Cooperative Scholarship Testing Program (CSTP)

Registrations for cooperative schools testing on 25 February (for entry into 2013) are closed. 

2012 Test Date

Saturday 25 February 2012

The Cooperative Scholarship Testing Program (CSTP) is an annual program of scholarship testing used by approximately 150 independent schools across Australia to select academically gifted students for the award of a scholarship. The test is held on one day, and is a cooperative test, meaning that candidates can register with more than one CSTP school, but they sit the test once only. A candidate's results are passed onto all the schools a candidate has registered with.

In the case of multiple registrations, candidates list the schools in order of preference. They sit the test on the scheduled date and the results are then reported to each school for which they have registered. Candidates should register directly with schools, NOT ACER.

ACER produces the tests, supplies them to schools, marks the test papers and reports the results to schools. Individual schools offer a scholarship based on their registered candidate list.

ACER does NOT report scholarship results directly to candidates.

Scholarship Levels

Level 1 tests are designed for students in their final year of primary school during 2012, for entry into first year of secondary school in 2013 (entry into Year 7 in ACT, NSW, Sthn. NT., Tasmania, Victoria and WA, entry into Year 8 Nthn. NT, Queensland, SA).

In NSW, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria the Level 1 tests are also suitable for first year secondary students for entry into second year of secondary school.

Level 2 tests are designed for students in their second year of secondary school during 2012, for entry into third year of secondary school in 2013 (entry into Year 9 in ACT, NSW, Sthn. NT., Tasmania , WA and Victoria or entry into Year 10 in Nthn. NT, Queensland, SA).

In NSW, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria the Level 2 tests are also suitable for third year secondary students for entry into fourth year of secondary school.

Level 3 tests are designed for students in Year 10 during 2012 (all states).

Please check that the scholarship Level you are applying for is offered by the school. Not all schools offer scholarships at each Level.