Application intake dates

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Application intake dates

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Education > Explore a GP career > Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) Program > How to apply > Intake dates
Last updated 3 February 2026

Applications to the Australia General Practice Training (AGPT) Program generally open from March to April annually. This is our primary intake, with training places across all training regions and pathways available for application.

Subsequent intakes may be held later in the year, pending training place availability.

Opens 3 March – 14 April 2026

In the main application intake, all 2027 training places will be available for application.

Date

Description
10.00am AEDT Tues 3 March 2026 Applications open
11.59pm AEST Tues 14 April 2026 Applications close
Rural pathway exemption application deadline
11.59pm AEST Tues 28 April 2026 Priority preferencing supporting document submission deadline
By 5pm AEST Tues 12 May 2026 Eligibility outcomes
Rural pathway exemption application outcomes
10.00am Wed 13 –11.59pm AEST Wed 20 May 2026 National entry assessment booking and preference change (optional) period
11am AEST Sun 24 May 2026,
7pm AEST Wed 27 May 2026, or
11am AEST Sat 30 May 2026		 Online national entry assessment. Note - you only sit on one date (your preferred date).
By 5pm AEST Wed 24 June 2026 Offer outcomes released
11.59pm AEST Wed 1 July 2026 Offer acceptance and application fee payment deadline
Mon 1 February 2027 Semester 1, 2027 training start date
Mon 2 August 2027 Semester 2, 2027 training start date
 

Opens 7 – 28 July 2026

This intake is open to new applicants, as well as those who successfully completed the national entry assessment during the 2027 main application intake and have not yet accepted a training place. Please note: training places will be limited and may not be available in all regions or pathways.

Date Description
10.00am AEST Tues 7 July 2026 Applications open
11.59pm AEST Tues 28 July 2026 Applications close
Rural pathway exemption application deadline
11.59pm AEST Tues 11 August 2026 Priority preferencing supporting document submission deadline
By 5pm AEST Tues 11 August 2026 Eligibility outcomes
Rural pathway exemption application outcomes
10.00am Wed 12 - 11.59pm AEST Wed 19 Aug 2026 National entry assessment booking and preference change (optional) period
11am AEST Sat 22 August 2026, or
7pm AEST Wed, 26 August 2026		 Online national entry assessment. Note - you only sit on one date (your preferred date).
By 5pm AEST Mon 21 September 2026 Offer outcomes released
11.59pm AEST Tues 29 September 2026 Offer acceptance and application fee payment deadline
Mon 1 February 2027 Semester 1, 2027 training start date
Mon 2 August 2027 Semester 2, 2027 training start date
 

If training places remain available after the main and second application periods, remaining applicants who have successfully progressed through the national entry assessment in either application period may be invited to participate. 

Details of this process will be available in due course.  

Further information will be available in our 2027 Application Guide (available late January 2026).  

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