1st Qualification

Qualification:

Capital Territory

Three A or B and two grade C passes in T courses or ACT Year 12

OR

Certificate with minimum score of 70 for the ACT/UAI

Type of Exemption:

Foreign
(Reg 28)

2nd Qualification

Qualification:

New South Wales

50%+ in the Higher School Certificate in two acceptable 3-unit subjects and two acceptable 2-unit subjects

OR

Tertiary Entrance Score of at least 350

OR

Higher School Certificate (HSC) with with ATAR ranking of 60 or above

Type of Exemption:

Foreign
(Reg 28)

3rd Qualification

Qualification:

Northern Territory

Passes in five acceptable PE subjects taken at one sitting with Grade B in three subjects and not less than Grade C in the remaining two subjects

OR

A score of not less than 70 in the five best PE subjects on Senior Secondary Assessment Board of Southern Australia (SSABA)assessment scale

OR

Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE) with a minimum NT ranking score of 70

Type of Exemption:

Foreign
(Reg 28)

4th Qualification

Qualification:

Queensland

Passes in five senior certificate subjects with “high achievement” in three of those subjects and at least “sound achievement” in two others

OR

Tertiary Entrance Score of at least 900 OP Band Score of between 1 and 8

OR

Senior Certificate with an OP score of 14

OR

20 semester units of Authority subjects must be obtained in addition to passing the Queensland Core Skills (QCS) test to meet the minimum entrance criteria for university entrance in Queensland.  To be considered along with the OP

Type of Exemption:

Foreign
(Reg 28)

5th Qualification

Qualification:

South Australia

Passes in five acceptable PE subjects with grades A or B in three subjects and not less than grade C in the remaining two

OR

A score of not less than 70 in the five best PE subjects on the SSABA assessment scale

OR

South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) with a minimum score of 70 on the SN/TER/TES

Type of Exemption:

Foreign
(Reg 28)

6th Qualification

Qualification:

Tasmania

Passes in five level 3 subjects in the Higher School Certificate with a minimum aggregate of 640

OR

Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) with a minimum score of 70 for the TAS-TER

Type of Exemption:

Foreign
(Reg 28)

7th Qualification

Qualification:

Victoria

Passes in five acceptable Group I subjects in the Certificate of Education with grades A or B in three subjects and not less than grade C in the remaining two

OR

Minimum Tertiary Entrance Score of 309

OR

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) with minimum of 70 on the ENTER

Type of Exemption:

Foreign
(Reg 28)

8th Qualification

Qualification:

Western Australia

Passes in five acceptable year 12 subjects in the Certificate of Secondary Education with 70%+ in three of the subjects and not less than 60%+ in the remaining two

OR

Minimum Tertiary Entrance Score of 360

OR

WA Certificate of Education with a minimum score of 70 for the WA

Type of Exemption:

Foreign
(Reg 28)

9th Qualification

Qualification:

AQF Advanced Diploma

Is considered comparable to BTEC/SQA Higher National Diploma (HND) standard / Foundation degree standard

Notes:

The Advanced Diploma replaced the Diploma in the old RATE system. There was a transition period between 1995 and 1999.