Australian Council for Educational Research

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) is an independent, not-for-profit research organisation established in Australia with a mission to create and promote research-based knowledge, products and services that can be used to improve learning across the lifespan. ACER’s Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is a simple option that could help you achieve your goal of commencing a university degree sooner. STAT test is a quick alternative pathway to university without undertaking a foundation/pre-tertiary bridging course and may be suitable for applicants who: are mature-age, studied internationally or applicants did not gain a satisfactory ATAR. STAT is an aptitude test that evaluates verbal and quantitative reasoning. Specific curriculum knowledge is not required. Visit acer.org/au