turning IB scores into UCAS points. These are distributed to the press and formed into league tables. Some newspapers amalgamate the results with those of A-levels; some print the IB scores ...

Since the scope of qualifications that attract Ucas points is vast - think horse ... Below is a basic outline for A-levels and the International Baccalaureate.

They are adrift at the lower end, with a basic IB pass being worth 2.8 top A-levels in league tables but only 2.3 to Ucas. The government's new league tables points have been devised by the ...

The International Baccalaureate won the first official recognition yesterday of its academic superiority over A-levels, the exam it is beginning to replace. A new points tariff announced by Ucas ...

Under the tariff, a common IB score of 30 gives a candidate 419 Ucas tariff points against just 360 for three As at A-level. A top score is equivalent to more than six As at A-level. The result is ...

as well as the International Baccalaureate and Btec vocational qualifications, are included on the points tariff. But Ucas said not all qualifications used on applications were covered.

At the same time Ucas is cutting the points awarded for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. As the BBC News website revealed, these have been at odds with the way the government values this ...

Where applicable, we will usually make offers using the UCAS Tariff points system. The GCSE and A2 (or equivalent) entry requirements for our programmes, HND or foundation Degrees are detailed below.

Conditional offers can also be made for a certain number of UCAS Tariff points, including BTECs, as well as International Baccalaureate Diploma and Scottish Higher grades. An unconditional offer ...

A TEENAGER is one of the cleverest students in the world after she achieved perfect marks in her college exams. Brainiac Lowenna Ovens achieved an impressive score of 45 out of 45 in the ...