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Biomedical Science (Medical) Rurality evidence

What Evidence Do You Need to Submit?

Review the evidence requirements below, use the checklist to ensure you have everything ready, then follow the link at the bottom of the page to submit your Rurality Form.

Acceptable supporting documents

Applicants must provide evidence from ALL three sections

See table below for details:

Section A

Professional Letter OR
Statutory Declaration

Section B

Documents to prove rural residence

Section C

Education Results

Professional letter from a GP, dentist, bank, school, university, or workplace.

This letter must:

  • Be original and written specifically to support your claim
  • Be on official letterhead with the writer's address, phone number, and email contact details
  • Be signed and dated
  • Include your rural residential address, your rural address history, and the dates you resided there (no future dates accepted)
  • Explain how the author knows you, e.g., student, patient
  • Include the names of parents or guardians if you were under 18 when living rurally

See a sample letter of support [PDF 347.7 KB]

OR

Statutory Declaration from Parents/Guardians

Must include:

  • Your name
  • Their names and relationship to you
  • A detailed rural residential history, including addresses and dates you resided at each address
  • Signature and date
  • Witnessing by a Justice of the Peace (JP)
  • Use of an official statutory declaration template, either from your state or territory or a Commonwealth template

Documents to Prove Rural Residence

To verify your rural residence, you must provide two documents per rural address:

  • One from the start of the period you're claiming
  • One from the end of that period

These documents must collectively cover the required 5 or 10 years of rural living.

Acceptable documents include:

  • Utility (Gas, Electricity, Water) and telephone invoices
  • Lease agreements or end lease agreements (not rates notices)
  • Centrelink statements

Online printed invoices are acceptable only if dated the year they were issued (e.g., a bank statement must be dated 2015 if you are proving residence for 2015; it cannot be dated 2025).

Documents can be copies and do not need to be certified. All documents and statutory declarations must include the rural address history and time periods.

Unacceptable documents and claims

  • Rates notices, as they do not confirm the primary residing address (could be a rental/investment/holiday property)
  • Tax Invoices/Receipts
  • School reports, as they do not clearly state your primary residential address
  • Time spent at a rural secondary residence (e.g., holiday home)
  • Intentions to claim future time as part of the 5 or 10 years, as future residence cannot be verified

Current Year 12 applicants

Gap Year Applicants

  • Copy of ATAR results

Higher Education Applicants

  • ALL tertiary transcripts with Grade Point Average (GPA) or Weighted Average Mark (WAM) from within last 10 years

Submitting false or misleading information or documents may result in cancellation of application or any offer of a place withdrawn at any stage, including after the course has commenced.

Checklist

You cannot save a draft while working on the form, so be sure to complete it in one session. Please make sure you have the relevant evidence as detailed in the table above on hand before proceeding to the application form.

Section A

OR

Section B

Section C (Document/s relevant to your situation)

Current Year 12 applicant

Gap Year Applicant

Higher Education Applicant

To confirm your eligibility under the Modified Monash Model (MMM), you’ll need to provide documentation that demonstrates either 5 years of consecutive or 10 years of cumulative residence in an MMM2–MMM7 location.

5 Years Consecutive Residence

Scenario 1:
You have lived at the same rural address for 5+ years and still reside there.

  • Provide two documents:
    • One current document (dated close to the time of your application)
    • One document dated at least 5 years prior

Scenario 2:
You lived in the same rural town for 5 years but changed houses within that time.

  • Provide two documents per address:
    • One document from when you moved in
    • One document from when you moved out (or shortly before), to collectively span the full 5 years

Scenario 3:
You lived in multiple rural towns (MMM2–MMM7) over a continuous 5-year period, without living in an MMM1 location during that time.

  • Provide two documents per address:
    • One from your move-in date
    • One from your move-out date, ensuring the documents collectively span 5 consecutive years

10 Years Cumulative Residence

You lived in MMM2–MMM7 towns over a 10-year period, but had breaks where you lived in an MMM1 location.

  • Provide two documents per rural address:
    • One from around your move-in date
    • One from around your move-out date
  • The total evidence must meet a minimum of 10 years of rural living (non-consecutive is acceptable)

Important Note:

If you lived in an MMM1 location for any amount of time (even just one week), that period does not count toward your rural eligibility. Only time spent in MMM2–MMM7 areas is considered.

Next step

Submit your application using the Rurality Application Form

Rurality Application Form