🇿🇦 South Africa → 🇵🇭 Philippines · Architecture & Design · 2026
Planning to study Architecture & Design in Philippines from South Africa — perhaps as an architect or designer? Here's the TOEFL you'll need, the score range universities there look for, and how to confirm it on the new 1.0–6.0 scale.
Philippine universities accept TOEFL for international-student admission (set per institution). Higher education in the Philippines is largely English-medium, so a test is not always required.
Most universities in Philippines accept TOEFL for admission where an English-language test is required. Globally, TOEFL iBT is accepted by more than 13,000 universities and institutions across over 160 countries. Confirm the exact score your programme needs on its official admissions page.
Your overall TOEFL score is now the AVERAGE of the four sections (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing), each scored 1.0–6.0 in half-band steps — not the old 0–120 sum. The scale is CEFR-aligned.
The Architecture & Design requirement is set per programme (postgraduate often higher) — confirm the current figure on the university's official page. Many universities and visa authorities are still updating their thresholds during the 2026–2028 transition — confirm the current figure (and which scale, new 1–6 or old 0–120) on the official source before you rely on it.
South Africa is largely English-medium, so TOEFL is often waived where prior study was in English; NSFAS funds domestic study only, so overseas study uses external scholarships.
Accredited Philippines universities in our directory offer Architecture & Design. A few examples:
All Architecture & Design universities in Philippines that accept TOEFL →
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Always confirm. TOEFL requirements change and vary by university, programme and visa route — always confirm the current figure with the official body before you rely on it. This page is honest guidance, not immigration advice.