APS Calculator

Know your APS score.
Know which doors are open.

Enter your seven subject marks — or predicted marks — and instantly see your Admission Point Score for Standard NSC universities and the Wits-specific system, your matric pass level (Bachelor’s, Diploma or Higher Certificate), and which programmes you qualify for.

Max Standard APS (best 6 subjects × 7 points)

Max Wits APS (6 subjects × 8 points)

25+

Programmes checked against your score

§01 · YOUR MARKS

Enter your subject marks

Calculation method

Subject

Mark (%)

Level

APS

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Excluded

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Standard APS counts your best 6 subjects on the NSC level scale (7 points max per subject). Life Orientation is excluded, as most SA universities (UCT, UP, UJ, Stellenbosch) do. Maximum APS = 42.

Your NSC APS score

out of 42

Enter marks for all 7 subjects to see results.

§02 · HOW IT WORKS

Standard NSC APS — the system explained

80–100%

Level 7

Outstanding

70–79%

Level 6

Meritorious

60–69%

Level 5

Substantial

50–59%

Level 4

Adequate

40–49%

Level 3

Moderate

30–39%

Level 2

Elementary

0–29%

Level 1

Not Achieved

Your APS = the sum of performance levels for your best 6 subjects, with Life Orientation excluded — the convention used by UCT, UP, UJ, Stellenbosch and most SA universities. Wits uses their own scale (1–8 points, best 6 subjects only, Life Orientation also excluded).

§03 · MATRIC PASS LEVELS

Bachelor’s, Diploma or Higher Certificate?

Your APS only matters once you meet the National Senior Certificate pass requirements. The calculator above also tells you the highest admission endorsement your marks earn:

Bachelor's Degree pass

40%+ in your Home Language, 50%+ in four other subjects (excluding Life Orientation), and 30%+ in two others.

Diploma pass

40%+ in your Home Language, 40%+ in three other subjects (excluding Life Orientation), and 30%+ in two others.

Higher Certificate pass

The minimum NSC pass with 40%+ in your Home Language.

§04 · NEXT STEPS