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What Parents Should Know About APS Scores
Thandiwe Mbeki
- 9 January 2024
- Comment 4
APS stands for Admission Point Score. Universities add up your marks in your best subjects to see if you qualify for a degree. Each faculty sets its own minimum, so a score that works for one course may fall short for another.
Life Orientation is usually left out of the total. Maths and Physical Sciences often carry extra requirements.
Check the entry requirements in Grade 10, not after the final exams. Pieter van der Merwe, Maths TutorCome to our Tertiary Applications Info Evening and bring your latest report. We will help you work out your score together.
Practise recalling, not rereading
Close your notes and write down what you remember. Then check what you missed. Lwazi Dlamini, our Study Skills Coach, asks learners to do this for ten minutes after every class. It feels harder than highlighting, but the facts stay with you much longer.
Space your revision over the week
Short sessions on three or four days beat one long night before the test. Come to a co-study desk at Leerruimte in Rondebosch, put your phone away and review one topic at a time. Small, regular effort is what builds memory.
Lwazi Dlamini
Thanks for this. I am sharing it with my cousin who is writing matric this year. The study tips are easy to follow.
Nomvula Khumalo
Thank you, we are glad it helped. Come past Leerruimte in Rondebosch any weekday if you want to see the study desks.
Fatima Isaacs
Very useful post. I tutor Grade 10 maths on Saturdays and this gave me a few good ideas to share with my learners this term.
Johan Pretorius
Clear and honest advice. My son read it before his preliminary exams and said it helped him settle down and plan his time properly.