US College Board SAT and ACT

Students completing US College Board SAT or ACT in conjunction with a recognised high school qualification are eligible for admission to UWA.


The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from students who have completed the SAT or ACT program. To be admitted to the University, you must meet all criteria listed below by:

  1. having taken the SAT with the US College Board or the ACT within two years of the US High School Diploma;
  2. having successfully completed the US High School Diploma, or one of the recognised high school qualifications listed below, and achieved the required grades;
  3. satisfying the University's English language competence requirement by satisfactory performance in one of the English subjects detailed in the table below;
  4. achieving a sufficient number of points to be offered a place; and
  5. satisfying any prerequisite subject requirements for your chosen course and major

Entry scores

SAT and ACT students must meet equivalent entry standards to other applicants. The following table provides an overview of the points considered equivalent to an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).

Rank / ATAR ACT Score SAT Score
 99.00 35 1500
 98.50 34 1460
 98.00 33 1420
 97.00 32 1400
 96.00 31 1380
 95.00 30 1360
 94.00 29 1340
93.00
1320
 92.00 28 1300
 91.00
1280
 90.00 27 1270
 89.00
1260
 88.00 26 1250
 87.00
1240
 86.00
1230
 85.00 25 1220
 84.00
1210
 83.00
1200
 82.00
1910
 81.00
1180
 80.00 24 1170
 79.00
1160
 78.00 23 1150
 77.00
1140
 76.00

 75.00 22 1130
 74.00
1120
 73.00 21
 72.00
1110
 71.00

 70.00 20 1100

Recognised school qualifications

  • Brazil: Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Médio, or Certificado de Conclusão de Segundo Grau (Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate)
  • Cambodia: Diploma of Upper Secondary Education
  • Colombia: Colombian Bachillerato (Secondary School Certificate)
  • Canada - Quebec: Diplôme d'Études Secondaires (DES) (Secondary School Diploma)
  • China: 高中毕业证书 (Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate)
  • Japan: 高等学校卒業証書 (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
  • Macau: 高中畢業證書 / Certificate of Higher Secondary Education (Form 6)
  • Mexico: Título Académico de Bachiller / Diploma de Bachiller / Bachillerato General
  • Philippines: High School Diploma (Grade 12) (Academic track)
  • Saudi Arabia / UAE: General Secondary Education Certificate
  • Taiwan: 高級中學畢業證書 (Senior High School Leaving Certificate)
  • Thailand: Certificate of Secondary Education / Maw 6
  • USA: High School Diploma
  • Vietnam: Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Phổ Thông Trung Học (Upper Secondary School Graduation Diploma)

English Language Competence

Award/Test Assessment Type Mark/Grade
US high school diploma Year 12 English paper B
ACT English section 25
SAT English section 600

Equivalent subjects

The following table shows AP subject equivalents to WA Certificate of Education courses, which will satisfy course and major prerequisites.

ATAR Equivalent Subject Subject
Mathematics Applications ATAR No equivalent
Mathematics Methods ATAR No equivalent
Mathematics Specialist ATAR No equivalent
Chemistry ATAR No equivalent
Physics ATAR No equivalent
Biology ATAR No equivalent