Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements Summary

Category Requirements
Age Age Must be at least 16 years old*
Academic
Equivalent to an Australian Year 10 qualification* for Certificate III, Certificate IV & Diploma Courses (Except for Diploma of Community Services). Equivalent to an Australian Year 12 qualification* for Diploma of Community Services, Advanced Diploma and Graduate Diploma courses.
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CERTIFIAdditional Requirements
Some courses have additional requirements, Please check course specific Admission requirements for details* Department of Home Affairs may have additional Country Specific Admission Requirements*

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Admission Requirements By Course

Qualification by Country Equivalent Country List

No Country Year 10 Equivalent Year 12 Equivalent
1 Australia Australian Year 10 Secondary Certificate of Education – satisfactory completion Australian Year 12 Senior Secondary Certificate of Education – satisfactory completion
2 Argentina Education Polimodal (General Education or Integrated technical education) / General or bachillerato school/technical and specialised school (Completion of Year 10 or Year 11) Bachillerato/Tecnico de Nivel Medio/Bachillerato Especializado
3 Bangladesh Secondary School Certificate DIBP requires completion of Year 11 for student visa Higher Secondary Certificate/vocational higher secondary certificate (Minimum CGPA is 3.5 or 60% in HSC/First Division pass) GCE A-Level (3 passes)
4 Bhutan Bhutan Middle Secondary School Certificate Bhutan Higher Secondary School Certificate or Middle Secondary School Certificate plus 2year relevant vocational diploma
5 Brazil Certificado de Ensino Medio (Year 10 or Year 11 equivalent) Certificado /diploma de Ensino Medio (Year 12 equivalent)
6 Brunei GCE O-Levels with 4 passes Brunei Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (Brunei – Cambridge A level) – 2 passes
7 Cambodia DOHA requires completion of Year 11 for student visa Diploma of Upper Secondary Education/Baccalaurate
8 Chile Educacion Media (Year 10 or Year 11 equivalent) Licencia de Educación Media (Certificate of Secondary Education Certificate) Tecnico- Profesional or Tecnico
9 China Senior Middle 2 (DOHA requires completion of Year 11) General Senior Secondary Unified Graduation (Certificate of Graduation)
10 Colombia Bachillerato Upper Secondary Schooling (Year 11 equivalent) (DOHA requires completion of Year 11) Bachillerato (Secondary School Certificate)
11 Cuba1 Secundari Basica/Basic Secondary (Completion of Year 11) Education General Politecnica Laboral) – Certificado de Fin de Estudios Secundarias/ TécnicoMedio/Maestro Primario, etc. (Certificado de Fin de Estudios Secundarias)
12 Czech Republic N/A BacMaturita (Matriculation Certificate)/School Leaving Certificate
13 Denmark N/A Studentereksamensbevis (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
14 Egypt N/A General Secondary Education Certificate, AlAzhar Secondary Education Certificate, Technical Secondary Education Certificate, Commercial Secondary Certificate or the Agriculture Secondary Certificate
15 Fiji Fiji only Form 6 School Leaving Certificate for student visa or DOHA requires completion of Year 11 for student visa Fiji only Fiji Form 7 Examination/ Fiji School Leaving Certificate (FSLC)
16 Finland N/A Ylioppilastutkintotodistus (Certificate of Matriculation) Secondary School Leaving Certificate
17 Brevet fundamentals Baccalaureat/ Brevet professionelles
18 France Realshule or Hauptschule Achgebundene Hochschulreife/ FachgebundeneHochschulreife (Leaving Certificate) or Zeugnis der Reifeor Reifezeugnis or Abitur or Fachhochschulreife
19 Ghana West African School Certificate or GCE O Levels with passes in 3 subjects with a minimum E grade. Successful completion of Senior Secondary School Certificate/West African School Certificate AND a minimum of 2 passes (minimum E grade) at the GCE A level. Note: Assessment for a waiver of the GCE A level requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis and will be based in academic merit. Students with a C average an above may be considered without the A level requirement
20 Greece N/A Apolytirio Lykeiou (Leaving certificate)
21 Hong Kong Secondary 4 or Secondary 5 or Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) or Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE)
22 Hungary N/A BaGimnaziumi Erettsegi Bizonyitvany, / Gymnasium Maturity Certificate
23 India All Indian Secondary School Certificate, Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE SX) Secondary Certification, GCE O-Levels (4 passes) DOHA requires completion of Year 11 for student visa All India Senior School Certificate or Indian School Certificate or Certificate of Vocational Education or Senior Secondary Certificate or State Boards of Secondary/Senior Secondary Education certificates, GCE A-Levels (2 passes)
24 Indonesia Secondary School:SMU 3 or SMK 3 Certificate of Completion of Senior Secondary Education (Ijazah/STTB SMA/STTB SMK) or Certificate of Graduation (SKHUN)
25 Iran HSC Diploma National High School Diploma (4-year program)/ Pre-University Certificate
26 Iraq N/A Baccalaureate Ilmiya (Science) or Baccalaureate Adabiyya (Humanities) or Baccalaureate Mihniya (Vocational)
27 Ireland GCE O-Levels (4 passes) Leaving Certificate/GCE A Levels (2 passes)
28 Italy Minimum 2 years (Year 10), 3 years (Year 11) of the Diploma di Qualifica (secondary vocational education) or the Diploma di Superamento dell’Esame di Stato (senior secondary education) grado Minimum 2 years (Year 10), 3 years (Year 11) of the Diploma di Qualifica (secondary vocational education) or the Diploma di Superamento dell’Esame di Stato (senior secondary education) grado
29 Japan Completion of Kotogakko Year 1 Lower Secondary Leaving Certificate Upper Secondary School Certificate of Graduation (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho
30 Jordan N/A Twajihi (General Secondary Education Certificate)
31 Kenya GCE O-Levels (4 passes) DOHA requires completion of Year 11 for student visa Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or GCE A level – 2 passes
32 Republic of Korea Completion of Senior High School Grade 1 or equivalent General/Academic Senior High School Certificate/ Diploma (Kodung Hakkyo Choreupchang)/HS Diploma
33 Lebanon 1st year completion of General Secondary School/ Technical Secondary School, DOHA requires completion of Year 11 for student visa StuBaccalaureat Libanaise (Baccalaureat 2) or Baccalaureat Technique/ Technicien or Certificat Professione/ de Maltrise/Technicien
34 Macau GSE O-Levels (4 passes), Senior Secondary School Diploma (Year 11) or Form 5 Senior Secondary School Diploma Year 12, or GCE A Level – 2 passes, or Form 6
35 Malaysia SPM or GCE O-Levels (4 passes) or Senior Middle 2 STPM Senior Secondary Certificate of Education or GCE A Levels – 2 passes , UEC
36 Mauritius GCE O-levels (4 subject passes) GCE A-level – 2 passes
37 Mexico 2-3 year Preparatoria or Bachillerato program or Certificado de Educacion Secundaria (Certificate of Secondary Education) 2-3 year Preparatoria or Bachillerato program
38 Myanmar Matriculation/Basic Education High School (BEHS) (Completion of Year 10 or Year 11) 45% or higher​ or GCE O – Level (4 subject passes) (DOHA requires completion of Year 11) Matriculation/Basic Education High School (BEHS) plus minimum completed 2 years at Professional College or Secondary Technical College or GCE A- Level (2 subject passes) or A level (1 A and 2 AS level passes)
39 Nepal Completion of Higher Secondary Education Board Certificate, DOHA requires completion of Year 11 for student visa Higher Secondary Education Board Certificate (Grade 12)
40 New Zealand N/A National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) – Level 3, minimum 60 credits
41 Netherlands N/A Voorbereidend wetenschappelljk onderwijs (Diploma VWO) or Hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs Diploma HAVO)
42 Nigeria Senior Secondary School (WAEC/NECO) examinations – pass grade, GCE O-Levels (4 subject passes) Senior Secondary School (WAEC/NECO) examinations (5 subjects passes C grade average) GCE A Levels (2 passes)
43 Norway N/A Vitnemal fra den videregaende skolen (Certificate from upper secondary school)
44 Oman N/A School Leaving Certificate
45 Pakistan Secondary School Certificate DOHA requires completion of Year 11 for student visa Higher Secondary School Certificate/ Intermediate Certificate
46 Papua New Guinea N/A Higher School Certificate
47 Peru DSecundaria / Education Secundaria (Completion of Year 11) Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa(Secondary Common Education Graduation Certificate) plus a Technical Diploma or entrance to University
48 Philippines High School Diploma or National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) + one year of Bachelor Degree OR from 2018, successful completion of Grade 11 Senior High School (DOHA requires completion of Year 11) High School Diploma or a Certificate of Graduation + two years of bachelor degree OR from 2018, Grade 12 Senior High School Diploma
49 Poland N/A Matura Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci LiceumOgolnoksztalcacego (Certificate of Matriculation of the General Lyceum)
50 Portugal N/A Certificado de Fim de Estudios Secundarios or Diploma de 12 Ano de Escolaridad (Secondary Certificate)/td>
51 Russia N/A Attestat o Srednem (polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii(Certificate of Secondary (Complete) General Education)
52 Saudi Arabia N/A Shahadat al-thanawiyyah al-‘aama or shahadat al-marhalat al-thanawiyyat (General Secondary Education Certificate) Form 7 or University Foundation Year General Secondary Education Certificate (3 years) (any stream)
53 Singapore GCE 0-Levels (4 subject passes) GCE A-levels – 2 passes
54 Slovakia N/A Maturitni Vysvedceni/Maturitnej Vysvedcenie(Matriculation Certificate)
55 Slovenia N/A Spričevalo o poklicni mature or Spričevalo o poklicnimature or Svidetelstov zo polozen zavresen
56 South Africa National Senior Certificate / Senior Certificate Year 11/10 National Senior Certificate (Year12) Senior Certificate (Year 12) GCE A-Levels 2 Passes, International Baccalaureate Diploma
57 South Korea Completion of Senior High School Grade 1 or equivalent General/Academic Senior High School Certificate/Diploma (Immumgye Kodung Hakkyo Choeupchang
58 N/A
59 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan GCE O-Levels (4 subject passes) DOHA requires completion of Year 11 for student visa Sri Lankan GCE A-Level (3 passes) or British GCE A-Level (2 passes)
60 Sweden N/A Slutbetyg Från Gymnasieskola
61 Switzerland N/A Federal Maturity Certificate/ Maturitätszeugnis, Certificatde Maturité/ Attestato di Maturità
62 Syria N/A General Secondary School Certificate (Al Shahada Al Thanawiya Baccalaureate) Technical or Vocational Secondary School Certificate Technical Baccalaureate
63 Taiwan Senior High School (1st or 2nd Year) Senior High School Diploma or Senior Vocational School Diploma
64 Thailand Secondary School:SMU 3 or SMK 3 Matayom 6 or MS 6. (Certificate of Secondary Education) Upper Secondary School (Matayom 5/ Matayom 4)
65 Turkey N/A Lise Diplomasi (Secondary School Diploma) Technical or Vocational School Diploma (Teknik or Meslek Lise Diplomasi)
66 United Arab Emirates N/A Tawjihiyya or Thanawiyya Al-A’ama (General Secondary Certificate), Technical Secondary School Certificate, Commercial Secondary School Certificate or Certificate from an Agriculture Institute
67 United Kingdom GCE O-Levels (4 subject passes) or Voational GCSE GCE A-Levels (2 subject passes)
68 Venezuela Educacion Media (10 years of secondary schooling minimum) Educacion Media – Academic or Tecnico (Medio), Bachillor
69 Venezuela Educacion Media (10 years of secondary schooling minimum) Educacion Media – Academic or Tecnico (Medio), Bachillor
70 Vietnam Upper Secondary schooling (Year 10 or 11 equivalent) (DOHA requires completion of Year 11) Bang Tot nghiep Trung hoc Pho thong (Upper Secondary Education Graduation Diploma)
71 Zambia ZSC Year 12 (4 passes) GCE O Levels (4 passes) ZSC Year 12 (5 subject passes C grade or better) GCE A-Levels (2 subject passes) or A-levels 1 A and 2 AS level passes or Diploma in relevant area (1 year minimum)
72 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education (ZGCE) GSE O-Levels (4 subject passes)​ Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education at Advanced Levels (A Levels)– 2 passes, or International Baccalaureate Diploma