{"id":342,"date":"2026-02-20T01:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/universities\/?p=342"},"modified":"2026-09-22T15:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:34:41","slug":"wsu-aps-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/universities\/wsu-aps-score\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU APS 2027: How to Calculate Points for All Campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) counts your best six subjects, excluding Life Orientation<\/strong>: up to two languages and your four best other subjects, which must include the subjects your qualification requires. For the Faculty of Education, Life Orientation is added as a seventh subject. The figures below come from WSU’s 2027 Undergraduate Information Brochure & Admission Requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to calculate your WSU APS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Convert each subject mark into points with the table below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Count up to two languages (your Home Language and First Additional Language).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Add your four highest other subjects, making sure the subjects your programme requires are among them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Leave out Life Orientation, unless you are applying to Education, where it is added as a seventh subject.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    WSU APS table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    NSC mark<\/th>APS points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    90\u2013100%<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
    80\u201389%<\/td>7<\/td><\/tr>
    70\u201379%<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
    60\u201369%<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
    50\u201359%<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
    40\u201349%<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
    30\u201339%<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
    0\u201329%<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    English 62% (5), isiXhosa 70% (6), Mathematics 55% (4), Accounting 60% (5), Business Studies 66% (5) and Economics 52% (4) give an APS of 29, enough for a BCom (25) but not the MBChB (30).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    General minimum requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n