Academic requirements

Students can use the table below as a guideline to the academic requirements for entry into SIBT Certificate and Diploma courses.

SIBT will only consider academic subjects when determining average student performance.
Not all qualifications and countries are listed and students with other credentials are encouraged to apply.
SIBT welcomes mature age students (>21 years) and considers relevant employment experience if supporting documentation is provided.
There is NO APPLICATION FEE to apply for SIBT courses.

Country	Certificate IV	Diploma (Standard Track)	Diploma (Fast Track)
Australia	Successful completion of Year 11 with 4 passess	Year 12 (NSW) - ATAR ≥ 66	Year 12 (NSW) - ATAR ≥ 69
Bangladesh	Higher School Certificate GPA less than 2.0	Higher School Certificate GPA between 3.0 and 3.49	Higher School Certificate GPA ≥ 3.5
Brazil	Certificado de Ensino Medio with an average of 6.0 in 4 subjects	Certificado de Ensino Medio with an average of 7.0 in 4 subjects	Certificado de Ensino Medio with an average of 8.0 in 4 subjects
Botswana	Cambridge Overseas School Certificate with 3 passes	Additional year of study after High School	Additional year of study after High School
Canada	Successful completion of Grade 11	Grade 12 with a minimum average of C grade	Grade 12 with a minimum average B grade
Chile	Licencia de Educacion, average grade < 5.5	Licencia de Educacion, average grade of 5.5 - 5.69	Licencia de Educacion, average grade ≥ 5.7
China	Completion of Senior Middle 2 with an average of 80% in 4 subjects	Senior Middle 3 - 70% average in 4 subjects	Senior Middle 3 - B or 75% average in 4 subjects
Colombia	Bachillerato - average of < 65%	Bachillerato - average of 70 - 74.9%	Bachillerato - average of ≥ 75%
France	Refer to SIBT Admissions team	Baccalaureate with an average of 10	Baccalaureate with an average of 12 or above
Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda	GCE 'O' levels or equivalent - passes in 4 subjects	2 passes in the GCE 'A' levels	2 passes in the GCE 'A' levels D grade
Hong Kong	HKCEE - passes in 4 subjects	HKALE - 1 ‘A’ and 1 ‘AS’ level pass	HKALE - 1 ‘A’ level and 2 ‘AS’ level passes or 2 ‘A’ level passes
India	All India Senior School Certificate - average ≥ 60% in 4 subjects	All India Senior School Certificate - average of 54 - 59% or above in 4 subjects	All India Senior School Certificate - average ≥ 60% in 4 subjects
Indonesia	SMU II with an average grade of 7.2 for 4 subjects	SMU III with an average grade of 6.75 - 6.9 for 4 subjects	SMU III with an average grade ≥ 7.0 for 4 subjects
Iran	3 year High School Diploma	4 year High School Diploma	Successful completion of National Entrance Exam
Japan	Successful completion of Kotogakko Year 2	High School Graduation - GPA of 2.5 - 2.9	High School Graduation - ‘B’ grade average or GPA ≥ 3.0
Jordan	Tawjihi with 50 - 59% average in academic subjects	Tawjihi with 70 - 79% average in academic subjects	Tawjihi with ≥ 80% average in academic subjects
Kenya	KCSE - D average or GCE ‘O’ levels - passes in 3 subjects	KCSE - C average or GCE ‘A’ levels - 2 passes	KCSE - B average or GCE ‘A’ levels - 2 passes - minimum D grade
Kuwait	Secondary School General Certificate with an overall percentage of ≤ 75%	Secondary School General Certificate with an overall percentage of 75% - 79%	Secondary School General Certificate with an overall percentage of 80% or above
Korea	Successful completion of Year 11	High School Graduation with C grade average	High School Graduation with B grade average
Macau	Completion of Senior Middle 2 - average of 80% in 4 subjects	Senior Middle 3 - 70% average in 4 subjects	Senior Middle 3 - B or 75% average in 4 subjects
Malaysia	Successful completion of Form 5 (SPM) or equivalent or successful completion of Senior Middle 2	STPM - 2 passes, Senior Middle 3 - passes of 70% or better in 4 subjects	STPM - 2 passes at minimum ‘D’ grade; Senior Middle 3 - 4 ‘B’ grades or ≥ 75% in 4 subjects
Mexico	Bachillerato - average < 6.0 for academic subjects	Bachillerato - average of 7 to 7.9 for academic subjects	Bachillerato - average ≥ 8.0 for academic subjects
Nepal	HSC 2nd Division < 50% average in 4 subjects	HSC 2nd Division 55-59% average in 4 subjects	HSC 1st Division
Pakistan	Secondary School Certificate - average ≥ 60% in 4 academic subjects	Intermediate/Higher Secondary School Certificate - average 54 - 59% for 4 subjects	Intermediate/Higher Secondary School Certificate - average ≥ 60% for 4 subjects
Peru	Certificado de Educacion Secundaria - average grade < 12	Certificado de Educacion Secundaria - average grade 14-15.9	Certificado de Educacion Secundaria - average grade ≥ 16
Russian Federation	Certificate of Secondary Education Grade 11 - GPA 3.0	Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education - GPA 3.75	Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education - GPA ≥ 4.0
Saudi Arabia	General Secondary Education Certificate <50%	General Secondary Education Certificate with an average of 70%	General Secondary Education Certificate with an average of 75%
Singapore	Successful completion of Form 5 /Sec 4 express (GCE ‘O’ Levels) or equivalent with passes in 4 subjects	2 passes in the GCE ‘A’ levels	GCE ‘A’ levels - 2 passes - minimum D grade
South Africa	NSA < 3	NSA 4-5	NSA 5+
Sri Lanka	GCE or Sri Lankan A levels	GCE or Sri Lankan ‘A’ levels - 2 passes	GCE ‘A’ levels - 2 passes - minimum D grade
Sweden	2 years of Upper Secondary schooling	Avgangsbetyg with G in 3 subjects	Avgangsbetyg with VG in 3 subjects
Taiwan	Completion of Senior Middle 2 - average of 80% in 4 subjects	Senior Middle 3 - 70% average in 4 subjects	Senior Middle 3 - B or 75% average in 4 subjects
Thailand	Successful completion of Matayom 5 with GPA of 2.5	Matayom 6 with GPA of 2.0 - 2.49	Matayom 6 with GPA ≥ 2.5
Turkey	Devlet Lise Diplomasi or Devlet Meslek Diplomasi	Devlet Teknik Lise Diplomasi - Grade 3	Devlet Teknik Lise Diplomasi - Grade 4
UAE	Tawjihi with 50 - 59% average in academic subjects	Tawjihi with 70 - 79% average in academic subjects	Tawjihi with > 80% average in academic subjects
United Kingdom	GCE ‘O’ levels - 4 passes	GCE ‘A’ levels - 2 passes	GCE ‘A’ levels - 2 passes - minimum D grade
USA	Successful completion of Year 11	USA Grade 12 GPA 2.75 - 2.99 or SAT (2005) score 1400 -1499	USA Grade 12 GPA ≥ 3.0 or SAT (2005) score ≥ 1500
Vietnam	Successful completion of Year 11	Year 12 with a grade average of 6.0 to 6.9	Year 12 with a grade average ≥ 7.0
Global Assessment Certificate	Refer to SIBT Admissions team	Average Grade 60 - 65.9%	Average Grade ≥ 66%
International Baccalaureate	Assessed on an individual basis	Aggregate mark 21	Aggregate mark 22
General Certificate of Education (GCE)	O levels - 4 passes	A levels - 2 passes	A levels - 2 passes, minimum D grade