Interstate Year 12 and IB students

Competency in English

Western Australian universities require all students to have satisfied a competence in English requirement. Refer below to the individual State/Territory/IB entries for acceptable interstate/IB English subjects and results.

The competence in English requirement may be satisfied by results from any calendar year.

Course Prerequisites

Some university courses in Western Australia require successful completion of prerequisite courses at Year 12 level for entry to the course. In many cases, applicants without prerequisites will not be admitted. In some cases bridging courses may be available, but this could extend the length of the course. You should contact the individual university(ies) for further information on courses you are interested in. Murdoch University does not require applicants to have undertaken specific prerequisite courses and instead provides introductory units to enable its students to become skilled in specific areas in which they may be lacking.

For some university courses the special requirements may include bridging/special course units, interviews, auditions, folio presentations, manual dexterity tests, aptitude tests, fitness requirements, etc. Detailed information is available from the individual universities.

If you have completed your secondary schooling in a state other than Western Australia, or have completed an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in Australia or overseas, check below to see the interstate and IB subjects and results accepted by the four Western Australian public universities as comparable to the published WACE prerequisites. See Prerequisites tables or check individual course information via Course search on TISC's website for prerequisite WACE courses.

Results from the current year or previous four years may be used.

If your secondary schooling is not from interstate or IB, you will need to contact the university(ies) you are interested in attending for advice about how they would assess your school results.

  • Australian Capital Territory

    Click here for English competency requirements and a comparison of ACT subjects and WACE prerequisites. Only WACE courses used as prerequisites for Western Australian universities are listed. Note that your ACT subjects must be 'T' courses (tertiary-bound), taken as a Major, a Major/Minor or a Double Major.

    Students must obtain a scaled score of 50.0 or more in a WACE course to fulfil prerequisite requirements. A scaled mark of 125 or more in the comparable ACT subject satisfies this requirement.

  • International Baccalaureate

    Click here for English competency requirements and a comparison of IB subjects and WACE prerequisites. Only WACE courses used as prerequisites for Western Australian universities are listed.

    Students must obtain a scaled score of 50.0 or more in a WACE course to fulfil prerequisite requirements. For Edith Cowan University and Murdoch University, a Higher Level grade of 3 or Standard Level grade of 4 in the comparable IB subject satisfies this requirement. Curtin University and The University of Western Australia require a grade of 4 for Higher Level or Standard Level; and for some subjects accept Higher Level only. UWA requires a grade of 5 for English B HL.

  • New South Wales

    Click here for English competency requirements and a comparison of NSW courses and WACE prerequisites. Only WACE courses used as prerequisites for Western Australian universities are listed.

    Students must obtain a scaled score of 50.0 or more in a WACE course to fulfil prerequisite requirements. Performance Band 2 or above in the comparable NSW course satisfies this requirement. For Extension courses, Performance Band E2 or above is required.

  • Queensland

    Click here for English competency requirements and a comparison of Qld subjects and WACE prerequisites. Only WACE courses used as prerequisites for Western Australian universities are listed. Note that your Qld subjects must be QSA 'Authority' subjects.

    Students must obtain a scaled score of 50.0 or more in a WACE course to fulfil prerequisite requirements. A level of Sound Achievement (S) or above in the comparable Qld subject satisfies this requirement.

  • South Australia and Northern Territory

    Click here for English competency requirements and a comparison of SA/NT subjects and WACE prerequisites. Only WACE courses used as prerequisites for Western Australian universities are listed. Note that your SACE/NTCE subjects must be 20 credit Tertiary Admissions Subjects (TAS) (2011 onwards) or SACE/NTCE Stage 2 scalable HESS General subjects (prior to 2011).

    Students must obtain a scaled score of 50.0 or more in a WACE course to fulfil prerequisite requirements. A grade of C - or higher in the comparable SA/NT TAS or a Subject Achievement Score of 10 or more in the comparable SA/NT HESSG subject satisfies this requirement.

  • Tasmania

    Click here for English competency requirements and a comparison of Tasmanian subjects and WACE prerequisites. Only WACE courses used as prerequisites for Western Australian universities are listed. Note that your Tasmanian subjects must be Level 3 Senior Secondary pre-tertiary subjects.

    Students must obtain a scaled score of 50.0 or more in a WACE course to fulfil prerequisite requirements. An award of Satisfactory Achievement (SA) or above in the comparable Tasmanian subject satisfies this requirement.

  • Victoria

    Click here for English competency requirements and a comparison of Victorian studies and WACE prerequisites. Only WACE courses used as prerequisites for Western Australian universities are listed. Note that your Victorian studies must be Unit 3/4 sequences.

    Students must obtain a scaled score of 50.0 or more in a WACE course to fulfil prerequisite requirements. A study score of 25 or above in the comparable Victorian study satisfies this requirement.