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Curtin Medical School2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Location Bentley, AustraliaEstablished 2017Interviews October-NovemberDecisions December-January
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About Curtin
Curtin's 5-year undergraduate Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) trains doctors for outer-metropolitan Perth, rural Western Australia, and Indigenous communities, with placements anchored at Royal Perth, Midland, and the Rural Clinical School (Northam, Esperance, Kalgoorlie). Pre-interview ratio 35:35:30 ATAR:CASPer:UCAT; final offer ranking 40:40:20 ATAR:Interview:UCAT.
What makes it different
Curtin is one of the newest Australian medical schools (first intake 2017) and runs a 5-year undergraduate MBBS for outer-metropolitan Perth, rural WA, and Indigenous workforce service. CASPer required alongside UCAT-ANZ and ATAR — one of only 2 AU med schools using CASPer (other: Notre Dame Fremantle/Sydney). Pre-interview ratio 35 (ATAR) : 35 (CASPer) : 30 (UCAT) per MedEntry/Curtin official. ATSI applicants exempt from CASPer.
Course & teaching
Integrated curriculum. 5-year undergraduate Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). Years 1-2 foundations and clinical skills at Bentley with early community placements. Years 3-5 clinical placements across Royal Perth, Midland Public, St John of God Midland Private, and the Rural Clinical School (Northam, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Bunbury).
Research strengths
Curtin has notable research strength in Indigenous health, Outer-metropolitan health equity, Rural workforce, Primary care.
Interview
Curtin interviews via Multi-Mini Interview (8 stations). Curtin MMI uses 8 stations of 8 minutes each. Stations span ethical reasoning, communication and role-play, motivation, teamwork, and reflective practice. Interview short-listing (preselection): ATAR : CASPer : UCAT-ANZ in ratio 35 : 35 : 30 (per MedEntry / Curtin official Q&A). Final offer ranking: ATAR 40% + Interview 40% + UCAT 20% — CASPer is NOT used at the final offer stage, only at interview shortlist. Interviews held at the Bentley campus or virtually.
Intake
2024 intake ~110 places (CSP + BMP combined). Curtin 2024 Domestic Admissions Guide.
At a glance
Founded in 2017, based in Bentley. Programmes offered: Rural Medicine, Indigenous Health, Outer-Metropolitan Health, General Practice, Health Equity.
Entry requirements
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Admission overview
ATAR 95.00 (WA-domiciled) / 92.00 (non-WA), plus UCAT-ANZ + CASPer; 35:35:30 shortlist ratio (ATAR : CASPer : UCAT-ANZ).
ATAR
Minimum ATAR (WA applicants) 95.00 (inclusive of bonus points); minimum ATAR (non-WA applicants) 92.00. TISC 2025 (Dec 2024 round) for CUMBS: min rank n/a, lowest n/a — selection is NOT solely on ATAR.
Contextual ATAR
Rural Origin Pathway and Aboriginal entry adjustments available. ATSI applicants exempt from CASPer.
UCAT-ANZ
No official Curtin-published cut-off. Curtin ranks total UCAT score, not a fixed threshold. Aggregator-derived competitive score ~2970 for local WA applicants (2024-2026 entry, old /3600 scale). Interview shortlist ratio 35 ATAR : 35 CASPer : 30 UCAT (per MedEntry / Curtin official Q&A — Fraser's 35:35:40 reporting is an error).
CASPer
Required and ranked on actual score (only quartile band shown to applicant). Q4 (top 25%) needed for both metro and rural to be competitive; Q3 "maybe", Q1-Q2 essentially disqualifying (forum-derived community consensus — historical year-by-year thresholds not disclosed by Curtin). ATSI applicants exempt.
Place types
2024 intake: ~110 places total (CSP + BMP). ~28% of CSPs nationally are BMP (applies as proxy). Place priorities: WA candidates rural/regional → ATSI → long-term educationally disadvantaged → remaining strategic priority.
Indigenous pathway
Indigenous Pre-Medicine and Health Sciences Enabling Course (EN-INPMHE) — 12-month / 200-credit pre-entry pathway via the Centre for Aboriginal Studies (the "Karda" centre). CASPer waived for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. Yamatji-Wajarri community partnerships via Curtin's broader Indigenous engagement function.
Bonded / rural
WA's only undergraduate medical school. Rural quota embedded in selection priorities with explicit prioritisation of rural/regional WA candidates. Numeric rural quota not publicly disclosed as a percentage.
Specialities offered
Rural Medicine, Indigenous Health, Outer-Metropolitan Health, General Practice, Health Equity
Interview
How Curtin interviews applicants
Format
Multi-Mini Interview (8 stations)
Interview window
October-November
Decision date
December-January
Post-interview chances
Not publicly disclosed.
Tutor insight
Curtin's pre-interview ratio is 35 (ATAR) : 35 (CASPer) : 30 (UCAT) — CASPer is genuinely material here. Quartile 4 (top 25%) appears to be the working threshold for both metro and rural applicants (forum-derived consensus, not officially disclosed). At MMI, examiners specifically probe outer-metropolitan and rural WA commitment; candidates who can name communities (Mandurah, Rockingham, Northam, Esperance) and connect their motivation to workforce shortages play well. ATSI applicants are exempt from CASPer.
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