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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:

Academic IELTS
TOEFL
Relevant high school English language results (in some countries only - see table below for details)
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)	Provisional Entry	Diploma
IELTS (Academic)	5.0 (min 5.0 in all bands)	5.5 (min 5.0 in all bands)	5.5 (min 5.0 in writing; no band score lower than 4.5)	6.0 (min 5.5 in all bands)
TOEFL iBT	61-70	71-78	71-78	79 and above
SPM English	Grade D7	Grade C6	Grade C6	Grade B4
Pearsons Test of English Academic (PTE)	35	42	42	50
Cambridge English Scale		162	162 (minimum of 154 in writing; no skill less than 147)	169 (no skill less than 162)

Provisional Entry

An IELTS of 6.0 is the requirement for entry into an SIBT Diploma. For students who meet all the other academic entry requirements specific to their program, but have an IELTS of 5.5, SIBT provides an enabling English language support unit. In these cases, all students are undertaking an accredited Diploma. The additional English language classes enable the students to be successful in their chosen Diploma and are taken in their first trimester, alongside a reduced number of Diploma units. The additional English language support does not add any additional time to the overall duration of study – students can still complete their Diplomas in 12 months.

A student’s ongoing enrolment in the Diploma is dependent upon successful completion of the English support unit. Through this, SIBT ensures that students have achieved the required English language proficiency to successfully complete their chosen Diploma.

Full entry into the Diploma program is contingent upon achieving a minimum mark of 50% and a grade of Satisfactory in ACES100.

The final intake for Provisional Entry will be Session 1 (March) 2020, after which point Provisional Entry (and therefore the ACES100 support unit) will no longer be available. SIBT will ensure that students who enter the College in the Session 1 2020 intake will be able to repeat the ACES100 support unit if required, but no further new students will be accepted after the Session 1 intake.

Provisional Entry Enrolment

Students undertaking the Provisional Entry Module (PEM) will be required to enrol into the Academic Communication for English Success 100 (ACES100) unit in their first session at SIBT.

Students will also register into one additional Diploma unit as specified by SIBT. These are:

Diploma of Study	Session 1 Unit
Diploma of Engineering	MATH099 Foundation of Mathematics
Diploma of IT	ITEC102 Introduction to Programming
Diploma of Business Administration	ACTG102 Accounting for Business Management
Diploma of Commerce	ACTG103 Financial Theory and Techniques Management
Diploma of Arts	ARTS101 Writing and Research for Arts and Communication
Diploma of Media and Communication	COMM104 Understanding International Communication

The concurrent Diploma units have been selected because they have been identified as less English language-intensive, and will allow students to progress in their Diploma program while undertaking the additional English support in ACES100.

Should a student be unsuccessful in ACES100 in their first attempt, they will be allowed to repeat the unit one additional time at the full cost of the unit (please refer to Other Fees at: https://www.sibt.nsw.edu.au/fees)

Students will also enroll in a Diploma unit specified by SIBT. If the student failed their first Diploma unit, they will need to re-enrol in the same unit or if they passed the Diploma unit, the next specified unit is:

Diploma of Study	Session 2 Unit
Diploma of Engineering	ITEC102 Introduction to Programming
Diploma of IT	ITEC101 Principles of Business Information Systems
Diploma of Business Administration	ITEC101 Principles of Business Information Systems
Diploma of Commerce	ACTG100 Accounting A
Diploma of Arts	COMM104 Understanding International Communication
Diploma of Media and Communication	COMM105 Cross Cultural Communication

If a student is unsuccessful after two attempts of ACES100, their enrolment will be terminated by SIBT.

Full entry into the Diploma program is contingent upon achieving a minimum mark of 50% and a grade of Satisfactory in ACES100.

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 Certiﬁcate) 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.