Volume XI · Issue No. V · 08 May 2026
The almanac — Schools
Where do you want to study medicine? —

Medical schools, Australia.

Each university weighs the UCAT, ATAR, and interview differently. Here is how the admissions process works — and what every Australian medical school looks for.

I.

ATAR → UCAT → Interview → Offer.

For most undergraduate medical schools in Australia, three criteria gate the offer. Each step is its own test — and each step is coachable.

I.
ATAR

Your school grades — the academic baseline.

II.
UCAT

2-hour computerised aptitude test, 181 questions across 4 sections.

III.
Interview

MMI or panel format — where presence and ethics matter.

IV.
Offer

A medical school offer.

II.

Three criteria, equally weighted.

For most medical schools, your ATAR, UCAT, and interview each contribute roughly a third of the offer decision. Schools differ in the precise mix — Adelaide weights 20/40/40, Monash weights 33/33/33, UNSW requires a 99.3 ATAR plus 93rd-percentile UCAT minimum — but underestimating any single one is the most common reason strong students miss out.

Note

Two universities don't require the UCAT — James Cook University and Bond University (full-fee programme). Their admissions processes weigh ATAR, written applications, and interview performance instead.

III.

Eighteen medical schools, every requirement.

Every undergraduate medical and dental programme in Australia. Where universities publish specific cut-offs or weightings, they are noted here — confirm exact figures on each university's official admissions page.

i.
The University of Adelaide
UCATATARInterview
Weights: 20/40/40
ii.
Bond University
ATARPsychometric TestInterview
Full-fee programme (no UCAT)
iii.
Charles Darwin University
UCATATAR
Weights: 10/90
iv.
Central Queensland University
UCATATARInterview
v.
Charles Sturt University
ATARUCATInterview
vi.
Curtin University
ATARUCATCASPer
Weights: 35/30/35 → Interview
vii.
Flinders University
ATARUCAT
Weights: 90/10
viii.
Griffith University
ATAR
99.85 minimum
ix.
James Cook University
ATARReferencesInterview
No UCAT required
x.
La Trobe University (Dental)
ATAR
99.7 minimum
xi.
Monash University
ATARUCATInterview
Weights: 33/33/33
xii.
University of Newcastle
ATARUCATInterview
ATAR 94.3 min · 100% UCAT for interview · 100% interview for offer
xiii.
University of Southern Queensland
ATARUCATInterview
xiv.
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
ATARUCATInterview
ATAR 99.3 min · UCAT 93rd %ile min · strong interview required
xv.
University of Queensland
ATARUCATInterview
Weights: 25/25/50
xvi.
University of Tasmania
ATARUCAT
xvii.
University of Western Australia
ATARUCATInterview
xviii.
Western Sydney University
ATARUCATInterview
ATAR 95.5 cut-off · 100% UCAT for interview · 75% interview + 25% UCAT for offer
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