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
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
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
Am I eligible?
Applicants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent.
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?
An annual sub-quota 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). 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.
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