- Gain an understanding of applicants’ aptitude for university study
- Assess applicants’ ability to understand and analyse information, and to think critically
- Complement existing information about academic potential
Measure relevant skills
The use of aptitude test results in combination with school achievement is shown to be a more powerful means of predicting success at university than either measure alone.1
How STAT is delivered
Applicants sign up to our online registration system directly. A summary of registrations is provided to your university.
STAT online tests are conducted over a secure internet connection under live (webcam) supervision, ensuring the required security for a high-stakes test.
Results for each test section are reported directly to your university as well as to applicants. Cut-off scores can be set to suit different degree programmes.
STAT Quality Assurance
STAT is rigorously designed by teams of experienced higher education assessment and content experts.
Each test question is carefully developed, scrutinised, trialled and analysed before being included in the test.
STAT is produced by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) – a not-for-profit organisation that is one of the world’s leading educational research and assessment bodies.
All scoring is undertaken at ACER and analysed by experienced psychometricians. Together this ensures that STAT is relevant, valid and reliable.
Trusted by universities around the
world for over 20 years
ACER works with universities in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and beyond to enable candidate selection that is transparent, equitable and efficient.
Contact us to start improving your admissions process today
One of our friendly staff members will contact you by your chosen method to discuss how STAT can help you.
Helping universities to strengthen their admissions processes & identify the best candidates
STAT Multiple Choice
- 2 hour online multiple choice test
- 70 multiple choice questions
- Assessed verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning
- Scores for each type of reasoning can be weighted differently to suit particular degree courses
STAT Written English
- Optional 1 hour written test
- 2 short essays
- Assesses writing skills
- Emphasises quality and structure of thoughts and ideas, as well as control of language
World class universities that have used ACER assessments
- Australian Catholic University
- Charles Sturt University
- Deakin University
- Holmesglen Institute
- La Trobe University
- Melbourne Polytechnic
- Monash University
- RMIT University
- Swinburne University of Technology
- The University of Melbourne
- Charles Sturt University
- Macquarie University
- The University of Sydney
- University of Newcastle
- University of New England
- Australian National University
- University of Canberra
- Australian Catholic University
- Christian Heritage College
- CQ University
- Griffith University
- James Cook University
- Southern Cross University
- Queensland University of Technology
- TAFE Queensland
- University of New England
- University of Queensland
- University of Southern Queensland
- Curtin University
- Edith Cowan University
- Murdoch University
- University of Western Australia
- Charles Darwin University
- Flinders University
- CQ University Australia
- SAIBT
- Tabor
- TAFE SA
- The University of Adelaide
- Torrens University Australia
- University of South Australia
- Massey University
- The Papua New Guinea University of Technology
- The University of Goroka