Higher Education (Level 7) With Minimum Cut Off Mark Scheme
Eligibility Criteria
An applicant must:
- be a Fiji citizen.
- be ordinarily resident in Fiji for at least three (3) years before the award commencement date unless determined by the Board or delegated authority on case-by-case basis.
- have successfully completed Year 13 Examination in 2011 or Foundation Studies thereafter and scored a minimum mark as stated in the table below.
- secure a place at an eligible institution by means of a final offer letter.
- not have a combined parental income or business net worth of more than $100,000 unless allowed by means testing.
Scheme Eligible Disciplines and Programmes
Medical & Health Services
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in: Dietetics & Nutrition, Health Environment, Nursing, Health Promotion, Health Services Management, Medical Imaging Science, Medical Lab Sciences, Pharmacy, Public Health & Primary Health Care and Physiotherapy.
Qualifying Cut off Mark
Non-Rural & Maritime Students
250 Marks or
GPA of 2.81/4.5 or 3.13/5.0.
Rural & Maritime Students
245 Marks or
GPA of 2.76/4.5 or 3.06/5.0.
Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agribusiness, Veterinary Sciences, Forestry, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Fish Technology and Food Technology, Sustainable Fisheries, Animal Science, Animal Husbandry.
Qualifying Cut off Mark
Non-Rural & Maritime Students
250 Marks or
GPA of 2.81/4.5 or 3.13/5.0.
Rural & Maritime Students
245 Marks or
GPA of 2.76/4.5 or 3.06/5.0
Information Technology Services
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Telecommunications Networking, Cyber Security, Networks and Security, Software Development/ Engineering, Programming, Library Sciences, Media and Journalism, Information System, Computing Science, Information Technology and Applied Computing, Computing, Computer Studies Media & Communication.
Qualifying Cut off Mark
Non-Rural & Maritime Students
250 Marks or
GPA of 2.81/4.5 or 3.13/5.0.
Rural & Maritime Students
245 Marks or
GPA of 2.76/4.5 or 3.06/5.0.
Social Work
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Social Work, Social Policy and Policy Administration, Social & Community Work, Sociology, Applied Social Science.
Qualifying Cut off Mark
Non-Rural & Maritime Students
250 Marks or
GPA of 2.81/4.5 or 3.13/5.0.
Rural & Maritime Students
245 Marks or
GPA of 2.76/4.5 or 3.06/5.0.
Science and Innovation
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Climate Change, Marine Management, Ocean Resources Management, Ocean Resource Management & Policy, Marine Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Food Technology.
Qualifying Cut off Mark
Non-Rural & Maritime Students
250 Marks or
GPA of 2.81/4.5 or 3.13/5.0.
Rural & Maritime Students
245 Marks or
GPA of 2.76/4.5 or 3.06/5.0.
Land/Town Planning
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Land Surveying, Urban and Regional Planning, Real Estate and Property Management, Geo-Spatial Engineering, GIS/Land Acquisition, Real Estate and Property Valuation, Land Management, Land Management & Development.
Qualifying Cut off Mark
Non-Rural & Maritime Students
250 Marks or
GPA of 2.81/4.5 or 3.13/5.0.
Rural & Maritime Students
245 Marks or
GPA of 2.76/4.5 or 3.06/5.0.
Business and Commerce
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Official Statistics, Project Planning & Management, Property Management and Valuation, Occupational Health and Safety, Information Systems, Professional Accounting, HRM and Industrial Relations, Public Administration and Management, Business Studies, Management, Marketing, Business Informatics, Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, HRM & ER, International Business & Marketing, Banking and Library.
Qualifying Cut off Mark
Non-Rural & Maritime Students
280 Marks or
GPA of 3.15/4.5 or 3.50/5.0.
Rural & Maritime Students
280 Marks or
GPA of 3.15/4.5 or 3.50/5.0.
Education
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 in Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Counselling
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Special and Inclusive Education
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Early Childhood Education
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Primary Education
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Secondary Education: Mathematics & Physics, CS
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Secondary Education: Industrial Arts
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Secondary Education: Accounting, Economics, Computer Science and Technology
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Secondary Education: History, Geography
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in
Secondary Education: Biology, Chemistry, Home Economics, Food & Nutrition
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Secondary Education: English Language & Literature, Hindi Language & Indian Culture, iTaukei Studies iTaukei/Fijian Language, Literature & Language, Hindi Studies, English
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Secondary Education: Physical Education & Music, Physical Education/Art & Craft
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in Secondary Education: Agriculture.
Qualifying Cut off Mark
Non-Rural & Maritime Students
250 Marks or
GPA of 2.81/4.5 or 3.13/5.0.
Rural & Maritime Students
245 Marks or
GPA of 2.76/4.5 or 3.06/5.0.
Arts
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in: Language, Literature & Culture, Hindi Language & Indian Culture, iTaukei Language, Hindi Language, Justice, Policing, Population Studies & Demography, Multilingual Studies, Communication, Media Studies and Journalism, Police Management, Prosecution, History, Linguistic, Policing, Heritage and Arts, Politics, Geography, Non-Formal Education
Qualifying Cut off Mark
Non-Rural & Maritime Students
250 Marks or
GPA of 2.81/4.5 or 3.13/5.0.
Rural & Maritime Students
245 Marks or
GPA of 2.76/4.5 or 3.06/5.0.
Programmes
LLB including PDLP/GDLP
Quota
30
Qualifying Cut off Mark
Non-Rural & Maritime Students
250 Marks or
GPA of 2.81/4.5 or 3.13/5.0.
Rural & Maritime Students
245 Marks or
GPA of 2.76/4.5 or 3.06/5.0.
Hotel and Tourism
Programmes
Level 7 Certificate, Level 7 Diploma and Level 7 Degree in: Tourism Studies, Hotel Management, Tourism & Hospitality, Tourism Hospitality Management, Tourism Management, Hospitality & Hotel Management
Qualifying Cut off Mark
Non-Rural & Maritime Students
250 Marks or
GPA of 2.81/4.5 or 3.13/5.0.
Rural & Maritime Students
245 Marks or
GPA of 2.76/4.5 or 3.06/5.0.
Scheme Eligible Higher Education Institutions
- Corpus Christi Teachers College.
- Fiji National University.
- Fulton Adventist University College.
- Sangam Institute of Technology.
- The University of the South Pacific.
- University of Fiji.