The almanac · Schools
Where do you want to study medicine?
All 18 Australian undergraduate medical and dental programmes — what each one requires, how they weight it, and where the minimums sit.
The pathway
How an offer is made.
Four stages, and the last two are where most applications are decided.
ATAR
Your school grades — the academic baseline.
UCAT
2-hour computerised aptitude test, 181 questions across 4 sections.
Interview
MMI or panel format — where presence and ethics matter.
Offer
A medical school offer.
The schools
All eighteen, at a glance.
Requirements change each year. Always confirm against the university's own admissions page before you apply.
The University of Adelaide
Weights: 20/40/40
Bond University
Full-fee programme (no UCAT)
Charles Darwin University
Weights: 10/90
Central Queensland University
Charles Sturt University
Curtin University
Weights: 35/30/35 → Interview
Flinders University
Weights: 90/10
Griffith University
99.85 minimum
James Cook University
No UCAT required
La Trobe University (Dental)
99.7 minimum
Monash University
Weights: 33/33/33
University of Newcastle
ATAR 94.3 min · 100% UCAT for interview · 100% interview for offer
University of Southern Queensland
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
ATAR 99.3 min · UCAT 93rd %ile min · strong interview required
University of Queensland
Weights: 25/25/50
University of Tasmania
University of Western Australia
Western Sydney University
ATAR 95.5 cut-off · 100% UCAT for interview · 75% interview + 25% UCAT for offer
Information is indicative only and based on publicly available data. Requirements, weightings and cut-offs vary each year — always check the official university websites for current entry requirements.
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