University of Reading Malaysia
Malaysia
International Foundation Programme Scholarship
2 min read
15 December 2025
Common Qualifications in Malaysia
|
Qualifications |
Scholarship Value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
30% |
25% |
20% |
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|
SPM |
9As |
7As |
5As |
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|
IGCSE / O-Level / GCSE |
8As |
6As |
4As |
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|
IBMYP |
8 subjects with min 6 points |
6 subjects with min 6 points |
4 subjects with min 6 points |
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Other International Qualifications
|
Country/Market |
High Achiever’s Scholarship |
30% |
25% |
20% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bangladesh |
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) |
5 |
4.5 |
4 |
|
China |
Senior High School Graduation Examination (3 years high school) / GaoSan |
95% |
90% |
85% |
|
Vocational High School (Zhongzhuan) Graduation Certificate (a.k.a. Specialised High School/ Secondary Vocational Graduation Certificate/ Zhongzhi – Secondary Technical Vocational School Certificate/ Zhigao – Higher Vocational Education Certificate) |
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|
India |
Indian standard X |
95% |
90% |
85% |
|
Japan |
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho) |
5 |
4.5 |
4 |
|
Kazakhstan/ Kyrgyzstan/ Russian Federation/ Turkmenistan/ Uzbekistan |
Certificate of Completed Secondary Education/ Attestat or equivalent |
5 |
4.5 |
4 |
|
Middle East |
Thanawihya |
95% |
90% |
85% |
|
Myanmar |
Myanmar Basic Education High School Examination (aka Matriculation Examination) |
90% |
85% |
80% |
|
Pakistan |
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) |
80% |
75% |
70% |
|
South Korea |
High School Diploma |
90% |
85% |
80% |
|
High School Graduation Equivalency Examination |
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|
Taiwan |
High School Certificate |
90% |
85% |
80% |
|
Thailand |
Matthayom/ Certificate of Secondary Education (MAW6) |
4 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
|
USA |
High School Diploma (CGPA 4-point scale/ Percentage based) |
4.0 / 90% |
3.8 / 85% |
3.5 / 80% |
|
General Educational Development (GED) |
90% |
85% |
80% |
|
|
Vietnam |
Vietnam: Bằng tốt nghiệp trung học phổ thông (THPT)/Senior Secondary School Graduation Diploma |
8 |
7.5 |
7 |
|
West Africa |
West Africa: Senior School Certificate Examination |
7As |
6As |
5As |
Notes
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High Achiever’s Scholarship will be automatically awarded to students based on their academic performance. Please be informed that this information will only be reflected under the full offer once offer conditions are all fulfilled.
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Scholarship holders are required to officially accept the scholarship and complete 2 to 4 recognised tasks annually, depending on the type of scholarship. Failure to do so may result in the University withdrawing the scholarship.
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