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ATAR for Radiography – every course in Australia

There are accredited courses for medical imaging (diagnostic radiography) in most states and territories in Australia.

Undergraduate entry – ATAR for radiography

The ATAR for radiography (or Selection Rank) varied between the mid-60s to the high-90s throughout Australia for course entry in 2023.

ATAR for radiography 2023Please note that this is a rough guide only for future years as it changes from year to year depending on the applications each university receives, and that some universities will also have additional selection criteria to gain entry.

If you don’t gain entry directly following high school, some universities will allow you to transfer into their undergraduate radiography degree following a year in one of their other undergraduate degrees – for example a science degree. This will be dependent on your Grade Point Average in your first year subjects, and could also involve other admission requirements. You ATAR / Selection Rank may also be considered. Please speak with an admissions officer at the universities you are considering applying for to see if this pathway may be available to you.

Postgraduate entry into radiography

There is a postgraduate pathway that is available at 2 universities around Australia. They require an undergraduate degree, some with some universities having specific pre-requisite subject and other admission requirements which they publish on their websites.

A list of postgraduate courses to become a radiographer is in the table below:

graduate entry radiography 2023

Current list of approved programs of study to become a diagnostic radiographer
The information presented in this article was correct at the time of publishing. Please check with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia for an up to date list of approved programs of study to become a radiographer in Australia
If you would like to find courses to become a radiographer:
1. Go to https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Accreditation/Approved-Programs-of-Study.aspx
2. In Profession select Medical Radiation Practitioner
3. In Country make the appropriate selection – for example, Australia
4. In Qualification Type select General
5. In Division select Diagnostic Radiographer
6. Click Search

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Disclaimer

This information is general in nature and does not take into account your personal circumstances. My Health Career accepts no responsibility for ensuring that you enrol in a course that is right for you. Please do your own research to ensure that you enrol in the correct course, especially if you are considering an undergraduate biomedicine, health science or biomedical science degree as a pathway to a postgraduate course. This may include speaking with radiographers, a careers advisor, guidance officer, career development practitioner, representatives of the Australian Institute of Radiography, and admissions officers from the university or universities you are looking at applying to.