Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

Adult entry to university via the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) assesses your ability to study at a tertiary level. It is a two-hour, multiple choice test similar to an aptitude test, with 70 questions designed to test your verbal and quantitative reasoning. The questions will assess your ability to think critically about a range of subjects and challenge you to make sense of a variety of material.

Are you eligible?

To be eligible to compete in the special entry sub-quota using the STAT:

• you must be aged 18 or over before 1 February for Semester 1 entry or 1 July for Semester 2 entry, and
• if you have studied at a higher education level in the last two years, you must not have accumulated more than the equivalent of a total of two full-time years of higher education study, or
• if you have studied at higher education level and you have accumulated more than the equivalent of a total of two full-time years of higher education study, at least two full academic years must have passed since your last enrolment in higher education study.

Personal competencies/employment experience

Some of our courses consider personal competencies and/or employment experience alongside a valid STAT score. View the links below to find out more.

How to apply to sit the STAT

Find out where and when you can sit the STAT in South Australia and the Northern Territory.