Bachelor of Nursing
at Adelaide University, South Australia.
A three-year nursing degree in Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Whyalla, or mostly online (ranks shown are for Adelaide; Mount Gambier's 2026 figure was 72.45 and Whyalla's 72.15). Adelaide University took its first students in 2026, so only the Semester 1, 2026 rank is published. The 2027 guaranteed entry ATAR is 80. No SACE prerequisites or assumed knowledge.
Lowest selection rank
The lowest selection rank (LSR) is the lowest ATAR plus adjustment factors (equity, subject and regional bonuses) that received an offer to the Adelaide University Bachelor of Nursing for that intake. Universities publish it in their admissions student profiles. Only intakes with a published figure are listed.
| Intake | Lowest selection rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70.00 | adelaide.edu.au |
A lowest selection rank describes a past intake, not a guaranteed entry score. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page before you apply through SATAC.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
The clinically focused degree prepares students to meet the Registered Nurse standards for practice, with learning in simulated hospital and health service environments and technologies such as 360 video and augmented reality.
Placement and industry experience
Students complete 880 hours of clinical placement, starting in first year; some courses, workshops and placements must be completed in person.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as registered nurses in hospital, community and aged-care settings after registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
- Common destinations include public hospital graduate transition programmes, mental-health services and rural and remote nursing positions.
- Many alumni progress into specialty practice (intensive care, paediatrics, midwifery), nurse-practitioner study or clinical education roles.
Typical first jobs
- Registered nurse in the SA Health Transition to Professional Practice graduate program
- RN in private and not-for-profit hospital networks
- Aged-care registered nurse in residential facilities
- Community and primary-health-care nurse
- Mental-health RN in inpatient and community settings
- Rural and remote graduate RN through regional SA pathways
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $72,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
Graduates can apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia for registration as registered nurses.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students with strong people skills and clinical resilience
- Those willing to work shifts during placements
- People who balance theory with the physical and emotional demands of care
- Students comfortable with pharmacology and physiology study
- Those committed to a regulated profession with strict practice standards
It is probably not for you if
- Students unwilling to do shift work or rural placement blocks
- Those uncomfortable with bodily fluids, distress and high-stakes scenarios
- Anyone hoping to avoid pharmacology and pathophysiology
- People who want a desk-based or fully theoretical career
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Adelaide University website and on SATAC before applying.