Bachelor of Nursing
at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Western 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 The University of Notre Dame Australia 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 | TISC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | TISC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | TISC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official TISC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
First year is the nursing foundation: anatomy and physiology, professional nursing practice, health assessment, communication and the basics of pharmacology, taken alongside Notre Dame's Core Curriculum units in philosophy and ethics that ground person-centred, compassionate care. You learn core skills in simulation labs and complete an early observation placement, often in aged-care or community settings. Second year deepens medical-surgical nursing, mental-health nursing, child and family health and chronic-disease care. Placements expand to acute hospital wards across Perth, Sydney or partner health services including St John of God Health Care, and pharmacology becomes more complex. Third year features advanced clinical units, a transition-to-practice capstone and a final consolidation placement, with total supervised placement of at least 800 hours as required by ANMAC. On graduation you apply for registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA and apply for hospital graduate transition programs.
Example first-year subjects
- Foundations of Nursing Practice
- Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses
- Health Assessment
- Introduction to Pharmacology
- Communication in Nursing
- Introduction to Ethics (Core)
How you will be assessed
- Supervised clinical placement competency assessments
- Objective structured clinical examinations in simulation
- Written exams in anatomy, physiology and pharmacology
- Case studies and care-plan documentation
- Medication-calculation tests
- Reflective practice journals from placement
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
- Graduate registered nurse in a public hospital transition program
- Graduate nurse with St John of God Health Care or private hospitals
- Aged-care registered nurse
- Mental-health nurse in a graduate role
- Community-health or primary-care nurse
- Rural and regional nursing positions
- Entry roles in paediatric, oncology or perioperative areas
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 apply for a graduate nurse transition program at public or private hospitals, including St John of God Health Care. Postgraduate options include the Master of Nursing Practice in specialty streams, mental-health nursing, the Bachelor or Master of Midwifery, and nurse-practitioner pathways. Many nurses later move into clinical leadership, education or community and primary-care roles.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students who like working with people in moments of vulnerability
- Calm communicators who think on their feet
- Patient learners who can absorb anatomy, physiology and pharmacology
- People comfortable with shift work and physically demanding placement
- Team players who work well in clinical environments
It is probably not for you if
- Students who dislike personal-care tasks or are needle-averse
- Those uncomfortable with shift work, weekends or nights
- People wanting a primarily research-based or office-bound role
- Students unable to meet AHPRA fitness and immunisation requirements
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the The University of Notre Dame Australia handbook and on TISC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/notre-dame/bachelor-of-nursing.