Scholarship Selection Test (SST)

The Scholarship Selection Test (SST) consists of a series of academic ability tests used to select students for the award of a scholarship. Independent schools around Australia choose a testing date which best suits their school program. ACER produces these tests, supplies them to schools, marks candidates' papers and reports candidate results back to the schools.

ACER does NOT report scholarship results directly to candidates.

To sit the test, candidates must register with the participating school, not ACER. If candidates decide to register for a scholarship with more than one school then candidates will need to separately register and sit a different test for each of these schools.

Scholarship Levels

Level 1 tests are designed for students in their final year of primary school during 2009, for entry into first year of secondary school in 2010 (entry into Year 7 in ACT, NSW, Sthn. NT, Tasmania, Victoria and WA or entry into Year 8 Nthn. NT, Queensland, SA).

In NSW, ACT, Tasmania , Victoria, Sthn. NT and WA 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 2009, for entry into third year of secondary school in 2010 (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 , Victoria, WA and Sthn. NT 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 2009 (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.