| Country | Express Program | Standard Program |
| Australia |
Year 12 with 70% average |
Year 11 with 75% average |
| Bangladesh |
Higher Secondary Certificate - 75% average (B grade or second division) |
Completion of Year 11 - Grade average of 75%, or Year 12 (Grade average of 60%) |
| Brunei |
GCE ‘O’ Level (or forecast) Grade 4 in 5 subjects |
GCE ‘O’ Level (or forecast) Grade 4 average in 3 subjects |
| China |
SMS 3 - 70% grade average |
SMS 2 - 75% grade average |
| Hong Kong |
HKCEE Form 5 - Grade D in 4 subjects |
HKCEE Form 5 - Grade D in 3 subjects |
| India |
All India Senior School Certificate - Grade D in 4 subjects (or equivalent) |
All India Senior School Certificate - Grade D in 3 subjects |
| Indonesia |
SMU 3 - Grade 6.0 average |
SMU 2 - Grade 7.0 average |
| Japan |
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Grade 3 average |
Completion of Year 2 of Senior High School - 60% grade average |
| Macau |
GCE O-level or Form 5 (English Schools) Form 6 (Chinese schools) - Grade 4 in 5 subjects or 70% grade average (English schools, Form 5); 60% grade average (Form 6) |
GCE O-level or Form 5 (English Schools) Form 6 (Chinese schools) - Grade 4 in 3 subjects or 50% grade average (Form 6); 60% grade average (Form 5) |
| Malaysia |
GCE ‘O’ Level, SPM (or forecast) - Grade 4 average in 5 subjects |
GCE ‘O’ Level, SPM (or forecast) - Grade 4 average in 3 subjects |
| Nepal |
2 year Proficiency Certificate or Higher Secondary Certificate - 70% grade average |
Case by case basis |
| Pakistan |
Intermediate/Higher Secondary - 60% average (B grade or School Division One) |
Completion of Year 11 - 70% grade average |
| Philippines |
High School Diploma - Grade B average |
Completion of Year 11 - 60% grade average |
| Saudi Arabia |
General Secondary Education Certificate (75% grade average) in 4 best relevant academic subjects |
General Secondary Education Certificate (70% grade average) in 4 best relevant academic subjects |
| Singapore |
GCE ‘O’ Level (or forecast) - Grade B4 average in 5 subjects |
GCE ‘O’ Level (or forecast) - Grade B4 average in 3 subjects |
| South Korea |
General Higher School Diploma - Grade C average |
Completion of Year 11 - 70% grade average |
| Sri Lanka |
GCE ‘O’ Level - C pass in 4 subjects |
GCE ‘O’ Level - C pass in 2 subjects |
| Taiwan |
Completion of Senior High School (Grade 12) - 70% grade average |
Completion of Year 11 - 75% grade average |
| Thailand |
M.6 - Grade 2.5 average academic or grade 3 vocational or IGCSE (4Cs or better) |
M.5 - Grade 2.5 average academic |
