de Maestro de Taller en Associate degree (from American Junior College) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Técnico Superior (from American Junior College) Tecnólogo Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top EGYPT ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Al Azhar General Secondary School Certificate Technical Secondary School Certificate Thanaweya A'ama (General Secondary School Certificate) Diploma (from an intermediate institute) Advanced Certificate of Technical Education (five years from a Technical Secondary School) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top EL SALVADOR ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachiller / Bachillerato (academic) Bachiller Industrial / en Comercio y Administración (or other technical / vocational specialisations) Técnico / Perito / Auxiliar ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top ERITREA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (ESECE) Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (technical courses) Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate (prior to independence) Undergraduate Diploma ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top ESTONIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Diplom (from a Kutsekõrgharidus / tertiary vocational level) Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus (Secondary School Certificate) - at grade 12 Lõputunnistus Keskerihariduse Omandamise Kohta (Post-secondary technical / vocational school leaving certificate) Lõputunnistus Kutse-ja Keskhariduse Omandamise Kohta (Secondary / Lower vocational school leaving certificate) (until 1998) Tunnistus keskhariduse baasil kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta (Vocational Secondary Certificate) Tunnistus põhihariduse baasil kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta (Vocational Secondary Certificate) Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus with the Riigieksamitunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate with the State Examination Certificate) Lõputunnistus põhihariduse baasil kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta (Vocational Secondary Education Certificate (post-basic education)) Lõputunnistus keskerihariduse omandamise kohta (Certificate of Specialised Secondary Education) Lõputunnistus keskhariduse baasil kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta (Certificate of Vocational Secondary Education Based on Secondary Education) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top ETHIOPIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification TVET Diploma Medium TVET Level 1 or 2 Certificate Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (from 2003) Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) Diploma (1 or 2 years or 3 year part time from a University) ACCA Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient for for for for Registration Registration Registration Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top FIJI ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Fiji School Leaving Certificate Form 7 Examination New Zealand University Entrance Certificate (until 1988) Diploma (2 years) Diploma in Environmental Health from Fiji School of Medicine Paramedical Diploma from Fiji School of Medicine ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top FINLAND ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Ylioppilastutkinto / studentexamen (Matriculation Examination) Ammatillinen perustutkinto / yrkesinriktad grundexamen (vocational upper secondary award) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top FRANCE (Including Andorra) ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat/ Baccalauréat avec Option Internationale Diplome National de Brevet (previously, Brevet des Collèges / Brevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle) Baccalauréat Professionnel/ Baccalauréat Technologique Brevet de Maitrise Brevet de Technicien (BT) Brevet de Techniques des Mètieres Brevet des Metieres d'Art/ Brevet Professionel (BP) Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle (CAP) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient for for for for Registration Registration Registration Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top GABON ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat/ Baccalauréat Technique Brevet de Technicien Brevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle (BEPC) Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Economiques (DUEE) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Juridiques (DUEJ) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top GAMBIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at West African Examination Council GCE A Level [grades A-E] / GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS 3 passes at West African Examination Council School Certificate [grades 1 – 6] / GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) Senior Secondary School Leaving Certificate (from West African Examinations Council) Certificate (from the Gambia College) Certificate in Architectural Draughtmanship (from Gambia Technical Training Institute) Diploma (from Gambia Technical Training Institute) Secondary Technical School Leaving Certificate / Middle School Leaving Certificate (phased out) Senior Secondary Technical School Leaving Certificate (phased out) Technician Certificate (from Gambia Technical Training Institute) Technician Diploma (from Gambia Technical Training Institute) Higher Diploma (from Gambia College) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top GEORGIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education - grade 11) Diplom ob okanchanii proftekhuchilishcha (Diploma of Completed Vocational-Technical Education) Prophesiul Teknikuri Sastsavleblis Diplomi (Technical School Leaving Diploma) Sashualo Skolis Atestati (Secondary School Certificate) Shualo Specialuri Sastsavleblis Diplomi (Special School Leaving Diploma) Secondary Vocational Education Diploma Certificate of Incomplete Secondary Education Primary Vocational Education Diploma ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top GERMANY ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Berufsfachschulabschluß awarded after a one year course Berufsfachschulabschluß awarded after a two to three year course Berufsgrundbildungsjahr/ Berufsschulabschluß Fachhochschulreife / Fachgebundene Hochschulreife Hauptschulabschluß (awarded on completion of year 9 or 10) Industrie-und Handelskammer Prüfung Meisterbrief Realschulabschluß / Mittlere Reife / Mittlerer Schulabschluß / Erweiterter Realschulabschluß Staatlich Geprüfte(r) Technischer/Kaufmännischer Assistent(in) Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife / Abitur Urkunde Zwischenzeugnis / Vordiplom Realschulabschluß / Mittlere Reife / Mittlerer Schulabschluß / Erweiterter Realschulabschluß already listed - Fachoberschulreife / Sekundarabschluß 1 to be added Facharbeiterbrief / Gesellenbrief / Kaufmannsgehilfenbrief Fachschulabschlußzeugnis Staatlich Geprüfte(r)... Techniker(in), Betriebswirt(in), Gestalter(in), Familiepfleger(in), Wirtschafter(in) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top GHANA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualifications Basic Education Certificate Examination / Junior Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Former Middle School Leaving Certificate) Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE)/ West African Senior School Certificate Examination Post Middle School Certificate A/ Post Secondary Certificate A West African Higher School Certificate (WAEC – Advanced Business Certificate examinations can be accepted and treated as ‘A’ Levels) WAEC - Ghana Commercial Examinations Certificate (Undergraduate University Programme) Diploma (from Polytechnic) Technician Part 3 2 passes at West African A Levels (grades A-E) PLUS 3 passes at West African O levels (grades 1-6 / AC) (in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English)Levels Ghana Education Service – Diploma in Business Studies (any option) Diploma (not awarded by a University of Polytechnic) ACCA Insufficient for Registration 6 separate and distinct subjects at grades A – D or 1 – 6, including English Language and Mathematics (or their equivalent) Note: one subject can be accepted at grade E providing at least three out of the six subjects have been passed at grades A – C. Maths and English must be passed at grades A - D OR 20 points and minimum C grades in English and Mathematics (and not credits (D Grades) in these subjects) Insufficient for Registration 2 'A' Levels plus 3 GCSEs (5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) 3 Stage '3's plus 2 Stage '2's / 2 'O' Levels Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient for for for for Registration Registration Registration Registration Sufficient for registration Insufficient for registration Accreditation March 2014 Top GREECE ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Apolytirion of Lykeio with an average of 17 and above (in 5 separate subjects including Mathematics & English) Apolytirion of Gymnasio IEK Diploma Ptychio TES / TEL (Certificate / Diploma from a School of Technical & Vocational Education) Ptychion TEE (Diploma Cycle A) (from 1999) Ptychion TEE (Higher Diploma Cycle B) (from 1999) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top GREENLAND ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Basic Vocational Training Diploma Folkeskolens 10 Klasseprøve (formerly Folkeskolens Afgangsprøve) (10th form advanced leaving examination) Folkeskolens 9 Klasseprøve Bevis for Højere Handelseksamen (HHX)/ Bevis for Højere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) Bevis for Social - og Sundhedsassistent (SOSU) Bevis for Højere Forberedelseseksamen (HF) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top GRENADA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR ACCA Sufficient for Registration 6 CAPE units at grade 4 and above Please note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998) OR 3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level. Diploma (from Community College) Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top GUATEMALA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachiller en (vocational / technical subject) Bachillerato Perito en (vocational / technical subject) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top GUINEA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat 1ère partie// Baccalauréat 2ème partie Brevet Elémentaire Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG) Ouvrier Qualifié / Brevet d’Etudes Professionelles Diplôme from an Ecole Nationale ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top GUINEA BISSAU ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificate de Formacao Tecnica e Professional ACCA Insufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top GUYANA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Technician Certificate 2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E PLUS 3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) OR 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998) (in 5 separate subjects including Mathematics & English) Diploma (from the University of Guyana) Technician Diploma Associate of Science (from the University of Guyana) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top HAITI ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat (reformed system) Baccalauréat I (Rhétorique)/ Philosophie) Brevet d'Aptitude Professionelle Brevet Elémentaire du Premier Cycle Brevet Supérieur Diplôme d'Enseignement Secondaire Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures / Professional title (or equivalent) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top HONDURAS ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachillerato Perito / Bachiller Técnico / Bachiller Industriel Diploma de Técnico / Diploma de Técnico Universitario Técnico Medio ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top HONG KONG ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Project Springboard Certificate Up to and including 2011 2 passes at the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) (Grades A – E) PLUS 3 credits in Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Syllabus B or C (Grades A – C) Including English and Mathematics 2012 and after Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Examination (HKDSE) 4 core subjects (Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and Liberal Studies) in grades 3, 4, 5, 5* or 5** PLUS 1 elective subject with a pass of Attained or Attained with distinction OR grades A-E A credit at the HKCEE plus 3 passes at the HKALE (including English and Mathematics) Diploma (from a technical institute) Hong Kong Higher Level Certificate Certificate (from a technical institute) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated April 2010 Updated July 2010 Top HUNGARY ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Erettsegi / Matura/ Erretsegi Bizonyitvany Bizonyítvány OKJ szakképesítési szint 51 / 52 (Certificate OKJ Level 51 or 52) Szakmunkas Bizonyitvany ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top ICELAND ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Studentsprof (from Gymnasium) Sveinsbréf (Journeyman's examination) Studentsprof (from a Technical / Vocational School) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top INDIA (Including Bhutan) ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Matriculation Certificate / Secondary School Certificate / All India Secondary School Certificate / India Certificate of Secondary Education – awarded on completion of Standard X 10+2 / India School Certificate / Intermediate Certificate / Higher School Certificate / Higher Secondary Certificate / Pre-University Course All India Senior School Certificate/Senior Secondary School Examination Polytechnics / College of Technology Diploma (One year) Polytechnics / College of Technology Diploma (Two years) ACCA Insufficient for registration Sufficient for registration (providing passes are held in 5 subjects (at least 3 in Year XII) including English and Mathematics / Accounts, mark of 65% in at least 2 subjects and over 50% on the others) (For the Higher Secondary Certificate the marks are out of 200, so over 130 meets the 65% requirement and over 100 meets the 50% requirement.) Below is a breakdown of the grades in terms of percentage and actual grade. 50%-60% = Satisfactory = C1 60%-70% = Good = B2 85%+, 80%-85%, 70%-80% = A1–A2, B1 Sufficient for registration (providing passes are held in 5 subjects including English and Mathematics / Accounts, mark of 65% in at least 2 subjects and over 50% on the others) Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation February 2014 Top INDONESIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Examination of Basic Cycle Sarjana Muda (often referred to as 'bachelor') until 1981 STTB SMA with a score of 6 or above Diploma D2 Ijazah – Sekolah Menegah Kejuruan/Madrasah Aliyah Kejuruan (SMK/MAK) Certificate of Graduation from Vocational/Islamic Secondary School Ijazah – Sekolah Menengah Atas ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top IRAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification First Degree Technician's Certificate National Entrance Exam (Kunkur) Associate Degree (Fogh Diplom) Kardani High School Diploma (3 years) / High School Diploma (vocational stream) / Second Degree Technician's Certificate Pre University Course ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top IRAQ ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificate of Intermediate Education / Third Form Baccalauréat Certificate of Preparatory Education / Sixth Form Baccalauréat Certificate of Vocational Preparatory Education / Vocational Baccalauréat ACCA Insufficient for Registration Primary and Intermediate Teaching Certificate (awarded by Teacher Training Institutes, Central Teacher Institutes and Fine Arts Institutes) Diploma of Technician Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top IRELAND ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Irish Leaving Certificate in at least five separate subjects (including Mathematics & English) with at least 3 subjects at Higher (ARD) Level (Grade C3 or above) and at least 2 subjects at Grade D3 or above, either at Higher (ARD) or Ordinary (Gnath) Level NB. Unless otherwise stated, all subjects are taught in English. The subject of Economics is sufficient to meet English language requirements. 2 passes at GCE / VCE A Level (grades A-E) PLUS 3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C) In Maths and English 1 GCE / VCE A Level pass (grades A-E) PLUS 2 GCE / VCE AS Level (Supplementary / Subsidiary) passes (grades A-E) Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (double award – 12 units)/ Advanced General National Vocational Qualification 3 LCCI Higher passes PLUS 2 LCCI Intermediate Level passes In Maths and Engliah Junior Certificate National Certificate Business Studies National Diploma (non relevant) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top ISRAEL ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bagrut (Matriculation) or Mechina Handassai (Licensed Practical Engineer) Technai (Qualified Technician) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top ITALY ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Diploma di Licenza della Scuola Media Diploma di Maestro d'Arte Diploma di Maturità Classica/Scientifica/Tecnica/Linguistica/Professio nale/Magistrale/Artistica (up until 1999) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Diploma di Qualifica Professionale Esame di Stato (from 1999) Diploma di Maturità d'Arte Applicata Diploma di Maturità Professionale (until 2000) Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top IVORY COAST ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat Technique Brevet d'Etudes Professionnelle (BEP) Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle (CAP) Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré / Baccalauréat Diplôme d'Etudes Economiques Générales (DEEG) Diplôme d'Etudes Juridiques Générales (DEJG) Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL) Brevet de Technicien Superieur Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES) Certificat d'Aptitude Pédagogique pour les Collèges d'Enseignment Général Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie ACCA Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient for Registration for Registration for Registration for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top JAMAICA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Associate Degree Jamaica School Certificate Secondary School Certificate NVQ of Jamaica Level 1-2 2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration 6 CAPE units at grade 4 and above Please note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998) OR 3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O Level or CXC level. National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica Insufficient for Registration Level 3-5 Diploma (from Community College) Sufficient for Registration Accreditation March 2014 Top JAPAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Graduation Certificate from a Technical High School Lower Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Chugakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho) Vocational Training Certificate / Diploma (awarded by Vocational Training Colleges of Ministry of Labour) Special Training School Upper Secondary Certificate (Senshu gakko koto-ka sotsugyuo menjo) Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho) Associate degree / diploma from a Technical College Special Training School Advanced Course Certificate (Senshu gakko Senmon-ka shuryo shosho) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated 2010 Top JORDAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificate of Applied/General Secondary Education Certificate of Vocational Secondary Education Diploma (from a Community College) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top KAZAKHSTAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Attestat o srednem obrazovami (Certificate of Secondary Education, grade 10/11) Diplom o srednem spetsialnom obrazovanii (Diploma of Specialised Secondary Education) Technician Certificate (phased out) Diploma of Completed Secondary Education Diploma of Completed Vocational Education ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top KENYA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification ACCA Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Students being registered from 16 August 2010 Registration if - Mean Grade C+ (Plus) or above with grades A to C (Plain) in five separate subjects including English and Mathematics. 2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades AE] PLUS 3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) (University) Diploma Ordinary / Ordinary (Technician) Diploma Technician Part III Certificate (phased out) Kenya Junior Secondary Education (KJSE) International Baccalaureate Diplome Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) Students registered prior to 16 August 2010 Registration if - Mean Grade C (Plain) or above with passes in five separate subjects including English and Mathematics. Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top KUWAIT ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Diploma from a Technical Institute Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a'ama (General Secondary School Certificate) Vocational Training Centre Certificate / Diploma ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top KYRGYSTAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education, grade 10/11) Diploma of Mid-Level Specialist Diplom ob okanchanii proftekhuchilishcha (Diploma of Completed Vocational-Technical Education) Diplom ob okanchanii srednego spetsial'nogo uchebnogo zavedeniya (Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education) Certificate of Technical & Professional Education Certificate of Completed Secondary Education Certificate of Qualification ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top LAOS ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat Vocational School Certificate Middle Technical School Diploma ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top LATVIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu (Attestation.Certificate of General Secondary Education) Diploms par arodizglītību (Diploma of Vocational Education) Diploma of Secondary Vocational Education (since 1999) Sufficient for Registration Diploms T par vidējo speciālo izglītību (Diploma T of Specialised Secondary Education) Diploms par profesionālo vidējo izglītību (level III) (Diploma of Secondary Professional Education) Diploms par augstako arodizglitibu (Diploma of Higher Vocational Education) / Tehnikum (T) diploma Diploms par pirmā līmeņa profesionālo augstāko izglītību (level IV) (First Level Higher Vocational Diploma) Diploma of Basic vocational Education – Diploms par arodpamatizqlitibu Certificate of Vocational Education Apliecība par deviņgadīgo izglītību (Certificate of Nine Years of Education) Apliecība par pamatizglītību (Certificate of Basic Education) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top LEBANON ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification réat General (Baccalauréat II before 1991) Baccalauréat I (before 1991) Baccalauréat Technique Brevet d'Etudes/ Brevet Professionnelle Diplôme de Technicien Supérieur ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top LESOTHO ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades AE] PLUS 3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) College or Polytechnic Certificate / Diploma (2 years) Junior Certificate University Diploma in Agriculture / Theology Bachelor degree part 1 (first two years) National Diploma ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top LIBERIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Junior High School Certificate Senior High School Certificate Associate degree ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top LIBYA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification General Secondary Certificate / High School Leaving Certificate Intermediate Vocational Certificate Basic Education Certificate Secondary Education Certificate Higher Technician Diploma ACCA Insufficient for registration Insufficient for registration Insufficient for registration Insufficient for registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top LIECHTENSTEIN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Matura certificate (Type B or Type E) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top LITHUANIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Post-Secondary Vocational Certificate / Diploma (2 years) Junior College Diploma (3 years) Pagrindinio Išsilavinimo Pažymejimas (Basic School Leaving Certificate) Brandos Atestatas (Certificate of Maturity) from a Gymnasium or Secondary School Brandos Atestatas (Certificate of Maturity) (from a Vocational School or Technological Lyceum) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top LUXEMBOURG ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Brevet de Technicien Supérieur Certificat d'Aptitude Technique et Professionnelle Certificat de Fin d'Etudes Moyennes/ Primaires Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaire Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires Diplôme / Certificat de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires Techniques Diplôme de Technicien ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top MACAO ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Ensino Secundário Complementar First year level, English School of Undergraduate Studies (from former Open College of the University of East Asia) Hong Kong Certificate of Education Associate Degree (from former Junior College of the University of East Asia) Diploma (from former Polytechnic College of the University of East Asia) Higher Diploma Certificate of Higher Education Form 6 ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top MACEDONIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Matura (before 1980 from the Gimnazija / academic upper secondary course) / Secondary School Leaving Diploma (before 1980 from a technical secondary school) Secondary School Leaving Diploma (obtained since 1980) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top MADAGASCAR ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Technique Brevet de Technicien Diplôme Universitaire de Technicien Supérieur (DUTS) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top MALAWI ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Trade Test Certificate Junior Secondary School Certificate Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) Undergraduate Diploma (3 years) Diploma from Malawi Polytechnic ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top MALAYSIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 principal passes at STPM (grade C or above), plus 3 credits at SPM (grade C or above) (in 5 separate subjects, including English and Mathematics) Matriculation Certificate A minimum CGPA of 2.50, including Mathematics and English. ATAR of at least 70 PLUS 5 credits (grade C or above) SPM (in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English) Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) 2 subjects with grade A PLUS 3 other subjects with grades A-C (including English and Maths) 2 passes at GCE / VCE A Level (grades A-E) PLUS 3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C) (in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English) 3 LCCI Higher passes/A levels/STPM (Group diploma is equivalent to 3 LCCI Higher passes) PLUS 2 LCCI Intermediate Level passes/O level/SPM (in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English) Community College Diploma (Kolej Komuniti) Polytechnic Certificate Certificate Foundation Degree/Foundation in Arts/Foundation Studies/Foundation (all programmes) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient for for for for Registration Registration Registration Registration Accreditation December 2013 Top MALI ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat/ Baccalauréat Technique Brevet de Technicien Certificat d'Aptitude Professionelle Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG) Diplôme de Technicien Supérieur / Sciences Appliquées ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top MALTA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Secondary Education Certificate IGCSE Fully completed Advanced Matriculation Certificate (AM) Fully completed Matriculation Certificate Examination (from the University of Malta), including 2 passes [grades A-E] at Advanced Level & 3 passes at Intermediate level 2 GCE A Levels OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS 3 GCE O Level OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) 2 Advanced level passes from part-complete Matriculation Certificate or Advanced Matriculation Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS 3 GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] OR 3 passes from the Secondary Education Certificate (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) Extended Skill Training Scheme Diploma ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top MAURITANIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Brevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG) Diplôme de Bachelier de I'Enseignement du Second Degré (Baccalauréat) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top MAURITIUS ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Brevet de Technicien 2 passes at GCE / VCE A Level (grades A-E) PLUS 3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C) In Maths and English University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate – International Examinations: 2 Principal/A Level subjects (grades A-E) PLUS 3 O Level Subjects (grades A-C) Ordinary Technician Diploma Brevet d'Aptitude Professionnelle ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top MEXICO ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachillerato Bachillerato Técnológico Preparatoria Técnica Técnico ACCA Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient for for for for Registration Registration Registration Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top MOLDOVA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Atestat de Studii Medii de Cultura Generala (awarded on completion of Grade 11 from a scolile medii de cultura generala) Certificat de Absolvire a Scolii Profesionale Polivalente de Treapta I Certificat de Absolvire a Scolii Profesionale Polivalente de Treapta II / Maistru (Foreman) Certificat de Absolvire a Scolii Profesionale Polivalente de Treapta III / Tehnician (Tehnolog) Certificat de Calificare (awarded from a Scoala de Meserii 0.5 -1 years post-Grade 11/Post Grade 9) Certificat de Studii Gimnaziale (awarded on completion of Grade 9) Diploma de Bacalaureat (awarded on completion of Grade 12 from a lyceum) Diploma de Studii Superioare de Scurta Durata (Diploma of Short-Term Higher Education) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top MONACO ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat/ Baccalauréat avec Option Internationale Brevet d'Etudes Professionnelles (BEP) (Certificate of Vocational Education Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle (CAP) (Certificate of Vocational Qualification) Baccalauréat Professionnel (Vocational Baccalauréat) Baccalauréat Technologique (Technological Baccalauréat) Brevet des Colleges ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Regsitration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Regsitration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top MONGOLIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificate of Secondary Vocational Education Certificate of Vocational Education Gerchilgee (School Leaving Certificate) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top MOROCCO ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire (CES) Diplôme de Niveau Qualification/ Spécialisation Diplôme de Technicien Diplôme du Baccalaureat/ Baccalaureat Technique Brévet de Technician Superieur (BTS) Diplôme de Technicien Spécialisé ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top MOZAMBIQUE ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificado de Habilitações Literarias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Engenheiro Tecnico / Tecnico Medio ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top MYANMAR ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Basic Education High School Examinations/Matriculation Technical High School Diploma/Trade School Diploma/Agricultural School Diploma Technical Institute Diploma (3 years) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top NAMIBIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Agricultural College Certificate / Diploma Junior Secondary Certificate Undergraduate Certificate (2 years) 2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] Plus 3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) Polytechnic Diploma (3 years) Undergraduate Diploma (3 years Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) at Ordinary Level Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) at Higher Level Senior Certificate (with matriculation endorsement) Undergraduate Diploma 1 year or less than 2 2 years or less than 3 Less than 1 year ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top NEPAL ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Proficiency Certificate (10+2) ACCA Sufficient for Registration on the basis of passes in 5 subjects examined at Year 12. Students must achieve at least 65% in 2 subjects and at least 50% in the remaining 3, including English and Maths. If subjects are split into theory and practice, then two marks should be treated in conjunction with each other. NB: passes at Year 11 cannot be accepted. Accountancy at Year 12 can be accepted in place of Maths Accreditation July 2013 Top NETHERLANDS ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Assistentenopleiding (level 1/2) Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) diploma / Senior general secondary education ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Lager Beroepsonderwijs (LBO) (until 1992) Vakopleiding (level 3) Voorbereidend Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs diploma / preparatory secondary vocational education (VMBO) (from 1999, previously MAVO / VBO) Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) (Gymnasium A/B and Atheneum A/B) Diplomas (university preparatory education) Diploma Z-Verpleegkundige Lange Middenkader Opleiding (Long Intermediate Level Training) Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs Diploma (MBO) (until 1999) Middenkaderopleiding (level 4) Opleiding Sociaal Pedagogisch Werk (Sociopedagogical Education Training) Praktijkdiploma Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top NEW ZEALAND ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Higher School Certificate (awarded on completion of form 7) National Certificate Level 1- 3 National Certificate / Diploma Level 4 National Certificate in Educational Achievement level 1 (from 2002) / School Certificate (up to 2002) (awarded on completion of form 5) National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 2 New Zealand Scholarship University Entrance Certificate (UEC) with NZ Bursaries Certificate University Entrance Certificate (UEC) with NCEA Level 3 (80 Credits) New Zealand Technical Certificate National Diploma (Level 5) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top NICARAGUA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachillerato Técnico Medio Técnico Superior ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top NIGER ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat / Bachelier Technicien Baccalauréat / Diplôme de Bachelier de I'Enseignement du Second Degré Brevet d'Aptitude Professionnelle Diplôme d'Etudes Economiques Générales (DEEG) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top NIGERIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at West African A Level [grades A-E] / GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS 3 passes at Senior School Certificate [grades 1 – 6] / GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] University Matriculation Examination NECO examinations National Technical Certificate (NTC) / National Commercial Certificate (NCC) Diploma (from a Federal University) Nigeria Certificate of Education Advanced Diploma (from a Federal University) Ordinary) National Diploma (OND/ND) / PostSecondary Certificate Advanced National Technical Certificate (ANTC) / Advanced National Commercial Certificate (ANCC) Diploma West African Senior School Certificate ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient for for for for Registration Registration Registration Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top NORWAY ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Craftsman / Journeyman's Certificate (Fagbrev) Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole (Before 1981 Examen Artium) Vitnemål fra Grunnskolen (Leaving Certificate from Compulsory School / Lower Secondary School) (formerly Avgangseksamen) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top OMAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Thanawiya amma) ACCA Insufficient for registration Edexcel First Certificate in Business & Finance Two Year Diploma Institute of Health Sciences Diplomas (3 years) Technical Industrial College Diplomas Insufficient for registration Sufficient for registration Sufficient for registration Sufficient for registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top PAKISTAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE/VCE A Level (grades A-E) plus 3 passes at GCSE/Vocational GCSE/GCE O Level (grades A-C or 1-6) in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics. (Intermediate Examinations/ Higher School Certificate at 50% or above can be accepted as a substitute for O Levels) Secondary School Certificate (SSC) / Matriculation / Diploma in Commerce (DCom) Bachelor (Pass) BComm (2 years) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration . Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top PANAMA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachillerato High School Graduation Diploma - award from private institution Técnico ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top PAPUA NEW GUINEA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Higher School Certificate Secondary School Leaving Certificate Trade Certificate Diploma (post Higher School Certificate) (2 years) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Diploma (post Secondary School Leaving Certificate) (3 years) PNG University of Technology Diploma (2-4 years full-time) Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top PARAGUAY ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachillerato Certificado de Mano de Obra Calificada Titulo de Tecnico de Nivel Medio ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top PERU ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachiller Profesional en... (from ESEP) (vocational Bachiller in specialist area of profession) Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa Diploma de Aptitud Profesional Técnico Especialista Profesional Titulo de Bachiller Profesional (from IETS) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top PHILIPPINES ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Associate degree Certificate or Diploma (one or two years) High School Diploma Certificate or Diploma (three or four years) National Licence (NL) (Master Craftsman / Advanced Technician Characteristics) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top POLAND ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Swiadectwo Dojrzałości / Matura Swiadectwo Dojrzałości Technikum (Technical Matura from a Technikum or Liceum Zawodowe) Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Gimnazjum Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Lyceum Ogólnoksztalcacego (Certificate of Completion of General Liceum) Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Szkoly Zasadniczej (Certificate of Completion of Basic Vocational School) Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Technikum / Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Liceum Technicznego (Certificate of Completion of Technikum or Technical Liceum) Technik (Technician) / Dyplom Ukonczenia Szkoly Policealne (Diploma of completion of Szkoly Policealne) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top PORTUGAL ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificado de fim de Estudos Secundários (previously Certidão do Décimo Segundo Ano) Diploma Tecnico Profissional from Escolas Profissionais (3 years) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top PUERTO RICO ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Associate degree High School Graduation Diploma Technical College Certificate ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top QATAR ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Al-Thanawaya Al-Amah (General Secondary Education Certificate) Secondary Technical Certificate Vocational Secondary Diploma Commercial Secondary School Certificate Qatar Senior School Certificate Religious Secondary School certificate Diploma in Technology (from a College of Technology) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top ROMANIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Diploma de Absolvire from vocational & apprenticeship schools (scoala profesionale) Diploma de Bacalaureat Maistru (awarded by Scoli tehnice de maistri) Secondary Vocational Diploma from upper secondary school Certificat de Absolvire a Ciclului Inferior al Licelului Certificat de Absolvire a Licelului Diploma / Certificat de Absolvire a Invatamantului Obligatorui de 10 ani (Diploma / Certificate of Completion of Compulsory Education grade 10) Diploma / Certificat de Absolvire a Scolii Postliceale (Diploma / Certificate of Completion from Post-secondary Schools) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top RUSSIAN FEDERATION ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification (Attestat) Certificate of Secondary Education at grade 10/11 Diploma of Completed Basic VocationalTechnical Education Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education (basic level) (from 1995) Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education (until 1995) Part complete specialist diploma ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top RWANDA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat / Diplôme de Bachelier Diplôme des Humanités Complètes (Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires until 1994) Diplôme de Technicien Supérieur Diplôme d'Ingénieur des travaux statistiques Ingénieur Technicien (professional title) Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education Diplome des Humanites Professionelles ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top SAMOA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate Western Samoa School Certificate ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation 2010 Top SAUDI ARABIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Diploma of the Higher Institute for Financial and Commercial Studies Technical College Certificate (2 years full-time) Technical Inspectors Secondary Institute Diploma Tawjihiyah (General Secondary Education Certificate) College of Technology Diploma (2 years) Higher Technical Institute Diploma Undergraduate Diploma Secondary Agricultural Institute Diploma Secondary Commercial Institute Diploma Secondary Industrial Institute Diploma ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top SENEGAL ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat Technique Brevet de Fin d'Etudes Moyennes (BFEM) Brevet d'Etudes Professionnelles (BEP)/ Brevet de Technicien Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES) Brevet de Technicien Supérieur Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie (DUT) Brevet Professionnel (BP) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top SERBIA (Including Montenegro) ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Matura (before 1980 from the Gimnazija / academic upper secondary course) / Secondary School Leaving Diploma (before 1980 from a technical secondary school) Secondary School Leaving Diploma (obtained since 1980) Skilled worker apprenticeship courses Secondary School Leaving Diploma in vocational streams ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top SIERRA LEONE ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification West African Higher School Certificate (Advanced Level) 2 'A' Levels plus 3 GCSEs (5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) Senior School Certificate Trade Centre Crafts Certificate National Diploma - any subject West African Senior School Certificate Examination ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration 6 separate and distinct subjects at grades A – D or 1 – 6, including English Language and Mathematics (or their equivalent) Note: one subject can be accepted at grade E providing at least three out of the six subjects have been passed at grades A – C. Maths and English must be passed at grades A - D (Economics & Social Studies can substitute for English) OR 20 points and minimum C grades in English and Mathematics (and not credits (D Grades) in these subjects) Accreditation January 2007 Top SINGAPORE ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at Singapore / Cambridge GCE A Level (grades A- E) PLUS 3 Singapore / Cambridge GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A1-C6) (in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English) Polytechnic Certificate Polytechnic Diploma ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top SLOVAKIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Maturitná skúška / Maturita Výucný List (Certificate of Apprenticeship) Vysvedcenie o Maturitnej Skuske (School Leaving Certificate with Maturita) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top SLOVENIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Matura / Secondary School-Leaving Diploma / technical Matura Secondary School-Leaving Diploma (obtained since 1980) Short Term Secondary Vocational Certificate Poklicna Matura ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top SOLOMAN ISLANDS ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate Solomon Islands School Certificate ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top SOMALIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Secondary School Leaving Certificate Technical Secondary Certificate / Diploma Post-Secondary Diploma (2-3 years) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top SOUTH AFRICA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Senior Certificate – issued by the Matriculation Board Completion of 6 subjects 5 subjects passed in one sitting Minimum aggregate mark of 45% is obtained 3 subjects passed at Higher grade 2 passes in a language (one at Higher Grade Passes in English and Maths National Technical Certificate N1-N3 National Higher Certificate (S2 / formerly T2) / Higher Certificate in Technology (HCTech) National Technical Certificate N4 – N6 National Certificate (S1) / Certificate in Technology (CTech) formerly Technikon National Certificate (T1) 1 National Senior Certificate – issued by the Matriculation Board Students must take 6 subjects 2 subjects must be languages 1 subject must be Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy 1 subject must be Life Orientation 1 subject must be English Students must achieve a grade 3 (40% ) or higher ACCA Sufficient for Registration Damelin Diploma (any subject) Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Reg Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top SOUTH KOREA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification High School Diploma Special Purpose High School Diploma Vocational High School Diploma Junior College Diploma/ Associate Degree Junior Vocational College Diploma ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top SPAIN (Including Andorra) ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachillerato Unificado y Polivalente (BUP) / Graduado en Educación Secundaria Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU) / Título de Bachillerato Selectividad Técnico Auxiliar (Formación Profesional primer grado) Técnico En (new system) Técnico Especialista (Formación Profesional segundo grado) Técnico Superior (new system) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top SRI LANKA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Up to 2001 ACCA Sufficient for Registration From 2001 Sufficient for Registration 2 GCE Advanced Level passes (Grades A – C) PLUS 3 GCE Ordinary Level passes (Grades C – Credit and D – Distinction) English Language may appear as Medium Language 2 GCE Advanced Level passes (Grades A – C) PLUS 3 GCE Ordinary Level passes (A - C) English Language may appear as Medium Language National Certificate National Diploma / National Diploma NVQ Level 5 Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top ST KITTS AND NEVIS ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR ACCA Sufficient for Registration 6 CAPE units at grade 4 and above Please note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998) OR 3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level. Accreditation January 2007 Top ST LUCIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Standard Six School Leaving Certificate The Sir Arthur Lewis Community College Certificate (1-2 years) The Sir Arthur Lewis Community College Diploma (2 years) 2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration 6 CAPE units at grade 4 and above Please note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998) OR 3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level. Certificate In Education (from the University of the West Indies) The Sir Arthur Lewis Community College Associate Degree Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation March 2014 Top SUDAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Sudan School Certificate (formerly called the Secondary School Certificate or Higher Secondary School Certificate) Vocational Training Centre Certificate / Apprenticeship and Vocational Training Centre Diploma (2 or 3 years) Diploma (in a specialised field), 2-3 years, awarded by university colleges ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top SURINAM ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification HAVO Certificate VWO Certificate MBO Certificate ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top SWAZILAND ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades AE] PLUS 3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) Part 1 of Bachelor degree (2 years) Junior Certificate Post-Secondary Technical / Vocational Qualification (3 years) Technician-level course ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top SWEDEN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Avgangsbetyg (previously Studentexamen) (Upper secondary school leaving certificate) Slutbetyg fran Grundskola (Leaving Certificate awarded on completion of compulsory education) Slutbetyg (from the Teknisk Linje) (Upper secondary school leaving certificate (Technical streams)) Kvalificerad Yrkesexamend (Vocational Diploma worth 40 credits) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top SWITZERLAND ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Federal Maturity Certificate Certificat de Capacité / Fähigkeitszeugnis / Attestato di Capacità (Vocational Education and Training Diploma) Maturità Commerciale / Handelsmaturität / Maturité Commerciale (Commercial Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Certificat de Maturité / Attestato di Maturità / Maturität (Federal Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Certificat d’EGC (Ecoles de Culture Générale) / Facmittelschulausweis / Certificado di Scuola Specializzata (Certificate from Specialised Middle School, from 2006) Brevet Fédéral / Eidgenössischer Fachausweis / Professionale Federale (Federally recognised Professional Certificate) Diplôme d’Ecole de Culture Générale / Diplom der Diplommittelschule / Diploma di Scuola Cultura Generale (Diploma from a Middle School) Attestation de Formation Professionnelle / Berufsattest / Certificato Federale di Formazione Practica (Basic Vocational Certificate) Kantonale Maturität / Maturità Cantonale (Cantonal Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Maturité Professionelle / Berufsmaturität / Maturità Professionale (Professional Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Maturité Spécialisée / Fachmaturitat / Attestato di Maturità Specializzata (Specialised Secondary School Leaving Certificate from 2004) Berufsmittelschuldiplom (until 1993) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top SYRIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification General Preparatory Certificate General Secondary Certificate Professional Secondary Certificate Religious Secondary Certificate Technical Secondary Certificate Certificate of Assistant Bachelor/Associate Degree Diploma of Qualification and Specialisation Teaching Certificate for Primary Education ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top TAJIKISTAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificate of Completed Secondary Education Certificate of Incomplete Secondary Education Diploma of Completed Vocational Education Junior Specialist ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top TAIWAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Senior High School Leaving Certificate Senior Vocational High School Leaving Certificate Junior College Diploma ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top TANZANIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification National Accountancy Diploma (NAD) part II 2 passes at East African Advanced Certificate of Education / GCE A Level / National Form VI Examination / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS 3 passes at East African Certificate of Education / GCE O Level / Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) Full Technician's Certificate (FTC) (3 years) Post-CSE Technical College Certificate (2 or 3 years) Technician's Certificate (TC) (2 years) Diploma Secondary School Leaving Certificate ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top THAILAND ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Maw 3/ Maw 6 with a score of 50% or above Certificate in Vocational Education/ Certificate in Vocational Education (Skill Level) Associate Degree Diploma in Vocational Education / Higher Certificate (Technician Level) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top TOGO ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat Baccalauréat Probatoire/ Baccalauréat Technicien Certificat d'Aptitude Professionelle Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Générales (DUEG) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL) Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES) Brevet de Technicien Superieur (BTS) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top TONGA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Higher Leaving Certificate New Zealand School Certificate New Zealand University Entrance Certificate Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate Tonga National Form 7 Tonga School Certificate ACCA Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient for for for for for for Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification National Craftsman Certificate 2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration 6 CAPE units at grade 4 and above Please note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998) OR 3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level. Associate degree (from University of West Indies and other tertiary institutions, e.g. Associate degree in psychiatric nursing from College of Nursing, National Institute of Higher Education) National Technician Certificate Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top TUNISIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Baccalauréat Brevet de Technicien Professionnel Brevet de Technicien Supérieur Certificate d’Apititude Professionnelle (CAP) Diplome de Fin d’Etudes de l’Enseignement de Base Diplome d’Etudes de Premier Cycle ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top TURKEY ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Devlet Lise Diplomasi (State High School Diploma) Devlet Meslek Lise Diplomasi (State Vocational or Trade High School Diploma) Devlet Teknik Lise Diplomasi (State Technical four-year High School Diploma) Lise Bitirme Diplomasi (Private High School Finishing Diploma) Ön-Lisans Diplomasi (Higher Technician Diploma) (2 years) Meslek Lisesi Diplomasi (Vocational High School Diploma) ACCA Sufficient for registration (Students must have an overall average of 8 or above.) Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for registration (Students must have an overall average of 8 or above.) Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top TURKMENISTAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificate of Qualification (from a vocational training centre) Diploma from a vocational college Diploma from a vocational lyceum Diploma of Specialised Secondary Education Diploma of Specialised Secondary Education (Vocational) Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Attestat) Certificate of Secondary Education Bachelor Degree (Bakalavr) (since 2001) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient for for for for Registration Registration Registration Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top UGANDA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) / GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades AE] PLUS 3 passes at Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) / GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) 2 passes at East African Advanced Certificate of Education [grades A-E] PLUS 3 passes at East African Certificate of Education [grades A-C] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) (University) Certificate or Diploma National Certificate National Diploma / National Ordinary Diploma Certificate when awarded from an Institution accredited by the National Council for Higher Education is considered comparable to GCE Advanced Subsidiary (AD) level/Scottish Higher standard Diploma when awarded from an institution accredited by the National Council for Higher Education is considered comparable to the overall GCE Advanced level/Scottish Advanced Higher standard ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top UKRAINE ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Atestat pro Povnu Zagal'nu Sersdniu Osvitu (Certificate of complete general secondary education) at grade 10-12 Qualifications Certificate Dyplom Molodshogo Spetsialista (Junior Specialist Diploma) Junior Specialist (Bachelor) – Entry requirements met ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Secondary School Certificate (Tawjihiya) Higher College of Technology Certificate Associate Degree Higher College of Technology Diploma University Diploma ACCA Insufficient for registration Insufficient for registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top UNITED KINGDOM (including Gibraltar) ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE / VCE A Level (grades A-E) PLUS 3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C) (in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English) 1 GCE / VCE A Level pass (grades A-E) PLUS 2 GCE / VCE AS Level (Supplementary / Subsidiary) passes (grades A-E) PLUS 3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C) OR 4 GCE / VCE AS Level (Supplementary / Subsidiary) passes (grades A-E) PLUS 3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C) (in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English) 3 Scottish Higher passes (grades A-C) PLUS 2 Standard Grade passes (grades 1-3) or 2 O Levels (in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English) Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (double award – 12 units) Advanced General National Vocational Qualification 3 LCCI Higher passes PLUS 2 LCCI Intermediate Level passes (in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English) ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration 3 RSA Stage 3 (Advanced) Certificates PLUS either 2 RSA Stage 2 (Intermediate) Certificates OR 2 O levels. (including English and Maths) 3 Level 3 Pitmans PLUS 2 Level 2 Pitmans International Baccalaureate Diplome Access to Higher Education – Level 3 (any subject) National Diploma ABE level 3 certificate Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Accounting Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top URUGUAY ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Título de Bachillerato Diversificado Título de Bachillerato Tecnólogico ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top USA (Including British Virgin Islands) ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Advanced Placement Examination Grades of 3 and above in at least three subjects, together with a High School Diploma. High School Graduation Diploma College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Tests Satisfactory performance in the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I plus SAT II) with a minimum score of 550 in each part. ACCA Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation July 2013 Top UZBEKISTAN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Diploma of Completed Secondary Education (before 1998) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Diploma of Specialised Secondary Education Insufficient for Registration (O'rta Ma'lumot To'g'risida Shahodatnoma) Diploma of Post Basic Vocational Education (before 1998) Diploma of Post Secondary Vocational Education (before 1998) Diploma of Post Secondary Vocational Education (O’rta Maxsus Ta’lim To’g’risidagi Diplom) 3 years Diploma of Academic Lyceum Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation March 2014 Top VANUATU ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate Year 10 Leaving Certificate New Zealand University Entrance and Bursary Examinations (aggregate mark of 250 required) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top VENEZUELA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Bachiller Industrial Bachillerato Técnico / Técnico Medio Técnico Superior ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top VIETNAM ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Secondary School Graduation / National University Entrance Examination Bang Tot Nghiep Trung Hoc Chuyen Nghiep (Secondary Vocational School Certificate) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated November 2010 Top WEST BANK AND GAZA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) Tawjihi (Technical Secondary Education Certificate) Diploma (from a Community College) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top YEMEN ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Al Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate) Certificate in Technical Education Certificate of Vocational Training (two or three years) Diploma (from a University) Diploma (from a Community College) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top ZAMBIA ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification Certificate in General Agriculture DTEVT Certificate DTEVT Craft Certificate Zambia School Certificate Diploma (from the Medical Council of Zambia) DTEVT Advanced Certificate DTEVT Diploma/Diploma Post-Secondary Vocational Certificate / Diploma course (2/3 years) ACCA Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Insufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Top ZIMBABWE ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Qualification 2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS 3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics 2 passes at ZIMSEC A Level Certificate [grades A - E] PLUS 3 passes at ZIMSEC O Level Certificate [grades 1 – 6 or A - C] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics) National Certificate/Diploma National Technician Certificate ACCA Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Sufficient for Registration Accreditation January 2007 Updated July 2010 Top
