Key information
Start dates
March
Delivery mode*
Darwin. Online - plus placement/intensive.
Paramedicine is one of Australia's fastest-growing careers
With job growth projected at up to 20% over the next five years (Jobs and Skills Australia), paramedicine offers strong employment prospects. You’ll be studying towards an amazing career as a Paramedic.
Paramedic
Paramedics provide emergency and non-emergency care, delivering rapid response and vital support to individuals and communities. Working in dynamic, often high-pressure environments, they collaborate closely with other health and emergency services to ensure timely, effective patient care.
In the Northern Territory, paramedics face unique challenges, including extreme weather, remote locations, and a diverse population, requiring adaptive thinking and strong cultural awareness.
Paramedic skills are in demand across a variety of settings, including ambulance services, aeromedicine, mining, military, remote sites, and internationally.
Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia, Seek Australia, 2025
What will you study to start your career in paramedicine?
You'll learn to provide high-quality care in emergency situations, develop critical thinking skills, and work effectively as part of a healthcare team.
The theoretical content of this course is delivered online and can be accessed anywhere within the Northern Territory with internet coverage, however the clinical skills and practical education will be delivered by practical workshop intensives held in Darwin. This will require students to spend up to 1 or 2 weeks in Darwin each semester.
Accreditation or Professional Recognition
This course is accredited by the Paramedicine Board of Australia, in accordance with the 2020 accreditation standards for paramedicine as stipulated by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, for registration as a paramedic in Australia.
Learn from the experts.
Our incredible teaching and professional staff are experts in their fields and well-connected to the industry.
Connect with industry.
By collaborating with these esteemed organisations, you'll gain valuable insights and practical experience, preparing you for a successful career in paramedicine both in Australia and internationally.
Gain real-world experience
Perform approximately 300 hours of emergency ambulance placements to consolidate your clinical and theoretical knowledge in real-life situations.
Placements are completed with local teams in your home town, including Darwin, Alice Springs, and Katherine. Arrangements can also be made for students in Nhulunbuy, Tennant Creek, or other remote communities.
All Flinders University pre-service teachers must obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) from the Department for Human Service (DHS) Screening Unit and a Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect: Education and Care (RRHAN-EC) from a registered provider before undertaking their professional experience placements.
Ingure
Bachelor of Paramedicine, NT
Frequently asked questions.
Over the years, many questions have been asked by students before. For the quickest answers view our frequently asked questions or browse the full list @ Ask Flinders.
The course spans three years full-time (or part-time equivalent) and combines online theoretical learning with intensive, in-person practical workshops held in Darwin for up to 1–2 weeks each semester.
Yes, this is an AHPRA-approved program, accredited by the Paramedicine Board of Australia, allowing graduates to apply for initial professional registration as a paramedic.
The degree includes around 300 hours of emergency ambulance placements. These are typically arranged in Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine, or other remote regions, depending on where the student resides.
Completion of the Bachelor of Paramedicine NT is a recognised pathway* course that prepares students for medical studies and provides eligibility for a reserved sub-quota for Flinders graduates, which can increase your chances of securing a place in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) within the NTMP.
*Please note: While it's a pathway, it is not a guaranteed direct entry. You will still need to meet the admission requirements for the Doctor of Medicine program to enter the NTMP.
Yes. There are sub-quotas for remote/outer regional applicants, Indigenous applicants, and St John NT volunteers. For example, St John volunteers must have at least 18 months of experience and meet additional qualification requirements.
- Applications are completed via SATAC
- Visit: satac.edu.au
This course is only available to applicants eligible under the remote and outer regional sub quota.
You must submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC within 10 working days of your application confirming you have lived in remote or outer regional areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA3 to RA5) for:
* at least two years out of the past six years, or
* a total of five years since starting primary school in a remote and/or outer regional areas (RA3 to RA5).
This is assessed based on an applicant's primary residential address.
Applicants can check their eligibility in accordance with the definition above using the Australian Government's Health Workforce Locator. Enter the address you wish to search for using the 'ASGS Remoteness Area' '2021'. As part of a transition year for 2026 entry, applicants can also be assessed against the ‘ASGS Remoteness Area’ ‘2016’ if not eligible under the 2021 layer. For 2027 entry, applicants will only be assessed using the 'ASGS Remoteness Area' '2021' layer.
Guaranteed enrolment for up to 5 Indigenous applicants.
An annual sub quota of up to five places is available for Indigenous applicants. To be considered for the Indigenous subquota you must submit to SATAC a document signed under Common Seal from an incorporated Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander organisation in the community from which you originate or are recognised, within 10 working days of your application.
To be eligible for this subquota you must be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in accordance with the Commonwealth definition which requires that you:
- be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, and
- identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and
- be accepted as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in the community in which they live or have lived.
If you are unable to provide a document signed under Common Seal you may provide a Statutory Declaration to SATAC confirming you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent.
An annual sub quota of up to five places is available for St John Ambulance Australia (NT) volunteers. To be eligible under this subquota you must mail to Flinders within 10 working days of submitting your SATAC application evidence confirming you meet the following criteria:
- have a minimum of 18 months volunteer work experience with St John Ambulance Australia (NT) and,
- have undertaken a minimum of 60 hours voluntary commitment per year during the past 18 months.
This can be evidenced by providing a statement from the relevant Divisional Superintendent (or authorised training/volunteer services officer). This documentation should be emailed to askflinders@flinders.edu.au.
In addition, you must meet the University's minimum entry requirements. Selection is based on academic merit.
Applicants must also upload the statement confirming their volunteer work experience with St John Ambulance Australia (NT) to their mySATAC application. Under 'Submission' in the navigation menu, select 'Documents' then 'Upload personal documents'.
The table below shows ATAR and Selection Rank data for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR commencing in Semester 1, 2025. It is limited to applicants that have recently completed secondary education (within the last two years). Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.
Notes:
<5 – less than 5 ATAR based offers made
N/A – This course uses additional selection criteria and therefore Selection Rank is not published
| ATAR-based offers only across all offer rounds | ATAR - Excluding adjustment factors | Selection Rank - ATAR plus any adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 95.20 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 76.17 | 80.42 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 57.75 | 61.00 |
| Applicant background (Semester 1, 2025) | Number of students | Percentage of all students |
|---|---|---|
| Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) | 44 | 37% |
| Vocational education and training (VET) study | 5 | 4% |
| Work and life experience | <5 | <5 |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) | 28 | 24% |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test) | <5 | <5 |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration pathways) | 17 | 14% |
| International Students | 18 | 15% |
| All students | 118 | 100% |
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