Bachelor of Nursing
at Torrens University Australia, South Australia.
A three-year ANMAC-accredited nursing degree at Torrens' Adelaide (Wakefield Street), Sydney (Surry Hills), Melbourne (Flinders Street) and Brisbane (Fortitude Valley) campuses. Torrens lists a minimum ATAR of 60 (or work-life experience) but publishes no lowest selection rank. No Year 12 subject prerequisites.
Lowest selection rank
Torrens has not published a lowest selection rank for this course for recent intakes. That usually means too few ATAR-based offers were made to report one, or that selection also uses a portfolio, audition, interview or other criteria. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
Students build skills in professional assessment and clinical decision-making and learn the key factors in patient health and wellbeing. An enrolled nurse pathway lets eligible Diploma of Nursing graduates enter in second year.
Placement and industry experience
Students complete 800 hours of clinical placement in multiple healthcare, industry and community settings.
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
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Typical first jobs
- Registered nurse in a graduate transition programme
- Hospital ward or medical-surgical nurse
- Mental-health nurse
- Aged-care or community nurse
- Rural and remote nurse
- Practice or clinic nurse
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $72,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
ANMAC accreditation means the course meets Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia standards, so graduates can apply for registration as registered nurses.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- People who want a clear, regulated clinical career
- Students comfortable with bioscience and ongoing study
- Those who cope well with shift work and clinical placements
- Empathetic communicators who stay calm under pressure
- Practical learners who like simulation and hands-on skills
It is probably not for you if
- Students uncomfortable with bodily care, blood or distress
- Those who dislike science, dosage maths and detailed protocols
- People wanting flexible hours and no placement blocks
- Students seeking a purely desk-based 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 Torrens University Australia website and on SATAC before applying.