A small number of Australian universities let international students go straight from high school into a medical degree. No bachelor's degree first, no graduate entry. Just strong Year 12 results, the UCAT ANZ, and an interview.
It's a shorter road than the graduate-entry pathway, but it's also more competitive and far less widely offered. Here's what to know before you commit to it.
Places are limited, and they're shared
Only a handful of Australian medical schools accept international students directly from secondary school. Where they do, direct-entry places are typically a small slice of total intake, shared across domestic and international applicants. That makes them some of the most competitive offers in Australian medicine.
The test changed in 2025
The UCAT dropped its Abstract Reasoning subtest from the 2025 cycle onward. It's now three cognitive subtests (Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning) plus the Situational Judgement Test. If you've seen older prep material referencing five sections, it's out of date.
Strong prerequisites still come first
Universities generally want a high school diploma with excellent grades (A-Levels, IB, or equivalent), and Chemistry and English are the two subjects that come up again and again. Your UCAT score matters, but it sits alongside your academic results, not instead of them.
English thresholds vary by faculty, not just by university
The same rule applies here as everywhere else in Australian medical admissions: check the faculty of medicine's specific English requirement, not the university's general international admissions page. The two are often different, and the faculty number is usually the higher one.
Where Fraser's students land
Fraser's UCAT students rank in the top 10% of the UCAT ANZ nationally, with an average score of 2336 out of a possible 2700. That's not a fluke. It comes from working through each section methodically rather than cramming the week before test day.
Get the full breakdown, free
We've put together a complete guide for international students considering the direct-entry pathway: admissions tests, English requirements by university, the application and interview process, visas, costs, and what happens after you graduate.
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