UWA medicine entry requirements: graduate entry and the Assured Pathway
UWA fills its Doctor of Medicine from two routes: up to half its domestic places go to school leavers through the Assured Pathway, and the rest to graduates through GEMSAS. Graduates are ranked on an unweighted GPA and the overall GAMSAT, with GPA counting for more, and UWA has no 10-year rule. This guide covers both routes, how each is ranked, and what UWA publishes about recent interviewees.
Facts checked against UWA's official pages on .
Independent service: Key2MD is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to The University of Western Australia or GEMSAS. Everything below is general guidance drawn from publicly available information, may change between cycles, and is not official advice. Always confirm current requirements on the official pages linked in the sources.
Which cycle this covers. Rules below are for 2027 entry, the latest published, from UWA's entry in the GEMSAS Admissions Guide and UWA's Doctor of Medicine course page. If you are planning for 2028 entry, check both again when the next cycle opens.
On this page
Two routes into the UWA MD
| Graduate entry | School-leaver Assured Pathway | |
|---|---|---|
| Apply through | GEMSAS | TISC, closing late September |
| Academic requirement | Unweighted GPA of at least 5.5 | ATAR of at least 98 (90 for the Indigenous pathway) |
| Admissions test | GAMSAT: 55 overall, 50 in each section | UCAT ANZ in the year you apply |
| Interview | Online MMI, late September to early October | MMI on selected dates from 30 November to 11 December 2026 |
| Offer weighting | GPA 30%, GAMSAT 20%, interview 50% | ATAR 30%, UCAT 20%, interview 50% |
| Before the MD | None | Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised) with a selection GPA of 5.5 in the first two years |
| Deferral | Only in exceptional circumstances | One year (two for National Service) |
Rural applicants on both routes are ranked with a rurality rating worth 25%, which scales the other parts down (see below).
Graduate entry: eligibility
| Bachelor degree | A recognised bachelor degree, completed or due to be completed by the end of the application year. Higher degrees without a bachelor degree are not accepted. |
|---|---|
| Short degrees | UWA accepts two-year bachelor degrees and one-year conversion degrees. A conversion degree must be finished before you apply if you have no earlier bachelor degree. |
| No 10-year rule | UWA considers degrees older than 10 years. |
| GPA | At least 5.5, unweighted, at interview selection. |
| GAMSAT | At least 55 overall with no section below 50. |
| English | Met by at least two FTE years of tertiary study in Australia, Canada (except Quebec), New Zealand, Ireland, the UK or the US, by current AHPRA registration, or by IELTS Academic 7.0 overall and in each band within two years of enrolment. |
How UWA calculates your graduate GPA
UWA's GPA is unweighted: add your three most recent full-time equivalent GPA years and divide by three. It uses bachelor, Honours (only if completed by the end of Semester 1 of the application year), graduate certificate, graduate diploma and coursework master's study that falls in those three years. Exemptions, credit and advanced standing are excluded.
Worked example: an Honours year in the mix
| Step | Working | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Most recent three FTE years | Honours 6.8, bachelor final year 6.4, bachelor second year 5.6 | |
| Unweighted GPA | (6.8 + 6.4 + 5.6) ÷ 3 | 6.27 |
Illustrative only. UWA's website explains how it handles ungraded passes, exchange study, credit, open university study and repeated units.
| Completed PhD | Deemed GPA of 7.0. |
|---|---|
| Completed UWA Doctor of Dental Medicine | Deemed GPA of 7.0. |
| Completed master's by research | Not included in the GPA. Instead 0.2 is added to your overall GPA if it is completed by 31 July. |
| Thin final year | If you have less than 0.375 FTE of graded results in your final year by the end of Semester 1, UWA includes older study, or calculates over the two earlier years. Any offer is then conditional on all your results that year. |
| Unfinished first degree | Offers are conditional on a GPA of at least 5.5 in your final semester and on results by 23 December. Supplementary exams, summer units or exchange in the final semester can delay results and cost you the offer. |
GAMSAT and the graduate rankings
UWA uses the overall GAMSAT score, which counts Section III twice (Flinders publishes the formula as (S1 + S2 + 2 × S3) ÷ 4). Its minimum of 55 overall is higher than any other GEMSAS school, so a result in the low 50s that works elsewhere does not qualify here.
| Graduate ranking | GPA | GAMSAT | Interview | Rurality rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interview selection | 60% | 40% | ||
| Offers, standard | 30% | 20% | 50% | |
| Offers, rural | 22.5% | 15% | 37.5% | 25% |
All scores are standardised before ranking. For 2026 entry, domestic applicants who gained an interview averaged a GPA of 6.82 and a GAMSAT of 68.53.
| Intake | Valid GAMSAT sittings (GEMSAS four-year rule) |
|---|---|
| 2027 entry | September 2022 to March 2026 |
| 2028 entry | September 2023 to March 2027 |
School leavers: the Assured Pathway
School leavers who succeed receive a conditional place in the MD. They first complete UWA's Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised) with the Integrated Medical Sciences and Clinical Practice major, and must reach a selection GPA of 5.5 within the first two years. The major gives one year of credit towards the MD, so both degrees take six years full time.
| Who can apply | Students in Year 12 or equivalent, on a gap year, or on National Service straight after school, who have not started university or vocational study at diploma level or above. |
|---|---|
| ATAR | At least 98 for the High Academic Achiever, Rural and Broadway quotas (after Broadway adjustments for those quotas; EAS and Uway adjustments apply to all). At least 90 for the Indigenous school-leaver pathway. |
| UCAT ANZ | Required, sat in the year you apply. Interview invitations are based on the overall cognitive score, with the threshold set by ranking within each quota. UWA does not publish past thresholds and may use the Situational Judgement score. |
| Out-of-state applicants | A small number of places are available for domestic school leavers who finished Year 12 outside Western Australia. |
| Broadway | Twenty school-leaver places for students who completed all of Year 12 at a UWA Broadway school. |
| Recommended subject | Chemistry, at ATAR level or as a Level 1 university unit. |
| Rural form | UWA's Rural Eligibility form goes in with your TISC application by the TISC closing date for Medicine. |
| Offer ranking | ATAR 30%, interview 50%, UCAT 20%. Rural: ATAR 22.5%, interview 37.5%, UCAT 15%, rurality rating 25%. |
Places and fees
| Domestic places | 206 a year, plus 40 international. Up to half go to school leavers; GEMSAS lists up to 103 domestic graduate places for 2027. |
|---|---|
| Quotas | About 30% of domestic places for rural applicants and up to 10% for Indigenous students. 28.5% of domestic places are Bonded Medical Program places. |
| Fees | Commonwealth supported places pay the government student contribution, with a 2027 maximum of $14,046 a year for medicine units. Bonded places add a three-year return of service obligation in regional, rural or remote Australia. |
| Credit | No credit or exemptions for undergraduate study, including graduate-entry MBBS courses. |
Published
- Minimums for both routes
- Interview and offer weightings, including rural
- Average GPA and GAMSAT of 2026 graduate interviewees
- Place numbers and quotas
Not published
- Graduate interview cut-offs
- School-leaver UCAT thresholds (UWA says they do not predict future cut-offs)
- How the rurality rating is scored
- How scores are standardised
Dan's strategy notes for UWA
The following is independent advice, not UWA guidance.
- Check the 55 first. If your overall GAMSAT is below 55, UWA is not an option this cycle, however strong your GPA.
- GPA is UWA's biggest lever at interview selection. At 60%, a strong GPA can carry a mid-range GAMSAT. Remember that UWA does not weight recent years.
- Older graduates should look closely. With no 10-year rule and acceptance of short degrees, UWA is open to applicants other schools exclude.
- School leavers: protect your first two years. The Assured Pathway place depends on a 5.5 selection GPA in the biomedicine degree.
Frequently asked questions
What GAMSAT do you need for UWA medicine?
At least 55 overall, with no section below 50. That is the highest minimum among GEMSAS schools. Domestic interviewees for 2026 entry averaged 68.53.
What GPA do you need for UWA medicine?
At least 5.5, unweighted over your most recent three FTE years. Domestic interviewees for 2026 entry averaged 6.82.
How does UWA rank graduate applicants?
Interview selection is 60% GPA and 40% GAMSAT. Offers are 30% GPA, 20% GAMSAT and 50% interview, with a 25% rurality rating for rural applicants.
Does UWA have a 10-year rule?
No. UWA considers degrees older than 10 years, and accepts two-year bachelor degrees and one-year conversion degrees.
What ATAR do you need for UWA medicine as a school leaver?
At least 98 for the High Academic Achiever, Rural and Broadway quotas, and 90 for the Indigenous school-leaver pathway, plus the UCAT ANZ and an interview.
Does a PhD help at UWA?
A completed PhD is deemed a GPA of 7.0. A completed research master's adds 0.2 to your GPA.
Can I defer a UWA medicine offer?
School leavers can defer for one year (two with National Service obligations). Graduate offers are only deferred in exceptional circumstances.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the sources below, checked on . Strategy notes are Dan's independent advice.
- GEMSAS: The University of Western Australia (2027 entry): graduate places, GPA rules, GAMSAT, interview and offer weightings, interviewee averages
- UWA: Doctor of Medicine: Assured Pathway, quotas, places, school-leaver ranking and dates
- GEMSAS: GAMSAT: score used by each school, validity
- Study Assist: student contribution amounts: 2027 medicine maximum
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