How the HPAT works in boosting points

• HPAT stands for the Health Professions Admissions Test (HPAT), an aptitude-style test administered by the Australian Council for Educational Research.
• Leaving Certificate points are combined with the HPAT-Ireland score to assess entry to medicine.
• A minimum of 480 Leaving Certificate points is needed to be in contention, and the maximum HPAT score is 300.
• Each band of five Leaving Certificate points between 550 and 660 is worth only one point for the purpose of entry to medicine, meaning an effective maximum of 560.
• About 3,200 students sat the HPAT-Ireland test in February.

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