How to judge the admission standard when applying for postgraduate study in Australia? What is the scoring method of Australian universities?

When many students apply for universities in Australia, they will encounter the following situations:

I logged on to the school’s official website and saw that the average score required for admission was 65 and above, and my average score during my studies in China was much higher than this standard, but when I submitted the application, I found that I did not meet the admission standard.

In fact, this situation is caused by the fact that the passing standards of Australian institutions are different from those in China.

Today, brilliantpath introduces the scoring standards of Australian universities, postgraduate entrance scores, and several ways to meet the admission requirements of your favorite Australian universities.
Scoring standards for Australian universities
On the official website of Australian universities, the score requirements can usually be found in the Entry Requirements column of the course.

Take the Master of Biomedical Engineering program at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) as an example:

It can be seen that the admission score requirement for this course is indeed an average score of 65 points and above. However, the score of 65 refers to the average score of Australian undergraduate courses.

In Australia, the full score for each subject at the undergraduate level is also 100 points, but the passing score is 50 points, while the passing score in China is 60 points.

Therefore, the average score of 65 points for Australian undergraduates cannot be equal to the average score of 65 points for Chinese undergraduates. Based on the scores of Chinese schools, the admission requirements of Australian schools are higher than 65 points.

Entry scores for Australian graduate students
As we all know, the domestic postgraduate entrance examination is very difficult, and many students are discouraged, but they don’t want their academic qualifications to stop there. Start thinking about studying abroad. Then students will wonder, what is the average undergraduate score before they can apply to their favorite Australian universities?

In fact, on the official websites of most Australian colleges and universities, there are no clear requirements for the admission scores of Chinese students. However, the University of Queensland has given clear guidance.

Take the Master of Commerce program of the University of Queensland as an example. In the column of admission requirements, you can choose the category of undergraduate schools in China, that is, 211 universities or non-211 universities.

If the undergraduate school belongs to the 211 universities in China, the admission requirement is an average score of 75 points and above.

If the undergraduate school is not one of the 211 universities in China, the admission requirement is an average score of 85 and above.

This is a representative pointer.

The University of Queensland (The University of Queensland) is one of the eight prestigious universities in Australia, ranked 50th in the QS World University Rankings in 2023.

Based on this score standard, among the other eight elite universities in Australia, if the ranking is higher than the University of Queensland, the admission score may be slightly higher, and if the ranking is lower than the University of Queensland, the admission score may be lower.

However, the gap between the scores will not be very large, generally around 5 points.

How to calculate the personal average?
The average score in the Australian school admission standard refers to GPA, that is, the average grade point, also known as the weighted average score, which is one of the comprehensive evaluation indicators of students’ learning ability and learning quality.

Calculation method of GPA: Multiply the grade of each course by the credits (class hours) of the course, add up and divide by the total credits (total class hours) to get the weighted average score.