* Arrival Support Fee, Accommodation Placement Fee, School Transfer Fee, Administration Fee, Homestay Fee
Entry Requirement
Students must have achieved at least 60% on average in each core academic subject over the past two years.
English Requirement
It is a requirement that secondary school students have a certain level of English language skills prior to commencing their course of study.
To meet the minimum English language requirements for secondary school students, a student must provide documented evidence that the student has:
• been taught at a school for at least 2 years where English is the primary language of instruction; or
• achieved:
» a general IELTS test score of at least 5.5 for Year 10 entry; or
» a general IELTS test score of at least 6.0 for Year 11 entry; or
» an AEAS score of 66 or higher; or » an internet-based TOEFL score of at least 69; or
» an EIKEN score of Grade 3 or higher for Year 10 entry; or
» an EIKEN score of Grade Pre-2 or higher for Year 11 entry.
If the above requirements cannot be met, then before commencing in a Victorian government school, the student must:
• undertake additional English language studies in a Victorian government school as part of their course, if available; or
• successfully complete an English language course in Victoria at a private provider
Other Requirement
Less than 20 years
Students in Year 12 will study at least one subject from the English group at Units 3 & 4 and four other subjects. This means that in the 6 block timetable each student will have a spare block for supervised private study. Students are not permitted to study fewer than 4 studies at Wellington Secondary College in each academic year.
Students planning to select a subject at Unit 3 & 4 level that they did not study at Unit 1 & 2 level are advised to seek advice from the Careers staff. Some subjects require completion of Units 1 & 2 as a prerequisite for Units 3 & 4. Studies which may be suitable to commence at Unit 3 & 4 level include:
• Biology
• Legal Studies
• Business Management
• Media
• English
• Philosophy
• English Literature
• P.E.
• Food Studies
• Product Design & Technology
• Health and Human Development
• Psychology
• History (both Ancient History & History Revolutions)
• Theatre Studies
• Applied Computing
