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.
This program will give you access to the following:
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.
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.
| Applications open | 2 April 2025 |
| Early conditional offer applications close | 10 August 2025 |
| Early conditional offers released | Early September 2025 |
| UAC December Round 2* applications close | 30 November 2025 |
| Late round Gadigal Program applications close | 15 January 2026 |
*December Round 2 is the main UAC offer round where most offers for Semester 1 are made. If you submit an application after this, you may not be considered until the January offer rounds.
Courses available for 2026 entry through this scheme will be published in June. Below are the selection ranks and reduced ATARs for 2025 entry for reference.
| 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 MÂ 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)Â | 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 Visual Arts*^ | 70 | 60 |
| B Visual Arts and B Advanced Studies*^ | 70 | 60 |
* 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.
| 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 Economics | 91 | 80 |
| B Economics and B Advanced Studies | 91 | 80 |
| B Economics and B Arts | 91 | 80 |
| 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 |
#Â 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 |
#Â 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 Oral Health* | 92 | 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.
#Â 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 |
* 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.
| 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:
If you have questions about the Gadigal Program and the application process, please contact indigenous.recruitment@sydney.edu.au.