Applicants who hold registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) as an Enrolled Nurse and who have completed a Diploma in Nursing from an accredited Australian Education Provider meet the English language requirements.
English language requirements apply to applicants whose previous studies were completed in a country other than Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or the United States of America or undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:
- Successful completion of at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between Grades 7 and 12. This education must have been taught and assessed in English and completed in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- OR a minimum overall band score of 7.0 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 7.0
- OR the Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking)
- OR an overall score of 65 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 65
- OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum scores in each section of the test: 24 for listening | 24 for reading | 27 for writing | 23 for speaking.
Accept English language test scores from one test sitting OR a maximum of two test sittings in a six month period only if the following criteria are met:
- IELTS (Academic): A minimum overall score of 7.0 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum of 7.0 in each component across the two sittings and no score in any component of the test is below 6.5
- OET: The applicant is tested in all four components in each sitting and a minimum score of B in each component is achieved across the two sittings and no score in any component of the test is below C
- PTE (Academic): A minimum overall score of 65 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum of 65 in each of the communicative skills across the two sittings and no score in any component of the test is below 58
- TOEFL: A minimum total score of 94 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum score of 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking across the two sittings and no score in any of the sections is below: 20 for listening | 19 for reading | 24 for writing | 20 for speaking.
English test results must be no more than two years old.
