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Entry Requirements

UQFY Entry Requirements – English and Academic

All Programs

Minimum entry levels are described below:

  • Entry from Year 11 or equivalent requires superior grades.
  • Forecast results are accepted where appropriate.
  • Consideration is given to the actual subjects studied. Depending on your preferred undergraduate program, a minimum grade in mathematics may also apply.
  • Entry to the Express Program may require higher academic grades than below. Eleven full years of schooling is also required.
  • We will only accept an application if the results indicate the student will have a good chance of passing the program.

Academic Entry Requirements

Australia Year 11 or Year 12
Bangladesh Higher Secondary School Certificate/Intermediate certificate (Year11/12)
Brunei GCE O level (or forecast)
China Senior Middle 2 or 3 (Year11/12)
GCC Countries (Gulf Countries) Including Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain Arabic curriculum - completion of Year 12
Hong Kong Completion of Form 5 or 6
Indonesia SMU 2 or SMU 3
International Baccalaureate Completion of Year 2 of diploma
Japan General Upper Senior High School Year 3 
Kenya GCE O level or Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education
Korea Senior High School Certificate
Macau GCE O level, Form 5
Malaysia SPM or UEC Year 2
PakistanGCE O level or Higher Secondary School Certificate
Russia (CIS) Certificate of Secondary Education
Singapore GCE O level or Sec 4 (Express)
South AfricaGCE O levels or Senior Certificate
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan GCE O level
Taiwan Senior High School Year 2 or 3
Thailand Matayom 5 or 6
Turkey State High School Diploma
Vietnam Completion of Year 11 or Year 12
ZambiaGCE O level or Zambian Senior Certificate
Other countries Please contact the Admissions Office on info@fdn.uq.edu.au

English Language Entry Requirements

Course  Standard PLUSStandard Express
IELTS

 5.0

Writing band 5

5.5

No band less than 5

6.0

Writing band 6, other bands 5 or above

TOEFL Paper  500 (TWE 3)525 (TWE 3) 550 (TWE 4)
TOEFL Computer  180195 213
TOEFL (iBT) 6470 80
GCE O Levels  C6C6 B4 or IELTS 6 (Writing 6)
GCE A Levels  E D
HKDSE Level 2Level 2Level 3
PTE (Pearson Test of English Academic)

overall 36

overall 49
individual 43
overall 57
individual 50

Note: If the Medium of Instruction (MOI) is wholly or predominantly English for at least 2 years, then school results will be accepted as evidence of English Competency.

For advice and assistance in obtaining pre-entry English language courses, please contact IES on info@fdn.uq.edu.au

Quota Programs

Entry into the quota programs Dental Science, Veterinary Science and Nursing/Midwifery are competitive. As such, entry requirements into the Foundation Year for these programs are higher than other programs.

Program  Dental ScienceVeterinary Science Nursing/Midwifery
IELTS

 7.0 (all bands)

6.0

As per country entry requirements

For further information about quota programs for entry to UQFY please contact the Admissions Office on info@fdn.uq.edu.au