UCT Faculty Points Score (FPS) Calculator

UCT uses the Faculty Points Score (FPS) — the sum of your six best NSC subject percentages — not the standard 1–7 APS scale. Select your faculty, enter your actual subject percentages, and optionally calculate your Weighted Points Score (WPS) using your disadvantage factor.

Faculty & subjects

FPS score

Step 1 — Select your faculty group

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Commerce, Humanities & Law

Also: Engineering & Built Environment

FPS / 600

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Health Sciences

Requires NBT scores (AL + QL + MAT)

FPS / 900

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Science

Maths & Physical Sciences scores doubled

FPS / 800

Science Faculty: If you include Mathematics or Physical Sciences in your six subjects, those percentage scores are counted twice in the FPS calculation (added once to the base, then added again as a bonus). Technical Mathematics and Technical Science may not be substituted.

Step 2 — Enter your 6 best NSC subjects & actual percentages

Do not include Life Orientation — it always scores 0 at UCT. Enter your exact percentage (whole number, 0–100).

Subject 1 *

Subject 2 *

Subject 3 *

Subject 4 *

Subject 5 *

Subject 6 *

Step 3 — NBT scores Health Sciences only

Enter your National Benchmark Test (NBT) percentage scores for each component (0–100).

Academic Literacy (AL) *

NBT — Academic Literacy (AL)

Quantitative Literacy (QL) *

NBT — Quantitative Literacy (QL)

Mathematics (MAT) *

NBT — Mathematics (MAT)

Optional — Disadvantage factor (WPS)

For South African citizens/permanent residents, UCT adds a disadvantage factor (0–10%) of the FPS to derive the Weighted Points Score (WPS). Leave blank if not applicable.

Disadvantage Factor (optional, %)

Max 10% (standard); max 20% for Health Sciences