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Iran

Equivalents to high school graduation from other countries

Please note, all grades will be converted to the BC high school grading scale:

A 86-100%
B 73-85%
C+ 67-72%
C 60-66%
C- 50-59%
F 0-49%

Iran High School Equivalencies

Completion of the following is considered equivalent to BC secondary school graduation:

  • Diploma Metevaseth (National High School Diploma) (12 years of education)
  • Diploma (High School Diploma) (11 years of education and three years at the senior secondary level)
  • Pre-University certificate (12 years of education one additional year after high school diploma)
RequirementAcceptable Courses from Iran 
English  
English 11 Not Accepted
English 12 Not Accepted
Math  
Principles of Math 11  Math at the Grade 11 or Senior Year 3 level
Principles of Math 12  Math at the Grade 12 or Pre-University level
Sciences  
 Biology 11  Biology at the Grade 11 or Senior Year 3 level
 Biology 12  Biology at the Grade 12 or Pre-University level
 Chemistry 11  Chemistry at the Grade 11 or Senior Year 3 level
 Chemistry 12  Chemistry at the Grade 12 or Pre-University level
 Physics 11  Physics at the Grade 11 or Senior Year 3 level
 Physics 12  Physics at the Grade 12 or Pre-University level