Programme Type: Foundation
Course Overview
It aims to prepare you for further study in a Deakin College diploma or for entry into the first year of a selected Deakin University bachelor degree. Various support services focusing on language, literary and numeracy assistance are also available to help you in your studies. Each unit includes four hours of class contact per week. Assessment for all units is continuous and includes tests, assignments and case study analysis. Most units have a final two hour examination. To graduate from the Deakin College Foundation Program, you must complete and pass all eight units in the standard program or 12 units in the extended program.
Entry Requirement
| Country | Requirements |
| Australia | Successful completion of Year 11 or equivalent |
| Bangladesh | Completion of Year 11 (10 + 1) with a 70% |
| Brunei | Successful completion of Form 5 (GCE O-levels: passes in 3 subjects with minimum E grade); or equivalent |
| Cambodia | Successful completion of year 11 with a C grade average |
| China | Extended Foundation Program: Successful completion of Senior Middle 2 (Gao Er) with 55%.Standard Foundation Program: Successful completion of Senior Middle 2 (Gao Er) with 60%.Vocational Technical Program – 60% (*students are eligible to transfer to Diploma first trimester upon obtaining 70% average in first trimester standard foundation program) |
| Fiji | Successful completion of Form 6 School Leaving Certificate with an overall score of 260 |
| France | Completion of the French Baccalaureate |
| Ghana | Successful completion of O-levels: passes in 3 subjects with a minimum E grade |
| Hong Kong | Completion of Form 5 with passes in 4 academic subjects |
| India | Partial completion of the All India Senior School Certificate at an approved level determined by Deakin College 10 + 1 with 50% average |
| Indonesia | SMA II with an average grade of 7.0 in 4 academic subjects |
| Japan | Successful completion of Kotogakko Year 2 with a B grade average |
| Kenya | Completion of KCSE with a D grade average; or GCE O-levels: passes in 3 subjects with a minimum E grade |
| Korea | Senior High School Leaving Certificate Year 2 with D grade average in 4 academic subjects |
| Kuwait | Completion of Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama (General Secondary Education Certificate) with minimum overall grade of 60% |
| Macau | Completion of Senior Middle 2 with an average of 80% in 4 subjects |
| Malawi | Successful completion of O-levels: passes in 3 subjects with a minimum E grade |
| Malaysia | Successful completion of Form 5 (SPM); or successful completion of Senior Middle 2 or equivalent |
| Myanmar | Completion of Basic Education High School Exam with overall pass |
| Nepal | Completion of Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Year 11) with a GPA of 2.0 |
| Oman | General Secondary Education Certificate/Thanawiya Amma |
| Pakistan | Completion of Higher Secondary School Certificate with a grade average of 55%; or successful completion of O-levels: passes in 3 subjects with a minimum E grade |
| Papua New Guinea | Higher School Certificate with a grade average of 60% |
| Philippines | Successful completion of Year 11 with an 80% average in relevant subjects |
| Saudi Arabia | General Secondary Education Certificate/Thanawiya Amma |
| Singapore | Successful completion of Form 5; or Sec 4 (Express); or GCE O-levels: passes in 3 subjects with a minimum E grade GCE N levels with aggregate points of no more than 14 (based on best 3 academic subjects) and no more than 3 in English Syllabus A Successful completion of National ITE Certificate (Nitec) with a GPA of between 1 and 2 OR Higher National ITE Certificate (Higher Nitec) with a GPA of less than 1 |
| South Africa | Successful completion of Year 11 |
| Sri Lanka | Successful completion of Year 11 (GCE O-levels: passes in 3 subjects with a minimum E grade); or equivalent. |
| Sweden | Contact the Deakin College Admissions team |
| Taiwan | Successful completion of Senior Middle 2 with an average of 60% in 4 academic subjects |
| Tanzania | Successful completion of O-levels: passes in 3 subjects with a minimum E grade |
| Thailand | Successful completion of Matayom 5 with a GPA of 2.5 |
| Turkey | Contact the Deakin College Admissions team |
| Uganda | Successful completion of O-levels: passes in 3 subjects with a minimum E grade |
| USA | Successful completion of Grade 11 or equivalent |
| Vietnam | Successful completion of Year 11 with a 6.0 GPA |
| Zambia | Successful completion of O-levels: passes in 3 subjects with a minimum E grade |
| Zimbabwe | Successful completion of O-levels: passes in 3 subjects with a minimum E grade |
Fees
Academic entry requirement
- Year 11 or equivalent
- More about country specific academic requirements
English entry requirement
- Standard track: IELTS score of 5.5 (with no band score below 5)
- Extended track: IELTS score of 5.0 (with no band score below 4.5)
- More about English entry requirements
This information was accurate on : 15/10/2020
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