English language requirements for Not-for-Degree Study Abroad and Exchange students

Ensure you meet our English language requirements

You may use one of the following tertiary degree studies, accepted qualifications or accepted tests to satisfy our English language requirements.

The following studies must have been taught in English outside of Australia:

Successful completion of at least one semester full-time or equivalent of an undergraduate or post graduate coursework degree level study at a recognised University* in New Zealand, Republic of Ireland or United Kingdom or;
Successful completion of at least one year full-time or equivalent of an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree level study at a recognised University* in Canada, Singapore, South Africa or United Stated of America or;
Successful completion of at least one year full-time or equivalent of an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree level study at a recognised institution where the course studied is taught entirely in English.

For point 3 above you must supply a letter issued from a recognised institution confirming that you have completed at least one year full-time or equivalent of a Bachelor degree certifying that the medium of instruction of the course is English.

The letter must be an official document from the institution on the institution letterhead.

_{*A recognised University is defined by the World Higher Education Database (WHED)}

^Country	^{Accepted qualifications}	^{English requirement}	^{Must be completed within 5 years of application}
^{Non-country specific}	^{GCSE/IGCSE/GCE Ordinary Level}	^{Grade C or 4 (from 2017) in one of the following subjects: English, English Literature, English Language, First Language English, or English as Second Language}	^No
	^{GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level}	^{Grade C or better in one of the following subjects: English, English Literature, English Language, First Language English, English General Paper or English as Second Language}	^No
	^{GCE Advanced Level}	^{Grade E or better in one of the following subjects: English, English Literature, English Language, First Language English, English General Paper or English as Second Language}	^No
	^{International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma}	^{Grade of 4 or above in one of the following subjects: - English A: Literature (SL) or (HL); - English A: Language and Literature (SL) or (HL); - Literature and Performance (SL); - English B (HL). Prior to 2013: - English A1 (SL) or (HL); - English A2 (SL) or (HL);}	^No
	^{Global Assessment Certificate (GAC)}	^{Completion of GAC in Australia with a final GPA of 2.6.}	^Yes
^Canada	^{High School Graduation Diploma (except Quebec)}	^{Grade of 60% or better in final year English subject.}	^No
^Denmark	^{- Bevis for Studentereksamen (STX) (Secondary Education Graduation Certificate); - Bevis for Højere Forberedelseseksamen (HF) (Higher Preparatory Examination Certificate); - Bevis for Højere Handelseksamen (HHX) (Higher Commercial Examination); - Bevis for Højere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) (Higher Technical Examination Certificate)}	^{- English Level B: a grade of 7 - English Level A: a grade of 4 from 2007}	^Yes
^Finland	^{Ylioppilastutkinto / Studentexamen (Matriculation Examination)}	^{Grade of “Cum laude approbatur” in English (Advanced).}	^Yes
^Germany	^{Abitur (Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife)}	^{Grade of 4 or better in English (refer to score stated in Block II: performance in school-leaving exams).}	^Yes
^{Hong Kong}	^{Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)}	^{Level 4 or above (4, 5, 5* or 5**) in the core subject English Language Level 5 or above is required for Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy)}	^Yes
^India	^{Indian School Certificate; or All India Senior School Certificate}	^{60% in English subject.}	^Yes
^Kenya	^{Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)}	^{Grade of C or better in English subject}	^Yes
^Malaysia	^SPM	^{C6 or better in GCE-O Level 1119 Bahasa Inggeris (English).}	^Yes
^Mauritius	^{Cambridge School Certificate / Cambridge GCE Ordinary level}	^{Grade C in one of the following subjects: English Language, Literature in English}
	^{Cambridge International AS Level}	^{Grade C in English General Paper}
	^{Cambridge Higher School Certificate Professional (HSC Pro)}	^{Grade C in Global Perspectives (8030)}	^No
^Netherlands	^{Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)}	^{Grade of 8 in English.}	^Yes
^{New Zealand}	^Bursary	^{Total Mark of 50 in English.}	^No
	^{NCEA Level 3}	^{A minimum of 8 achieved credits at Level 2 or 3 in English, with at least 4 achieved credits in Reading and 4 achieved credits in Writing.}	^No
^Norway	^{Vitnemål For Videregående Opplæring}	^{Grade of 4 or better (4, 5 or 6) in English subject.}	^Yes
^{Republic of Ireland}	^{Irish Leaving Certificate}	^{Ordinary Level English: Grade 4 or C3 (before 2017) Higher Level English: Grade 7 or D3 (before 2017)}	^No
^Scotland	^{Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) National Course}	^{- Grade 1 or 2 in Standard Grade Credit English (SCQF Level 5) (discontinued); - Grade 1 or 2 in National 5 English (SCQF Level 5); - At least Grade C in Higher English (SCQF Level 6); - At least Grade D in Advanced Higher English (SCQF Level 7).}	^No
^Singapore	^{Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level and A Level}	^{Grade of C or better in 'O' level English, English Literature or English Language; General Paper (H1 Level) or Knowledge and Inquiry (H2 Level).}	^No
^{South Africa}	^{National Senior Certificate}	^{Level 4 (50%) in English Home Language or Level 5 (60%) in English First Additional Language.}	^No
^{Sri Lanka}	^{Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Ordinary level or Advanced level}	^{C (Credit Pass) in English, General English.}	^Yes
^Sweden	^{HögskoleförberedandeExamen (from 2014)}	^{Grade C in English 6}	^Yes
	^{Avgångsbetyg / Slutbetyg (Prior to 2014)}	^{VG grade in English C}	^Yes
^USA	^ACT	^{Score of 21.}	^No
	^{Advanced Placement (AP) examinations}	^{A grade of 3 or higher in English Language and Composition; or English Literature and Composition.}	^No
	^{SAT (test sat from 2016)}	^{A combined score of at least 1000 out of 1600 in the Evidence based Reading and Writing and Math in the SAT from the same sitting, with a minimum of 400 in Evidence-based Reading and Writing section and 400 in Math section.}	^No
	^{SAT (test sat between 2005-2015)}	^{A combined score of at least 1500 out of 2400 in the Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing sections in the SAT Reasoning Test from the same sitting, with a minimum of 460 in each section.}	^No
^Zambia	^{Zambia General Certificate of Education}	^{Grade of 6 or better (5, 4, 3, 2 or 1, 1 being the highest) in English}	^Yes
^Zimbabwe	^{Zimbabwe Certificate of Secondary Education at Ordinary Level}	^{Grade C or better in English subject}	^Yes

	^{Minimum English language proficiency}
^{IELTS Academic Overall Score with individual bands}	^{6.0 6.0}
^{Curtin ELB/ELE}	^{B- or Gateway Program: A}
^{PTE Academic Overall*** with individual bands}	^{50 50}
^{TOEFL iBT All sections}	^{68 R – 13 L – 13 S – 18 W – 21}
^{CAE Overall Score Cambridge English Scale scores for each skill (Exam taken from 2015)}	^{169 R – 169 W – 169 L – 169 S – 169 *B2 with same scores is also acceptable}
^{Germany DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst)}	^{B2 (4 stars) in meeting minimum English}
^{C2 Proficiency Formerly known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)}	^{190 with 176 in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.}
^{Malaysian University English Test (MUET)}	^{Band 4 is required to meet IELTS 6.0}
^{OET (Calculated average score of all components) All four components (Exam taken from September 2018)}	^250 250
^{OET All four components (Exam taken prior to September 2018)}	^C+

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