Australian Law Schools Entrance Test

Read Before Registering for ALSET - Overseas and Special Sittings of ALSET

The STAT Project Officer at ACER co-ordinates applications for candidates who wish to sit for ALSET (also known as DULSAT) whilst overseas.

ACER may also accommodate some candidates at a special sitting in Victoria or Tasmania in December. These candidates are referred to ACER by VTAC. Please do not register for a Special Sitting of ALSET unless you have spoken to VTAC (Ph. 1300 364 133) or ACER (Ph.03 9277 5586) and received permission to register. If you register for a special sitting in error, you are not eligible for a refund.

Test Sittings

Candidates wishing to sit ALSET for admission to Deakin University should contact VTAC. Candidates applying to other institutions should contact the relevant institution to determine whether they need to sit ALSET.

Test Dates, Test Centre Locations and Test Centre Fees

ALSET (DULSAT) sittings are held in October, dates may vary slightly between test centres. The actual dates available are listed in the table of test locations below.

Test centre locations, dates and fees

The Costs Associated With Overseas and Special Sittings Of ALSET:

Registrations fees payable to ACER before arrangements are made to sit the test:

ALSET (Special Sittings - within Australia): AUD$125.00
ALSET (Overseas Sittings): AUD $225.00
Test Centre Fees: This varies from centre to centre. The test centre fees are included in the table of test locations above.

Deadlines

Applications close three calendar weeks before each test. For example, if the test date is Thursday 23rd October, then the online registration system will remove that test date from the system at 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on Thursday 9th October.

If you choose to pay by bank draft/cheque, then the draft must be received either at the test centre or by the ACER office in Australia at the close of registrations three weeks before the test date. For example, if the test date is Thursday 23rd October, then the draft/cheque must be received by 5pm on Thursday the 2nd October.