Medicine & Dentistry Preparation
Stage 2
Full year
20 credit
Course runs face to face on Fridays 8:50am – 12:50pm or Wednesday evenings 4:30pm – 7:30pm.
Student eligibility – Please note students need to have achieved A band grades in SACE Science, Maths and English subjects or I.B. equivalent to be considered for this course.
Course Overview
This course is designed for Year 12 or 13 students applying for medicine and/or dentistry at university. Students in this course will build skills and knowledge required for entry into these disciplines, such as UCAT skills like verbal reasoning, decision making, quantitative reasoning, and situational judgement, as well as ethical and moral problem-solving. A big focus early in the year is establishing a volunteering role and in term 3, interview skills. Numbers are limited so a selection criteria will apply.
Assessment
School based
40% – Practical Inquiry
30% – Connections
External
30% – Personal Endeavour
Further Information
This subject will be completed on the Integrated Learning Subject Outline.
______________________________________________________________________________________
2026 applications opening soon!
This application process is for year 12 and 13 students only. Students may not accelerate in this subject. For year 11 students wishing to complete a medical and dentistry pathway there is a year 11 equivalent subject called Medicine and Dentistry Pathways Stage 1.
Students must be sitting the UCAT in 2026 for university entry in 2027.
- This course has eligibility criteria for entry. Students must have an A band average in Maths, Science and English at year 11 or 12.
- Your application will be assessed by a Medicine & Dentistry Preparation teacher.
- You will be notified by return email if your application has been successful.
To apply, complete the application (link coming soon), then provide the following to MSC.MedDent228@schools.sa.edu.au:
- Most recent school report with grades (minimum A band for Science, Maths and English or I.B. equivalent) for applications prior to 15 December 2025 and full SACE transcript for application after 15 December 2025.
Once you have been approved for this course you can be allocated an enrolment meeting with a counsellor. If you do not hear from Student Services within 5 working days, after being approved for the course, please ring to enquire.
