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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%

India High School Equivalencies

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

  • All India Senior School Certificate awarded by CBSE (after 12 years)
  • Indian School Certificate (awarded by CICSE) (after 12 years)
  • Higher Secondary School Certificate awarded on completion of Standard XII Senior Secondary (12th Class) Examination
RequirementAcceptable course from India
English  
English 11 Not Accepted
English 12 Not Accepted
Math  
Foundations of Math & Pre-Calculus 10 Math at the Grade 10 level
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  
Science 10 Science at the Grade 10 level
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  
Geography 12 Geography at the Grade 12  or Senior Year 2 level
Economics 12 Economics at the Grade 12  or Senior Year 2 level
History 12 History at the Grade 12  or Senior Year 2 level
Punjabi 12 Punjabi at the Grade 12  or Senior Year 2 level

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