Theological education in the Orthodox tradition since 1982

St Cyril’sCoptic Orthodox Theological College
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Application for admission

Complete this form to apply for admission to any course. It takes about 20 minutes — your answers are saved in this browser as you go.

Before you start: documents you’ll need

To apply for admission at St Cyril’s, please complete the following application form. Before applying please familiarise yourself with our degree offerings and tuition schedule. Please ensure that all necessary supporting documentation is uploaded, else your application may not be accepted. Once received, your application will be considered and you will be contacted via email. If you have any questions or concerns please contact our registrar.

Required Documents for Application:

Please note you may be required to upload all or some of the following documents. The Letter of Reference is to be filled on the template below which you can download. For the identification and transcript documents, these need to be Certified (i.e. by a JP, Doctor, Pharmacist, or any other profession listed). For instructions for certification, please see here. Please have them ready for beginning the application:

  • Proof of Identity: 100 point system of identification (required)
  • Passport Photo: (required)
  • Evidence of Residency: (only if not Australian Citizen)
  • Certified Certificate of Secondary Education – e.g. ATAR certificate: (required)
  • Certified Transcript of Tertiary Education – must include Transcript: (only if required)
  • Certified Transcript of Prior units: (only if seeking credit for prior study)
  • Evidence of Pension: (only if a pensioner)
  • IELTS English Test results: (only if required)
  • Letter of Reference (pdf to be downloaded & completed) – usually by a Parish Priest: (required)
  • Any other supporting information not included above

* marks a required question.

01Personal details

Find or create your USI at usi.gov.au/students

Gender
Are you of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin?
If you are not an Australian citizen, are you a Permanent Australian Resident?

If ‘Yes’, you must upload evidence of residency.

Do you speak a language other than English at home?
Do you have a disability, impairment or long-term medical condition which may affect your studies?
Please indicate
Would you like advice on support services, equipment and facilities which may assist you?
02Previous education — secondary

Please upload a certified copy of your certificate in the Documents section below.

Did you complete Year 12?
School completion index received
03Previous education — tertiary

List any tertiary study, and upload certified academic transcripts below.

Are you currently studying elsewhere?
Status
04Course
Have you previously been admitted into a Member Institution of the Australian University College of Divinity?
On what basis are you seeking admission?

Options marked ^ require evidence.

Do you intend to study
Would you like to apply for credit for previous study?

If ‘Yes’, evidence of previous study is required.

05English proficiency

If English is not your first language, you may be required to complete an English language proficiency test (e.g. IELTS).

Is English your first language?
06Education level of parents

The Department of Education requires this information for statistical purposes. It is not used in assessing your application.

Parent/Guardian 1
Highest level of education completed by parent/guardian 1
Parent/Guardian 2
Highest level of education completed by parent/guardian 2
07Next of kin (optional)
08Financial information

Tuition fees are required before each semester begins.

How do you plan to pay for your study? (tick any that apply)
Where did you hear about St Cyril’s?
09Documents

Identification and transcripts must be certified copies (e.g. by a JP, doctor or pharmacist). Each file can be up to 10 MB — PDF, JPG, PNG or Word.

Passport, birth certificate or citizenship certificate

Driver’s licence, WWCC card or tertiary photo ID

Usually from your parish priest, on the College’s template

Only if you are not an Australian citizen

e.g. ATAR certificate

Required for postgraduate applications

Only if seeking credit for prior study

e.g. IELTS, if required

10Withdrawal and refund

Students may withdraw from courses without academic penalty only if notice of withdrawal is submitted in writing to the Registrar of St Cyril’s by 4.00 pm on the Census Date applicable to the subject in question.

If withdrawal occurs up to 4.00 pm on the Census Date the tuition fee will be refunded but a withdrawal penalty will be charged to the student and is payable immediately. Beyond this time, tuition fees will not be refunded. See the Australian University College of Divinity Refund Policy for further details.

If St Cyril’s defaults in delivery of subjects or courses, the arrangements set out in the Australian University College of Divinity Refund Policy apply.

11Privacy

Australian University College of Divinity (AUCD) and its Member Institutions require the information requested of you in this form in order to provide you with education services and to cater for particular student’s needs. If you do not provide all the relevant information, we may not be able to provide such services and to assess your academic progress.

Please also note that the AUCD and its Member Institutions may provide your personal information and sensitive information to third parties (eg educational institutions such as universities, colleges and accreditation bodies and Australian government bodies such as TEQSA, Centrelink and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Tuition Protection Service, ESOS Assurance Fund Manager, Graduate Careers Australia, Insync Surveys PL) in order to provide you with high quality education services and assess your academic progress or suitability.

You can request access to your health and personal information by contacting the Privacy Officer.

12Academic integrity

All students are expected to treat academic integrity as a framework that is integral to their own authentic learning experience, a means for pursuing excellence in their academic development, and as essential to maintaining the high value of the AUCD award in which they are enrolled.

  • to embrace the opportunity to produce original work that demonstrates their learning;
  • to follow all rules, regulations, directions, requirements or guidelines governing the production of academic work;
  • to seek help if necessary, to ensure that standards of academic integrity are maintained in their own behaviour and that of their fellow students, as exemplified by faculty and staff;
  • to participate in any training or educational activities that support the maintenance of academic integrity.
13Declaration