Qualification Conversions
Our students come from around the world to pursue further education in Australia. We prepare this conversion page to guide careers counsellors, parents and most importantly, students to assess whether they meet their ideal course entry requirements.
Please note, all information provided below is to be used as a reference guide for your initial research and general understanding.
Admission requirements changes from time to time without prior notice. City Smart tries our best to update this page as soon as we are aware of an update. Our experienced consultants will always check entry requirements for clients during our consultation phrase to ensure information correctness and clarity.
Hong Kong Diploma Secondary Education (HKDSE)
Australian National University (ANU)
5**=6, 5*=5.5, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2, 1=1
Best 4 subjects excluding Chinese Language, Physical Education, Technology and Living, Tourism and Hospitality, Health Management and Social Care, and Religious Studies
University of Sydney (USYD)
5**/5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2 and 1=1.
Best 5 subjects, excluding Category B (Applied Learning) subjects
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
5**/5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2 and 1=1 (except Mathematics)
Best 5 subjects, Category A subjects only
Points for Compulsory Mathematics: 5**/5*=3, 5=2.5, 4=2, 3=1.5, 2=1 and 1=0.5.
Points for Extension Mathematics: 5**/5*=4, 5=3.5, 4=3, 3=2.5, 2=2 and 1=1.5.
Points for Extension Mathematics will be combined with points for Compulsory Mathematics and considered as a single subject when determining the best 5 Category A subjects.
University of Melbourne
5**/5*/5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2 and 1=1
Calculated using the best 5 core category A and C subjects.
Monash University
5**/5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2 and 1=1
A*/A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
Calculated using the best 5 core category A and C subjects.
University of Queensland
5**/5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2 and 1=1 (except Mathematics)
A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
Attained with Distinction = 3, Attained = 1
Calculated using the best 5 core category A and C subjects.
For Mathematics, the Subject Result must be used. For Mathematics, if two modules are undertaken calculate the average of the two reported Subject Results. The compulsory module, taken on its own, will count as a full subject.
University of Western Australia
5**=6, 5*=5.5, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=0, 1=0 for Category A subjects
A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1 for Category C subjects
Calculated using the best 4 core category A and C subjects.
Adelaide University
5**=6, 5*=5.5, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=0, 1=0 for Category A subjects
Calculated using the best 5 category A subjects only.
Minimum Level 2 is required for Core subjects.
Macquarie University
5**=6, 5*=5.5, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=0, 1=0 for Category A subjects
A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1 for Category C Other Languages only
Calculated using the best 5 category A subjects only.
Curtin University
5**=6, 5*=5, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=0, 1=0
Calculated using the best 5 subjects only.
Bond University
5**/5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2 and 1=1
A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
Attained with Distinction = 3, Attained = 1
Calculated using the best 5 core category A and C subjects.
Deakin University
5**=6, 5*=5.5, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=0, 1=0 for Category A subjects
A*/A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1 for Category C Other Languages only
Calculated using the best 5 category A subjects only.
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
5**/5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=0, 1=0 for Category A subjects
A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1 for Category C subjects
Calculated using the best 4 category A & C subjects, excluding CSD.
Griffith University
5**/5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2 and 1=1
Calculated using the best 5 core category A subjects only.
Flinders University
5**/5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2 and 1=1
Calculated using the best 5 core category A, B and C subjects, with a minimum of 3 A & C subjects.
University of Canberra
5**/5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2 and 1=1
Calculated using the best 5 core category A subjects.
University of Newcastle
5**/5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2 and 1=1 (except Mathematics)
Compulsory Mathematics: 5**/5* = 3, 5 = 2.5, 4 = 2, 3 = 1.5, 2 = 1 and 1 = 0.5
Extension Mathematics: 5**/5* = 4, 5 = 3.5, 4 = 3, 3 = 2.5, 2 = 2, and 1 = 1.5
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
5**/5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2 and 1=1 (except Mathematics)
Calculated using the best 5 core category A subjects.
Compulsory Mathematics: 5**/5* = 3, 5 = 2.5, 4 = 2, 3 = 1.5, 2 = 1 and 1 = 0.5
Extension Mathematics: 5**/5* = 4, 5 = 3.5, 4 = 3, 3 = 2.5, 2 = 2, and 1 = 1.5
GCE AS and A Levels
As a general guide,
A Level = A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
AS Levels A=2.5, B=2, C=1.5, D=1, E=0.5
Singaporean A Levels
As a general guide, for General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced (A2) Level, admission usually accounts for the best 3 subjects
A or A2 Level: A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
AS or A1 Level: A=2.5, B=2, C=1.5, D=1, E=0.5.
Awarded by: AQA, Cambridge/CIE, CEA, OCR, OxfordAQA, Pearson/Pearson International/Edexcel, WJEC.
As a general guide, for Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education, admission usually accounts for the best 3 subjects (at least two H2 levels, some universities award extra points for H3 subject(s) and some universities does not u
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H2 Level: A=5; B=4; C=3; D=2; E=1
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H1 Level: A=2.5, B=2, C=1.5, D=1, E=0.5
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H2 Level: Distinction=2, Merit=1.5, Pass=1.
Malaysia
As a general guide, for STPM Malaysian Higher School Certificate Examination, admission usually accounts for the best 3 A Level subjects,
A/A-=5; B+=4; B=3; B-/C+=2; C=1; less than C=0.
As a general guide, for UEC United Examination Certificate for Independent Chinese Secondary Schools, admission usually accounts for between 5 major subjects to 10 all subjects
A1=1; A2=2; B3=3; B4=4; B5=5; B6=6; C7=7; C8=8; F9=Fail for average score conversion, or
A1 = 8, A2 =7, B3=6, B4=5, B5=4, B6=3, C7=2, C8=1 for aggregate score conversion
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