Bachelor of Nursing

Domestic applicants

Admissions information

SATAC Code	324341, 324345
2023 CSP ATAR	70
2023 CSP IB	25.5
Deferment	Yes - 2 year
Intake	February
Prerequisites	All applicants are required to meet the English Language skills Registration Standard as outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) at https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/. All Domestic applicants will need to submit an English Language Declaration to demonstrate that they meet the standard. All applicants must demonstrate their English Language competency in one of the following ways: PRIMARY LANGUAGE PATHWAY: a. English is their primary language; and b. They have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country*, including at least two years between years 7 and 12. OR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST PATHWAY Please note that meeting the English language requirements for entry to a nursing program does not guarantee that students will meet the NMBA's nursing registration requirements once they have completed their program.
Assumed Knowledge	SACE Stage 2: Biology IB: Biology
Additional Entry Requirements	All students will require a National Police Clearance Certificate before starting clinical placements. This will be at the students own expense.

Selection Criteria

Recent Secondary Education	Applicants with recent secondary education are those whose admission is primarily based on the completion of Year 12 within the last two years, however if you completed your secondary education more than two years ago, you may still be able to be considered on the basis of your secondary schooling. You must not have completed more than 2 years full time equivalent university study (48 units). You compete for a place with your Selection Rank (ATAR plus any applicable adjustment factors). Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Pathway. See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.
Higher Education Study	You must have completed at least six months full time equivalent higher education study (the number of courses and units will vary depending on your prior institution however at the University of Adelaide, this equates to 4 courses / 12 units). A Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated for each separate program you have undertaken (apart from some double degree programs where the GPA is combined). You compete on the basis of your best GPA. Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Pathway. See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.
Vocational Education and Training (VET) study	You must have completed an AQF Diploma or above from a Registered Training Organisation. Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Pathway. See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.
Work and life experience	To be eligible to sit the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) as a pathway for entry, you must be 18 years or over before 1 February 2024. If you have studied at higher education level in the last two years (for 2024 entry this means you were enrolled in either 2023 or 2022), you must not have accumulated more than a TOTAL of 2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) higher education study (ie. including any study prior to 2022). If you meet this criteria, you will be ranked according to your result in the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT). Your STAT result is not weighted between verbal and quantitative components. Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Pathway. See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.
Other Entry Pathways

2023 Admissions Data for school leavers

ATAR (raw ATAR, excluding any applicable adjustment factors)	Lowest ATAR to receive an offer	62.05
	Median ATAR to receive an offer	80.75
	Highest ATAR to receive an offer	98.45
Selection Rank (ATAR plus any adjustment factors)	Lowest Selection Rank to receive an offer	70
	Median Selection Rank to receive an offer	85.18
	Highest Selection Rank to receive an offer	99.95
Minimum eligibility score		65
Additional criteria considered		Selection rank only

• Admissions Transparency Data

  Student Profile

  Applicant background	Semester one/Full year intake 2023
  	Number of students	Percentage of all students
  (A) Higher Education study (includes a bridging or enabling course)	73	26.0%
  (B) Vocational education and training (VET) study	34	12.1%
  (C) Work and life experience (admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories)	12	4.3%
  (D) Recent secondary education:
  Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors)	133	47.3%
  Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR)	N/A	N/A
  Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration, audition alone, schools recommendation scheme with no minimum ATAR requirement)	N/A	N/A
  International students	29	10.3%
  All students	281	100.0%