Admissions requirements
Admissions requirements
English requirements
The following table is a general guide to English admission requirements. If your English results are below the levels listed, you will require full-time English study at Navitas English before beginning your academic program at SIBT.
SIBT accepts the following English language results:
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Academic IELTS
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TOEFL
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Relevant high school English language results (in some countries only - see table below for details)
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Completion of an accredited Academic English program recognised by SIBT (email admissions@sibt.nsw.edu.au for details)
Results required for: | |||
English Qualification | Foundation Program (Extended) | Foundation Program (Standard) | Diploma |
IELTS (Academic) |
5.0 (min 5.0 in all bands) |
5.5 (min 5.0 in all bands) |
6.0 (min 5.5 in all bands) |
TOEFL iBT |
61-70 |
71-78 |
79 and above |
SPM English |
Grade D7 |
Grade C6 |
Grade B4 |
Pearsons Test of English |
35 |
42 |
50 |
Cambridge English Scale |
162 |
169 (no skill less than 162) |
Academic requirements
Qualification | Foundation Program | Diploma |
Australia |
Standard: Successful completion of Year 11 with 3 passes
Extended: Successful completion of Year 11 |
Successful completion of Year 12 with HSC |
Afghanistan |
Completion of Afghanistan Baccalauria |
Afghanistan Baccalauria grade average 60% in final year results |
Argentina |
Completion of Argentinean Higher Secondary Schooling (Bachiller or Bachillerato) with an average of 55% |
Successful completion of Bachiller/Bachillero/ Bachillerato with an average grade of 70% or higher in the final year |
Bahrain |
Successful completion of the General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjahiya or Shehadet althanawiya). |
Successful completion of the General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjahiya or Shehadet al-thanawiya) with an overall achievement of 70% |
Bangladesh |
Intermediate Certificate (Year 11) with a GPA of 3.0 or above |
Higher School Certificate (Year 12) with a GPA of 3.0 of above |
Bhutan |
Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) with a grade average of 65% in the best four subjects (excluding languages) OR Year 11 from CBSE or ICSE Boards with a mark of 60% or better. |
Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) with a grade average of 70% in the best four subjects (excluding languages) OR All India Senior School Certificate or the Indian School Certificate with an overall grade point average of 50%. |
Botswana |
Completion of COSC with 3 passes or more (8 or higher) OR GCE O Level with passes in 3 academic subjects. |
Additional year of study after high school OR GCE A Level with passes in 2 academic subjects |
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 |
Brunei |
Successful completion of Form5/GCE O level with passes in 3 academic subjects (E or better) |
GCE A Level 2 passes (E or better) |
Cambodia |
Successful completion of the Diploma of Upper Secondary Education with 50% or higher |
Diploma of Upper Secondary Education with a C grade average |
Cameroon |
GCE O Level with passes in 3 academic subjects |
GCE A Level with passes in 2 academic subjects |
Canada |
Successful completion of Grade 11 |
Grade 12 with a minimum average C grade OR OAC (Ontario Academic Courses - equivalent to A Level - 5 passes) |
Chile |
Successful completion of Licencia de Educación Media (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
Successful completion of Licencia de Educación Media (Certificate of Secondary Education) with grade 5.5 or above |
China |
Successful completion of Senior Middle 2 |
Senior Middle 3 with a 60% average in 4 academic subjects or Year 12 equivalent |
Colombia |
Bachillerato or Bachillerato Tecnico with an average 66% or below |
Bachillerato or Bachillerato Tecnico with an average 67% or above. |
Denmark |
Successful completion of the 12th year of schooling, equivalent to Australian Year 11 standards, with above average grades |
Successful completion of either Studentereksamen, Hojere Forberedelseseksamen (HF) or Hojere Handelsekamen (HHX) with an average of 02 (adequate) |
Ecuador |
Successful completion of Ecuadorean Bachillerato with an average score 11 for academic subjects |
Successful completion of Ecuadorean Bachillerato with an average score 15 for academic subjects |
Egypt |
Certificate of General Secondary Education < 50% / Certificate of Technical Secondary Education |
Completion of Certificate of General Secondary Education >= 50% average in 4 academic subjects OR Completion of Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education |
El Salvador |
Successful completion of Salvadorean Bachillerato |
Salvadorean Bachillerato Grade average of 5.6 in the final years result |
Fiji |
Form 6 average of 50% in best 3 subjects |
Form 7 average of 50% in best 3 subjects |
France |
Successful completion of the French Baccleaureat |
French Baccalaureate with a grade average of 10 or above |
Germany |
Successful completion of the Senior High School (Abitur) or equivalent |
Completion of the Abitur or Fachhochschulreife with a grade average of 6.0 |
Ghana |
GCE O Level with passes in 3 academic subjects |
GCE A Level with passes in 2 academic subjects |
Greece |
Successful completion of the 12th year of schooling, equivalent to Australian Year 11 standards, with above average grades |
Completion of the Apolytirio (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certiļ¬cate) with a pass mark of ‘13’ in four subjects |
Hong Kong, SAR |
Successful completion of Senior Secondary 2 (Form 5) |
HKDSE total score of 8 in the best 4 subjects from core units in Category A and Category C, i.e. 2 level 2s |
Indian Higher Secondary School Certificate (State Boards) |
Higher Secondary Certificate (Year 11) with an average of 60% or above in 4 subjects |
Higher Secondary Certificate (Year 12) with an average 55% or above in 4 subjects |
All India School Certificate (CBSE) |
Higher Secondary Certificate (Year 11) with an average of 60% or above in 4 subjects |
Successful completion of AISCE (CBSE) with an overall GPA of 50% in best 4 subjects |
Indian School Certificate (ISC) | Higher Secondary Certificate (Year 11) with an average of 60% or above in 4 subjects | Successful completion of ISCE with an overall GPA of 50% in best 4 subjects |
Indonesia |
SMA 2 (formerly SMU 2) with an average grade of 6.5 or above in best 4 academic subjects |
SMA 3 (formerly SMU 3) with an average grade of 6.5 or above in best 4 academic subjects |
Iran |
3-year high school diploma |
4-year high school diploma (Diplom-e-Motevassette) overall GPA 14 |
Israel |
Successful completion of Year 11 |
Successful completion of Bagrut: (Matriculation Certificate) 9 |
Japan |
Successful completion of Kotogakko Year 2 |
Kotogakko 3 or Upper Secondary School Graduation Diploma or Upper Secondary School Equivalency Examination with Grade average of 2.5 in final year results. |
Jordan |
Tawjihi with a 50% average or above in academic subjects |
Tawjihi or General Vocational Secondary Education Certificate with 70% or above in academic subjects |
Kazakhstan |
Completion of Kazakhstan Secondary Education |
Kazakhstan Certificate of Completed Secondary Education average grade of 3.0 in final year results OR Diploma of Vocation Technical Education |
Kenya |
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) with mean grade D |
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) with mean grade C- |
South Korea |
High school Certificate Year 2 (Year 11) Average above 60% OR CSAT 232 |
Senior High School Certificate Year 3 (year 12) with a C-grade average (Mi or 6) OR CSAT 244 |
Kuwait |
Completion of General Secondary Education Certificate, OR completion American High School Diploma |
Completion of General Secondary Education Certificate OR completion American High School Diploma with average above 70% |
Latvia |
Certificate of Attestat Zrelosti (General Secondary Education) with average D (academic subjects only) |
Certificate of Attestat Zrelosti (General Secondary Education) with average C (6) (academic subjects only) |
Laos |
Upper Secondary School (Baccalauréat) mark below 6 |
Upper Secondary School (Baccalauréat) mark >= 6 in 4 Academic subjects |
Lebanon |
Brevet d'Etudes with 4 passes OR Completion of Technical secondary school or Professional Secondary school |
Successful completion of the Baccalauret Libanais with a minimum overall grade of 9.5 |
Libya |
Successful completion of the Libyan General Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
Libyan General Secondary School Leaving Certificate Overall grade of 70% in final year results OR Vocational Secondary School Leaving Certificate overall grade of 70% in final year results |
Macau, SAR |
Successful Completion of Senior Middle 2 |
Senior Middle 3 with an average of 65% or above in 4 subjects |
Malawi |
GCE O Level with passes in 3 academic subjects |
GCE A Level with passes in 2 academic subjects |
Malaysia |
Successful completion of Form 5 (SPM) or equivalent OR successful completion of Senior Middle 2 |
STPM with a pass in 2 academic subjects, or UEC with a pass in 2 academic subjects |
Mauritius |
GCE AS Level OR GCE O Level with passes in 3 academic subjects |
GCE A Level with passes in 2 academic subjects |
Mexico |
Bachillerato with an average below 6.0 for academic subjects |
Bachillerato with an average of 7.0 or above in academic subjects |
Moldova |
Completion of Grade 11 OR Moldova Diploma de Bacalaureat examination |
Moldova Diploma de Bacalaureat grade average of6.0 or higher |
Mongolia |
Successful completion of the 2nd last year of the Senior Secondary Education with average 70% |
Successful completion of Gerchilgee (Certificate of Senior Secondary Education) with average 70% in the final year |
Myanmar |
Completion of Basic Education Standard X Examination OR Matriculation Examination |
Successful completion of Myanmar Two Years of Postsecondary Study of Intermediate Certificate with a minimum overall percentage of 50% or successful completion of a recognised foundation studies program |
Nepal |
Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Year 11) Second Division with an average of 60% or above |
Higher Secondary Certificate with an average of 50% in 4 subjects (not including native language) / HSC 1st Division |
New Zealand |
NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement ) Level 2 with 140 points (including 14 credit points in Maths Level 1 or higher) |
NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement) Level 3 with 182 points (including 42 points from level 3 all university approved subjects and 14 credit points in Maths Level 1 or higher) |
Nigeria |
Senior Secondary School examinations (WAEC or NECO) with 5 grades at D7 level |
Senior Secondary School Certificate (WAEC or NECO) with 5 grades at C6 level |
Norway |
Norwegian Certificate of Completion of Upper Secondary School Examinations with an average of <3.0 |
Norwegian Certificate of Completion of Upper Secondary School Examinations with an average >= 3.5 in 4 academic subjects |
Oman |
Completion of General Secondary Education Certificate or American High School Diploma |
General Secondary Education Certificate or American High school Diploma grade average of 70% in the final year results |
Pakistan |
Intermediate/Higher Secondary School Certificate with an average of 50% |
Intermediate/Higher Secondary School Certificate with an average of 50% for 4 subjects |
Papua New Guinea |
Completion of year 11 with at least 4 passes in academic subjects. (Average C grade in academic subjects for Accelerated course) |
National High School Certificate with average B grade for academic subjects |
Paraguay |
Completion of the Paraguayan Bachillerato |
Paraguayan Bachillerato Grade average of 4.0 in final year results |
Peru |
Certificado de Educacion Secundaria with an average grade below 14 |
Certificado de Educacion Secundaria – average grade of 14 or above |
Philippines |
Standard: Successful completion of Year 11 with with an 60% average
Extended: Successful completion of Year 11 with with an 80% average |
Year 12 with an 75% average |
Poland |
Successful completion of Egzamin Maturalny or Liceum |
Successful completion of Egzamin Maturalny or Liceum with an average of 45% based on all compulsory subjects |
Qatar |
Al-Thanawaya - Al Amah General Secondary Education Certificate : below 65% |
Al-Thanawaya – Al Amah General Secondary Education Certificate: 65% or above |
Russian Federation |
Certificate of Completed Secondary Education |
Certificate of Completed Secondary General Education with GPA of 3.0 |
Saudi Arabia |
General Secondary Education Certificate with an average of 50% or above |
General Secondary Education Certificate with an average of 65% or above |
Singapore |
Successful completion of Form 5 OR GCE O Level with passes in 3 academic subjects |
GCE A Level with passes in 2 academic subjects |
Solomon Islands |
Completion of Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate (Form 6) |
Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate (Form 6) Grade average of 5.0 |
South Africa |
NSC (National Senior Certificate) less than 4 |
NSC (National Senior Certificate) 4 or above |
Spain |
Successful completion of Título de Bachillerato |
Título de Bachillerato with average grade of 7.0 in final year results |
Sri Lanka |
GCE O Level with passes in 3 academic subjects |
GCE A Level with passes in 2 academic subjects |
Sudan |
Sudan School Certificate grade average 50% in final year results |
Sudan School Certificate grade average 70% in final year results |
Sweden |
Successful completion of the Slutbetyg Från Gymnasieskola (Sweden Secondary School Certificate) |
Successful completion of the Slutbetyg Från Gymnasieskola (Sweden Secondary School Certificate) with a grade of 1.6 or higher |
Switzerland |
Completion of Swiss Cantonal Maturity Certificate, or Cantonal Commercial Maturity Certificate |
Swiss Cantonal Maturity Certificate, or Cantonal Commercial Maturity Certificate grade average of 3.5 in final year results, or Swiss Federal Maturity Certificate grade average of 3.6 on a 6-point scale), 5.2 (10-point scale) or 2.6 (5-point scale) in final year results |
Taiwan |
Completion of Senior Middle 2 with an average of 60% in 4 subjects |
Senior Middle 3 with an average of 60% in 4 subjects |
Tanzania |
GCE O Level with passes in 3 academic subjects OR COHSC (Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate) with < 2 passes OR National Form VI Examination / Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) with < 2 passes |
2 passes in GCE A-levels/COHSC (Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate) with 2 passes OR National Form VI Examination / Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) with 2 passes |
Thailand |
Successful completion of Matayom 5 with a GPA of 2.2 |
Successful completion of Secondary 6 (Matayom 6) with a GPA of 2.0 or above |
Turkey |
Devlet Lise Diplomasi or Devlet Meslek Diplomasi |
Devlet Lise Diplomasi (4 years) Grade 3 |
Uganda |
GCE O Level with passes in 3 academic subjects |
GCE A Level with passes in 2 academic subjects |
Ukraine |
Ukraine Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education with a GPA of 3.0 |
Ukraine Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education with a GPA of 3.75 in final year results |
United Arab Emirates |
General Secondary Education Certificate (Thanawiya aamah) with an overall achievement of 55% |
Tawjihiyya 70% or above average |
United Kingdom |
GCE O Level with passes in 3 academic subjects |
GCE A Level with passes in 2 academic subjects |
United States of America |
Successful completion of Year 11 |
USA Grade 12 with a GPA of 2.75 to 2.99; or SAT (2005) with a score of 1400 to 1499 |
Venezuela |
Completion of the Venezuelan Bachillerato OR Completion of Technical/Vocational high school |
Venezuelan Bachillerato Grade average of 12 or above in the final year results |
Vietnam |
Successful completion of Year 11 |
Year 12 with a grade average of 5.0 or above |
Zambia |
GCE O-Level with passes in 3 academic subjects |
GCE A-Level with passes in 2 academic subjects |
Zimbabwe |
GCE O Level with passes in 3 academic subjects |
GCE A Level with passes in 2 academic subjects OR ZIMESC A level |
Other accepted qualifications: | ||
General Certificate of Education (GCE) |
GCE O level with passes in 3 academic subjects (E or better) |
GCE A-levels with 2 passes (E or better) |
Global Assessment Certificate (GAC) |
Contact SIBT Admissions for entry requirements |
Global Assessment Certificate GPA of 1.0 or an average of 60% or above |
International Baccalaureate (IB) |
Aggregate score of < 21 |
Aggregate score of 21 or above |
SIBT accepts certified forecast/provisional examination results on pre-requisite courses but final results are required prior to enrolment. |