Admissions

GCE A-level and International A-level (IAL)

GCE/IAL students should take 4 AL subjects (excluding Chinese), of which at least 3 subjects should be completed in one sitting (within a 12-month period). Either Chemistry or Biology should be taken. Having both is preferable. Further Maths is not counted as a separate subject. The raw mark of Maths or Further Maths, whichever is higher, will count towards the total GCE score.

With the changes to the A-level examination system, students who do not have the old scaled marks (UMS) are required to provide raw marks and grade boundaries of each subject right after the release of results. We will use the raw marks and grade boundaries to estimate a percentage mark similar to the one in the previous UMS system.

It is increasingly important that students should provide the results of other entry examinations such as the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) or BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT).

As the results are not released until mid-August, we will invite a few applicants with outstanding results in the GCE AS level, UKCAT and/or BMAT for an early interview.

After the release of GCE AL or IAL results, the top-ranked students (usually an average of 4A*>95%), who have not been interviewed before, will be invited for interview in late August. 

Australian High School Curriculum

Australian students should have an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent of at least 99.5. Students should also provide their Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) results, or International Students Admissions Test (ISAT) for some international students.

Degree Holders and Graduating Students

Applicants are normally expected to have a high A average from a highly ranked University. Different Universities use different grading systems, but in general, we are expecting grades that would be consistent with the top 10% of the class, or well above the boundary for first-class honours degrees.

Applicants should also provide the results of other medical entry examinations such as the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) or Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) as applicable in their country of the current study.

Existing Medical Students

Existing medical students can apply for transfer to Year 2, 3 or 4. Students are expected to have already covered the material taught in our earlier years. There may be major differences between medical schools in what is taught in different years. These difficulties and other logistic problems mean that some overseas medical students have to transfer to our medicine programme one year below their current year of study.

Students have to provide latest academic transcripts, a reference letter from the Dean or equivalent authority of their medical school, as well as a detailed course and lecture descriptions of their programmes.

Dynamic Year 2 (DY2)

Eligible candidates with the following qualifications are able to apply for Couse Exemptions and an option of admission to Year 2 with the Faculty after enrolment. 

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