To acheive the equivalency the students must comply with the following:

 

• General conditions for the equivalency:

1. 12 years of schooling
2. Students must have passed at least two subjects at the Advance level (A- Level) in addition to six subjects at the Ordinary level (O- Level) passing grades should be A*-E in the A level, and A-D in the O level.
3. Arabic should be one of the eight subjects for an Arab student studying in an Arab country.

The subject should be one of the following:

• Advanced Subsidiary (AS) and A2 (paper1&2) Code (XAA01 & YAA01) -Edexcel Board
• IGCSE / O level – Arabic as a First language – code (4AA01) Edexcel Board
• IGCSE / O level – Code (0508) – CIE Board
• O Level – Arabic – Code (3180) – CIE Board

 

 

4. The same subject in two levels is considered two separate subjects in the equivalency.

 

5. Ministry of Education subjects taken at school:

-Islamic Education, Arabic, English, physical Education, National Education (grades 9&10), Jordan History (grade 11&12)

6. School certificates of grades 9,10,11 & 12 with a passing grade.
7. Computing is considered a science subject at both levels
8. Graduation year is the last year during which a student can acquire the requirements of the equivalency.

 

• Tawjihi Equivalency in the Scientific stream:

 

To gain equivalency with the scientific stream, the following is required:

1. Six passes in O level /IGCSE / GCSE exams including:

• Two passes in sciences subjects
• One pass in Arabic

 

2. Two passes in A- Level

          Obligatory subject:

• Full A – Level in Mathematics (AS/A2) or Full A – Level in Physics (AS/A2)

                          Optional subjects:

• Full A- Level in any science subject
• Or two AS’s in any two sciences
• Tawjihi Equivalency in the Literary Stream

To gain equivalency with the literary stream the following is required:

 

1. Six passes in O – level /IGCSE/ GCSE exam including :

• Tow passes in science subjects
• One pass in Arabic

 

2. Two passes in A- Level

Obligatory subject:

• Full A-Level Arabic

                 Optional subjects:

• Full A-Level in any other literary subject
• Two AS’s in any two literary subjects
• Or one AS literary subject and one AS in a scientific subject.

 

 

 

• The final percentage of a score is calculated as follows:

 

IGCSE/GCE Grade	Tawjihi Equivalency
A*	98
A	95
B	85
C	75
D	65
E (is a pass in A level ONLY)	55