Starting your Murdoch journey
Entry requirements for high school leavers
If you’ve completed high school within the last two years and are ready to start your degree, there’s a variety of ways you can gain entry into Murdoch.
Enabling pathways
Don’t meet our admission requirements? Explore our enabling pathways that could qualify you for direct entry.
Early offers
Apply for an Early Offer to study at Murdoch next year using your end of Year 11 or Year 12 mid-year subject results. All school leavers apply via TISC.
Your Murdoch moments
Take a look at just some of the moments you will have during your studies at Murdoch University.
Helping you transition to University
Finishing high school is a huge milestone! With clear information and friendly support, we’ll help you feel confident as you plan your next steps toward further study or new opportunities.
Support services
We have a range of personalised support services to help high school leavers and Undergraduates transition to University.
Scholarships and financial support
We’re dedicated to welcoming students from all walks of life. See if you’re eligible and discover how we can help you make the most out of this journey.
Parents and families
We’ve created many resources and tools to help you and your teen transition into university life.
Explore our events
Attend our upcoming events and find out more about Murdoch University.
Life on campus
Student Guild
The Murdoch Student Guild is your voice on campus, offering advocacy, support and services as well as a wide range of events and activities. Membership is free and available to all students at our Perth and Mandurah campuses.
Food and drink
From your morning coffee to happy hour, you can find a wide variety of affordable food and drink outlets across campus providing plenty of fresh and tasty options.
Health and wellbeing
Looking after your wellbeing while at university is important. Check out our Esports Gaming Hub, our range of social sports teams, and enjoy discounted access to our exclusive on-campus gym.
Our locations
Our campuses offer a diverse range of learning environments.
Clubs and societies
Join a club, volunteer, or meet like-minded students with shared interests!
Frequently asked questions
There are many pathways where you can meet the entry requirements for our courses:
- Complete one of our enabling courses, designed to support students from all different learning backgrounds, or
- Apply via our new experienced based entry pathway for a wide range of courses with a selection rank of 70, or via the Media Portfolio Pathway for creative courses,
- Use a VET qualification of a Cert IV or higher, or
- Successfully complete two units from any discipline with Open Universities Australia.
To apply via TISC you must be registered with ‘TISCOnline’. This allows you to then login and lodge an application to Murdoch University.
HECS-HELP is a government loan scheme, which is available to Australian citizens, that allows you to defer the payment of your degree. It means the government covers the initial cost of your course.
You will start to pay back your loan, through the taxation system, when you are working full-time and earning over a given threshold set by the Australian Taxation Office.
If you have completed Years 11 and 12 in Australia, you will meet the English entry requirements for most of our undergraduate degrees.
Alternatively, if you haven’t undertaken both Year 11 and 12 in Australia, you can use a scaled mark of 50 or more from English ATAR, Literature ATAR or EALD ATAR.
Please keep in mind that the Bachelor of Nursing has additional English criteria set by AHPRA so it would be best to contact us for more information on these specifics.
No! There are no prerequisite subjects you need to complete to be considered for your course, all the content will be taught to you throughout your studies.
There are ATAR subjects we recommend as it provides you with helpful background knowledge for your chosen course. For example, studying Human Biology ATAR will be useful for the Bachelor of Nursing.
