Pre-university Programmes Overview: Form Six, Matriculation, A-level, AUSMAT, SAM, ICPU, IB, Foundation
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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