2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Northern Territory, NT runs a school-leaver medicine program for 2027 entry. Published hurdles: ATAR — 85 or above after adjustment factors (recent school leavers). Charles Darwin University holds a panel interview.
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Step-by-step: entry requirements, admission-test prep, personal statement, interview format and the key deadlines.
Open the guide →Problem-based learning + Integrated, 5 years (direct entry), placements in Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Nhulunbuy and smaller communities.
See the course →The Northern Territory’s own medical school. CDU holds AMC accreditation for the Bachelor of Clinical Science Medicine / Doctor of Medicine (SMED01) and runs it at Casuarina in Darwin, with an intake built around Territory and First Nations representation rather than a national applicant pool.
Format: Panel interview, 30 minutes
A 30-minute panel interview at CDU’s Casuarina campus, with an online Teams option. 160 candidates are interviewed for the 40 Commonwealth Supported Places. For 2027 entry interviews run 16–20 November 2026.
40 Commonwealth Supported Places; 160 candidates interviewed.
Charles Darwin University was founded in 2003 and is based in Darwin, Northern Territory.
Programmes offered:
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Try the AI interviewer| Entry pathway | Undergraduate (school-leaver) entry |
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| ATAR | 85 or above after adjustment factors (recent school leavers) |
| Interview format | Panel interview |
| Intake | 40 Commonwealth Supported Places |
| Admission overview | Recent school leavers need an ATAR of 85 or above after the addition of any relevant adjustment factors. Applications go through SATAC (code 113371) and must be accompanied by a CDU Menzies Medical Program Application Pack. 40 Commonwealth Supported Places, allocated NT First Nations 40%, NT residency 30%, NT residency MMM 4–7 15%, non-NT First Nations 10%, rural and remote 5%. Not available to international students. |
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| ATAR | 85 or above after adjustment factors (recent school leavers). |
| Prerequisites | No Year 12 subject prerequisites are published. |
| Indigenous pathway | NT First Nations 40% and non-NT First Nations 10% of the 40 Commonwealth Supported Places. |
| Bonded / rural | Quota-based: NT residency 30%, NT residency MMM 4–7 15%, rural and remote 5%. |
| Specialities offered | Remote and rural medicine, First Nations health, Tropical health |
| Format | Panel interview, 30 minutes |
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