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It provides a country-by-country mapping of the qualification name (e.g., Matura, Abitur, WAEC/WASSCE, HKDSE, Cambridge O Level) to required admission grade bands.\"},{\"question\":\"What information is provided alongside each country’s qualification?\",\"answer\":\"Each row includes the qualification type and the corresponding required overall grade thresholds, sometimes expressed across multiple bands such as 7.0, 6.5, 6.0, and 5.5.\"},{\"question\":\"Are there cases where the same country has different qualification variants or grading scales?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. The document includes examples of qualification variants (such as different baccalaureate options) and uses the relevant grading scale for that country’s system.\"}]","International GCSE Equivalent Qualifications for Postgraduate Admissions | PDF"]