About STAT
- STAT versions
- Sitting STAT through UAC
- Restrictions on sitting STAT more than once
- Institutions that accept STAT
- Year 12 students
- Interstate and overseas STAT sittings
STAT is used by many tertiary institutions in Australia as part of their admissions procedure for certain categories of applicants. STAT is used in addition to any other information available, when assessing your application for admission. If you have no formal qualifications on which to base your application to a tertiary institution, you may be eligible to be considered for entry to a course by sitting STAT.
Download the STAT 2012 Admissions Leaflet for information.
STAT versions
UAC administers two STAT versions – Multiple Choice and Written English.
STAT Multiple Choice is a two-hour test with 10 minutes reading time. It consists of 70 questions – half verbal and half quantitative. Verbal questions require you to interpret and understand ideas in language. Quantitative questions require you to comprehend and apply information presented in scientific and mathematical contexts.
STAT Written English is a one-hour test with five minutes reading time. You need to produce two pieces of writing in response to two different themes. Four prompts are given for each theme from which you must choose one. The test assesses your ability to communicate effectively in writing.
It is your responsibility to find out whether STAT can be used for admission to the courses you are considering and which STAT versions you are required to sit. Refer to Institutions that accept STAT, or contact the admissions office at the relevant institution.
UAC can't advise you if you are required to sit STAT.
The free ACER STAT Candidate Information Booklet contains sample questions and information to help you prepare for STAT.
Sitting STAT through UAC
UAC and non-UAC applicants can register to sit STAT in NSW or the ACT through UAC. If you wish to sit STAT interstate or overseas, read interstate and overseas STAT sittings below.
Refer to Institutions that accept STAT for information on age and/or other
restrictions that may apply at each institution. Note that for some courses, (eg
Pharmacy at the University of Sydney), STAT Multiple Choice is mandatory.
To register for STAT, follow the instructions to submit the STAT registration for 2012 admissions.
If you are a UAC applicant, you must include details of all your STAT sittings when you apply through UAC. Refer to STAT results.
If you are a non-UAC applicant in NSW or the ACT and you are applying directly to NSW or ACT institution/s or to interstate institution/s, you must advise the admissions centre/s or institution/s that you have sat STAT in NSW or the ACT.
Restrictions on sitting STAT more than once
You can sit STAT Multiple Choice and the STAT Written English only once in the STAT testing year, which is from 15 April 2011 to 14 April 2012. For example, if you sat the STAT Multiple Choice on 21 May 2011, you cannot sit the STAT Multiple Choice again until the next test available after 14 April 2012.
If you register to sit the STAT Multiple Choice or STAT Written English more than once in the STAT testing year (15 April 2011 to 14 April 2012), your registration will be cancelled and you will NOT be entitled to a refund.
STAT registration fees are not refundable under any circumstances.
Institutions that accept STAT
Refer to Institutions that accept STAT to check how long STAT results remain valid. If you sit STAT more than once, contact the admissions office at the relevant institution to check which STAT result will be used in the assessment of your application.
Year 12 students
Most institutions do not consider STAT results for current Year 12 students. Some courses require all applicants (including current Year 12 students) to sit STAT. To find out whether you need to sit STAT read Institutions that accept STAT.
Interstate and overseas STAT sittings
If you wish to sit STAT in Queensland, South Australia, Victoria or Western Australia, contact the admissions centre in that state for registration details. Candidates in Tasmania, Albury and Wodonga should contact VTAC. Candidates in the Northern Territory should contact SATAC. You can't register with UAC.
If you wish to sit STAT overseas, visit the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and register online. Registrations close at ACER on 4 November 2011. You can't register with UAC.
If you are a UAC applicant you must include details of all your STAT sittings on your application.
