International students must have completed Year 12 (including science and mathematics) or international equivalent.

You must:

• demonstrate a high level of literacy and numeracy skills 
• be able to provide below checks prior to the first clinical placment:
• a current clear Working with Children Check
• a current clear National Police Record Check (Australia and one from your home country)
• an up-to-date immunisation/vaccination record (related to Health Care Worker Category A, i.e. Diphtheria/Tetanus; Poliomyelitis; Measles/Mumps/ Rubella; Varicella Zoster Virus (Chicken Pox); Hepatitis B; Mantoux Test, Flu vaccine
• have basic computer skills
• provide evidence of meeting at least one of the English language standards listed on English Language Requirements prior to enrolment

PLEASE NOTE: Box Hill Institute only accept enrolments from international students who are 18 years of age or above at the time of course commencement.

There is an estimated additional AUD $1,700 per annum required as a co-payment for clinical placements and access to online text books/skills. Some clinical placement facilities may also request for educational history and drivers licence or passport.

There is also an estimated out of pocket cost of $500 for a nursing kit, nursing student polo shirt and recommended hard copy text books.

English Language Requirements

International students must provide evidence of meeting at least one of the English language testing standards listed below prior to enrolment:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic module. We only accept test results:
• you achieve a minimum overall score of 7 in each sitting, and
• you achieve a minimum score of 7 in each component across the two sittings, and
• no score in any component of the test is below 6.5
• from one test sitting, or
• a maximum of 2 test sittings in a 6-month period only if:

Occupational English Test (OET). We will only accept test results:

• you are tested in all 4 components in each sitting, and
• you achieve a minimum score of B in each component across the two sittings, and
• no score in any component of the test is below C
• from one test sitting, or
• a maximum of 2 test sittings in a 6-month period only if:

Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic. We will only accept test results:

• a minimum overall score of 65 is achieved in each sitting, and
• you achieve a minimum score of 65 in each of the communicative skills across the 2 sittings, and
• no score in any of the communicative skills is below 58
• from one test sitting, or
• a maximum of 2 test sittings in a 6-month period only if:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT. We will only accept test results:

• a minimum total score of 94 is achieved in each sitting, and you achieve a minimum score of 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking across the 2 sittings, and

no score in any of the sections is below:

• 20 for listening
• 19 for reading
• 24 for writing, and
• 20 for speaking

from one test sitting, or
a maximum of 2 test sittings in a 6-month period only if: