International study at the University of Brighton

Australia - academic equivalencies


Undergraduate

We require a High School Certificate (specific state qualifications named below) and an appropriate ATAR score or Overall Position (Queensland) as illustrated in the chart below. 

  • Capital Territory: Australia Capital Territory Year 12 Certificate 
  • New South Wales: Higher School Certificate (HSC) 
  • Northern Territory: Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE) 
  • Queensland: Queensland Senior Certificate 
  • South Australia: South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) 
  • Tasmania: Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) 
  • Victoria: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) 
  • Western Australia: Western Australia Certificate of Education (WACE)
A-level
UCAS Tariff points
Comparable offer
(apart from Queensland)
Comparable offer
(Queensland)
AAA 360  97.50 2
AAB 340 96.00 3
ABB 320 92.00 4/5
BBB 300 87.00 6/7
BBC 280 85.00 8
BCC 260 83.00 9
CCC 240 80.00 10

Postgraduate

We require a four year bachelor (honours) degree.

Australian degree classification
Alternative name
English translation or equivalent
First Class N/A 1st
Second Class (Upper Division) Division A or Division 1 2:1
Second Class (Lower Division) Division B or Division 2  2:2

English language equivalency

We will accept any of the following results on the English language component as meeting our minimum English language proficiency requirements:

  • Capital Territory: Grade C on the Australia Capital Territory Year 10 Certificate
  • New South Wales: Grade C on the Year 10 Certificate
  • Northern Territory: Grade C on the Junior Secondary Studies Certificate
  • Queensland: VHA, HA or SA on the Year 10 Certificate
  • South Australia: Pass on the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)
  • Tasmania: Credit, Higher Pass or Pass on the School Certificate
  • Victoria: Pass in Unit 3 or 4 on the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
  • Western Australia: Pass on the Certificate of Lower Secondary Studies (CLSS)