Future Students
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- Be over the age of 18
- Have scored overall 5.5 in IELTS equivalent or above (see appendix 1- Acceptable English Test Score)
- Have completed Year 12 or an equivalent higher secondary schooling level of a School Certificate.
- Meet the Student Visa 500 subclass requirements.
- Exceed minimum pass level in all three sections of Course Entry Requirement Test (CERT)
- Possess basic computer skills e.g. operating Windows, MS Word, email
- 02
If one of the following applies, you do not need to provide evidence of an English test score with your visa application:
- You are enrolled in full-time school studies as a principal course including in a secondary exchange programme, a postgraduate research course, a standalone English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS), and Foreign Affairs or Defence sponsored students.
- You have completed at least five years' study in one or more of the following countries: Australia, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, or the Republic of Ireland.
- You are a citizen and hold a passport from UK, USA, Canada, NZ or Republic of Ireland.
- In the two years before applying for the student visa, you completed, in Australia and in English language, either the Senior Secondary Certificate of Education or a substantial component of a course leading to a qualification from the Australian Qualifications Framework at the Certificate IV or higher level, while you held a student visa
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