The purpose of the English entry requirement is to ensure that all international students at ETEA are able to complete their study successfully and to assist them while living in Australia studying.

ETEA has established an IELTS benchmark for each course offered to international students, these are found on the entry requirements per course.

We acknowledge that students may have undertaken other forms of English study which will help them to demonstrate suitability to study at ETEA. Below are some of the options for demonstrating equivalence to ETEAs IELTS requirements.

Demonstrating IELTS equivalence by studying an English as a Second Language (ESL) course:

Certificate I corresponds to IELTS 4.0
Certificate II corresponds to IELTS 4.5
Certificate III corresponds to IELTS 5.0
Certificate IV corresponds to IELTS 5.5

Demonstrating previous study in English:

Students who have studied in the following context may also be able to demonstrate their English IELTS equivalence to our courses for international students:

• Upper Intermediate (English for Academic Purposes) certificate from recognised English language centre
• Advanced English (English for Academic Purposes) certificate from recognised English language centre
• Senior Secondary Certificate of Education completed in Australia
• Certificate IV or higher completed in Australia
• Tertiary studies in medium of English
• Evidence of at least 5 years of studies in an English speaking country (e.g. Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, United States of America, South Africa, Republic of Ireland)

General equivalence between different language classification systems