Procedure for Updating Schedule A – See Appendix 1

Part 1: Australian Secondary Qualifications

Qualification / Subject or Piece of Work / Required Grade
Western Australia – WA Certificate of Education (WACE) or Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE) / WACE English, Literature or English as an Additional Language/Dialect / Scaled mark of 50 or above, in stage 2 or stage 3
TEE English or English Literature / Scaled mark of 50 or above
English as a Second Language / Final mark deemed equivalent to a scaled mark of 50 or more, as determined by the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre
Australian Capital Territory (ACT Year 12 Certificate) / English or ESL
(Must be ‘T’ courses taken as a Major, Major/Minor or a Double Major) / Scaled mark 125 or above
New South Wales – Higher School Certificate (HSC) / English Standard / 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
English Advanced / 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
English Extension 1 / 25 or above (Band E2 or above)
English Extension 2 / 25 or above (Band E2 or above)
Queensland – Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) / English (Must be Board or QSA subjects) / SA or above
South Australia – South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) /
Northern Territory – Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE) / English Studies (PES) / 10 or above (C- or above)
English Communications (PAS) / 10 or above (C- or above)
English as a Second Language (PES) / 10 or above (C- or above)
Tasmania – Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) / English / English Communication / SA or above
English Literature / English Studies / SA or above
Writer’s Workshop / English Writing / SA or above
World Literature / SA or above
English as a Second Language Stage 4 / SA or above
Victoria – Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) / English / 25 or above
English Language / 25 or above
Literature / 25 or above
English as a Second Language / 25 or above

Part 2: Foundation Programs

Qualification / Subject or Piece of Work / Required Grade
Any Group of Eight University Foundation Program / English Paper of a Group of Eight university foundation program / Pass
NCUK International Foundation Year / English Paper / Pass

Part 3: International Secondary Qualifications

Qualification / Subject or Piece of Work / Required Grade
Advanced Placement English (USA) / AP English Language and Composition or AP English Literature and Composition / Minimum grade of 3
All India Senior Secondary Examination (CBSE) and Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) / English language components / Minimum grade B2 or equivalent
Canadian Pre-University (CPU) / English subject ENG4C or equivalent / Minimum score 65%
English subject ENG4U or equivalent / Minimum score 50%
Danish Studentereksamen / Level B English / Minimum grade of 10
Level A English / Minimum grade of 6 (prior to 2007)
Minimum grade of 02 (from 2007)
Finnish Upper Secondary School Diploma (Lukionpaastotodistus) / English A or English (Advanced) / Grade 8 or above
Matriculation examination (Ylioppilastutkinto) in English (Advanced) / Pass
GCE A-level[1] / English Language, English Literature or English Language and Literature* / Minimum grade E
GCE AS-level (General Paper) / General Paper / Minimum grade C awarded by CIE
GCE A-level (Singapore-Cambridge) / Knowledge & Inquiry / Minimum grade E
General Paper / Minimum grade C
GCE O-level (GCSE and IGCSE)[2] / English, English Language, English (First Language) or English Literature* / Minimum grade C / C6
IGCSE English as a Second Language
in conjunction with
Oral/Aural Communication / Minimum grade A
in conjunction with
Grade 1 (One)
German Abitur / German Abitur
in conjunction with
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Certificate of Language Proficiency test / Minimum grade 3
in conjunction with
Minimum grade B or **** (four) in each section
Hong Kong A-Level Examination (HKALE) / Literature in English / Minimum grade C
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) / Core in English Language / A score of 4 or higher
Literature in English elective / A score of 3 or higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) / English A1 at HL or SL / Minimum score 4
English A2 at HL or SL / Minimum score 4
English B at HL / Minimum score 5
Irish Leaving Certificate / English Language - Higher / A score of C2 or higher.
Netherlands VWO High School Certificate (Voorbereident Wetenschappelljk Onderwijs) / English component / Minimum grade 8
New Zealand – Bursary / English / Minimum score 50
New Zealand – NCEA / Level 2: 8 credit points with at least ‘Achievement with Merit’ in at least 4 of reading and writing Achievement Standards, of which 3 must be externally assessed, excluding AS90379 and AS90374.
Norwegian Vitnemål / English component / Minimum grade 4
Swedish Slutbetyg / English paper / Minimum grade VG / C
Overseas secondary studies taught and examined in English / Secondary teaching and examination in English is acceptable if:
- deemed equivalent to Australian matriculation (Year 12);
- final year English paper is completed to required standard;
- completed within two years of application. / Pass in final year English paper

Part 4: Tertiary Qualifications

Studies / Required Level
Degree studies in Australia / At least one successful year of full-time or equivalent degree studies undertaken in Australia within the last two years
At least two successful years of full-time or equivalent degree studies undertaken in Australia completed more than two years ago
Degree studies taught and examined in English outside Australia / At least one successful year of full-time or equivalent degree studies, undertaken in Canada (excluding Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the United States of America completed within the last two years
At least two years of successful full-time or equivalent degree level studies undertaken and examined in English (1) in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States of America; or (2) at a tertiary institution outside Australia assessed to be equivalent to Australian degree studies.

Part 5: Articulation Programs

Qualification / Requirement
Taylors College Diploma of Commerce / Successful completion at a level sufficient to gain admission to the University
Taylors College Diploma of Science
Canning College Diploma of Commerce
Kansai Gaidai University (KGU) Japan

Part 6: Other Tests of English

Note1: The results of internationally recognised English language tests referred to below are valid for two years from the test date.

Note 2: Certain courses have higher requirements for tests of English

Qualification / UWA Courses / Requirements
Australian Education Management Group (AEMG) DEP EAP2 / All courses / DEP EAP2 - Minimum overall score of 70% with no other section below 65%
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) and the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) / All courses / Minimum grade of 180 with no band less than 170
Combined Universities Language Test (CULT) / All courses / Minimum score of 70%
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)[3] / All courses / New STAT format from 1 May 2010:
- Verbal: Minimum of 140
- Written English: Minimum of 140
Previous STAT format before May 2010:
- Verbal: Minimum of 150
- Written English: Minimum of 145
UWA Centre for English Language Teaching (CELT) Bridging Course / All courses EXCEPT as specified below / A final CELT Examination of Grade B or above
All Law courses / A final CELT Examination of Grade B or above
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology / Not accepted
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology
Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
IELTS (Academic) / All courses EXCEPT as specified below / - Overall score of 6.5
- No band less than 6.0
All Law courses except the Juris Doctor / - Overall score of 7.0
- No band less than 6.5
Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership
Doctor of Clinical Dentistry
Graduate Certificate of Health Professions Education (under review)
Graduate Diploma in Forensic Odontology
Graduate Diploma of Health Professions Education (under review)
Master of Business Administration
Master of Education
Master of Educational Leadership
Master of Health Professions Education (under review)
Doctor of Dental Medicine / - Overall score of 7.0
- No band less than 7.0
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology
Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
Master of Social Work
Master of Pharmacy / - Overall score of 7.5
- No band less than 7.0
Juris Doctor
Graduate Diploma in Education / - Overall score of 7.5
- Reading and Writing bands: Minimum 7.0
- Listening and Speaking bands: Minimum 8.0
Master of Teaching
Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic) / All courses EXCEPT as specified below / - Overall score 64
- Speaking and Writing sections: Minimum 59
- All other sections: Minimum 54
Postgraduate Research Courses / - Overall score 64
- Reading and Writing sections: Minimum 64
- All other sections: Minimum 54
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology / - Overall score 65
- All sections: Minimum 65
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology
Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
Master of Education / - Overall score 70
- All sections: Minimum 64
All Law courses / - Overall score 70
- All sections: Minimum 70
Graduate Diploma in Education / - Overall score 75
- All sections: Minimum 70
Master of Teaching
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet Based Test / All courses EXCEPT as specified below / - Overall score of 82
- Writing section: Minimum 22
- Reading section: Minimum 18
- All other sections: Minimum 20
Master of Business Administration / - Overall score of 100
- All sections: Minimum 20
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology / - Overall score of 94
- Writing section: Minimum 27
- Speaking section: Minimum 23
- All other sections: Minimum 24
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology
Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
All Law courses / - Overall score of 106
- Speaking section: Minimum 23
- All other sections: Minimum 26
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Paper Based Test / All courses EXCEPT as specified below / - Overall score of 570
- Essay Rating / Test of Written English (TWE) Score of 4.5
All Law School courses / - Overall score of 580
- Essay Rating / Test of Written English (TWE) Score of 5.0
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[1]Must be endorsed by CIE, OCR, Edexcel, AQA or other UK authority (independent and school-assessed A-levels / O-levels respectively are not sufficient).

[2]Must be endorsed by CIE, OCR, Edexcel, AQA or other UK authority (independent and school-assessed A-levels / O-levels respectively are not sufficient).

[3]STAT test results are not subject to the two year expiry clause.