UQ School of Medicine

Year 12 School Leaver Entry for International Applicants

Up to 50 International full fee paying places are available for students who make an application to one of the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) dual degree programs while in their final year of secondary school.

The dual degree programs available to international students are the Bachelor of Health Sciences/MBBS, Bachelor of Arts/MBBS or Bachelor of Science/MBBS.

All Year 12 School Leaver Entry offers are provisional as students are first required to complete study in a bachelor’s degree at UQ with satisfactory academic performance prior to entering the MBBS program.

So what do I need?

1. QLD OP 1

or the equivalent rank of 99* from other high school studies:

• Interstate UAI
• GCE/A Levels
• International Baccalaureate (IB)
• South African Senior Certificate
• New Zealand NCEA Level 3

Please refer to UQ's Minimum Entry Requirements for International Undergraduate Programs webpage for other international senior studies and their equivalent scores.

* The UQ Bonus Rank scheme does apply to the Year 12 School Leaver Entry pathway. 

• performance in the UMAT (Undergradaute Medicine & Health Sciences Admissions Test).

All applicants must achieve a minimum score of 50 in each section of the UMAT to be eligible.

• performance in the ISAT (International Student Admissions Test).

All applicants must achieve a minimum of 60 percentile in each section of the ISAT to be eligible.

An interview will not be part of the selection process.

3. English Language Proficiency 

• If English is the 1^st language, then this is met by all forms of study relevant to the country qualification as stated in the HUPP 3.40.14, and additional qualifications listed in the Undergraduate Prospectus for International Students 2009 (page 95) for students applying for the Year 12 School Leaver option.
  
  
• If English is NOT the 1^st language, then all applicants for the Year 12 School Leaver Entry option must sit an IELTS test (Academic) and achieve the minimum overall score of 7.0; Writing – 7.0; Spoken – 7.0 
    
• Exception: All international students who have undertaken QLD senior studies (Years 11 and 12) and have completed 4 semesters of English with a Sound Achievement.

Please note!
Only complete applications meeting the minimum entry requirements will be considered for offer. Applications will not be assessed until all supporting documentation has been received.

Documents To Submit with the Application

• Original Year 12 (or equivalent high school studies) results/documents
• UMAT or ISAT results
• Proof of English entry requirements as applicable