New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsA person is eligible to apply for registration as a student-at-law if he or she intends to remain in Australia during the whole of his or her candidature for the Board’s examinations and:
(a) has passed the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT MC or STAT T) with a mark of 149 or above,
(b) is a graduate,
(c) has completed the NSW Higher School Certificate achieving the levels set out in the following table:
Years Minimum Level Minimum English mark calculated as an average of HSC examination and assessment marks Before 1986 Aggregate of 253 2 Unit General/2 Unit A 60 2 Unit 53 1986-1990 TES of 253 2 Unit General 60 2 Unit 53 1990-1999 TER of 50 2 Unit Contemporary 60 2 Unit Related/General 53 1999-2000 UAI of 66 2 Unit Contemporary 60 2 Unit Related/General 53 2001-2008 UAI of 66 Standard/Advanced 60 ESL 70 2009- ATAR of 68.90 Standard/Advanced 60 ESL 70
(d) has completed the equivalent of the NSW Higher School Certificate examination in Australia or New Zealand, achieving a level equivalent to one of the levels set out in the table in paragraph (c),
(e) holds an associate degree or a diploma, advanced diploma or associate diploma from an Australian university or TAFE college,
(f) has passed the International Baccalaureate examination with a result of 30 points or more and a result in English A of at least 4 points at the Higher Level or 5 points at the Standard level,
(g) has been admitted to candidature for a degree in an Australian or New Zealand university,
(h) has qualified in a TAFE college or elsewhere for the award of a Certificate III or Certificate IV as assessed by the Australian Qualifications Framework,
(i) has gained qualifications outside Australia equivalent to a Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Certificate III or Certificate IV,
(j) has been employed as a paralegal or a legal secretary undertaking actual legal work under supervision for at least three years, or
(k) has been or is either a police officer or a registered nurse who has passed examinations in either of those professions.