Australia / Entry requirements
General requirements for undergraduate courses
The University of Manchester welcomes applications from Australian students each year. General minimum entry requirements for Australian applicants are summarised below. Please carefully check the specific requirements for your chosen programme prior to application.
Australian School Leaving Certificates
Pass in the relevant Year 12 Senior Secondary Certificate plus ATAR score as below:
A-Level Grades |
ATAR |
| AAA | 97.00 |
| AAB | 95.00 |
| ABB | 94.00 |
| BBB | 90.00 |
| BBC | 89.00 |
| BCC | 85.00 |
| CCC | 81.00 |
Applicants who have completed the Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education and ATAR (or equivalent) with appropriate grades will be considered for admission to the first year of our bachelor’s degree courses.
Applicants who have completed a Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses with a good grade average from a recognised Australian institution will also be considered for entry.
Applicants who have completed Year 11 secondary education are recommended to attend a suitable foundation course from a recognised institution before pursuing an undergraduate course at The University of Manchester.
General requirements for postgraduate/research courses
The University of Manchester welcomes applications from Australian students each year. General minimum entry requirements for Australian applicants are summarised below. Please carefully check the specific requirements for your chosen programme prior to application.
| UK degree classification | International equivalent (Australia) | ||
| First class Honours |
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| 2:1 (Upper Second Class Honours) |
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| 2:2 (Lower Second Class Honours) |
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Applicants holding a masters degree from a recognised Australian university will be considered for PhD or Doctorial research programme.
English language requirements
For Student Route visa purposes, the UKVI has a prescribed list of Majority English-speaking countries (this list is not defined by The University of Manchester).
If you are a national of one of the following countries (or have a bachelor’s degree or higher from one of these countries) you may be exempt from submitting further evidence of English language proficiency:
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Australia
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the Bahamas
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Barbados
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Belize
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Dominica
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Grenada
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Guyana
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Ireland
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Jamaica
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Malta
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New Zealand
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St Kitts and Nevis
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St Lucia
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St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Trinidad and Tobago
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UK
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USA
Additionally, our individual Schools may ask for specific English language proficiency levels that are necessary for their academic programmes. Further information about our English language policy, including a list of some of the English language qualifications we accept, can be found here.
Please note that, under certain circumstances, a university degree from Australia may be sufficient evidence of English language proficiency. Please enquire from the academic School to which you would like to apply.
Additionally, under certain circumstances, the University may consider completion of the Australian High School Certificate or Certificate of Education with high grades as evidence of English language proficiency.
Some Schools ask that the appropriate score has been met before you apply for a course, while other departments give conditional offers subject to applicants achieving our general entry requirement level of English Language proficiency before starting the course.
Other entry requirements
Please note that this is generic information only. Faculties and Schools have different entry requirements and some qualifications may not be acceptable for certain courses, so it is important to check with the School directly before you apply.
Some courses have additional entry requirements such as previous work experience, submission of written work with the application or previous study of a particular subject.