Gadigal Program

Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to gain entry to the University on a reduced ATAR. This program offers academic support before and during your studies, the ability to apply for an early offer and an exchange scholarship.

Benefits

This program will give you access to the following:

Entry on a reduced ATAR.
Ability to apply for an early conditional offer (receive an offer to study at Sydney before you sit your Year 12 exams).
An academic skills program before commencing University.
Ongoing academic and personal support throughout your degree.
Up to $5000 global mobility award for eligible exchange programs.

Eligibility

This pathway is open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students for undergraduate and postgraduate study. Year 12 students and post-high school students are invited to apply.

How to apply

The following information is for undergraduate applicants.

Postgraduate applicants should apply for admission to their preferred course and email your confirmation of Aboriginal identity documents and student identification number (if known) to indigenous.recruitment@sydney.edu.au.

1. Apply through UAC

Follow these instructions to apply for an undergraduate course through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

2. Complete the Gadigal Program application

When applying, ensure you self-identify as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student.
Put an eligible degree as one of your UAC preferences, if you meet the eligibility criteria, you will get a Gadigal Program alert on the UAC home page.
Complete the additional Gadigal Program application form in UAC.

Important dates

Applications open on 3 April 2024
Early conditional offer applications close on 9 August 2024
UAC December Round 2* applications close on 7 November 2024
Gadigal Program applications close on 1 December 2024
Late round Gadigal Program applications close on 16 January 2025

* December Round 2 is the main UAC offer round where most offers for Semester 1 are made.

Eligible courses and reduced ATARs

Explore the courses available for 2025 entry through this scheme and the reduced ATARs.

Course	Selection rank	Reduced ATAR
B Architecture and Environments	85	80
B Design (Interaction Design)	80	75
B Design and B Advanced Studies (Interaction Design)	80	75
B Design in Architecture	95	86
B Design in Architecture (Honours) and M Architecture	97	87

Course	Selection rank	Reduced ATAR
B Arts	80	60
B Arts and B Advanced Studies	80	75
B Arts and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars)	98	90
B International Studies	90	75
B Languages	90	80
B Media and Communications	95	80
B Politics, Philosophy and Economics	91	74
B Economics	91	80
B Economics and B Advanced Studies	91	80
B Economics and B Arts	91	80
B Visual Arts*^	70	60
B Visual Arts and B Advanced Studies*^	70	60

Course	Selection rank	Reduced ATAR
B Commerce	95	85
B Commerce and B Advanced Studies	95	85
B Commerce and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars)	98	90
B Commerce and B Arts	95	85
B Commerce and B Science	95	85

Course	Selection rank	Reduced ATAR
B Education (Early Childhood)	77	65
B Education (Health and Physical Education)^	80	70
B Education (Primary)^	85	70
B Education (Secondary)^	80	60
B Education and B Advanced Studies (Secondary)^	80	60
B Social Work	80	60
B Arts and B Social Work	80	60

^ This course has additional admission criteria.

Course	Selection rank	Reduced ATAR
B Advanced Computing^#	90	80
B Advanced Computing and B Commerce^#	95	85
B Advanced Computing and B Science^#	90	80
B Advanced Computing and B Science (Health)^#	90	80
B Advanced Computing and B Science (Medical Science)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Dalyell Scholars)^#	98	90
B Engineering Honours (Aeronautical Engineering)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Civil Engineering)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Electrical Engineering)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Environmental Engineering)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Flexible First Year)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Mechanical Engineering)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Mechatronic Engineering)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Software Engineering)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours with Space Engineering^#	99	89
B Engineering Honours and B Arts^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours and B Commerce^#	95	85
B Engineering Honours (Civil Engineering) and B Design in Architecture^#	95	86
B Engineering Honours and B Project Management^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours and B Science^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering) and B Science (Health)^#	90	80
B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering) and B Science (Medical Science)^#	90	80
B Project Management	86	80

^# This course has a mathematics prerequisite.

Course	Selection rank	Reduced ATAR
B Arts and B Laws	99.5	85
B Commerce and B Laws	99.5	85
B Economics and B Laws	99.5	85
B Engineering Honours and B Laws^#	99.5	85
B Science and B Laws	99.5	85

^# This course has a mathematics prerequisite.

Course	Selection rank	Reduced ATAR
B Applied Science (Diagnostic Radiography)*	96	60
B Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science)*	82	60
B Applied Science (Exercise Physiology)*	91	60
B Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)*	93	60
B Applied Science (Physiotherapy)*	99.5	60
B Applied Science (Speech Pathology)*	94	60
B Arts and D Medicine*^	99.95	90
B Arts and M Nursing	80	70
B Nursing (Advanced Studies)	84	70
B Oral Health*	88	60
B Pharmacy (Honours) and M Pharmacy Practice^#	90	70
B Pharmacy and Management (Honours) and M Pharmacy Practice^#	90	70
B Science and D Dental Medicine*^	99.7	85
B Science and D Medicine*^	99.95	90
B Science and M Nursing	80	70
B Science (Health) and M Nursing	80	60
B Science and M Nutrition and Dietetics*	97.5	85

* Selection rank and ATAR for this course are indicative and do not guarantee entry – unconditional offers will only be made in the main (December Round 2) offer round for Semester 1 entry.
^ This course has additional admission criteria and processes, including specific preference deadlines for medicine and dentistry courses.
^# This course has a mathematics prerequisite.

Course	Selection rank	Reduced ATAR
B Music*^	70	60
B Music (Composition)*^	70	60
B Music and B Advanced Studies (Composition)*^	70	60
B Music (Music Education)*^	70	60
B Music (Performance)*^	70	60
B Music and B Advanced Studies (Performance)*^	70	60

Course	Selection rank	Reduced ATAR
B Agricultural Science	75	65
B Agricultural Science Honours	75	65
B Animal and Veterinary Bioscience	80	70
B Liberal Arts and Sciences	70	60
B Liberal Arts and Sciences (Advanced)	95	85
B Psychology	85	70
B Psychology Honours	96	85
B Science	80	65
B Science (Advanced)	95	85
B Science (Health)	80	60
B Science (Medical Science)	90	80
B Science and B Advanced Studies	80	65
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Advanced)	95	85
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars including Mathematical Sciences)	98	88
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Health)	80	60
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Medical Science)	90	80
B Science and B Arts	80	70
B Science and M Mathematical Sciences	98	88
B Veterinary Biology and D Veterinary Medicine*	98	85
B Wildlife Conservation (Taronga)	85	70

* Selection rank and ATAR for this course are indicative and do not guarantee entry – unconditional offers will only be made in the main (December Round 2) offer round for Semester 1 entry.

The following courses are not available for entry through this scheme:

B Arts (Dual Degree: Sciences Po, France)
B Economics (Dual Degree: Sciences Po, France)

Further information

If you have questions about the Gadigal Program and the application process, please contact indigenous.recruitment@sydney.edu.au.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Guide 2026

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Gadigal Program

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Benefits

Eligibility

How to apply

1. Apply through UAC

2. Complete the Gadigal Program application

Important dates

Eligible courses and reduced ATARs

Architecture, design and planning

Arts and social sciences

Business

Education and social work

Engineering and computer science

Law

Medicine and health

Music

Science

Excluded courses

Further information

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Guide 2026