The Arabic subject accepted for the equivalency are :

• Modern Arabic (Edexcel)

• Classical Arabic (Edexcel)

• First Language Arabic (CIE)

• Arabic (CIE)

The Ministry of Education exclude the Arabs were enrolled in an English language schools outside Jordan for the majority of the scholastic years.  

• To gain  Jordanian Secondary school equivalency with the Scientific Stream the following is required:

1. Six passing in IGCSE or O level exams including:

2. Two passing in exams of sciences

3. One pass in Arabic

4. Two passes in A- level.

5. One full A-level or two ASs must be in mathematics or a full A- level in physics.

6. The other A-level could be a full A-level in any science or two ASs in tow sciences.

    General Certificate of Education (GCE A- level)

• To gain Jordanian Secondary school equivalency with the Literary Stream, the following is required:

1. six passing in IGCSE or O –level exams including:

2. One Mathematics

3. One pass in Computer Studies /Information Technology

4. Two passes in A- level with the following combination:

5. One A-level Arabic

6. The other A-level may be full A-level in any literary subject or

7. Two AS- level in any two literary subjects or

8. One AS –level in a literary subject and AS –level in a scientific subject.  

• Computer studies is considered a science subject at all levels. Information Technology is considered as a science subject only at the IGCSE /O- level.  

• Coordinated Science: for Jordanian Secondary school equivalency purposes the Ministry of Education has agreed to equate the Coordinated Science as two subjects. Students sitting for Coordinated science should not sit the exams for individual science subjects (i.e. biology. Chemistry and physic) as they will not be considered as additional subjects  

• AS-levels: The Ministry of Education has agreed that two AS subjects are equivalent to one A-level for Jordanian Secondary school Equivalency purposes. To receive an equivalency for a science subject the two  AS  

Note: Subjects should be science subjects (i.e. AS Biology +AS Chemistry ). If one AS is a science subject and the other is a literary subject (i.e. one AS Math / AS Arabic) then it equals one A-level towards the literary stream. The student should check with the university they are applying to whether they require a full A-level or not.  

• The Ministry of Education will consider the same subject at two levels as two  separate subjects (O-level Biology and A-level Biology).