Australian and New Zealand high school qualifications
If you have completed another Australian state's high school qualification, you can use your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or similar to apply for courses at UWA.
Use the relevant subject equivalence table below, along with any specific course requirements, to help you determine if you meet the prerequisites for your chosen course at UWA.
Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your Year 12 Australian Capital Territory courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.
Course equivalents
WA course
ACT equivalent
English / Literature
English (0110) - scaled mark 125 or above
World Literature - scaled mark 125 or above
English as an Additional Language/Dialect
English as a Second Language (0130) - scaled mark 125 or above
Mathematics 2C/2D
Mathematical Applications (1020) - scaled mark 125 or above
Mathematics T (1021) - scaled mark 125 or above
Mathematics 3C/3D
Mathematical Methods (1013) - scaled mark 125 or above
Specialist Mathematics (Major/Minor) (1010) - scaled mark 125 or above
Specialist Mathematics (Double Major) (1010) - scaled mark 125 or above
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3D
Specialist Mathematics (Double Major) (1010) - scaled mark 125 or above
Chemistry 3A/3B
Chemistry (2020) - scaled mark 125 or above
Physics 3A/3B
Physics (2010) - scaled mark 125 or above
Notes
[1]: Specialist Mathematics (or the former Advanced Mathematics Extended [Double Major]) is equivalent to taking both Applicable Mathematics and Calculus.
All the above subjects must be 'T' courses (tertiary-bound) taken as a Major, a Major/Minor or a Double Major. Courses taken as a Minor only are equivalent to WA Year 11.
New South Wales
Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your Year 12 New South Wales courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.
Course equivalents
WA course
NSW equivalent
English/Literature
English Standard (15130) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
English Advanced (15140) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
English Extension 1 (15160) - 25 or above (Band E2 or above)
English Extension 2 (15170) - 25 or above (Band E2 or above)
English as an Additional Language/Dialect
English as a Second Language (15150) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
Mathematics 2C/2D
General Mathematics (2 unit) (15230) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
Mathematics (15240) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
Mathematics Extension 1 (15250) - 25 or above (Band E2 or above)
Mathematics 3C/3D
Mathematics Extension 1 (15250) - 25 or above (Band E2 or above) [1]
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3D
Mathematics Extension 2 (15260) - 50 or above (Band E2 or above)
Chemistry 3A/3B
Chemistry (15050) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
Physics 3A/3B
Physics (15330) - 50 or above (Band 2 or above)
Notes
[1]: Mathematics Extension 1 does not include the statistics component covered in WA TEE Applicable Mathematics
Must be at least a 2 unit value and may be either Board Developed Courses or Board Determined Joint School / TAFE.
Northern Territory
Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your Year 12 Northern Territory courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.
Course equivalents
WA course
Northern Territory equivalent
English/Literature
English Studies (2END20 / 2EGS2) - C- / 10 or above
English Communications (2ECS20 / 2ECP2) - C- / 10 or above
English as an Additional Language/Dialect
English as a Second Language Studies (2EGA20 / 2ESP2) - C- / 10 or above
Must be a 20 credit TAS subject (2011) or 'Publicly Examined Subject' (PES), except for English Communications which is a 'Publicly Assessed Subject' (PAS) (2008).
Queensland
Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your year 12 Queensland courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.
Your Overall Position will be converted to an equivalent ATAR automatically by WA's Tertiary Institutions Service Centre.
WA Course
Queensland equivalent
English/Literature
English (0001) — SA (Sound Achievement) or above
English Extension Literature (0002) — SA (Sound Achievement) or above
Mathematics 2C/2D
Mathematics A (0036) — SA (Sound Achievement) or above
Mathematics 3C/3D
Mathematics B (0037) — SA (Sound Achievement) or above
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3D
Mathematics C (0038) — SA (Sound Achievement) or above
Chemistry 3A/3B
Chemistry (0040) - SA (Sound Achievement) or above
Physics 3A/3B
Physics (0041) - SA (Sound Achievement) or above
Notes
Must be Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) or former Queensland Board of Secondary School Studies subjects.
South Australia
Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your Year 12 South Australian or Northern Territory courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.
Course equivalents
WA course
South Australian equivalent
English/Literature
English Studies (2END20 / 2EGS2) - C- / 10 or above
English Communications (2ECS20 / 2ECP2) - C- / 10 or above
English as an Additional Language/Dialect
English as a Second Language Studies (2EGA20 / 2ESP2) - C- / 10 or above
Must be a 20 credit TAS subject (2011) or 'Publicly Examined Subject' (PES), except for English Communications which is a 'Publicly Assessed Subject' (PAS) (2008).
Victoria
Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your Year 12 Victorian courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.
Course equivalents
WA course
Victorian equivalent
English/Literature
English (EN) - 25 or above
English Language (EG) - 25 or above
Literature (LI) - 25 or above
English as an Additional Language/Dialect
English as a Second Language (EF) - 25 or above
Mathematics 3A/3B
Further Mathematics (NF) - 25 or above
Mathematics 3C/3D
Mathematical Methods (NK) - 25 or above
Mathematical Methods (CAS) (NJ) - 25 or above
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3D
Specialist Mathematics (NS) - 25 or above
Chemistry 3A/3B
Chemistry (CH) - 25 or above
Physics 3A/3B
Physics (PH) - 25 or above
Notes
Must be unit 3/4 sequences.
Tasmania
Use the table below, along with specific UWA course information, to work out whether your year 12 Tasmanian courses meet the prerequisites for your University course.
Course equivalents
WA course
Tasmanian equivalent
English/Literature
English Communication (ENC) - SA or above
English Studies (ENS) - SA or above
English Writing (ENW) - SA or above
English as an Additional Language/Dialect
English as a Second Language (ESL) - SA or above
Mathematics 2C/2D
Mathematics Applied (MTA) - SA or above
Mathematics 3C/3D
Mathematical Methods (MTM) - SA or above
Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3D
Mathematics Specialised (MTS) - SA or above
Chemistry 3A/3B
Chemistry (CHM) - SA or above
Physics 3A/3B
Physics (PHY) - SA or above
Notes
Must be group C subjects.
New Zealand
The New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is accepted for entry to UWA. After you apply, your NCEA results will be assessed by UWA and the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre. Your NCEA results will be converted to an equivalent ATAR that will be used to assess you for entry.