International Students

All applicants should be at least 18 years of age at the commencement date of the course or unit in which the applicant will be enrolled as a student if the application is successful.

International students must provide evidence of the following to demonstrate they have successfully met the educational entry requirements:

• Successful completion of Year 12 at the credit or above level as determined in (Student Admission Policy (Appendix 1) or overseas equivalent; or
• Recognised Foundation Studies course; or
• Successful completion of one year of accredited tertiary study at an Australian institution; or
• Successful completion of an Australian Certificate IV; or
• International Baccalaureate with a score of 24.
• Where a student has commenced undergraduate studies in Australia with another provider they will meet the above as well as satisfactory course progression with their current provider. Where the course progression is deemed unsatisfactory, the student may be offered a place under the Student at Risk

For students whose secondary education was conducted in a language other than English:

•  IELTS overall band score for Diploma courses: 5.5 (no band less than 5.0) or equivalent (Refer to Appendix 2);
• IELTS overall band score for Associate and Bachelor degree courses: 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent (Refer to Appendix 2); or
• English for Academic Purposes Certificate of Proficiency from an Institute’s approved

The Institute reserves the right to waive the English Language Requirements if the
prospective applicant meets the criteria below:

• Successful completion of an accredited course from the Australian Qualifications
  Framework at Certificate IV level in a related discipline or above, or one-year tertiary
  study within the past 2 years to the commencing date of the course applied at the
  Institute.
• Successful completion of the requirements for the Australian Senior Secondary
  Certificate of Education in a course that was conducted in Australia in English
• Successfully completed Cambridge CAE & CPE 169+
• Successfully completed International Baccalaureate (IB) English B Standard Level grade
  5, higher-level (A1 or A2) grade 4
• Students have completed senior secondary study or at least one year of full-time
  university in a recognised country, where English language was the medium of
  instruction (refer to Appendix 3 of the Student Admission Policy )

*AIH reserves the right to request proof of English language proficiency. To meet the English language requirement, the certificate used should be within the past 2 years to the commencing date of the course applied at the Institute.

International students must provide evidence of one of the following to demonstrate they have successfully met the educational entry requirements:

• Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma courses: Students must provide evidence of the following to demonstrate they have successfully met the educational entry requirements:
  • A completed Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7) or higher in any discipline from an Australian university or college or international equivalent, or
  • A recognised Diploma or equivalent and two years’ relevant professional experience, or
  • A minimum of five years’ relevant professional experience may enrol in this course (subject to the Dean or Program Manager’s approval).

• Master degree courses:
  •  A completed Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7) or higher in any discipline from an Australian university or college or international equivalent.

English language equivalence requirements*:

For international students whose secondary education was conducted in a language other than English:

• IELTS overall band score for Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate courses: 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent (Refer to Appendix 2);
• IELTS overall band score for Master degree courses: 6.5 (no band less than 6.0) or equivalent (Refer to Appendix 2);
•  Equivalent alternative English Language test

The Institute reserves the right to waive the English Language Requirements if the prospective applicant meets the criteria below:

• Successful completion of an accredited course from the Australian Qualifications Framework at Bachelor degree level in a related discipline or above.
• Students have completed senior secondary study or at least one year of full-time university in a recognised country, where English language was the medium of instruction(refer to Appendix 3) of the Student Admission Policy.

*AIH reserves the right to request proof of English language proficiency. To meet the English language requirement, the certificate used should be within the past 2 years to the commencing date of the course applied at the Institute.