Australia and New Zealand

A general guide to the qualifications delivered in Australia and New Zealand that may be used to determine English language proficiency for admission to RMIT University.

Minimum scores by level of study.

Australia

Qualification Type	Foundation studies / Vocational education	Associate degree and Diploma of Commerce	Undergraduate	Postgraduate (up to IELTS 6.5)
Victoria Certificate of Education (VCE)	Study Score of at least 20 in ESL or EAL; or 15 in units 3 and 4 in any other VCE English subject.	Study Score of at least 25 in ESL or EAL; or 20 in units 3 and 4 in any other VCE English subject	Study Score of at least 30 in ESL or EAL; or 25 in units 3 and 4 in any other VCE English subject	Not applicable
Diploma or Advanced Diploma	Successful completion of at least two years of full time study in an Australian diploma or advanced diploma (or higher) or equivalent.			Not applicable
Bachelor degree	Successful completion of at least the first year of full time study of a tertiary program (or higher) or equivalent.

Qualification Type	Foundation studies / Vocational education	Associate degree and Diploma of Commerce	Undergraduate	Postgraduate (up to IELTS 6.5)
Victoria Certificate of Education (VCE)	Study Score of at least 20 in ESL or EAL; or 15 in units 3 and 4 in any other VCE English subject.	Study Score of at least 25 in ESL or EAL; or 20 in units 3 and 4 in any other VCE English subject	Study Score of at least 30 in ESL or EAL; or 25 in units 3 and 4 in any other VCE English subject	Not applicable
Diploma or Advanced Diploma	Successful completion of at least two years of full time study in an Australian diploma or advanced diploma (or higher) or equivalent.			Not applicable
Bachelor degree	Successful completion of at least the first year of full time study of a tertiary program (or higher) or equivalent.

New Zealand

Qualification type	Foundation studies / Vocational education	Associate degree	Undergraduate	Postgraduate
NCEA - National Certificate of Educational Achievement*	Foundation/Vocational education - minimum of 10 credits in English at Level 2 and/or 3. Foundation accelerated - minimum of 12 credits in English at Level 2 and/or 3.	Associate Degree - minimum of 12 credits in English at Level 2 and/or 3.	Bachelor - minimum of 14 credits in English at Level 2 and/or 3.	Not applicable

Qualification type	Foundation studies / Vocational education	Associate degree	Undergraduate	Postgraduate
NCEA - National Certificate of Educational Achievement*	Foundation/Vocational education - minimum of 10 credits in English at Level 2 and/or 3. Foundation accelerated - minimum of 12 credits in English at Level 2 and/or 3.	Associate Degree - minimum of 12 credits in English at Level 2 and/or 3.	Bachelor - minimum of 14 credits in English at Level 2 and/or 3.	Not applicable

* Note: NCEA awards the grades Not Achieved (N), Achieved (A), Merit (M) and Excellence (E). Grade N can not be counted towards total credits.

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