Table 3 Contribution of predicting variables to success in the first year of study (n = 146)

Model 1

NBT Mathematics

0.176 [0.094, 0.258]

0.333

0.000*

NBT Academic Literacy

0.182 [0.102, 0.262]

0.362

0.000*

NBT Quantitative Literacy

− 0.061 [-0.137, 0.015]

− 0.128

0.112

Model 2

NBT Mathematics

0.116 [0.035, 0.197]

0.220

0.005*

NBT Academic Literacy

0.173 [0.094, 0.253]

0.345

0.000*

NBT Quantitative Literacy

− 0.055 [-0.125, 0.016]

− 0.114

0.127

English

0.092 [-0.013, 0.197]

0.133

0.087

Mathematics

0.004 [-0.103, 0.112]

0.009

0.938

Life Sciences

0.150 [0.041, 0.259]

0.236

0.008*

Physical Sciences

0.076 [-0.014, 0.166]

0.178

0.097