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Read the guide →Notre Dame Fremantle (the original Notre Dame Australia campus, est. 1989; medical school est. 2005) mirrors the Sydney campus model with a 4-year graduate-entry MD anchored at the Fremantle campus and placements across St John of God Fremantle, Joondalup, Rockingham, Bunbury, and rural WA clinical sites. From 2024, CASPer-weighted selection (NOT portfolio); from 2027, expanded KCRMT Broome pathway.
Notre Dame Fremantle replaced its portfolio + panel system with CASPer from the 2024 intake — one of the heaviest CASPer weightings in Australian medicine (30% of pre-interview composite). 2027 cycle introduces 20 new CSP places at the Kimberley Centre for Rural and Remote Medicine and Training (KCRMT) Broome — Kimberley-region remote-workforce expansion. From 1 January 2026 Indigenous CSP allocation is uncapped (Commonwealth policy change). Assured Pathway: from 2024, 40 places nationally (20 Fremantle + 20 Sydney) reserved for Assured Pathway undergraduate pre-MD applicants.
Integrated curriculum. 4-year graduate MD. Years 1-2 foundations and clinical skills at Fremantle with early clinical immersion. Years 3-4 hospital and rural placements across St John of God Fremantle, Joondalup, Rockingham, Bunbury, and rural WA clinical sites. From 2027, 20 CSPs at the Kimberley Centre for Rural and Remote Medicine and Training (KCRMT) Broome — significant new investment in Kimberley-region rural medical training. Mandatory medical ethics thread runs across all four years.
Notre Dame Fremantle has notable research strength in Medical ethics, Palliative care, Rural workforce, Indigenous health.
Notre Dame Fremantle interviews via MMI (asynchronous online via Modern Hire). Interview shortlist composite (2024+ cycles): 30% GAMSAT + 30% GPA + 30% CASPer + 10% bonus points. Final offer: 50% shortlist composite + 50% MMI. MMI is delivered asynchronously online (Modern Hire), ≥7 stations, 2 minutes reading + 5 minutes recorded response per station. Bonus points (10%) awarded for rurality, WA residency, and higher degrees research completion. Notre Dame retains a Catholic ethics thread woven through the curriculum, but applicants of any faith (or none) are welcomed and adherence is not a selection criterion.
2027 cycle ~127 total: 80 CSP (60 Fremantle + 20 KCRMT Broome) + 32 BMP + up to 15 international + uncapped Indigenous. Significant +17 expansion vs 2026 (110) driven by KCRMT Broome pathway and Commonwealth Indigenous policy change.
Founded in 2005, based in Fremantle. Programmes offered: Medical Ethics, Rural Medicine, Indigenous Health, Palliative Care, General Practice.
Pre-interview ranking now turns heavily on CASPer (30%) alongside GAMSAT (30%), GPA (30%), and bonus points (10%) — prepare for CASPer as seriously as GAMSAT. The asynchronous MMI via Modern Hire rewards crisp 5-minute video responses; rehearse to the camera until your delivery is steady. From 2027 the KCRMT Broome pathway opens 20 new CSP places at the Kimberley Centre for Rural and Remote Medicine and Training — applicants with credible Kimberley / remote WA commitment have a structural advantage. Catholic ethos questions are about engagement, not adherence.
Two questions our tutors flagged as a strong fit for Notre Dame Fremantle’s interview style. Try answering them out loud, then open Prometheus for the model answers and follow-up tips.
Consider the quote: 'Justice without mercy is tyranny; mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution.' In five minutes, discuss what this means in the context of medical practice, drawing on a specific clinical or ethical example.
Likely follow-up · How do these concepts apply to triage in a constrained system?
A doctor has a conscientious objection to VAD. What are their obligations to a patient who asks about it?
Likely follow-up · What protections do state VAD Acts provide for objectors?
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