Each Swinburne course has a minimum English language requirement for entry. Please contact the University for any assessment of your qualification.
| English Language qualification | Foundation | Diploma (2.5yrs post SPM) |
Undergraduate (all majors) |
Postgraduate: MBA(I), MCMP, MIT |
Postgraduate: Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma (TESOL) |
Postgraduate: MA (TESOL) |
Study Abroad & Exchange6 |
| IELTS (Academic)1 | 5.5 (no individual band below 5.0) | 5.0 (no individual band below 5.0)5 | 6.0 (no individual band below 6.0) | 6.5 (no individual band below 6.0) | 7.0 (no individual band below 6.5) | Overall >= 6.0 (sub scores: >=5.5) | |
| IELTS (Academic)1 one skill retake (must be taken within 60 days of the original test score) |
5.5 (no individual band below 5.0) | 5.0 (no individual band below 5.0)5 | 6.0 (no individual band below 6.0) | 6.5 (no individual band below 6.0) | 7.0 (no individual band below 6.5) | Overall >= 6.0 (sub scores: >=5.5) | |
| TOEFL iBT1 | 46 (no less than 4 in Reading, 4 in Listening, 14 in Speaking, 14 in Writing) |
40 (no less than 5 in Reading, 5 in Listening, 14 in Speaking, 15 in Writing) |
64 (no less than 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking, 21 in Writing) |
79 (no less than 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking, 21 in Writing) |
79 (Reading no less than 20, Writing no less than 18) |
90 (with no band less than 20) |
64 (no less than 8 in Reading, 7 in Listening, 16 in Speaking, 18 in Writing) |
| PTE Academic1 | 42 with no communicative skill score less than 36 | 36 with no communicative skill score less than 36 | 50 with no communicative skill score less than 50 | 58 with no communicative skill score less than 50 | 66 with no communicative skill score less than 58 | Overall >= 50 (sub scores: >= 42) | |
| C1 Advanced1 (formerly Cambridge English: Advanced [CAE]) |
162, no band less than 154 | 154, no band less than 154 | 169, no band less than 169 | 176, no band less than 169 | 185, no band less than 176 | Overall >=169 (sub score: >= 162) | |
| SPM English^ | CEFR B2 & Grade C | CEFR B1 & Grade D | CEFR B2 & Grade C4 | – | |||
| UEC English^ | B4 | A1 & A2 | – | ||||
| MUET^ | – | 3 | 4 | – | |||
| GCE ‘O’ Level2,^ | C or 4 | D or 3 | C or 4 And Successfully completed A Level/STPM4 |
– | |||
| GCE ‘A’/AS Level3,^ | – | – | C | – | |||
| International Baccalaureate^ | – | – | Minimum Grade 4 in English A or B at Standard Level or Higher Level | – | |||
| STPM 920 English Literature^ | – | C | – | ||||
| Sri Lanka O Level^ (English Language or Appreciation of English Literacy Text) |
C | S | – | – | |||
Notes:
1IELTS, TOEFL iBT, PTE(A), C1 Advanced results should be within 2 years from the start of studies
2Applicable for both English as First Language and English as Second Language
3A/AS Level – General Paper, General Studies, English Language, English Literature, English Language and Literature
4Not applicable for International students
5Diploma of Accountancy – IELTS 5.5 (no individual band below 5.0) entry for international students
6Students from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland may use approved tests of English proficiency conducted no more than 5 years prior to commencing studies at Swinburne Sarawak
^English subject completed from formal secondary studies not more than three years prior to commencing their course at Swinburne