Applicants from Australia

We welcome applicants from Australia who would like to apply for a place here at Christ's College. We also welcome teachers and guidance counselors at schools in Australia to get in touch if you have questions about supporting students from your school who would like to apply to Christ's College.

• International Webinar
• Entry requirements
• The application deadline
• The application process
• Interviews
• Where can I find out more?
  
   

International Webinar and other online events

Each year we run the Christ's International Webinars in July to help our international applicants. See the international webinars page for details. 

From February until August we also run regular webinars (such as Christ's College: A look at the Grounds and Facilities). We deliberately vary the times of these so that you should find that there are opportunities that work for your time zone - don't be put off by ones that are in the middle of the night for you. If you are struggling to access a webinar due to time zone issues, please email us.

Please also keep an eye on our open days and events page for further online events including the College Open Days. 
 

Entry requirements

Our typical entry requirement for students with an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) would be based on a rank of 98.5–99.5 overall together with documentation of similar performance in relevant individual subjects. See the subject requirements section of the relevant Christ's subject page. For many courses, a top result in mathematics at the highest academic level will form part of any offer, and this can apply to such courses as Economics, Engineering and Natural Sciences, as well as Mathematics itself. Do be aware that the ATAR score published by the relevant State body is the score that will be used to determine whether you have met any offer conditions (only adjustments implemented by the awarding body will be considered). 

If you are taking the International Baccalaureate, we require 42 points overall, with 776 at Higher Level. If you are applying for a course that requires maths, you must ensure that you are taking Maths: Analysis and Approaches at Higher Level. Please see our page for IB students. 

Students taking International A levels will need to achieve at least A*AA or A*A*A, depending on the course applied for. See our page for International A levels.

Offers for Mathematics also include STEP Papers II and III. Further information about STEP and preparation support is available on the Maths page (do look out for the STEP Support Programme which provides free weekly assignments).

Some courses also require an Admissions Test. We advise you to look into the Admissions Test information well in advance of the application period. 

The application deadline

For applicants from Australia applying in 2024 (for 2025 entry or deferred 2026 entry) the application deadline is 15 October 2024. 

It is very, very important to check whether your course has an Admissions Test that needs registration, as you will need to check the deadline for this. Depending on your subject you may need to register by mid-September, some time before the October UCAS application deadline. We recommend that you register as early as possible if registration is required in your subject, as this increases your chances of being able to sit the test at your chosen Test Centre. See the application process section below.
 

The application process

We recommend that you apply as soon as possible once UCAS opens for applications in September. Your course may require registration for an admissions test in September (depending on the subject) and then the UCAS application deadline for all courses is 15 October 2024.  Application is for entry the following October (or for deferred entry the year after). We encourage all applicants to read the information about applying on the relevant subject page, as well as the how to apply page well in advance of September, as there are a number of parts to the application procedure which may take time to organise and complete:

1. If your course has an Admissions Test that needs registration by mid-Setember, we recommend that you register as soon as possible once the registration is open. Details are updated on the Written Tests page by July each year for students applying the following October. You will be able to search for the test centres in Australia.
2. There is more than one application form. You first make a UCAS application and then you complete an additional form called My Cambridge Application.
3. You will need a referee who can provide a reference and predicted grades for any exams that you have not yet taken.
4. You will also need to arrange for your school to provide a transcript, which you upload as part of My Cambridge Application. 

Do explore our additional support pages for international applicants, and note that on 20 September Christ's publishes the current applicants section, which will support you (in detail!) through the next steps once you have submitted a valid application and chosen Christ's College in your UCAS application.

Interviews (and College Registered Assessments, if relevant)

You will see if you read through our how to apply page, that we have interviews as part of our admissions process. We interview the majority of applicants, though not every applicant is selected for interview. Please see the information about interviews in the Christ's International Applicant Support section.

Christ's applicants who are selected for interview are interviewed online in all cases - the arrangements are the same for both UK and international applicants. You can have your interviews either at home (most applicants do this) or at school (if easier or if you have a better internet connection at school).

Obviously there is a huge time difference between Australia and the UK. If you are selected for interview, your interviews will be scheduled between 06:00 and 00:00 local time, so they will not be in the middle of the night but they are likely to be either early or late in the day. If you want to check the local time in Cambridge, UK, this is a useful website. Our clocks run on British Summer Time (BST) March to late Oct, and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) from late Oct to March.

In some subjects there is a "College Registered" assessment, which means an assessment that is only taken by those selected for interview. As the name implies, there is no registration for these assessments - they will be organised by Christ's for you to sit online if you are selected for interview, and we will send you full details at the time. You can check to see if there is a College Registered assessment and (if relevant) details for this in your subject by reading the how to apply section on the relevant subject page.

Finance

Do have a look at our finance section for details of the costs and financial support available. You'll see that in addition to the university-wide awards from the Cambridge, Commonwealth, European and International Trusts, at Christ's we have Christ’s College International Awards and Christ's Awards.
 

Where can I find out more?

There is a full section for international students on the Christ's website.

We encourage you to explore the college online as there are lots of pictures to help you to get a sense of it. We have a College map and there are picture pages for First Court, Second Court, Third Court, New Court and the Fellows' Garden, as well as a section on Christ's facilities including pages on the Hall, Canteen, Working Library, Old Library, Law Library, Chapel, Theatre, Common Rooms, Café and Bar, Swimming Pool, Gym, Squash Court, Function Room, Sports Fields and Boathouse. There's a page on accommodation, and 360 degree photography of First Court, The Fellows' Garden, and Third Court as well.

If you read through some of the student profiles and the student life section, you'll pick up lots of detail about College life.

For your course research we recommend reading the Christ's subject page (and following links from it to the university pages too). It is essential to read this page before making your application as it also has any subject-specific requirements, advice and resources.

Did you know that we have a university Australian and New Zealand society? You'll be able to find them at the university freshers fair in the first week if you want to.
 

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