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If you need to improve your English language skills before you begin University of Auckland’s Foundation Studies Certificate programme, you can enrol in Taylors College Auckland’s English Language Preparation course.

Entry Requirement 

Academic requirements
Country Pre-Foundation programme Foundation Studies Certificate programme (standard delivery, at least 41 weeks) Foundation Studies Certificate programme (intensive delivery, at least 31 weeks)
Australia Year 11 (60% in relevant subjects) Year 11 (70% in relevant subjects) Year 11 (75% in relevant subjects)
China Senior Year 2 or Senior Year 3 - 60% or above in relevant subjects First semester of Senior Year 2, Senior Year 2, or Senior Year 3 – 70% or above in relevant subjects* Senior Year 2 or Senior Year 3 - 80% or above in relevant subjects
Hong Kong Form 5 with satisfactory results in 4 academic subjects HKDSE - 2 Level 2 and 1 Level 1 in relevant subjects Form 5 with satisfactory results in 4 academic subjects HKDSE - 3 relevant subjects at Level 2 Form 5 with satisfactory results in 4 academic subjects HKDSE - 2 Level 2 and 1 Level 3 in relevant subjects
India Year 11 60% in 4 relevant subjects Year 11 - 70% in 4 relevant subjects Year 11 - 80% in 4 relevant subjects
Indonesia SMA 2 - 65% in 4 academic subjects SMA 2 - 70-75% in 4 academic subjects SMA 2 - GPA 80%-85% in 4 academic subjects
Iran Year 11 with 14 / 20 in academic subjects Year 11 with 16 / 20 in academic subjects Year 11 with 18 / 20 in academic subjects
Japan Kotogakko / Upper Secondary School Certificate Year 2 - Grade 3-4 in academic subjects Kotogakko / Upper Secondary School Year 2 - Grade 4-5 in academic subjects Kotogakko / Upper Secondary School Year 2 with superior grades in academic subjects
Korea High School Certificate Year 2 - Rank 4 - 5 High School Certificate Year 2 - Rank 2 - 3 High School Certificate Year 2 - Rank 1
Kuwait Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a’ama / General Secondary School Certificate with 70% average in academic subjects Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a’ama / General Secondary School Certificate with 75% average in academic subjects Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a’ama / General Secondary School Certificate with 90% average in academic subjects
Macau Form 5 / Senior Middle 2 60% - 65% in academic subjects Form 5 / Senior Middle 2 65% - 75% in academic subjects Form 5 / Senior Middle 2 75% - 80% in academic subjects
Malaysia SPM (or forecast) - aggregate of 30 or less across 5 academic subjects SPM (or forecast) - aggregated of 20 or less across 5 academic subjects SPM (or forecast) - aggregate of 15 or less across 5 academic subjects
Mexico Completion of Bachillerato - 6.0/60% in four relevant subjects Completion of Bachillerato - 7.0/70% in four relevant subjects Completion of Bachillerato - 7.5/75% in four relevant subjects
New Zealand Completion of 38 credits at NCEA Level 1 with no fewer than 12 credits in each of 3 subjects (including Maths) Achieved a minimum of 42 credits at NCEA level 2, with no fewer than 12 credits in each of three subjects including Mathematics; or the equivalent Achieved a minimum of 48 credits at NCEA Level 2, with no fewer than 12 credits in each of three subjects including Mathematics; or the equivalent
Russia Certificate of Secondary Education (Attestat) - minimum of a grade 2 in 3 subjects and a grade of 3 in 2 subjects Certificate of Secondary Education (Attestat) - minimum a grade 3 in 5 subjects Certificate of Secondary Education (Attestat) - minimum of a grade 3 in 3 subjects and a minimum of grade 4 in 2 subjects
Saudi Arabia Tawjihiyah / General Secondary Education Certificate with 70% average in academic subjects Tawjihiyah / General Secondary Education Certificate with 75% average in academic subjects Tawjihiyah / General Secondary Education Certificate with 90% average in academic subjects
Singapore Singapore O Levels (or forecast) - aggregate of 30 or less across 5 academic subjects Singapore O Levels (or forecast) - aggregate of 20 or less across 5 academic subjects Singapore O Levels (or forecast) - aggregate of 15 or less across 5 academic subjects
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan O levels - C grade in 4 academic subjects Sri Lankan O levels - B grade in 4 academic subjects Sri Lankan O levels - 2 A grades and 2 B grades in 4 academic subjects
Taiwan Senior Year 2 - 60% or above in 4 relevant subjects Senior Year 2 - 70% or above in 4 relevant subjects Senior Year 2 - 80% or above in 4 relevant subjects
Thailand Matayom 5 GPA 2.2 in academic subjects Matayom 5 GPA 2.5 in academic subjects Matayom 5 GPA 3.0 in academic subjects
Turkey Devlet Lise Diplomasi / State High School Diploma Grade 2 or above in academic subjects Devlet Lise Diplomasi / State High School Diploma - minimum of Grade 2 in 3 subjects and Grade 3 in 2 subjects Devlet Lise Diplomasi / State High School Diploma - minimum of Grade 3 in 3 subjects and Grade 4 in 2 subjects
Vietnam Year 11 - GPA of 7.0 Year 11 - GPA of 7.5 Year 11 - GPA of 8.0
* First Semester of Senior Year 2 is only applicable to July 2020 Foundation Studies Certificate programme standard delivery only

Fees

English test Foundation Studies Certificate programme (standard delivery 46 47 or 42 weeks) Foundation Studies Certificate programme (intensive delivery 35 or 33 weeks)
IELTS (Academic) IELTS 5.0 (no band less than 4.5)* IELTS 5.5** (no band less than 5.0)
Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) 35 (writing no less than 14) 46 (writing no less than 18)
Paper-based TOEFL 33 (writing no less than 14) 44 (writing no less than 14)
Cambridge English: B1 Preliminary Overall score of 154 and no bands below 147 Overall score of 162 and no bands below 154
Cambridge English: B2 First Overall score of 154 and no bands below 147 Overall score of 162 and no bands below 154
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic 36 42
Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) ISE I with no less than distinction in any band ISE II with no less than pass in any band
LanguageCert - International ESOL B1 Achiever IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill B2 Communicator IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill
Duolingo English test *** An overall score of at least 80 An overall score of at least 90
IELTS Indicator^ IELTS 5.0 (no band less than 4.5) 5.5 (no band less than 5.0)
TOEFL Special Home Edition^ 35 (writing no less than 14) 46 (writing no less than 18)
TOEFL ITP Plus for China Solution^ Overall score of 510 with 45 in Structure and Written Expression and 19 in Interview and Speaking Overall score of 540 with 50 in Structure and Written Expression and 12 in Interview and Speaking

This information was accurate on : 14/10/2020
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