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.
In the meantime, you can 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.
The Candidate Information Booklet and the complete booklet of 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:
STAT Sample Collection Questions Volume 2 - $19.50
STAT Sample Collection Questions Volume 1 - $19.50
Candidate Information booklet - $3.00
Please note - These prices include postage within Australia. Express Post is available, if desired, for an additional $5.50. If you are overseas, please select the 'Express Post' option so that you pay extra for postage.
Order STAT Sample Collection of Questions Online
OR
Download Order Form to order copies of STAT Sample Collection of Questions.
There is evidence that specific coaching for tests such as STAT is not particularly effective in improving candidates' scores. This is partly because the tests are designed to assess reasoning and comprehension skills which develop over extended periods of time through a variety of experiences. A candidate's best preparation is probably to read widely and to think critically about what is read. There is also value in becoming familiar with the kinds of questions encountered on STAT and with general test-taking strategies.
Past papers are not released.
The three booklets provide the only source of practice questions available.