University of Newcastle & University of New England

Newcastle, Central Coast (Gosford) — University of Newcastle; Armidale — University of New England, New South Wales 🇦🇺MD · 5 years

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Admissions websiteVerified Oct 22, 2026

At a glance

Application

UAC

Entry

School-leaver & graduate

Class size

170

Applicants

3,000

Interviewed

—

Offers

170

Program length

5 years

Deadline

Dec 4, 2026

2027 entry figures from official sources

Who can apply

Entry based on high school qualifications (domestic)

Entry based on university study (domestic)

Bonded Medical Program (BMP) sub-quota

28% of seats

28.5% of these places will be allocated as Bonded Medical Places; available to Australian citizens and permanent visa holders only.

Miroma Bunbilla Program (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)

17 seats

Up to 17 places available per year; includes a mandatory week-long pre-admission program.

Regional Health Professional Pathway

10 seats

Rural and Remote Admissions Scheme (RRAS)

30% of seats

International (targeted quota)

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor of Medical Science / Doctor of Medicine – JMP (UAC Course Code: 785000).

Prerequisites

None — no subject prerequisites for admission to the JMP

GPA

Entry is ATAR-based (school-leaver) or UAC-Rank-based (prior tertiary study), not GPA-based; no GPA scale is used by the JMP.

MCAT

No MCATUCAT ANZ required for all applicants, domestic and international; GAMSAT, MCAT and ISAT are not used by the JMP.

Casper

Not required

Also required

UCAT ANZ registration · Multiple Skills Assessment (MSA) — in person for domestic candidates, or online, by allocated session · Personal Qualities Assessment (PQA), an online test · UAC application listing UAC Code 785000 by the applicable closing date

How selection works

Direct JMP application plus UAC application plus UCAT ANZ registration, then UCAT ANZ sat (SJT excluded from the aggregate), then a Stage 1 threshold (set after applications close, may differ for standard vs rural applicants) determines invitation to Stage 2, then Stage 2 (Multiple Skills Assessment and Personal Qualities Assessment), then applicants are ranked in descending order of Stage 2 merit with Stage 1 score used only as a tie-breaker, then offers are made through UAC by rural/non-rural quota at each university.

Interview

Format

MMI

Delivery

Mixed

When

NSW/QLD/ACT and all rural applicants: late November – early December 2026; all other non-rural interstate applicants: January 2027; invitations made November 2026.

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Dates, deadlines & fees

May 16, 2026
UCAT ANZ registration closes
1 July - 5 August 2026
UCAT ANZ testing window
Early August 2026
JMP direct university application opens
Sep 30, 2026
JMP direct university application closes / preference change deadline
Oct 31, 2026
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander (Miroma Bunbilla) UAC application deadline
Dec 1, 2026
UAC application deadline (must include Medicine preference, UAC Code 785000)
Dec 4, 2026
Deadline for requests to change JMP preferences
Late November - Early December 2026
Selection interviews (NSW/QLD/ACT and rural applicants)
January 2027
Selection interviews (other non-rural interstate applicants)

Tuition (2027 start (next start date 18 Jan 2027))

International: AUD 92,695 indicative annual fee (international, Newcastle campus)

Special programs & mission

Rural and Remote Admissions Scheme (RRAS)

Rural Bonus Scheme

For applicants completing secondary studies at a rural/remote high school; minimum ATAR requirement reduced to 85.

Regional Excellence Pathway

Miroma Bunbilla Program

Biomedical Science Pathway

Regional Health Professional Pathway

Communities Entry List

For applicants who have resided in the JMP footprint for 5+ consecutive or 10+ cumulative years.

Excellence Through Equity (ETE)

Central Coast Clinical School (Gosford)

Bonded Medical Program (BMP)

Educational Access Scheme (EAS)

Up to 4 additional selection-rank adjustments for applicants who have experienced long-term disadvantage.

Sources

Every figure links to the official page it came from. Look for the icon. Verified Oct 22, 2026.

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Where official sources disagree

specialPrograms.Rural Bonus Scheme / pools rural ATAR minimum: The Admission and Selection Policy (effective 2023, marked Historic/Review 2026) gives a rural ATAR figure of 91.40, while the 2027 Prospectus's Rural Bonus Scheme gives 85. These may be two distinct schemes (RRAS residency-based vs. Rural Bonus Scheme school-based) rather than a true conflict; the 2027 Prospectus's figure of 85 is used here.