After the college entrance examination, in addition to applying to overseas institutions based on their college entrance examination scores, students whose college entrance examination scores do not meet the direct application requirements or who have not graduated from high school can also choose preparatory or international freshman courses.
Let’s take a look at how to apply for Australia’s top eight universities without college entrance examination results~
There are two other ways for high school students to apply for undergraduate courses in Australian universities. One is the Foundation course, which is a transitional course for high school sophomores. After one year of study and meeting the school's admission requirements, you can directly enter freshman year.
Another is the Diploma course. Diploma is actually a quick course for high school students. Students can start enrolling after their senior year of high school. After completing and passing the examination, they can directly enter their sophomore year.
University of Melbourne
2023 QS World University Rankings : No. 33
Trinity College is the preparatory college of the University of Melbourne. It offers the following courses:
Standard intakes
Admission time: February, August
Education requirements: High school graduation
Score requirements: The best 5 courses, the average score of senior high school is above 80 points
English requirements: IELTS requires a total score of 6.0, individual items 5.5/TOEFL requirements 70, writing 1
Fast Track intakes
Admission time: June, September
Education requirements: High school graduation
Score requirements: The best 5 courses, the average score of high school is above 90 points
English requirements: IELTS requires a total score of 6.0, individual items 6.0/TOEFL requirements 70, writing 21
Comprehensive intakes
Admission time: January, July
Educational qualifications Conditions: Complete the sophomore course
Score requirements: The best 5 courses, the average score of the sophomore year is above 80
English requirements: IELTS requires a total score of 6.0, individual items 5.5/TOEFL requires 70, writing 18
Comprehensive Plus intakes
Admission time: January, July
Academic requirements: Complete the sophomore course
Score requirements: The best 5 courses, the average score of the sophomore year is above 80 points
English requirements: IELTS requires a total score of 5.5, individual items 5.0/TOEFL requirements 59, writing 14
University of Sydney
2023 QS World University Ranking: No. 41
Standard program
Admission criteria:
High school sophomore/senior year, with scores of 70% or above in four relevant subjects
IELTS requires an overall score of 5.5, individual items 5.5
Intensive Program
Admission Standard:
Grade 2/Grade 3, four related subjects Subject score of 80% or above
IELTS requires an overall score of 6.0, with a sub-score of 5.5 Neighboring countries, PTE and many other language tests.
University of New South Wales
2023 QS World University Ranking: No. 45
Foundation Studies - Extended (All Streams)
Admission criteria:
The average score of the sophomore/senior year reaches 60
IELTS requires an overall score of 5.0, writing 5.0, and other individual items 4. 5
Foundation Studies - Standard (Actuarial Studies, Commerce)
Admission criteria:
The average score of the sophomore/senior year students must reach 75
IELTS requires a total score of 6.0, 5.0 in writing, and 5.0 in other subscores
Foundation Studies - Standard (Science, Arts, Design & Architecture)
Admission criteria:
The average score of the sophomore/senior senior year is 75
The overall IELTS required score is 5.5, writing 5.5, and other sub-scores 5.0
Foundation Studies - Standard Plus (All Streams)
Admission criteria:
The average score of the senior sophomore/senior senior year is 65
The total IELTS required score is 5 .5, single item 5.0
In addition, the diploma course also accepts applications for senior high school or college entrance examination scores. The average high school grade is required to be 80~85, the college entrance examination score is 60%, and IELTS requirements are 6.0-6.5
University of Queensland
2023 QS World University Ranking: 50th
University of Queensland The preparatory course offers three courses for students to choose from: extended course (11 months), standard course (8 months) and accelerated course (5 months).
Language requirements for preparatory admission:
As far as IELTS is concerned, the extended course requires an IELTS total score of no less than 5 points and no individual component less than 5 points; the standard course requires an IELTS total score of no less than 5.5 points and no individual component less than 5. points; the express course requires a minimum total IELTS score of 6, a writing score of 6, and a single score of no less than 5.5.
Admission criteria:
Extended course (11 months)
Senior sophomore: average score of four main courses is above 65
Senior three: average score of four main courses is above 65
Standard course (8 months)
Senior sophomore: average score of four main courses is above 70
Senior year: The average score of four main courses is above 70
Express course (5 months)
Senior year: The average score of four main courses is above 80
In order to be eligible for admission to the undergraduate courses of the University of Queensland, students need to obtain certain results in the preparatory stage. and achieve a specified weighted average score.
Monash University
2023 QS World University Ranking: No. 57
Standard Foundation
Admission time: January/July
Average score requirements: The average score of the sophomore year is 75/The average score of the senior year is 70
English requirements: IELTS requires a total score of 5.5, Writing 5.5, other sub-scores 5.0
Intensive Foundation
Average score requirements: The average score of the sophomore year is 80/The average score of the senior three is 70
English requirements: IELTS requires a total score of 6.0, individual components 5.5
Extended Foundation
Admission time: February/August
average score requirement: sophomore in high school The average score is 70/the average score of senior high school students is 65
English requirements: IELTS requires an overall score of 5.0, individual section 5.0
Diplomas
Admission standards:
Course tuition:
University of Western Australia
QS World University Rankings 2023: No. 90
Standard foundation
Start time: February /June/September
Average score requirements: The average score of the four courses in the second year of high school reaches 70%
English requirements: IELTS requires a total score of 6.0, individual items 5.5
Extended foundation
Start time: February/June/September
Average score requirements : The average score of the four courses of the sophomore year reaches 65%
English requirements: IELTS requires a total score of 5.5, and the individual score is 5.0
UWA Diploma of Commerce
Score requirements: The average score of the four courses of the junior high school reaches 70/the college entrance examination score reaches 60%
English requirements: IELTS requirements Total score 6.0, individual items 5.5
UWA Diploma of Science
Standard (8-month course):
Score requirements: The average score of the four courses in senior high school is 70/the college entrance examination score is 60%
English requirements: IELTS requires a total score of 6.0, individual items 5.5
Ex tended(12 Month course):
Score requirements: The average score of the four courses in senior high school is 65/the college entrance examination score is 60%
English requirements: IELTS requires a total score of 5.5, with a sub-score of 5.0
University of Adelaide
2023 QS World University Ranking: 109th
Foundation Studies Program Standard
Admission time: March/August
English requirements: IELTS requires an overall score of 5.5, 5.0 or above in each component
Average score requirement: the average score of the sophomore year is above 70
Foundation Studies Program Accelerated
Admission time: English requirements for
in October : IELTS requires an overall score of 5.5, with 5.0 or above in each component
Average score requirements: The average score of the sophomore year is above 70
Degree Transfer Program
Degree Transfer Program Extended
Admission time: March/October
English requirements: IELTS requires an overall score of 5.5, individual components 5.0 or above
average requirement: The average score of high three grades reached 65 or more
Degree Transfer Program Standard
admission to school Time: February/July
English Requirements: IELTS requires a total of 5.5, a single item 5.0 or above
average requirements: High three results reached 75 or more
Degree T Ransfer Program AcceleratedAdmission time: October
English requirements: IELTS requires an overall score of 5.5, writing and speaking 5.5 or above, and other individual items 5.0
Average score requirements: the average score of senior high school is above 75
Australian National University in the 2023 QS World University Rankings Ranked 30th in the ranking, it is currently not accepting new matriculation applications.