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o Primary and Secondary Education	o Australian Year 12	o A - Levels
o STPM in Malaysia	o Australian & UK Foundation	o Canadian Pre-University

The Foundation Program has been specially designed to meet the of international students. There are three flexible entry dates needs available:-

The Standard Foundation Program is a 10-month course commencing in January and concluding in November. An April Start Foundation Program commences in April and also concludes in November.

A Fast Track Foundation Program commences in August and concludes in December of the same year.
Students undertaking the April Start have extended instruction times and shorter break in order to obtain the same class time as those in the Standard Program. In the April Start and Fast Track Foundation Programs a limited range of subjects will be offered.

To be eligible to enrol in any of the Colleges' programs an international student must meet the following entry requirements.

1. Age - Normally, a student should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of the program.
2. Academic achievement - The academic achievement criteria used to determine whether a student meets the Colleges' minimum entry requirements are:
the level of English language proficiency, and

the academic performance in three subjects that are likely to be studied in the Foundation/Year 12. Such subjects include Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Human Biology, Accounting, Computing, Economics, Geography and History.

Applications from students who are over the age of 19 at the commencement of their program will receive special consideration. Besides performance in public and school examinations, credit will be given for non-formal training, other qualifications and work experience.

The table below outlines the minimum level of secondary education that must be reached by a student who wants to enrol. Forecast results are accepted.

COUNTRY	MINIMUM LEVEL OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
Australia	Successful completion of Year 11 or equivalent
Brunei	4 O-Levels, with C5 or better including English
China	Senior Middle 2
Hong Kong	Form 5 HKCEE with 4 D's including English
Indonesia	Successful completion of SMU II
Macau	Form 5 or Senior Middle 2 with good results
Malaysia	3 SPM subjects with C5 or above and C4 for English or completion of SeniorSenior Middle 2 with the same grades
Singapore	Four O-Levels with C6 or better including English
Taiwan	Senior High School, Year 2 with good results
Turkey	Successful completion of Lise Diploma, Year 11 or equivalent
Vietnam	Year 11, grades of 6 or higher in five relevant subjects

The Colleges listed below are strongly recommended for the Foundation program.

COLLEGE	STATE
Murdoch College	Perth, Australia
Canning College	Perth, Australia
Tuart College	Perth, Australia
Taylors College	Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Australia
Eynesbury College	Adeliade, Australia
Nudgee International College	Gold Coast

In the United Kingdom, there are a number of foundation programs which offer direct pathways into Universities in the United Kingdom. Amongst the most well-known relative to its young age, is INTO. INTO currently has campuses in THREE well known universities namely, EXETER UNIVERSITY, MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY and The University Of East Anglia.

In the year of 2008, INTO shall be in partnership with three more universities to offer students more choices of direct entry into the university programs of their choice.

The Foundation Program starts generally in January and September of each year gearing for entry into the normal university intakes of September each year. The program offers entry into courses like Business and Engineering amongst others.