| Requirement Category | Details |
| General Admission Requirements | To be considered for admission to a course at BBS, all applicants must meet the minimum admission requirements set by BBS and any additional course-specific entry criteria. |
| Important Note | Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Entry into any course is based on a holistic assessment of the applicant’s academic background, English language proficiency, and where relevant, work experience or prior study. |
| Courses Covered | • Bachelor of Accounting (CRICOS Course Code: 117582A)• Graduate Certificate in Business (CRICOS Course Code: 119378M)• Graduate Diploma of Business (CRICOS Course Code: 119379K)• Master of Business Administration (CRICOS Course Code: 119380F)• Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education (CRICOS Course Code: 119512K)• Master of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) (CRICOS Course Code: 119513J) |
Requirement | Details |
Minimum Age | Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of course commencement. |
English Language Requirement | Applicants must obtain an overall score of 6.0 bands in IELTS Test (Academic) with no less than 5.5 bands in all four parts of the IELTS test or equivalent. |
Additional Requirement | Applicants must satisfy criteria in one of the categories listed below. |
Applicant Category | Requirements |
Applicants with Recent Secondary Education (within the last two years) | BBS will accept applicants that hold a formal qualification considered equivalent to an Australian Year 12. |
Applicants with Higher Education Study | BBS will consider applicants who have successfully completed at least one year of a higher education course at an Australian higher education provider (at Australian Qualification Framework level 7) within the last 10 years or an equivalent qualification from another country. Credit may be granted where applicants have completed unit(s) at a similar level at an Australian higher education provider. |
Applicants with VET Study | BBS will consider applicants who have successfully completed any Vocational Education and Training (VET) course within the last five years since leaving school. The VET course must be at least Certificate IV level or higher from an Australian Registered Training Organisation (or equivalent) or a higher education provider. |
Applicants with Work and Life Experience | BBS aims to maintain a clear and standardised admissions process that allows us to assess all applicants fairly. Applications will be welcomed on the basis of qualifications achieved through recent secondary education, VET study, or study at a higher education institution. At present, BBS is unable to consider international applicants who do not have formal qualifications for entry, but who seek admission to courses on the basis of their educational and skills development through work and life experience and informal study. |
Requirement | Details |
Minimum Age | Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of course commencement. |
English Language Requirement | International applicants must obtain an overall score of 6.0 bands in the IELTS Test (Academic) with no less than 6.0 bands in all four parts of the IELTS test or equivalent. |
Additional Requirement | Applicants must satisfy the criteria in one of the categories listed below. |
Applicant Category | Requirements |
Applicants with Higher Education Study | BBS will consider applicants who have successfully completed an Australian Bachelor’s degree (AQF Level 7) or an equivalent qualification from another country. Where applicable, all applications for Credit or RPL must be submitted in accordance with BBS’s Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and Procedures. Applicants who do not hold a Bachelor’s degree (AQF Level 7) or a recognised equivalent qualification can still be admitted if they have a Diploma (AQF 5) or equivalent, along with evidence of a minimum of five years of relevant industry experience at a managerial level. For the avoidance of doubt, applicants with qualifications below AQF Level 5 will not be admitted. |
Applicants with Work and Life Experience | BBS does not consider applications for admission based on work and life experience or informal study where formal higher education qualifications are not present. Entry is available only through the qualification pathways set out above. |
Criteria | GDECE | MTeach (ECE) |
Minimum Age | Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of course commencement. | Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of course commencement. |
English Language Requirements | Overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in all four bands or equivalent. | Overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 with no less than 6.5 in all four bands or equivalent. |
Other Criteria | Applicants must satisfy the criteria listed below. | Applicants must satisfy the criteria listed below. |
Applicant Category | Requirements |
Applicants with Higher Education Study | Applicants who have successfully completed an Australian Bachelor’s degree (AQF Level 7) or an equivalent qualification from another country may be considered. Where applicable, all applications for Credit or RPL must be submitted in accordance with BBS’s Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and Procedures. |
Applicants with Work and Life Experience | BBS does not consider applications based solely on work and life experience or informal study where formal higher education qualifications are not present. Entry is available only through the qualification pathways listed above. |
BBS will consider international applicants who hold a formal qualification considered equivalent to an Australian Year 12 qualification. Please see the Equivalent overseas qualifications information sheet for further information.
BBS will consider international applicants who have successfully completed at least one year of a higher education course at an Australian higher education provider (at Australian Qualification Framework level 7) within the last 10 years. Credit may be granted where applicants have completed unit(s) at a similar level at an Australian higher education provider.
