Documents Required for International Applicants

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To be a Red Deer Polytechnic student, international students must meet the academic requirements for their program of choice. You can view admission requirements on each of RDP’s program webpages.  

To help RDP assess applications from international students, we accept high school and post-secondary institution transcripts and other official documents from countries around the world.  

Please find the country listed below where you attended high school courses, and then read the list of documents that RDP will accept from that country.  

You may also refer to information about which high school courses from countries outside Canada meet admission requirements for RDP’s programs.  

We appreciate your help in providing us with the appropriate documents listed below that we require for us to assess your application to attend Red Deer Polytechnic.    

  • RDP's Office of the Registrar will accept by email unofficial scanned documents to initially admit you to a program and provide a Letter of Acceptance (which permits you to apply for a Study Permit).  

  • Before your first day of classes at RDP, you must submit official transcripts and English Language Proficiency documents to the Office of the Registrar.  

  • Please review the English Language Proficiency Requirements listed on the program webpage(s) for which you have applied.  

  • This is an important step in the admission process. You will not be able to attend classes at RDP until this step has been completed. 

  • If you have attended high school (secondary school) or post-secondary education in a country that is not listed below, or if your documents are not in English, you must obtain an Educational Assessment from  International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS).  Fees to receive an IQAS assessment are the international applicant’s responsibility. 

Assessment of International Documents

In order to gain admission into a Red Deer Polytechnic program, international applicants must meet the Academic Requirements for their program of choice. The Office of the Registrar will evaluate an applicant's education history to determine if their courses are recognized and if they meet the academic admission requirements.

Please refer to the list below to find out what official documents are required.  If you have studied in a non-listed  country that is not on this list or if your documents are not in English, you must obtain an Educational Assessment from International Qualifications Assessment Services (IQAS).   

The IQAS assessment comes with a fee that the applicant must pay.

Program Listing

List of documents that RDP will assess for admission, by country.

Australia

Required Documents

  • Australian Capital Territory Year 12 Certificate
  • New South Wales High School Certificate (HSC)
  • Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE)
  • Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET)
  • Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)
  • Queensland Senior Certificate (QSC)
  • South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)
  • Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)
  • Victorian Certificate of Education (TCE)
  • Western Australian Certificate of Secondary Education (WACE)

 

Bangladesh

Required Document

  • Higher Secondary Certificate
British-Patterned Curriculum GCSE or GCE O-level

Countries Include

  • Bahamas
  • Bermuda
  • Botswana
  • Brunei
  • Cameroon (English System only)
  • Falkland Islands
  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius 
  • Northern Ireland
  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • The United Kingdom
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Required Documents

British-Patterned Curriculum GCSE or GCE O-level:

  • General Certificate of Secondary Education
  • General Certification of Education Ordinary Level
  • Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
  • Certificate of Secondary Education
  • International General Certificate of Secondary Education
British-Patterned Curriculum GCE AS or A-level

Countries Include:

  • Brunei
  • Cameroon (English Systems only)
  • Falkland Islands 
  • Mauritius 
  • Northern Ireland
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom
  • Zimbabwe

Required Documents

British-Patterned Curriculum GCE AS or A-level:

  • General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
  • General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary
  • Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education
Caribbean Countries

Countries Include

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua & Baruda
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
  • Montserrat
  • St. Kitts & Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent & Grenadines
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turks & Caicos Islands
  • Virgin Islands

Required Documents

  • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate
  • Caribbean Examination Council
  • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam
China

Required Documents

  • Certificate of Graduation from Senior Secondary School
  • Upper Middle School Graduation Certificate
  • Zhuanke Certificate of Graduation
  • Benke Certification of Graduation

Please Note: High School transcripts may also be needed.

Ethiopia

Required Documents

  • Secondary School Leaving Exam
  • Ethiopian University Entrance Examination
  • Ethiopia Higher Education Entrance Qualification Exam
Hong Kong

Required Documents

  • Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
  • Hong Kong Advanced Level Examinations (HKALE)
India

Required Documents

  • Senior Secondary School Exam Certificate
  • Higher Secondary School Certificate
  • All India Higher Secondary Examinations Pt II
  • Any Form XII Exam Certificate
Japan

Required Document

  • Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogaka Sotsugyo Shomeisho) and Transcript of Marks
Kenya

Required Documents

  • Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
  • GCE/IGSE Examinations
Mexico

Required Document

  • Bachillerato General (General Baccalaureate)
Nepal

Required Documents

  • Higher Secondary Board Academic Transcript
  • National Examinations Board Academic Transcript
New Zealand

Required Documents

  • National Certificate of Education Achievement
  • Higher School Certificate
Pakistan

Required Document

  • Higher Secondary School Certificate
Philippines

Required Documents

  • High School Transcript
  • Post-Secondary Transcript of Records (Pre-2018)

Note: RDP is unable to assess Philippines Post-Secondary transcripts, after 2018, for admission.

Scotland

Required Documents

  • Scottish Qualifications Authority National Qualifications Certificate
  • Scottish Certificate of Education
South Africa

Required Document

  • Senior Certificate
Uganda

Required Documents

  • Certificate of Education
  • Advanced Certificate of Education
United Arab Emirates

Required Document

  • Secondary School Certificate


 

United States

Required Document

  • High School Transcript
Vietnam

Required Documents

  • Certificate of Upper Secondary School Graduation (Giấy Chúng Nhân Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phó Thông)
  • Study Book (Học Bà)
West African

Countries Include

  • Ghana
  • Liberia
  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
  • The Gambia

Required Documents

  • West African Examination Council (WAEC) Exam Certificate
  • National Examinations Council (NECO)

The Office of the Registrar will accept “unofficial” or scanned documents in order to admit you to a program and provide a Letter of Acceptance; however, you must provide official documentation to the Office of the Registrar prior to the first day of classes. This is a vital step in the admission process and you will not be granted “clear” admission until this step has been completed. 

Common International Course Equivalencies 

Common international course equivalencies for grade and subject levels in other countries that are accepted by RDP. Review the common equivalencies for the United States, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Australia and China on RDP’s International Course Equivalencies.