- How long it takes
- 3 years
- full time
- Entry ATAR
- From 51.15
- Lowest offered at Flinders University, 2026
- How you can study
- On campus
- Includes a work placement
- Leads on to
- Registered Nurse
- $114,000 median pay, In demand
- Taught by
- 2 providers
- SA
Is this course right for you?
What the Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-registration) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- an interest in the health and wellbeing of others
- good communication skills
- a calm and caring approach to people
- the ability to work well in a team
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.
Jobs you can do with it
Registered Nurse
Registered nurses assess patients, manage their medications and treatments, and coordinate the care each person receives across a shift.
What else you need
Complete an NMBA-approved entry-to-practice nursing programme and satisfy registration standards before practising. Post-registration or research-only study is not an initial-registration route. This catalogue groups awards: verify the chosen provider, programme and intake; the family-level link is not confirmation that every offering is approved.
Median pay$114,000
In demand
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.
Where you can study this course
There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
- Website for Flinders University (opens in a new tab)
Flinders University
Bedford Park, City, Renmark, SA
4.3from 1,059 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 51.15 lowest
- (60.05 median, 2026)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
- Next intake
- Mar 2027
- Website for The University of Adelaide (opens in a new tab)
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA
4.4from 869 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 60.8 lowest
- (70.05 median, 2024)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-registration).
- Clinical reasoning
- Safe and ethical care
- Care across ages and backgrounds
- Simulation and placements
- Health promotion
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Who arranges the work placement, and how many hours does it involve?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?