---
title: "HPAT Information For School Teachers - NIE: Medical Admissions Preparation"
description: "NIE provides UCAT, medical interviews, psychometrics, Casper, and medical admissions preparation for students pursuing medicine and dentistry in Australia or New Zealand."
url: "https://www.nie.edu.au/hpat/for-school-teachers"
date: "2026-07-30T18:44:46+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

# For School Teachers

     # HPAT Information For School Teachers

**[Subscribe to HPAT NIE News for Guidance Counsellors](https://mailout.nie.edu.au/subscription?f=m36GBWUq91xum6D9JiwcLpE763JrAJSLikis1OgOcVeyQsQr2poS8MoEiUqGqXqmIB)**

# **Which Universities require HPAT for Medical Entry in Ireland?**

HPAT - Ireland is required for applications to undergraduate medicine courses at the National University of Ireland Galway, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork, and University College Dublin, and for the MSc Occupational Therapy and MSc Speech and Language Therapy (Professional Qualification) at the University of Limerick. These are professional courses designed to assess key skills for health professionals, complementing academic achievement rather than testing academic knowledge.

## **Universities and Courses Requiring HPAT**

- **National University of Ireland, Galway**:
    - Undergraduate Medicine
- **[Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0fe9578549ba645d&rlz=1C1CHBF_enAU843AU843&cs=0&sxsrf=AE3TifMb0HWjiMbTsJt-Z0kqd7jAMF6wLA:1758098346342&q=Royal+College+of+Surgeons+in+Ireland&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5lv3ast-PAxUfxzgGHfUzBYYQxccNegQIERAB)**:
    - Undergraduate Medicine
- **[Trinity College Dublin](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0fe9578549ba645d&rlz=1C1CHBF_enAU843AU843&cs=0&sxsrf=AE3TifMb0HWjiMbTsJt-Z0kqd7jAMF6wLA:1758098346342&q=Trinity+College+Dublin&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5lv3ast-PAxUfxzgGHfUzBYYQxccNegQIIxAB)**:
    - Undergraduate Medicine
- **[University College Cork](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0fe9578549ba645d&rlz=1C1CHBF_enAU843AU843&cs=0&sxsrf=AE3TifMb0HWjiMbTsJt-Z0kqd7jAMF6wLA:1758098346342&q=University+College+Cork&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5lv3ast-PAxUfxzgGHfUzBYYQxccNegQIJhAB)**:
    - Undergraduate Medicine
- **[University College Dublin](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0fe9578549ba645d&rlz=1C1CHBF_enAU843AU843&cs=0&sxsrf=AE3TifMb0HWjiMbTsJt-Z0kqd7jAMF6wLA:1758098346342&q=University+College+Dublin&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5lv3ast-PAxUfxzgGHfUzBYYQxccNegQIIRAB)**:
    - Undergraduate Medicine
- **[University of Limerick](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0fe9578549ba645d&rlz=1C1CHBF_enAU843AU843&cs=0&sxsrf=AE3TifMb0HWjiMbTsJt-Z0kqd7jAMF6wLA:1758098346342&q=University+of+Limerick&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5lv3ast-PAxUfxzgGHfUzBYYQxccNegQIKRAB)**:
    - [MSc Occupational Therapy](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0fe9578549ba645d&rlz=1C1CHBF_enAU843AU843&cs=0&sxsrf=AE3TifMb0HWjiMbTsJt-Z0kqd7jAMF6wLA:1758098346342&q=MSc+Occupational+Therapy&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5lv3ast-PAxUfxzgGHfUzBYYQxccNegQIFxAB) (Professional Qualification)
    - [MSc Speech and Language Therapy](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0fe9578549ba645d&rlz=1C1CHBF_enAU843AU843&cs=0&sxsrf=AE3TifMb0HWjiMbTsJt-Z0kqd7jAMF6wLA:1758098346342&q=MSc+Speech+and+Language+Therapy&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5lv3ast-PAxUfxzgGHfUzBYYQxccNegQIJBAB) (Professional Qualification)

### **HPAT NIE Newsletter (schools)**

NIE keeps teachers and students up-to-date with the relevant HPAT news and upcoming NIE events. Subscribe to the HPAT UCAT Newsletter and stay informed. Please note, sometimes the school server might block external emails from being delivered to your inbox. To ensure you never miss our correspondence, please add our email to your address book.

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# [**HPAT Preparation Books** ](https://www.nie.edu.au/products-listing/category/15-test-category-003)

**We send HPAT books worldwide from Dublin (Ireland).**

[![hpat preparation course questions books](https://www.nie.edu.au/images/hpat_preparation_course_questions_books.jpg)](https://www.nie.edu.au/products-listing/category/15-test-category-003)

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