Equivalent qualifications to the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
The following qualifications are considered equivalent to the VCE for entry.
Satisfactory completion of the IB Diploma is required for entry to courses at the University of Melbourne. Unless otherwise indicated all prerequisite IB studies require at least grade of 4 Standard or Higher Level. For non-English speaking students, achieving the required grade in English B will be accepted as satisfying the English prerequisite.
For all courses, applicants completing the IB can satisfy the VCE Mathematical Methods prerequisite by achieving a minimum grade of 4 in either Applications and interpretations HL, Analysis and approaches SL, or Analysis and approaches HL. For our Bachelor of Agriculture (only) a minimum grade of 5 in Applications and interpretations SL can satisfy the mathematics prerequisite.
IB applicants who apply through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) receive a notional ATAR. This is based on the overall result in the IB Diploma, which is an aggregate of six IB subject scores plus Theory of Knowledge and the Extended Essay, giving a score of up to 45 points.
The University accepts the notional ATAR as calculated by the annually updated combined conversion table, which is based on a methodology agreed to by the Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC).
For example, the table that was used to convert passing IB results in 2022 for 2023 university admission available on the VTAC website.
Only ‘T’ courses are suitable for tertiary entry. In order to satisfy prerequisites, subjects must be taken as a major, a major/minor or a double major. Subjects taken as minors do not satisfy prerequisites.
Refer to the ‘Interstate subject guide to Victorian prerequisites’ on the VTAC website to confirm if the subjects you are completing will satisfy our course prerequisites.
Board-developed courses are required. All prerequisite subjects require the completion of two units of the subject as a minimum unless otherwise specified. Refer to the ‘Interstate subject guide to Victorian prerequisites’ on the VTAC website to confirm if the subjects you are completing will satisfy our course prerequisites.
Authority subjects are required. Refer to the prerequisites section on the VTAC website to confirm if the subjects you are completing will satisfy our course prerequisites.
Prerequisite subjects must be passed at Stage 2. An English subject studied at Stage 2 must be completed to satisfy the compulsory English prerequisite for all courses at the University of Melbourne, in addition to other specified prerequisites. Refer to the ‘Interstate subject guide to Victorian prerequisites’ on the VTAC website to confirm if the subjects you are completing will satisfy our course prerequisites.
Prerequisite subjects must be TASC accredited Level 3 or Level 4 courses. An appropriate Level 3 English subject is required to satisfy the compulsory English prerequisite for all courses at the University of Melbourne, in addition to other specified prerequisites. Mathematics subjects must be completed at a TASC Level 4. Refer to the ‘Interstate subject guide to Victorian prerequisites’ on the VTAC website to confirm if the subjects you are completing will satisfy our course prerequisites.
Accredited WACE courses are required. Prerequisite subjects must be Stage 3 course units. Refer to the ‘Interstate subject guide to Victorian prerequisites’ on the VTAC website to confirm if the subjects you are completing will satisfy our course prerequisites.
Successful completion of NCEA Level 3 is required, including the completion of at least 80 credits at Level 3. At least 18 credits of English at Level 3 must be completed (including at least 10 credits achieved with Merit or above) to satisfy the English prerequisite for all courses at the University of Melbourne. Read more about how you're selected.
A minimum of three A Levels is required, and a grade of at least C is required in prerequisite subjects unless otherwise specified.
Approved GCE AS and A Level English subjects are: General Paper, General Studies, English Language and Literature, English Literature, English Language. Singapore A Level subject Knowledge and Enquiry (H2) is also accepted. A grade of at least C is required to meet the University’s English language requirements.
Search for your preferred undergraduate course on our Study site and indicate that you are a GCE A Level student in the ‘Entry requirements’ tab to confirm if the A Levels that you are completing will satisfy our course prerequisites.