English competency for University Preparation Courses

There are minimum English competency requirements set for ECU.

This page outlines ECU's English competency requirements your daughter/son will need to meet if they are seeking entry to our University Preparation Courses.

WACE Courses 

  • English
  • Literature
  • English as an Additional Language/Dialect

You must have achieved:

  • a scaled mark of at least 50, or
  • a final school letter grade of A, B, or C in one English or Literature or English as an Additional Language/Dialect units studied in Year 12 at Stage 2 or above, or
  • a final school letter grade of A in 1C and 1D English or Literature or English as an Additional Language/Dialect units studied in Year 12, or
  • a final school Level of 4 or greater in English course studied in Year 12 (2007 school leavers only).

TEE Subjects

  • TEE English
  • TEE English Literature

You must have achieved:

  • a final scaled mark of at least 50, or
  • a final school letter grade of A, B or C studied in Year 12.
  • TEE English as a second language

You must have achieved:

  • Satisfactory level of achievement as set by ECU in the year in which the subject was completed.

Wholly School Assessed Subject

  • Senior English

You must have achieved:

  • A final school letter grade of A, B or C studied in Year 12.

Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

You must have achieved:

  • If you sat the STAT prior to February 2010:
    125 or greater on the STAT Written English Test 
  • If you sat the STAT after February 2010:
    110 or greater on the STAT Written English Test

Portfolio Entry English Assessment

(Applies to non school leavers and mature age applicants only)

You must have achieved:

  • Satisfactory performance as determined by assessor