Examination

Minimum Requirements
(Grade/Marks)

International English Languages Testing System (IELTS) Academic*

5.5

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)*

Internet-based test

70 (prior to 21 January 2026)

4 (from 21 January 2026 onwards)

GCE Advanced Level (A-level) or Advanced Subsidiary Level (AS level)

E

GCSE

4 or C

IGCSE

4 or C

GCE-OL

C

SAT

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 590 (new SAT);
or Writing sub-score: 8 (old SAT)

Mainland China

National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) or

Joint Entrance Examination for Universities in PRC (JEE, PRC)

100

India

• Indian School Certificate
• Higher Secondary Certificate
• All India Senior School Certificate

75%

Malaysia

Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) or
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)

C

Malaysia

Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)

B4

New Zealand

English Literacy on National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA)

10 credits at Level 2 or above in subjects on English, with 5 credits in Reading and 5 credits in Writing

Singapore

Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level

Grade C or above in H1 General Paper

Canada
• Ontario - Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
• Quebec - Diploma of Collegial Studies
• Others - High school graduation diploma

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

GCE A-level or AS level

(a) Grade E in 3 subjects in A-level; or
(b) Grade E in 2 A-level plus 2 AS level subjects

Cambridge Pre-U

Cambridge Pre-U Diploma

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Completion of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme with a minimum score of 24 and fulfilment of the following English language requirements:
(i) English A: Language and Literature (Higher or Standard Level) – Grade 4; or
(ii) English A: Literature (Higher or Standard Level) – Grade 4; or
(iii) English B (Higher Level) – Grade 4; or
(iv) English B (Standard Level) – Grade 5; or
(v) English Literature and Performance (Standard Level) – Grade 4; or
(vi) English Text and Performance (Standard Level) – Grade 4

Country / Region

Minimum Admission Requirements

Mainland China

全國普通高等學校招生入學考試（內地高考）/港澳台僑聯招試達到所屬省市報讀第二批重點高校分數線* 以上及英語科達100分或以上

*或「本科批次」分数线 (适用于「本科一批」及「本科二批」合併为「本科批次」的省 / 市)

Australia

Completion of secondary school education; and
(a) Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER)/Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)/ Universities Admission Index (UAI)/  Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER): 80; or
(b) Overall Positions: Band score between 1 and 10

Canada

Ontario
Completion of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with an average of 70% in six Grade 12 University Preparation Course (U) or University/ College Preparation Course (M).

Quebec
Diploma of Collegial Studies

Others
High school graduation diploma with at an average of 70% in five Grade 12 University Preparation Courses (U) or College Preparation Courses (M).

India

Completion of one of the following senior secondary school leaving certificates at Grade 12 level with an average of 75% in five subjects (State and National boards):

• Indian School Certificate

• Higher Secondary Certificate

• All India Senior School Certificate

Korea (South)

Senior Secondary School Certificate of Graduation

Malaysia

(a) 3 subjects in STPM in the same sitting, other than language subjects AND Passes (Grade C or above) in at least 7 subjects at SPM level of which 6 subjects shall be obtained in the same sitting; or
(b) Passes (Grade C or above) in at least 7 subjects at UEC level of which 6 subjects shall be obtained in the same sitting.

New Zealand

National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3

Pakistan

Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)

Philippines

High School Diploma (Grade 12)

Singapore

Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level, or equivalent, with passes in 3 H2, OR 2 H2 and 2 H1, subjects; or Diploma from Ngee Ann, Nanyang, Republic, Singapore, or Temasek Polytechnic

Taiwan

General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT) [應屆台灣學科能力測驗成績(學測)]
or Advanced Subjects Test in Taiwan
[Minimum score in each of the Chinese, Mathematics, Society and Science should meet at least the average standard. English result within the good standard or above]

UK

Please refer to international qualifications of GCE A-level or AS level listed in the above.

USA

A High School (Graduation) Diploma; and
(a) a combined score of 1,190 (out of 1,600) in the new SAT Reasoning Test (including Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and Mathematics) / 1,650 (out of 2,400) in the 3 major sections of the old SAT Reasoning Test; or
(b) an American College Test (ACT) composite score of 23; or
(c) Grade 3 in 2 Advanced Placement (AP) subjects