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Nursing and midwifery in Western Australia

A cartoon male and female nurse from the nursing campaignHow long does it take?

A graduate RN

Contact the individual university or TAFE campuses for full details.

Enrolled nursing

Enrolled nursing courses in WA usually take 18 months of full-time study to complete.

Registered nursing

Registered nursing courses in WA usually take three years of full-time study to complete, however, Curtin University’s course is three and a half years full-time study.

Midwifery

Curtin University’s direct entry midwifery course is three years full-time study.

Otherwise midwifery courses in WA are offered as a postgraduate degree (you need to have completed a registered nursing degree first) of approximately twelve months full-time duration.

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