Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

What is the STAT?

The Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) has been developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to assess a range of competencies commonly considered important for success in tertiary study.

STAT Multiple Choice is the version accepted by the three universities in South Australia, by Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory, and by TAFE SA. It is a two hour test under exam conditions containing 70 multiple-choice questions, half of which are verbal reasoning and half quantitative. The questions are designed to assess the ability to think critically and to make sense of a variety of material. For instance, applicants may be required to read and think about a prose passage, interpret a graph, use basic mathematical relationships or make inferences from a table of data.

STAT answer sheets are marked by ACER in Melbourne; the scores are reported to SATAC and then used according to the institutions’ selection policies.

STAT Written English is a one hour test which involves writing two essays, one argumentative and one personal. STAT Written English is not used by the South Australian universities or Charles Darwin University, but may be required if you are applying elsewhere.  

Arranging a STAT sitting

 

If you intend to apply for semester 1 2012 university undergraduate courses through SATAC  please see  UniWeb for instructions on how to book for a STAT sitting as part of your university application.

 

If you have already applied for semester 1 2012 university undergraduate courses through SATAC and did not apply for STAT please contact SATAC for advice.

 

Applicants who:

·         need to sit the test for entry to TAFE SA bachelor degree courses; or

·         are applying for entry to courses outside SA and NT

will need to submit an application form to SATAC. For more information click here