MedReady Scholars
Ignite Ambition - Transform Healthcare
A John Paul College Medicine and Dentistry Pathway Program
About MedReady Scholars Program
A comprehensive overview of the MedReady and MedPath tracks covering the full four-stage pathway from Year 9 to Year 12, a two-track program model, entry points, costs, scholarship offering and application information.
About MedReady Scholars Program
MedReady is John Paul College’s structured medicine and dentistry pathway program, one of the very few programs of its kind in Queensland. It is designed for students who are serious about a career in medicine, dentistry or health and want a school that takes that ambition as seriously as they do.
The students who succeed in undergraduate medicine and dentistry programs are rarely the ones who started preparing in Year 12. They are the ones who made the right subject choices in Year 9, deliberately built their academic profile and arrived at their UCAT and interview with years of structured preparation behind them.
MedReady provides that structure within the relationships, support and academic culture of John Paul College, beginning as early as Year 9 and culminating in a fully supported, well-prepared Year 12 university application.
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MedReady – Medicine Track
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MedPath – Health Careers Track.
The Four-Stage MedReady Pathway – Years 9 to Year 12
MedReady is a four-stage sequential pathway. Both the
MedReady medicine track and the
MedPath health careers track share Stages 1 and 2. Track divergence occurs at Stage 3 (Year 11), based on academic performance, aspiration clarity and a structured conversation with the Head of Careers.
Stage 1 | Year 9
EXPLORE
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Stage 2 | Year
10
PREPARE
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Stage 3 | Year
11, Term 4
ACCELERATE
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Stage 4 | Year
12, Semester 1
ACHIEVE
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Career clarity, subject architecture guidance, health literacy foundations, aptitude introduction and industry exposure. Embedded — no additional cost.
| Subject prerequisite confirmation, UCAT-style reasoning tasks, pathway planning with the Dean of Studies and health science alignment. Embedded — no additional cost.
| Formal program entry – MedReady Scholars Program. Fraser's Medical UCAT Core Program (4 sessions). University visits. Alumni panels. Pathway to Medicine Information Evening.
| Advanced UCAT (8 group + 10 × 1:1 tutoring). MMI preparation. Hospital visit. Personalised QTAC strategy. The program concludes mid-Year 12.
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| MedReady Scholars Program (Year 11)
MedReady prepares students for direct entry into undergraduate medicine at UQ, Griffith or Bond. From Stage 3, students enter a selective, formally structured program delivered in partnership with Fraser's Medical, one of Australia's leading UCAT preparation and medical admissions specialists. - Fraser's Medical UCAT Core Program: 4,000-question bank, diagnostic mock exam, group sessions and 1:1 tutoring
- Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) preparation
- University campus visits and hospital visits (subject to availability)
- Alumni panels featuring JPC graduates currently studying medicine at UQ and Griffith
- Personalised QTAC preference selection and application strategy.
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MedReady and MedPath – Two Tracks Compared
MedReady and MedPath are not a hierarchy; they are two purposeful tracks designed for two different but equally valid health career ambitions. The distinction is destination, not ability.
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MedReady — Medicine Track
| MedPath — Health Careers Track
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Destination
| Direct undergraduate medicine at UQ, Griffith or Bond
| Nursing, allied health, paramedicine, dental therapy, health science
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Entry criteria
| Subject mean ≥90.00, DARTS ≥16.0, STEM SET plan
| Satisfactory academic standing, teacher endorsement and health aspiration
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Stages 1–2
| Shared — same sessions, same subject guidance
| Shared — same sessions, same subject guidance
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Stage 3 focus
| Fraser’s UCAT Core Program, selective enrolment, $140
| VET cert option, health career mapping, placement planning
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Stage 4 focus
| Advanced UCAT + 1:1 tutoring, MMI prep, QTAC medicine
| VET completion or QTAC health science, portfolio building
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Cost (Stages 3–4)
| $1,330 total — $140 (Yr11 T4), $595 (Yr12 T1), $595 (Yr12 T2)
| TBC — VET fees via RTO; enrichment components at low/no cost
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We welcome your enquiry.
Families are encouraged to speak with our Head of Admissions for a personal conversation before applying. To arrange a conversation, contact us at enrolments@jpc.qld.edu.au.
Attend Our MedReady Parent Information Session
We invite you to join us and discover how MedReady could shape your child's path to medicine.
Event Details
MedReady Parent Information Session
Date: Thursday 16 July 2026
Time: 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Location: Gorman Lecture Theatre, John Paul College, John Paul Drive, Daisy Hill QLD
Parking: Available on campus in the Markwell Car park
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