Pre-u Programme: Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT)




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Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT)


The Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) is a popular pre-university program administered by the Curriculum Council of the Government of Western Australia which is responsible for the development and accreditation of courses of study for post compulsory schooling and for the assessment and certification of student achievement.

At the end of this 10 months program, students will be required to sit for the Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE) which is equivalent to the Year 12 curriculum of Western Australia.

Entry Requirements
SPM, O-levels or its equivalent with 5 credits including English, mathematics / science.

Intake
January and March

Fee
RM 8,500 - RM 11,000

Subjects
The AUSMAT program consists of 5 subjects. They are as follows:
  • English studies or English as Second Language (ESL)
  • The remaining subjects must include one subject from each from List 1 and List 2:

List 1
  • Chinese
  • Economics
  • English
  • German
  • Malay

List 2
  • Accounting studies
  • Applicable mathematics
  • Calculus
  • Information systems
  • Human biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry

In addition to these subjects, students will have to study the compulsory MQA subjects which include: Malaysian studies, moral/Islamic studies and Bahasa Malaysia (exempted if a credit in Bahasa Malaysia has been obtained at SPM Level)

Assessment
50% of the assessment is based on course work and the other 50% on an external examination, which is Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE). The TEE is recognized by most universities around the world, especially Australia, as an entrance qualification for degree programs in various universities.

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What is the main difference between AUSMAT n SAM? Which one will be more encouragable if i am planning to take overseas course in Australia aft my pre-U study locally.

basically it's the same but most of the colleges offer SAM. It's the entry requirement for those who planned to study at Aussie..

Is AUSMAT recognised as a pre university course for Medicine. Where else is it recognised other than Australia ?

If you are aiming for medicine,I dont think AUSMAT would be good because medicine is always high in demand and it doesnt require any courseworks. Mostly, Medicine students will came from A-level,Form 6 and Matricualtion (Local-U) because these 3 pre-u is going deeper compared to other pre-u courses.

how to apply this AUSMAT program?

hey i hope this information would be useful.
there are 2 major differences between sam and ausmat, which is tht sam is regulated by the south australian government and ausmat by the western australian govt. The TER is also calculated differently where sam takes into account of all 5 subjects. ausmat is slightly different where the best 4 subject is calculated, which then gives a higher ranking =D

Hi, i'm now taking ausmat at intec, shah alam, selangor. It's been 6 months now. i'm majoring in economics. And for the 2nd sem, commerce students i.e accounting and economics students are given a choice whether to take specialised math or malay studies as another additional subject. I'd love to take malay studies but my sponsor, Petronas, has obliged all its scholars to take specialised math. What's actually the most prominent reason if u take specialised math compared to malay studies? Is it more applicable or easier while applying for universities in australia?

To Anonymous,
Basically, malay studies is good when you applying for country that used malay.
Like you said that you are majoring in economic so i think it's more applicable for you to take specialised math.
I got a few friends here who are Petronas Scholar and they required to take Further math in A-level too because it's useless for them when they are doing their degree at australia.

Hi.. Like u said before, it's going to be useless for students to take malay subjects like malay studies when they are doing their pre-university as they are going to pursue their degree in australia after all right. But then, my lecturer said that malay studies will help improve our TER. Besides, it will also give us more time and space to study and revise for the other subjects. Actually for many students, the first and foremost priority is that they want to pass the TER for them to get to australia. They don't want to take some heavy subjects just because it is 'said' to help them in their degree in australia. It's not even certain that students are going to excel by taking specialised math, what's more to pass the TER to go australia. It's like, who likes maths. If u said, taking specialised math is going to help students in their degree in australia, then why bother having malay studies as an option for the commerce students?

hi,i'm a student doing my aumat prog in kbu college..
actually,from what i know,the comsulsary subject such as malaysian studies will not be included in our TER score.it is just additional subjects that u hav to learn and pass the examination.
like me for instant,i learn malaysian studies and islamic studies only for 6 month,then sit for the exam.basically u just have to pass the minimum score of 50% i think, then u will be just fine.

can i get more information bout study and career planning in engineering??
mybe that info will help me in future

hi..
can anyone tell me more details about study for australian matriculation..
because this june i will futher my stdy at intec shah alam for australian matriculation..
cn anyone tell a little bit about the subjects and the books for ausmat???

I applied for social science and I managed to get the JPA scholarship. I'll be doing AUSMAT in KBU. I want to get a degree in English Literature. What subjects do I have to take while doing AUSMAT? Based on the list, the only subject directly related is English Studies. Do I have to take science and maths too just to make it 5 subjects?

I m going to do ausmat at kbu tis july..

KBU offers these subjects for AUSMAT students:
applicable mathematics, calculus, bio, phy, chem, economics, accounting, information systems and german.

since i m taking accounting, my choice will definitly be accounting, economics,information system and _______. I dun really think i need applicable mathematics and calculus but discrete math. Bio, chem, phy and german are totally out..


can anyone pls giv me some ideas...

hi, I got scholarship to study AUSMAT in kbu. I'm going to take chinese in ausralian university. However, KBU doesn't offer me chinese, so I'm afraid I can't study chinese later. So, can anyone point me a way? or at least brighten me up? Pls...

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