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Germany

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%

Germany High School Equivalencies

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

  • Abitur/Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife
  • Certificate of General Maturity for Higher Education

Requirement 

Acceptable course from Germany 
English  
English 11 Not Accepted
English 12 Not Accepted
Math  
Principles of Math 11 Math at the Grade 11 or Senior Year 1 level
Principles of Math 12 Math at the Grade 12 or Senior Year 2 level
Sciences  
Biology 11 Biology at the Grade 11 or Senior Year 1 level
Biology 12  Biology at the Grade 12 or Senior Year 2 level
Chemistry 11 Chemistry at the Grade 11 or Senior Year 1 level
Chemistry 12 Chemistry at the Grade 12 or Senior Year 2 level
Physics 11 Physics at the Grade 11 or Senior Year 1 level
Physics 12 Physics at the Grade 12 or Senior Year 2 level
Approved Grade 12 courses  
German 12 German at the Grade 12 or Senior Year 2 level