Recent Secondary Education

• Completion of NSW Higher School Certificate with an ATAR of no less than 65, or the completion of the interstate or overseas equivalent qualification and result, or equivalent.

  • Completion of a high school diploma with college preparatory classes.

  • Minimum age of 18

English Language Proficiency

If your first language is English or if you can provide satisfactory evidence that English was the medium of instruction in your secondary or tertiary studies, you may be considered as meeting the requirement of proficiency in English.

If English is not your first language or was not the medium of instruction in your secondary or tertiary studies, you are required to demonstrate your proficiency in the English language by achieving a prescribed level in an approved English examination or test. Your English language proficiency test must be no more than two years old at the time you commence your studies at AC.

AC accepts the following English language proficiency test:

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

  • PTE (Pearson Test of English)

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

  • CAE (Cambridge English: Advanced)

Students are required to have attained an International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) score or equivalent according to the criterion noted below:

Undergraduate/Bachelor Courses

6.5 overall score, a minimum of 6.0 in each subtest

Applicants are encouraged to contact APTS if they are unsure of the equivalence of their English language proficiency test scores.

Computer literacy and internet access

AC students require access to computer and internet facilities, as written assignments are submitted online in typescript with some assignments requiring database and internet research.