Bachelor of Nursing
at Flinders University, South Australia.
An ANMAC-accredited nursing degree leading to registration as an enrolled or registered nurse with AHPRA. Includes more than 800 hours of supervised clinical placement across hospital and community settings.
ATAR cutoff history
Published cutoff data for the Flinders University Bachelor of Nursing. We never invent figures; entries marked "not published" mean the university or admissions centre has not released a verified cutoff for that intake.
| Intake year | ATAR cutoff | Admissions centre |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official SATAC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
First year builds the science and skills base. You take human anatomy and physiology, foundations of nursing practice, health assessment, and the social and cultural determinants of health, alongside nursing-skills laboratory sessions where you learn vital signs, medication calculation, infection control and basic care. Your first supervised clinical placement usually begins in first year, often in aged care. Second year moves into acute and chronic care. Topics cover pathophysiology, pharmacology, mental-health nursing, and nursing across the lifespan from paediatrics to older people. Simulation in Flinders' clinical-skills suites becomes more demanding, and placements lengthen across medical and surgical wards. Flinders' Bedford Park campus sits beside the Flinders Medical Centre, which gives strong teaching-hospital access. Third year is consolidation and transition to practice. You study complex and critical care, leadership and quality and safety, and complete a longer final placement that prepares you for a graduate transition year. Flinders has a particular emphasis on rural and remote nursing, with placement options in regional South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Example first-year subjects
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Foundations of Nursing Practice
- Health Assessment for Nursing
- Nursing Skills Laboratory
- Determinants of Health and Wellbeing
- Indigenous Health and Cultural Safety
How you will be assessed
- Clinical-placement competency assessment and workplace logs
- Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and simulation
- Medication-calculation and drug-dosage tests requiring a pass mark
- Written care plans and case-based assignments
- Online quizzes and theory examinations
- Reflective practice journals
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.
Professional accreditation
- ANMAC accredited
- AHPRA registration eligible
Typical first jobs
- Registered nurse on a hospital graduate transition programme
- Ward nurse in medical, surgical or aged-care settings
- Community or primary-health-care nurse
- Mental-health nurse in public services
- Rural or remote-area nurse in regional SA or the NT
- Practice nurse in general practice
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $72,000 per year
Source: https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos). Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
Most graduates register with AHPRA as a registered nurse and enter a hospital graduate transition programme. From there, nurses specialise into areas such as intensive care, emergency, paediatrics, perioperative or mental-health nursing through graduate certificates and diplomas. Further study pathways include the Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner), midwifery, clinical education and, for some, graduate-entry medicine. Rural and remote practice is a well-supported pathway given Flinders' Northern Territory and regional networks.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- People who are calm, practical and good under pressure
- Students who genuinely enjoy hands-on care and human contact
- Those who can balance theory study with demanding placement rosters
- Strong communicators who work well in clinical teams
- Students open to rural and remote placement experiences
It is probably not for you if
- Those uncomfortable with bodily fluids, shift work or physical care
- Students who want a desk-based or purely academic degree
- People who struggle with strict medication-safety accuracy
- Those unwilling to travel for clinical placements
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the Flinders University handbook and on SATAC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/flinders/bachelor-of-nursing.