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English competency

There are minimum English competency requirements set for ECU.

This page outlines ECU's English competency requirements for school leavers seeking entry to undergraduate courses (i.e. associate degrees, bachelors degrees, double degrees and etc).

If you intend to enter ECU by completing one of our university preparation courses, you need to refer to information about the University Preparation Course for relevant minimum admission requirements.

2010 entry
(2009 year 12)
2011 entry
(2010 year 12)
English course
You must achieve a scaled mark of at least 50
or
a final school letter grade of A, B, or C in two English units studied in year 12 from 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3A, or 3B
You must achieve a scaled mark of at least 50
or
a final school letter grade of A, B, or C in two English units studied in year 12 from 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3A, or 3B
TEE English Literature / Literature
You must achieve a final scaled mark of at least 50
or
a final school letter grade of A, B or C in TEE English Literature studied in year 12
You must achieve a scaled mark of at least 50
or
a final school letter grade of A, B, or C in two Literature units studied in year 12 from 2A, 2B, 3A, or 3B
English as an additional language/dialect
You must achieve a scaled mark of at least 50
or
a final school letter grade of A, B or C in two English as an additional language/dialect units studied in year 12 from 2A, 2B, 3A or 3B
You must achieve a scaled mark of at least 50
or
a final school letter grade of A, B or C in two English as an additional language/dialect units studied in year 12 from 2A, 2B, 3A or 3B

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