Health sub-quotas

If you have an Australian rural background, come from the Northern Territory or are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent, you may be eligible to access a sub-quota of reserved places in many Flinders health courses, significantly increasing your opportunities for entry into a number of our limited intake courses.

Rural and remote sub-quota

Courses offering a rural and remote sub-quota

Course title
Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Exercise Science
Bachelor of Exercise Science/Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Occupational Therapy
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Human Nutrition
Bachelor of Medical Science
Bachelor of Health Science (Vision Science)/Master of Optometry
Bachelor of Midwifery (Pre-registration)
Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Bachelor of Paramedicine
Bachelor of Public Health
Bachelor of Speech Pathology
Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-registration)
Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-registration) (Riverland)
Bachelor of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Digital Health)
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Physiology and Neuroscience)
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Psychology)
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Therapy Studies)
Bachelor of Paramedicine (Northern Territory)
Bachelor of Paramedicine (Regional External Program)
Bachelor of Nutrition and Exercise
Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences (Occupational Therapy)
Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences (Physiotherapy)
Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences (Speech Pathology)

Am I eligible?

Applicants must have lived in non-metropolitan areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA2 to RA5) for at least 5 consecutive years, or 10 years cumulatively, from birth (i.e. during any period of their life) to be eligible for the Rural and remote sub-quota.

You can check your eligibility in accordance with the definition above using the search tool at the Remoteness Area (RA) Locator website. Filter your search using the ASGS Remoteness Areas (2016) layer.

A Statutory Declaration form can be downloaded from the SATAC website.

NT sub-quota

Courses offering an NT sub-quota

Course title
Bachelor of Exercise Science
Bachelor of Exercise Science/Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
Bachelor of Human Nutrition
Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Bachelor of Speech Pathology

Applicants who gain entry in a degree through this sub-quota will be registered with the Flinders NT and required to travel and reside in the Northern Territory for their final year clinical placements. The Flinders NT will subsidise travel expenses up to the equivalent of an economy class one-way fare. Contact Flinders NT at fnt.placements@flinders.edu.au for further details prior to application.

Am I eligible?

Applicants must have their principal place of residence in the Northern Territory; or must have been resident in the NT for a minimum period of two years, within the last five years; or must be a recent graduate (within the last five years) or a current student of Charles Darwin University to be eligible for the NT sub-quota.

A Statutory Declaration form can be downloaded from the SATAC website.

Indigenous sub-quota

Courses offering an Indigenous sub-quota

Course title
Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Medical Science (Vision Science)/Master of Optometry
Bachelor of Paramedic Science (Northern Territory)

Am I eligible?

To be eligible an applicant must be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in accordance with the Commonwealth definition which requires that the applicant:

i. be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, and

ii. identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and

iii. be accepted as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in the community in which they live or have lived.

To confirm eligibility applicants are required to provide a document signed under Common Seal from an incorporated Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander organisation in the community from which the applicant originates or is recognised, confirming that the applicant is recognised by that community.

Where applicants are unable to provide a document signed under Common Seal they may complete a Statutory Declaration.

A Statutory Declaration form can be downloaded from the SATAC website.

Remote and outer regional sub-quota

Course offering a remote and outer regional sub-quota

Am I eligible?

The Bachelor of Paramedicine (Northern Territory) is available for applicants from remote and outer regional areas. To be considered for the remote and outer regional sub-quota applicants must apply to SATAC in the normal way.

Applicants must also, within 10 working days after submitting the SATAC application, submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC which conﬁrms that they have lived in remote or outer regional areas of Australia (Remoteness Classiﬁcations RA3 to RA5) for at least two years out of the past six years, or a total of ﬁve years since starting primary school in a remote and/or outer regional areas (RA -3 – RA5). This is assessed based on an applicant’s primary residential address.

The Bachelor of Paramedicine (Regional External Program) is available for applicants from remote and outer regional areas. To be considered for the remote and outer regional sub-quota applicants must apply to SATAC in the normal way.

Applicants must also, within 10 working days after submitting the SATAC application, submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC which confirms that they currently reside in remote or outer regional areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA3 to RA5). In addition, the Statutory Declaration must confirm that applicants have lived in remote or outer regional areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA3 to RA5) for at least two years out of the past six years or a total of five years since starting primary school in a remote and or outer regional areas (RA 3 - RA 5). This is assessed based on an applicant’s primary residential address.

A Statutory Declaration form can be downloaded here.

Applicants can check their eligibility in accordance with the definition above using the search tool at the Remoteness Area (RA) Locator site. Filter your search using the ASGS Remoteness Areas (2016) layer.

How to apply

Applications for all courses offering these sub-quotas (excluding the Doctor of Medicine*) are made through the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC).

Applicants must, within 10 working days after submitting their SATAC application, submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC confirming they meet the eligibility criteria listed above.

^{* Doctor of Medicine applications - Doctor of Medicine (MD) applications must be submitted via the Flinders University online application portal via the MD website. Applicants are required to download and read the Doctor of Medicine Application Guide prior to applying.}