Reach your goals with Murdoch RISE
If you achieve an ATAR but don’t get the score you need, keep an open mind. People join Murdoch from all walks of life so our educational access scheme, Murdoch RISE, could do the same for you.
Murdoch RISE provides a selection rank adjustment to support access to uni for students from a range of backgrounds, including regional and low socio-economic.
What is a selection rank adjustment?
We calculate your adjustment factors and automatically add them to your raw ATAR score. This creates your selection rank which is used to determine entry into our courses. Most of our undergraduate courses require a selection rank of 70, but some courses are higher.
Murdoch RISE can help you get into your preferred course by boosting your selection rank by 10 points, up to a maximum of 90.
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible for consideration, you must:
- have completed secondary education in Western Australia and achieved an ATAR between 55.00 and 89.95 inclusive.
- meet our English language requirements.
You also need to meet at least one adjustment factor:
- achieve your ATAR at a school in the RISE schools list
- have a permanent home address when completing Year 12 at a postcode in the RISE postcodes list
- indicate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent by declaring status through your TISC application or on the Indigenous indicator when applying directly to Murdoch
- indicate when applying via TISC or directly to Murdoch that you are the first in your family to attend university. This means that neither of your parents or guardians have completed a university-level degree.
Find out if you attended a RISE school or lived in a RISE postcode area:
- Aranmore Catholic College
- Ashdale Secondary College
- Australian Islamic College - North of the River
- Aveley Secondary College
- Balcatta Senior High School
- Balga Senior High School
- Ballajura Community College
- Belridge Secondary College
- Bible Baptist Christian Academy
- Bullsbrook College
- Butler College
- Christmas Island District High School
- Clarkson Community High School
- Cyril Jackson Senior Campus
- Dianella Secondary College
- Eastern Hills Senior High School
- Edmund Rice College
- Ellenbrook Secondary College
- Girrawheen Senior High School
- Governor Stirling Senior High School
- Greenwood College
- Hampton Senior High School
- Irene Mccormack Catholic College
- John Forrest Secondary College
- Joseph Banks Secondary College
- Kiara College
- La Salle College
- Landsdale Christian School
- Mercy College
- Morley Senior High School
- Mundaring Christian College
- School of Isolated and Distance Education
- Servite College
- Wanneroo Secondary College
- Warwick Senior High School
- Yanchep Secondary College
- Armadale Senior High School
- Atwell College
- Austin Cove Baptist College
- Australian Islamic College - Kewdale
- Baldivis Secondary College
- Belmont City College
- Byford Secondary College
- Canning Vale College
- Carey Baptist College
- Cecil Andrews College
- Coastal Lakes College
- Comet Bay College
- Coodanup College
- Court Grammar School
- Dale Christian School
- Darling Range Sports College
- Divine Mercy College
- Emmanuel Catholic College
- Foundation Christian College
- Fountain College
- Frederick Irwin Anglican School
- Fremantle College
- Gilmore College
- Halls Head College
- Harrisdale Senior High School
- Heritage College
- Hillside Christian College
- John Calvin Christian College
- John Calvin School
- John Tonkin College
- Kalamunda Senior High School
- Kelmscott Senior High School
- Kent Street Senior High School
- Kolbe Catholic College
- Lakeland Senior High School
- Lesmurdie Senior High School
- Living Waters Lutheran College
- Lumen Christi College
- Lynwood Senior High School
- Mandurah Baptist College
- Mandurah Catholic College
- Melville Senior High School
- Mother Teresa Catholic College
- Northlake Senior Campus
- Peter Carnley Anglican Community School
- Pinjarra Senior High School
- Ridgeview Secondary College
- Rockingham Montessori School
- Rockingham Senior High School
- Safety Bay Senior High School
- Seton Catholic College
- Sevenoaks Senior College
- South Coast Baptist College
- Southern Hills Christian College
- Southern River College
- St Brigid's College
- the King's College
- Thornlie Senior High School
- Providence Christian College
- Tranby College
- Warnbro Community High School
- Yule Brook College
- Albany Senior High School
- Australian Christian College - Southlands
- Australind Senior High School
- Bethel Christian School
- Boddington District High School
- Bridgetown High School
- Brookton District High School
- Broome Senior High School
- Bruce Rock District High School
- Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School
- Bunbury Catholic College
- Bunbury Senior High School
- Burringurrah Remote Community School
- Busselton Senior High School
- Cape Naturaliste College
- Carnamah District High School
- Carnarvon Community College
- Central Midlands Senior High School
- Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School
- Christmas Island District High School
- Collie Senior High School
- Cornerstone Christian College Ltd
- Dalwallinu District High School
- Dalyellup College
- Denmark Senior High School
- Derby District High School
- Dongara District High School
- East Kimberley College
- Eastern Goldfields College
- Eaton Community College
- Esperance Anglican Community School
- Esperance Senior High School
- Exmouth District High School
- Fitzroy Valley District High School
- Gascoyne Junction Remote Community School
- Georgiana Molloy Anglican School
- Geraldton Grammar School
- Geraldton Senior College
- Gingin District High School
- Gnowangerup District High School
- Goldfields Baptist College
- Grace Christian School
- Great Southern Grammar
- Halls Creek District High School
- Harvey Senior High School
- Hedland Senior High School
- Hope Christian College
- Jerramungup District High School
- Jigalong Remote Community School
- John Paul College
- Jurien Bay District High School
- Kalbarri District High School
- Kalumburu Remote Community School
- Karratha Senior High School
- Katanning Senior High School
- Kearnan College
- Kulkarriya Community School
- Kununurra District High School
- La Grange Remote Community School
- Lake Grace District High School
- Laverton School
- Leinster Community School
- Leonora District High School
- Looma Remote Community School
- Manea Senior College
- Manjimup Senior High School
- Marble Bar Primary School
- Margaret River Senior High School
- Meekatharra District High School
- Menzies Community School
- Merredin College
- Merriden Senior High School
- Morawa District High School
- Mount Barker Community College
- Mount Barker Senior High School
- Mount Magnet District High School
- Mukinbudin District High School
- Mullewa District High School
- Nagle Catholic College
- Narembeen District High School
- Narrogin Senior High School
- Newman Senior High School
- Newton Moore Senior High School
- Norseman District High School
- North Albany Senior High School
- Northam Senior High School
- Nullagine Primary School
- One Arm Point Remote Community School
- Onslow Primary School
- Our Lady of Mercy College
- Parnngurr Community School
- Quairading District High School
- Ravensthorpe District High School
- Rawa Community School Aboriginal Corporation
- Roebourne District High School
- Shark Bay School
- Southern Cross District High School
- St Joseph's College
- St Joseph's School
- St Luke's College
- St Mary Mackillop College
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic School
- St Mary's College
- Strathalbyn Christian College
- Strelley Community School
- Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School
- Tom Price High School
- WA College of Agriculture - Cunderdin
- WA College of Agriculture - Denmark
- WA College of Agriculture - Harvey
- WA College of Agriculture - Morawa
- WA College of Agriculture - Narrogin
- Wananami Remote Community School
- Wangkatjungka Remote Community School
- Wiluna Remote Community School
- Wongan Hills District High School
- Wongutha Christ Aboriginal School
- Wyalkatchem District High School
- Wyndham District High School
- Yandeyarra Remote Community School
- York District High School
- Yramalay /wesley Studio School
How to apply
You don’t need apply for RISE. If you are eligible, the adjustment factor is automatically added to your raw ATAR score when you apply for your undergraduate degree.