DOMESTIC STUDENTS
All applicants to nursing and midwifery courses are required to meet the English Language Skills Registration Standard as outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) at www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/ and will be required to supply evidence of this at the time of application.
English language proficiency can be evidenced for this course by one of the following:
- completing a declaration that English is your primary language, or
- sitting an English language proficiency test, or
- being an AHPRA registered enrolled nurse.
PRIMARY LANGUAGE PATHWAY
A signed English Language Declaration indicating the following:
- English is your primary language: and
- You have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country*, including at least two years between years 7 and 12.
*Recognised countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Guyana, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Malta, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan de Cunha, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America, and US Virgin Islands.
OR
ENGLISH TEST PATHWAY
Applicants have achieved and can supply evidence of the required minimum scores in one of the following English language tests:
| | Minimum score requirements | Test information |
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Academic test | Overall minimum: 7.0
Minimum scores:
> Listening 7.0
> Reading 7.0
> Speaking 7.0
> Writing 6.5
No band below 6.5 when combining two tests. | IELTS Indicator Test is not accepted. |
| Pearson Tests of English (PTE) Academic | Overall minimum: 66
Minimum scores:
> Listening 66
> Reading 66
> Speaking 66
> Writing 56
No band below 56 when combining two tests. | PTE Online is not accepted |
| Test of English as a Foreign language (TOEFL) | Overall minimum: 94
Minimum scores:
> Listening 24
> Reading 24
> Speaking 23
> Writing 24
No band below the following when combining two tests.
> Listening 20
> Reading 19
> Speaking 20
> Writing 24 | TOEFL Home Edition is not accepted |
| Occupational English Test (OET) | Overall minimum: B
Minimum scores:
> Listening B
> Reading B
> Speaking B
> Writing C+
No band below C+ when combining two tests. | |
| Cambridge (C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) | Overall minimum: 185
Minimum scores:
> Listening185
> Reading 185
> Speaking 185
> Writing 176
No score below 176 when combining two tests. | |
English language proficiency tests are valid for 12 months from the date of the test to the date of commencement of the course.
OR
ENROLLED NURSE PATHWAY
Applicants who have current AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse or Midwife meet the English requirements. Applicants must include their AHPRA registration number and ensure registration is current as of the course commencement date.
Further information
For further details on the English requirements for CDU courses, please refer to the CDU English Language Proficiency Policy.
