Mathematics route
Mathematics 35%
290
Qualification
Higher Certificate in IT: User Support Services
Public admission information for Higher Certificate in IT: User Support Services at Nelson Mandela University. APS and admission scores are useful filters, but universities may also require specific subjects, marks, selection tests, portfolios or other criteria.
Admission information
Published APS
Not listed
Admission score
290
Aggregate average
Not listed
Minimum pass type: Higher Certificate pass
Source: 2026 MandelaUni Undergraduate Guide. Admission score type: Applicant Score (AS). AS is calculated using Nelson Mandela University applicant-score rules: three fundamentals plus the next best subjects, Life Orientation excluded unless the official quintile bonus applies. Campus notes: Also offered on the George Campus. Candidates may be admitted to Diploma: IT Support Services if they obtain an average of 60% for all exit-level modules. AS variants: Mathematics: 290 with 35%+; Technical Mathematics: 290 with 35%+; Mathematical Literacy: 305 with 55%+.
Alternative score variants
Technical Mathematics route
Technical Mathematics 35%
290
Mathematical Literacy route
Mathematical Literacy 55%
305
Subject requirements
One of these requirements
Mathematics
level 2
Technical Mathematics
level 2
Original subject requirement: Mathematics or Technical Mathematics: 35%.
Required subject
Mathematical Literacy
level 4
Original subject requirement: Mathematical Literacy: 55%.
Relevant admission rules
NMU Applicant Score
AS ยท Nmu Applicant Score
Nelson Mandela University Applicant Score out of 600: add percentages for six subjects excluding Life Orientation, forcing Home Language, First Additional Language and Mathematics/Mathematical Literacy/Technical Mathematics into the score. A 7-point Life Orientation bonus applies only for qualifying quintile 1-3 schools when school quintile data is available.