Rural origin applicants

Facilitated entry is available for applicants who identify as being of rural origin. Eligible applicants are considered on a case by case basis. A rural origin student is defined as one who has spent at least 5 years consecutively or cumulatively in an area or areas with a Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas (RRMA) Classification of RRMA 3 to 7 since the commencement of primary school, that is commencement of school at about the age of five years.

Further information about the
Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas (RRMA) classification system is available from The Dept of Health and Ageing website.

Facilitated entry may be offered conditional on the production of one of the following forms of proof of rurality.

1. Letter of support from local minister of religion, doctor, school Principal or other appropriate person as approved by the Medical School (no family members). The letter will also include current contact details.
2. School records (if you are experiencing difficulties securing this documentation please contact the Admissions Office).

Admissions Office
Sydney Medical School
Edward Ford Building (A27)
University of Sydney NSW 2006

Phone 1: (02) 9351 7864
Phone 2: (02) 9351 7495
Fax: (02) 9351 3196
Email:

All applications for the Medical Program are handled by the Australian Council for Educational Research (see ACER contact details) and must be submitted to ACER.

Applicants MUST submit original supporting document(s) at the time of applications. Otherwise applications will be processed as standard applications and not via the Rural Facilitated Entry scheme.

Up to 10 places will be offered to Bachelor of Clinical Science (BClinSc) graduates from Charles Sturt University who meet the facilitated entry requirements.