STAT (Special Tertiary Admissions Test)
What is the STAT?
The Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) has been developed by the Australian Council for EducationalResearch (ACER) to assess a range of competencies commonly considered important for success in
tertiary study.
STAT Multiple Choice, which is the version accepted by Charles Darwin University, is a two-hour test under
exam conditions containing 70 multiple-choice questions, half of which are ‘verbal reasoning’ and half
‘quantitative’. The questions are designed to assess the ability to think critically and to make sense of a
variety of material. For instance, applicants may be required to read and think about a prose passage,
interpret a graph, use basic mathematical relationships or make inferences from a table of data.
Are you eligible to sit the STAT?
To be eligible to sit the STAT for Charles Darwin University courses:
- you must be 19 years or over before 1 January 2007, and
- you must not hold a completed higher education level award, and
- Use mathematical relationships
- if you were last enrolled in a course leading to a higher education level award in 2004, 2005 or 2006, you must not have completed more than the equivalent of one full-time year of study in that course.
How to book a STAT sitting
When you apply through SATAC, either on UniWeb or via the paper form, you will be asked if you want to
sit the STAT. Depending on when you apply you will be given a choice of venues and dates. Your booking
will be confirmed when you pay the fees owing for the STAT.
For applications received (and paid) at SATAC by 31 October 2006, the STAT dates are as follows:
| Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus | Thursday 16 November 2006 | 5.30 pm |
| Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus | Saturday 2 December 2006 | 8.45 am |
| Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs Campus | Thursday 16 November 2006 | 5.30 pm |
| Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs Campus | Saturday 2 December 2006 | 8.45 am |
The cost for a normal sitting of the STAT is $77.00. This fee can be paid along with your SATAC application fees whether applying on UniWeb or the form.
If you apply to sit the STAT (or pay for the STAT) after 31 October 2006, it will be too late to be included in one of the organised sittings listed above. SATAC will make alternative testing arrangements for you, but there is an extra fee of $50.00.
Help with preparation for STAT
When you apply to sit the STAT, you will be sent the STAT Sample Collection of Questions – Vol 1 and a
Candidate Information Booklet, both of which contain sample questions and answers. Past question papers
are not available.
Sample questions and answers are also provided in the STAT Sample Collection of Questions – Vol 2 which is available for $19.50. Please contact Susana Lu-Dizon on (08) 8946 6878.
Charles Darwin University also runs STAT preparation workshops. For further information please contact Susana Lu-Dizon on (08) 8946 6878.
