Please ensure you read the VTAC Documentation standards before providing your documents.
You need to provide the following documents where relevant:
Official academic transcripts of results /mark sheets
Completion certificates (if the qualification has been completed)
College admissions tests (from the USA or China)
In addition, you must provide translations of the above documents if they contain a language other than English. See Approved translation services below for more information.
If you have any official assessment statements, please also provide them.
If your documents contain a language other than English, an approved translation must be provided. This can be issued by
The awarding institution, OR
A government agency, OR
A NAATI (National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters). See https://www.naati.com.au/ for a directory of accredited translators and interpreters.
You are not required to provide an assessment statement/statement of equivalency of your qualification/s as a part of your course application. However, if you already have one, please include this with your academic documentation.
In addition to providing USA High School diploma and transcript documents, if you have completed external examinations associated with college admission in the United States of America, such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), Advanced Placement (AP) or ACT Test, please provide us with a copy of your official results. Follow the instructions below:
For SAT and AP exam results:
Request the College Board send your results directly to us. This can be done by following the instructions on the College Board website and supplying VTAC's Institution Code (3847) and Name ("VTAC – Australia").
For ACT Test Scores:
Request your scores be sent to us through the ACT website using VTAC's College Code (2937).
If you have GCE A and AS Levels, please provide official documentation issued by the relevant external examining board (not your school).
If you are currently studying A levels, you can provide your provisional results. However, it is important to supply the official results once you receive them.
For CIE results:
If you studied CIE in 2018 or later, we can access your study records electronically. Please ensure you provide the following information in your course application:
School and student number (e.g. NZ123/4567)
Study claims for both A levels and AS levels
If you studied CIE in 2017 or earlier, you will need to upload a scan of the results through your VTAC account.
For NCEA results:
If you studied NCEA in 2007 or later we can access your study records electronically. Please ensure you provide your national student number (NSN) in your course application.
If you studied NCEA in 2006 or earlier, you will need to upload a scan of your results through your VTAC account.
Please supply the following documents in support of your higher education qualifications:
Unconsolidated mark sheets (including those with backlogged results, if applicable)
Mark sheets must be issued by the awarding university or an autonomous college
Official completion certificate / degree certificate issued by the awarding university
Provisional completion certificate can only be accepted if the qualification was completed within 2 years of VTAC application.
Please provide the following documents in support of your secondary education qualifications:
China Senior Secondary School Diploma documentation
If you have undertaken National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), or Gao Kao, please provide VTAC with a copy of your official results issued by the relevant provincial examination authority
Please supply the following documents in support of your higher education qualifications:
Transcript of results
Certificate of Bachelor's Degree and/or Certificate of Master's Degree that confirms your degree was awarded “according to the Regulations Concerning Academic Degrees in the People's Republic of China”
Graduation Certificate from your Master degree that contains evidence of your graduation thesis (if this is not included in your Certificate of Master's Degree document)
All the above documents must be provided in both the original Chinese language and translated to English by the awarding institution, a notary office in China, or a NAATI accredited translator.
We provide assessment outcomes to institutions who make selection decisions on a competitive basis. Institutions assess your level of achievement in your qualification/s against selection criteria and compare it against other applicants applying for the course
We do not issue assessment statements to applicants.
If you require an official assessment statement, more information can be found here.
Comparable secondary qualifications by country
Please refer to the table below for secondary qualifications we commonly accept. The table should be used as a guide only.
Araratian Baccalaureate when awarded from 2016 onwards
Austria
Reifeprüfungszeugnis
Reifezeugnis
Matura
Country
Qualification
Belgium
Certificat d'enseignment secondaire supérieur when awarded after 1992
Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs when awarded after 1992
Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts
Bhutan
Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate awarded by the Bhutan Board of Examinations
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Diploma o položenom maturskom ispitu (RS) / Diploma o završenoj srednjoj školi (FiBH) (Secondary School Leaving Diploma)
Brunei
Brunei-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level with at least 2 passes
Country
Qualification
Cameroon
General Certificate of Education Examination Advanced Level when awarded by Cameroon General Certificate of Education Board
Canada
Alberta:
Alberta High School Diploma when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
North West Territories:
North West Territories Secondary School Graduation Diploma / Northwest Territories High School Diploma when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed
Nunavut:
Nunavut Secondary School Graduation Diploma when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
British Columbia:
British Columbia Certificate of Graduation or ‘Dogwood Diploma’ when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
British Columbia Adult Graduation Diploma when all five courses are at grade 12 level.
Yukon:
Yukon Graduation Diploma when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
Manitoba:
Manitoba High School Diploma when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
Mature Student High School Diploma when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
Saskatchewan:
Saskatchewan Grade 12 Standing
Saskatchewan Transcript of Secondary Level Achievement when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
Newfoundland and Labrador:
Newfoundland and Labrador High School Graduation Diploma when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
New Brunswick:
New Brunswick High School Diploma/Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
Adult High School Diploma when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
Nova Scotia:
Nova Scotia High School Diploma when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
High School Diploma for Adults when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
Prince Edward Island:
Prince Edward Island High School Graduation Diploma when at least five grade 12 courses have been passed.
Ontario:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma when at least six grade 12 courses have been passed.
Ontario Academic Courses (OACs) (minimum of 6) when awarded up to and including 2003
Québec:
Québec Secondary School Diploma/Diplôme d’Etudes Secondaires
Diplôme d'Études Collégiales (DEC)
China
National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) (Gaokao)
Certificate of Graduation from a Specialised secondary school 3-4 years full-time after 9 years school, or 2 years full-time after 12 years of school
Croatia
Svjedodžba o maturi / Svjedodžba o državnoj maturi / Potvrda o položenim ispitima državne mature (Matura Certificate / State Matura Certificate / Certificate of Passed State Matura Examinations)
Czech Republic
Vysvědčení o maturitní zkoušce (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Country
Qualification
Denmark
Bevis for Alman Studentereksamen (STX) (2020 onwards)
Bevis for Studentereksamen (STX) (prior to 2020)
Bevis for Højere Forberedelseseksamen (HF)
Bevis for Merkantil Studentereksamen (HHX) (2020 onwards)
Bevis for Højere Handelseksamen (HHX) (prior to 2020)
Bevis for Højere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) (prior to 2020)
Bevis for Teknisk Studentereksamen (HTX) (2020 onwards)
Country
Qualification
Fiji
Fiji Seventh Form Certificate when awarded up to and including 2012
Fiji Year 13 Certificate
Finland
Ylioppilastutkintotodistus / Studentexamensbetyg
Lukion paattotodistus / Avgangsbetyg fran gymnasiet
France
Diplôme du baccalauréat général
Diplôme du baccalauréat technologique
Diplôme d'accès aux études universitaires (DAEU)
Country
Qualification
Germany
Abitur or Reifezeugnis
Fachhochschulreife
Zeugnis der Allgemeine Hochschulreife
Greece
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Apolytirio Geniko Lykeio)
Country
Qualification
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination with at least 2 Advanced Level passes when awarded up to 2013
All India Senior School Certificate / Senior School Certificate / Delhi Senior School Certificate awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education
Indian School Certificate (Year XII/12) awarded by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Senior Secondary Certificate awarded by the National Institute of Open Schooling
Iran
Pre-University Certificate when awarded up to and including 2018
Ireland
Leaving Certificate when Higher Level grades have been awarded
Israel
Bagrut Certificate / Matriculation Certificate
Italy
Diploma di Superamento Dell’esame di Stato Conclusivo Dei Corsi di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate) / Diploma di Esame di Stato
Country
Qualification
Japan
Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho (Upper Secondary School Certificate of Graduation)
Country
Qualification
Kuwait
General Secondary School Certificate (Shahadat al-Thanawiya al-A’ama)
Country
Qualification
Latvia
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education) when awarded from 2023
Lebanon
General Secondary Certificate (also known as Baccalaureat Libanais)
Country
Qualification
Malaysia
Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)
Matrikulasi (Matriculation Certificate)
Malta
A General Certificate of Education (GCE) with at least 2 Advanced Level passes
Mauritius
General Certificate of Education Advanced level (GCE A level) with 2 or more subject passes
Higher School Certificate with 2 or more subject passes in the General Certificate of Education Advanced level (GCE A level) exams
Country
Qualification
Netherlands
Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
Hoger Algameen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO)
New Zealand
National Certificate of Education Achievement with a minimum of 80 credits, and 60 credits at Level 3 (with UE achieved)
Higher School Certificate
New Zealand University Bursaries and Scholarships Examination
North Macedonia
Diploma of Final Examination (from a general secondary school)
Diploma of State Matura (from a general secondary school)
Norway
Vitnemål fra den videregående skolen
Vitnemål for videregående opplæring
Country
Qualification
Palestinian National Authority
General Secondary Education Certificate / Tawjihi
Poland
Świadectwo Dojrzałości (Certificate of Maturity)
Portugal
Diploma Nível Secundário de Educação / Certificado Nível Secundário de Educação
Country
Qualification
Romania
Diploma de Bacalaureat
Russia
Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obschem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary [Complete] General Education)
Country
Qualification
Serbia
Diploma o stečenom srednjem obrazovanju (Diploma of Completed Secondary Education) from a general secondary school
Singapore
The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (A-Level) Examination
NUS High School Diploma when awarded by the NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
Slovak Republic
Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Slovenia
Spričevalo o poklicni maturi
Svidetelstov zo polozen zavresen
Maturitetno spričevalo (Matura Certificate)
South Africa
National Senior Certificate or Senior Certificate awarded by UMALUSI at NQF level 4
South Korea
Senior High School Certificate (Kodung Hakkyo Chorupjang)
Spain
Titulo de Bachiller
Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) with a minimum of three passes
Sweden
Avgångsbetyg / Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskola (Upper secondary school leaving certificate) (to 2013)