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Academic entry requirements

Standard and Fast-track

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Australia	Qualification:Year 11 Standard: 55% Fast Track:60%
Australia	Qualification:ATAR Standard: - Fast Track:50
Bangladesh	Qualification:HSC Standard: 60% Fast Track:70%
Bhutan	Qualification: Year 11 Standard:60% Fast Track:65%
Bhutan	Qualification: Year 12 Standard:50% Fast Track:55%
Brazil	Qualification: Certificate de Ensino Medio Standard:6.5 Fast Track:7
Cambodia	Qualification: Diploma of Upper Secondary Education Standard:C Fast Track:B
Canada	Qualification: Year 11 Standard:70% Fast Track:80%
Chile	Qualification: Chilean Higher Secondary Schooling (Licencia de Educacion Media) Standard:5 Fast Track:5.5
China	Qualification: Senior Highschool Standard:Senior 1 and Term 1 of Senior 2-85%* ; Senior Year 2-75% or Senior Year 3-60% Fast Track:Senior Year 2-80% or Senior Year 3-65%
China	Qualification: Vocational School Standard:Year 3 with relevant subjects: 75% Fast Track:Year 3 with relevant subjects:80%
Colombia	Qualification: Bachillerato Standard:7 Fast Track:7.5
Ecuador	Qualification: Bachillerato Standard:15 Fast Track:16
Fiji	Qualification: Year 13 Certificate Standard:Top 4 aggregate 180 Fast Track:Top 4 aggregate 200
Hong Kong	Qualification: Form 5 Standard:4 passes Fast Track:5 passes
Hong Kong	Qualification: HKDSE Standard:2,2,2 Fast Track:2,2,3
India	Qualification: Year 11 Standard:70% Fast Track:Year 11 80% or HSC 55%
Indonesia	Qualification: SMA2 (private school) Standard:7 (70%), average of 4 subjects Fast Track:7.5 (75%), average of 4 subjects - national exam certificate required
Indonesia	Qualification: SMA2 (government school) Standard:7.5 Fast Track:8.0 (80%), average of 4 subjects - national exam certificate required
Iran	Qualification: Year Standard:16/20 Fast Track:18/20
Japan	Qualification: Kotogakko/ Upper Secondary School Certificate - Year 2 Standard:Grade 3 average in academic subjects Fast Track:Grade 3.5 average in academic subjects
Japan	Qualification: Upper Secondary School Equivalency Exam (The Ministry of Education) Standard:Certificate of Success with 2 B grades and 2 C grades in relevant subjects Fast Track:Certificate of Success with 1 A grade and 2 B grades or higher in relevant subjects
Kazakhstan	Qualification: Secondary School Leaving Certificate Standard:Year 11 GPA 4/5 Fast Track:Year 11 GPA 4/5
Kenya	Qualification: KCSE Standard:1 B and 3 C grades Fast Track:3 B and 1 C grades
Kuwait	Qualification: Shahadat AI-Thanawaya AI-Aama/General Secondary School Certificate Standard:65% Fast Track:70%
Laos	Qualification: Completion of Baccalaureate Standard:65% Fast Track:70%
Macau	Qualification: Form 5/ Senior Middle 2 Standard:60-65% Fast Track:66-70%
Macau	Qualification: Form 6/ Senior Middle 3 Standard:56-60% Fast Track:61-65%
Malaysia	Qualification: SPM - Forecast/prelim/actual Standard:20 Fast Track:15 across 5 subjects
Malaysia	Qualification: UEC Standard:Max of 30 Fast Track:Max of 25
Mexico	Qualification: Bachillerato Standard:7.0/70% Fast Track:7.5/75%
Mongolia	Qualification: Certificate of Complete Secondary Education Standard:4 Cs Fast Track:2 Bs and 2 Cs
Myanmar	Qualification: BEHS/Matriculation Exam Standard:65% Fast Track:75%
Nepal	Qualification: Higher Secondary Education Certificate Standard:65% Fast Track:75%
New Zealand **	Qualification: NCEA Standard:38 credits from level 2 and level 3 with no fewer than 10 credits in each subject (combined credits from relevant subjects including Mathematics) Fast Track:42 credits from level 2 and level 3 with no fewer than 10 credits in each subject (combined credits from relevant subjects including Mathematics)
Nigeria	Qualification: SSCE Exams (West African Education Council WAEC) Standard:C Fast Track:B
Pakistan	Qualification: Intermediate/ Higher Secondary School Certificate Standard:65% Fast Track:75%
Peru	Qualification: Certificate of Completed General Secondary Education Standard:15 Fast Track:16
Philippines	Qualification: High School Diploma Standard:85% Fast Track:90%
Russia	Qualification: Certificate of Secondary Education (Attestat) Standard:Grade 3 in 5 relevant subjects Fast Track:1 grade 3 and 4 grade 4
Saudi Arabia	Qualification: Tawjihiyah/General Secondary Education Certificate Standard:75% Fast Track:80%
Singapore	Qualification: Singapore O level (or forecast) Standard:Aggregate of 20 or less across 5 academic subjects Fast Track:Aggregate of 15 or less across 5 academic subjects
South Africa	Qualification: Year 11 Standard:75% Fast Track:80%
South Korea	Qualification: High School Certificate Year 2 Standard:65% or Rank 7.0 Fast Track:70% or Rank 6.5
Sri Lanka	Qualification: O Level Standard:2 Bs and 2 Cs Fast Track:4Bs
Taiwan	Qualification: Senior Year 2 Standard:70% in 4 relevant subjects Fast Track:80% in 4 relevant subjects
Thailand	Qualification: Matayom 5 Standard:2.5 Fast Track:3
Turkey	Qualification: Devlet Lise Diplomasi/State High School Diploma Standard:Grade 2 in 3 academic subjects Fast Track:Grade 4 in 2 academic subjects
UAE	Qualification: Tawjihiyah / General Secondary Education Certificate Standard:75% Fast Track:80%
USA	Qualification: Completion of Year 11 Standard:C/70-79%/GPA: 2.0 Fast Track:B/80-89%/GPA: 3.0
USA	Qualification: Completion of Year 12 Standard:D/60-69%/GPA:1.0 Fast Track:C/70-79%/GPA: 2.0
Venezuela	Qualification: Bachillerato Standard:14 in 4 relevant subjects Fast Track:16 in 4 relevant subjects
Vietnam	Qualification: Year 11 Standard:7.5 Fast Track:8
Uzbekistan	Qualification: Secondary Schoo Leaving Certificate Standard:Year 11 GPA 4/5 Fast Track:Year 12 GPA 4/5
Zambia	Qualification: School Certificate Standard:Grade of 4 Fast Track:Grade of 3

International Qualifications

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International Qualifications		Standard	Fast-track
Global Assessment Certificate – GAC	Level 2	2.8	3.3
International Baculureate – IB	First year	Grade 4 in 4 relevant subjects	2 grade 4 and 2 grade 5 in 4 relevant subjects
Cambridge International Examinations – O level/IGCSE/GCSE		2 B grades and 2 C grades	4 B grades
Cambridge International Examinations – A level		48 UCAS points	60 UCAS points

International Qualifications		Standard
Global Assessment Certificate – GAC	Level 2	2.8
International Baculureate – IB	First year	Grade 4 in 4 relevant subjects
Cambridge International Examinations – O level/IGCSE/GCSE		2 B grades and 2 C grades
Cambridge International Examinations – A level		48 UCAS points

International Qualifications		Fast-track
Global Assessment Certificate – GAC	Level 2	3.3
International Baculureate – IB	First year	2 grade 4 and 2 grade 5 in 4 relevant subjects
Cambridge International Examinations – O level/IGCSE/GCSE		4 B grades
Cambridge International Examinations – A level		60 UCAS points

Foundation Preparation Pathway Programme

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UP Education	Standard	Fast-track
Foundation Preparation Pathway Programme	GPA – 3 academic subjects >50% , Pass TSS	GPA – 3 academic subjects >70%, Pass TSS

Accelerated

Country Specific Qualifications

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Country	Qualification	Accelerated
Australia	Year 11	80% or other Australian States maximum 60%
Australia	ATAR	50
Brazil	Certificate de Ensino Medio	7.5
Canada	High School (excluding Quebec) Year 11	85%
Canada	High School Diplomas (excluding Quebec) Year 12	50 or greater
China	Senior Highschool Year 3	75% in 4 subjects
China	Chinese National College Entrance Examinations (Gaokao)	50 or greater
Fiji	Year 13 Certificate	Aggregate greater than 220
Hong Kong	Form 5	4 Bs or 4×70% or 4x3s higher
Hong Kong	HKDSE	2,3,3
India	Year 11	85% and higher #
	Higher Secondary Examation Grade 12	60 and greater #
	India School Certificate or All India Senior School Certificate (10+2)##	at least 55
Indonesia	SMA2	Overall average of 8.5/85% or higher from 4 relevant subjects
Indonesia	SMA3	Overall average of 6.0/60% or higher from 4 relevant subjects
Japan	Kotogakko	2 As and 1 B
	Upper Secondary School Certificate – Year 2	Superior grades in academic subjects, Grade 4 average in academic subjects
	Upper Secondary School Certificate – Year 3	superior grades in academic subjects
Kuwait	Shahadat AI-Thanawaya AI-Aama/General Secondary School Certificate	90% in 4 academic subjects
Macau	Form 5/ Senior Middle 2	70% average of 4 subjects
Macau	Form 6/ Senior Middle 3	75% average of 4 subjects
Malaysia	SPM – Forecast/prelim/actual	12 across 5 subjects
Malaysia	UEC	Max of 20
New Zealand **	NCEA	48 credits from level 2 and level 3 with no fewer than 10 credits in each subject (combined credits from relevant subjects including Mathematics)
Russia	Certificate of Secondary Education (Attestat)	1 grade 5 & 4 grade 4
Saudi Arabia	Tawjihiyah/General Secondary Education Certificat	90% in 4 academic subjects
Singapore	Singapore O level (or forecast)	Aggregate of 12 or less across 5 academic subjects
South Korea	High school certificate Year 2	80% Rank 4.5
South Korea	Senior High Year 3	70% or Rank 5.0 in academic subjects
Sri Lanka	O Level	2 Bs and 2 As
Taiwan	Senior Year 2	90% and higher
Taiwan	Senior Year 3	75%
Thailand	Matayom	M5: 3.5 OR M6:2.2
UAE	Tawjihiyah / General Secondary Education Certificate	90% in 4 academic subjects
USA	Completion of Year 11	A/90-100%/GPA: 4.0
USA	Completion of Year 12	B/80-89%/GPA: 3.0
Vietnam	Year 11	.5
Vietnam	Vietnam High School Graduation Certificate	7 or greater*

International Qualifications

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International Qualifications	Accelerated
International Baculureate – IB	First year	4 grade 5 in 4 relevant subjects
International Baculureate – IB	Second year	Total greater than 20, Grade 5 in most subjects
Cambridge International Examinations – O level/IGCSE/GCSE	2 B grades and 2 A grades
Cambridge International Examinations – A level	80 UCAS points
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)	Minimum 850 – Students must also submit final year report with above average grades in 4 academic subjects

Foundation Preparation Pathway Programme

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UP Education	Accelerated
Foundation Preparation Pathway Programme	GPA – 3 academic subjects >80%, Pass TSS

Foundation Connect

English Requirements

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IELTS 4.5 and no band less than 4.0

Country Specific Qualifications

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Academic Requirements
Australia	Contact an agent for assesment
Bangladesh	Year 11 : 60%
Bhutan	Contact an agent for assesment
Brazil	Contact an agent for assesment
Cambodia	Upper Secondary Schools – Year 2: 80-89%
Canada	Upper Secondary Schools – Year 2: 80-89%
Chile	Completion of Colleges & Lyceums -Year 1 (Year 11) with good grades
China	Contact an agent for assesment
Colombia	Contact an agent for assesment
Ecuador	Secondary Schools – Year 2: 7.6
Fiji	Year 11: Top 3 plus English aggregate 180
Hong Kong	Contact an agent for assesment
India	Contact an agent for assesment
Indonesia	Contact an agent for assesment
Iran	Contact an agent for assesment
Japan	Contact an agent for assesment
Kazakhstan	Contact an agent for assesment
Kenya	Completion of Year 11 with good grades
Kuwait	Secondary Education – Year 2: 80%
Laos	Completion of Upper secondary Schools – Year 2: 7/10
Macau	Contact an agent for assesment
Malaysia	Contact an agent for assesment
Mexico	Year 11: 6.0/60%
Mongolia	Certificate of Complete Secondary Education: 4xDs
Myanmar	Contact an agent for assesment
Nepal	Completion of Year 11 with good grades
New Zealand **	Contact an agent for assesment
Nigeria	Completion of Upper Secondary School – Year 2 with good grades
Pakistan	Contact an agent for assesment
Peru	Contact an agent for assesment
Philippines	Contact an agent for assesment
Russia	Contact an agent for assesment
Saudi Arabia	Secondary Education – Year 2: 80%
Singapore	Contact an agent for assesment
South Africa	Contact an agent for assesment
South Korea	Contact an agent for assesment
Sri Lanka	Contact an agent for assesment
Taiwan	Contact an agent for assesment
Thailand	Contact an agent for assesment
Turkey	Upper Secondary – Year 3: 70/100
Venezuela	Liceos Bolivarianos/Colegios – Year 4:12 in 4 relevant subjects
Vietnam	Contact an agent for assesment
UAE	General Secondary Schools – Year 2: 80%
USA	Completion of Year 11 – B/80-89/3.0
Uzbekistan	Contact an agent for assesment
Zambia	Contact an agent for assesment

English language requirements

All students need to provide evidence of their English proficiency upon application.

If you are an international applicant and your first language is not English, you will need to provide satisfactory evidence of your English proficiency.
English is considered the first language of citizens of Canada, Ireland, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
If you are a domestic applicant and your first language is not English, you will be asked to provide evidence of your competence in written and spoken English.

Programme option	IELTS
Accelerated	6.0 and no band less than 5.5
Fast-track	5.5 and no band less than 5.0 (preferred overall score: 6.0)
Standard	5.0 and no band less than 4.5

Alternatives to IELTS

Accepted Equivalents to IELTS for Fast-track & Standard

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	IELTS 4.5	IELTS 5	IELTS 5.5	IELTS 6
TOEFL Paper Based (pct.)	450 (Writing 3.5 TWE)	500 (Writing 4.0 TWE)	550 (Writing 5.0 TWE)	550 (Writing 5.0 TWE)
TOEFL Internet based (iBT)	30 (Writing 12)	35 (Writing 14)	46 (Writing 14)	60 (Writing 18)
University of Cambridge English Examinations	B2 First or B2 First for Schools with a score of 150. No less than 150 in each skill;	B2 First or B2 First for Schools with a score of 154. No less than 154 in each skill;	B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill;	B2 First, or B2 First for schools, or C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill;
NZCEL NZ Certificate of English Language	Level 2 with an endorsement of General, Workplace or Academic	Level 3 with an endorsement of General, Workplace or Academic	Level 4 with an Academic endorsement	Level 4 with an Academic endorsement
Pearson Test - Academic	PToE (Academic) 29-35	PToE (Academic) 36-41	PToE (Academic) 42-49	PToE (Academic) 50-57
City and Guilds IESOL		B1 achiever - 43	B2 Communicator - 42	C1 Communicator - 66
Language Certificate		B1 achiever - Pass	B2 Communicator – High Pass	C1 Communicator - Pass
Duolingo English Test	70	80	90	100

Evidence also accepted
Cambridge Advanced (CAE)		Grade B2	Grade B2	Grade C
Cambridge English Scale Scores		154	162	169
Cambridge English: First	Grade B1	Grade C
GCE O-Level, IGCSE, GCSE or Oxford GCSE* #	Grade E	Grade D	Grade C	Grade B
GCE A-Level and AS Level* #		Grade E	Grade E	Grade E
Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level (H2 level #				Grade E
Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level (H1 level #				Grade C
IB (English Language A1 or 2 Higher Level)		Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
IB (English Language A1 or 2 Standard Level)		Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
IB (English Language B Higher Level)		Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority HKEAA	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 3	Grade 4
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL)	B1	B1	B2	B2
University of Auckland English Language Academy	EAP Introduction		EAP 1	EAP 2 or EAP 3 (C+ grade)
Victoria University English Proficiency Programme	minimum of one rating of 4 and three ratings of 3	minimum of one rating of 4 and three ratings of 3	minimum of two ratings of 4 and two ratings of 3	minimum of three ratings of 4 and one rating of 3
UP English for Future Studies (registered as Intensive General English)	1	2	3	3
NCEA **			10 Literacy Credits at L2 or higher (5 reading and 5 writing credits)	14 Literacy Credits at L2 or higher (7 reading and 7 writing credits)

Country Specific Qualifications for Fast-track & Standard

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Country	Qualification
Australia	Recognised Year 12 qualification
Canada	Recognised Canadian High School Diploma
Denmark	Tudentereksamen
Fiji	Fiji Year 12 Certificate Examination (7th Form
Finland	Ylioppilastutkinoto, Studentexamen or the Upper Secondary School Certificate.
Germany	Abitur or DAAD
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
India	Indian School Certificate (ISC) or All-India Senior School Certificate (AISSC) Year 12 qualifications
Malaysia	STPM
Norway	Vitnemal
Samoa	Foundation English in Foundation Certificate from National University of Samoa
Singapore	National University of Singapore (NUS) High School Diploma or a three-year diploma from Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic
Sweden	Avgangsbetyg or Slutbetyg
South Africa	National Senior Certificate / Senior Certificate / Matriculation
South Pacific Countries	South Pacific Form Seven Certificate
The Netherlands	Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
Tonga	Tonga National Form Seven Certificate
USA	SAT, High School Diploma

Other Acceptable English Evidence for Fast-track & Standard

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Evidence of secondary study in English by the student:
Completion of at least four years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction.

Schools:
For programmes delivered by a registered school – other acceptable evidence as approved by the Head of Admissions may be used for entry.

UP Education Partner English Language School:
Evidence of successfully meeting course assessment and graduation requirements at selected NZ Language Schools (NZQA Category One PTEs) who have an agreement with UP Education.

Exceptional cases:
After an assessment has been carried out based on academic, attendance & behaviour, there may be occasions where exceptions are
allowed based on an exceptional case process. This process is managed by the Head of Admissions.

If the student is offshore, the Head of Admissions may request a UP Sales Manager to meet with the student and interview them to assess their application quality and motivation. A recommendation will be made on the basis of the interview. This may be done face to face or remotely as appropriate.
The Entry Requirement Exception Proposal form will then be submitted to Head of Admissions for approval.

Accepted Equivalents to IELTS for Accelerated

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Students considering Accelerated entry must present an approved alternative to the University of Auckland’s IELTS requirements instead. To view the list of alternatives, click here.

The UP English Language Test (UPELT) has been developed to help provide prospective students with obtaining their English language scores prior to enrolment.

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