CONTENT OF STAT

Content of STAT

STAT is designed to assess a range of competencies commonly considered important for successful tertiary study. The purpose of STAT is to appraise a candidate's ability to think critically about issues and understand the material given, rather than to assess knowledge of curriculum, or any specific academic subject.
STAT questions typically require candidates to read and think about a passage of writing,
interpret graphical displays of information,use mathematical relationships and reason about tables of data.
The questions are based on a wide range of stimulus materials. All the information required to answer questions is contained in the tests.
The test of Written English is designed to assess candidates' ability to organise and express their thoughts in a logical and effective way.

Several forms of STAT are used for admission to different courses:

STAT Multiple Choice - used by Tertiary Admission Centres
STAT F or STAT T - used by some individual institutions
STAT Written English - used in some instances by Tertiary Admission Centres and individual institutions.
(Please Note: STAT Written English is required for applications to universities in Western Australia. It may also be required for some courses in Victoria, NSW and ACT.)
The STAT F, STAT T and STAT Multiple Choice tests are two hours in duration, each containing 70 multiple-choice questions, half of which are Verbal (V) and half are Quantitative (Q) questions.
Verbal items - interpretation and understanding of ideas in humanities and social sciences material
Quantitative items - comprehension and application of scientific and mathematical information.
The STAT Written English test is a one-hour test of the candidates' ability to express themselves in writing

Special Tertiary Admissions Test

Practice Test Questions
Every candidate who registers to sit for STAT will receive a copy of the Candidate Information Booklet and Sample Collection of Questions Vol. 1 from the organization managing the test registration.Download a selection of questions from the Sample Collection of Questions Vol.1.
Sample Collection of Questions Vol. 2 is an extra resource which is available for purchase from ACER. It has the same format as Volume 1, just a collection of different questions. It is designed to reflect a real test. It has 70 questions, half Verbal Reasoning, half Quantitative Reasoning, and a similar range of difficulty levels as a real test. An answer key is provided, along with a number of sample essay prompts for the STAT Written English.
Both the Candidate Information Booklet and the Sample Collection of Questions Vol. 1 may also be purchased from ACER.
Booklets can be ordered directly online or by downloading an order form which can be faxed or posted to ACER.
The prices are as follows:
Candidate Information booklet - $3.00
STAT Sample Collection Questions Volume 1 - $19.50
STAT Sample Collection Questions Volume 2 - $19.50