All international applicants for all courses and domestic applicants in counselling or psychology courses who were born overseas will need to be able to demonstrate relevant English proficiency for both entry to the program and provisional registration where required.

Equivalent evidence may include:

  • all of your primary and secondary education which was taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country (as per AHPRA English Language Standards)
  • the IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
  • the PTE Academic with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
  • the TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test:
    • 24 for listening,
    • 24 for reading,
    • 27 for writing, and
    • 23 for speaking.
  • the OET with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

All psychology applicants must also be able to meet the minimum English language requirements for AHPRA registration. See the AHPRA website for more information.