TEST/SYSTEM
OVERALL SCORE*
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test
6.5
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
– paper-based TOEFL
570
– Internet based TOEFL
87
University of Cambridge English Language Proficiency Exams A grade of C or better in the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE); or a grade of C in the Certificate of
Advanced English (CAE)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGEPROFICIENCY
– ALTERNATIVETESTS AND SCORES
ENGLISHLANGUAGEPROFICIENCY
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QUEENSLANDYEAR 12 EQUIVALENTS
COUNTRY/INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION
CONDITIONS
International
General Certificate of Education (GCE)/General Certificate of
Secondary Education (GCSE) O level
International GCSE (IGCSE) (must be endorsed by CIE, OCR,
Edexcel, AQA or other UK authority: independent and school-
assessed A Levels are not sufficient)
A grade C or better in English Language, English Literature, or
English as a Second Language
International
General Certificate of Education (GCE) A or AS Level (must be
endorsed by CIE, OCR, Edexcel, AQA or other UK authority:
independent and school-assessed A Levels are not sufficient)
A grade C or better in an English Language or English Literature
subject or (AS Level) General Paper/General Studies
International
International Baccalaureate Diploma
A grade of 4 or better in English A1 or English A2 at HL or SL.
A grade of 5 or better in English B at HL or SL
Austria
Matura
A grade of satisfactory (befriedigend) or better in English
Denmark
Studentereksamen (Upper Secondary School Leaving
Examination) or Hojere Forberedelsesekamen (HF) (Higher
Preparatory Examination Certificate)
A grade of 4 of better in English A or a grade of 7 or better in
English Level B
Finland
Lukionpaastotodistus (Upper Secondary School Diploma)
A grade of 8 or better in English A
Germany
Abitur
A grade of 3 (or ‘Satisfactory’) or better in English
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) [2011
or earlier]
A grade of C or better in English Language (Syllabus B)
Hong Kong Examination Authority Advanced Level (HKALE)
A grade of C or better in ‘Use of English’
Hong Kong Diploma in Secondary Education (HKDSE)
A grade of 4 or better in core English language
Malaysia
Malaysian Certificate of Education/Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)
A grade of 6C or better in English (SPM 1119)
Netherlands
Voorbereidend Wetenschappellijk Onderwijs (VWO) Upper
secondary school certificate
A grade of 8 or better in final year English
Norway
Vitnemål
A grade of 4 or better in English
Singapore
Singapore-Cambridge GCE A Levels
A grade of C or better in the General Paper or Knowledge and
Inquiry subject; a grade of C or better in H2 English Language and
Linguistics or Literature in English
Sweden
Slutbetyg
A grade of VG or C in English B
NOTE: * Test scores are valid for two years from the date of the test to the date of commencing the UQ program.
Information correct as at 27 March 2014 and is subject to change. Please refer to
or current English
Language requirements.
NOTE: Valid for five years from the date of the qualification being granted to the commencement date at UQ.
It is assumed that the applicant will have completed the entire school qualification, where applicable.
The minimum IELTS and TOEFL score required for admission to the Study Abroad and Incoming Exchange Program at the
University are indicated below.
Study Abroad and Incoming Exchange
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