UCAT Requirements —
& Eligibility

To be eligible to register for UCAT ANZ 2026, you must be applying for entry to a UCAT ANZ Consortium university for the 2027 admissions cycle. You should have completed, or plan to complete, Year 12 in Australia (or Year 13 in New Zealand) by the end of the current academic year.

There is no upper age limit for sitting the UCAT, and there is no minimum age requirement. International students who hold the correct visa status and plan to apply to a UCAT ANZ Consortium university are also eligible. You can sit the UCAT multiple times across different years, but only one attempt per testing cycle is permitted.

In Australia, universities that require or accept the UCAT for undergraduate medicine include: the University of New South Wales, the University of Western Australia, the University of Adelaide, the University of Newcastle, Curtin University, Western Sydney University, Charles Sturt University, the University of Tasmania, and Bond University. The full and current list is maintained on the UCAT ANZ Consortium website.

In New Zealand, the University of Auckland and the University of Otago use the UCAT for their medical and dental programs. Each university may weight the UCAT differently in its overall admissions process — some use it as a filter, others combine it with ATAR and interview scores.

Note that universities which require the GAMSAT (such as the University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, and Flinders University) do not require the UCAT. If you are unsure which exam you need, check your target university's admissions page or see our UCAT vs GAMSAT comparison.