Admissions (Amendment) Regulations, 2024

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L.N. 272 of 2024

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Admissions (Amendment) Regulations, 2024

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74(5) and 75(6) of the

Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has promulgated

the following regulations made by the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue of

the powers conferred upon it by articles 75(3) and 79(b) of the said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Admissions (Amendment)

Regulations, 2024 and shall be read and construed as one with the Admissions

Regulations, 2016, published as Legal Notice 71 of 2016, hereinafter referred to as

“the principal regulations”.

Applicability

(1) Regulations 3, 5 and 6 of these regulations shall be applicable for

admission to courses commencing in October 2025 or later.

(2)

Regulation 4 of these regulations shall apply from October 2024

onwards.

Amendment to regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) of regulation 4 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(b) are in possession of the required Secondary Education Certificate (SEC)

Examination passes at grade 5 or better or at SEC level 3 in English Language, Maltese

and Mathematics as indicated in regulation 12(1)(b) of these regulations; and”

Amendment to regulation 9 of the principal regulations

The following paragraph (4) shall be added after paragraph (3) of

regulation 9 of the principal regulations

“(4) Auditing students are only entitled to a Certificate of Attendance upon

attending the majority of the lectures.”

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Amendment to regulation 10 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (a) of regulation 10 of the principal regulations there

shall be substituted the following

“either (a) are in possession of six passes in the Secondary Education

Certificate (SEC) Examination at grade 5 or better or at SEC level 3, provided that

one of the subjects must be Maltese, English Language or Mathematics. Students

missing one or two subjects from Maltese, English Language or Mathematics shall

be required to attend preparatory classes at the Junior College in order to satisfy the

General Entry Requirements as specified in Regulation 12 of these regulations;”



Amendment to regulation 12 of the principal regulations

For sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) of regulation 12 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(b) passes in the Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) Examination at

grade 5 or better or at SEC level 3 in Maltese, English Language and Mathematics,

provided that if a pass in Maltese, and/or English Language, and/or Mathematics is

obtained at Advanced or Intermediate Matriculation Level, a pass in such subjects in

the Secondary Education Certificate Examination is not required.”

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