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We are committed to creating higher education and leadership opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and aim to provide you with resources and support throughout your studies. This includes support programs and services at a university and faculty level:
The Gadigal Program is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as both an admissions pathway and a support program. Whether you’re currently in Year 12 or not, the program can help you gain entry to a course with a lower minimum ATAR requirement and provides ongoing support while you’re studying.
The Yooroang Garang student support unit provides advice, assistance and academic services specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled at the Sydney School of Health Sciences. Services and activities include:
Address: Cumberland Campus, T Block, Level 4, Via Gate 1, East Street, Lidcombe NSW 2141
For more information, please contact Simone-Cherie Holt at simone-cherie.holt@sydney.edu.au or +61 2 9351 9114.
While we encourage applications to all our degrees, we have two specific admissions pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD).
Applicants must have completed a previous degree or be in the final year of a bachelor’s degree to be considered. In general, applicants are required to have their qualifications assessed and the Grade Point Average (GPA) for their tertiary studies calculated, by the Universities Admission Centre (UAC) through its Qualifications Assessment Service (QAS), and to have achieved at least a GPA of 4.5 (7-point numeric scale).
However, applicants with a lower mark who can demonstrate improvement over the duration of their tertiary studies will be considered eligible for admission, particularly if their final year of most recent tertiary study demonstrates high-level skills, with approval from the Advisory Committee on Indigenous Admissions (ACIC) at the Sydney Medical School. The "two-year" rule requiring students to have completed their previous degree with at least two years in their awarding institution will be waived.
Applicants must have sat their GAMSAT examination. It is preferred that applicants have achieved a minimum score of 50 in each section of the GAMSAT, and in particular that they have passed the GAMSAT III (science) paper. However, applicants may still be considered eligible for admission if this result is not achieved, with approval from the ACIC only.
Applications will be assessed on an individual basis. Eligible applicants will be asked to:
For more detailed information on the application process please see the MD and DMD Domestic Admissions Guide (pdf, 1.4MB).
Applicants must have completed a postgraduate degree within three years before 1 January of the year in which the applicant is seeking admission, which is either:
In general, the applicants’ GPA (as calculated by UAC) should be at least a GPA of 4.5 (7-point numeric scale), but applicants with a lower mark who can demonstrate improvement over the duration of their tertiary studies will be considered eligible for admission, particularly if their final year of most recent tertiary study demonstrates high-level skills, with approval from the ACIC.
This pathway does not require the completion of a bachelor's degree or the undertaking of the GAMSAT examination.
Applications will be assessed on an individual basis. Eligible applicants will be asked to:
Indigenous applicants are encouraged to contact us on +61 2 8627 9424 or med.iheu@sydney.edu.au for more information and support.
For more detailed information on the application process please see the MD and DMD Domestic Admissions Guide (pdf, 1.4MB).