{"id":27072,"date":"2025-01-16T15:40:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T07:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=advice&p=27072"},"modified":"2025-06-06T14:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:47:25","slug":"top-10-faqs-about-the-stat-test","status":"publish","type":"advice","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/advice\/top-10-faqs-about-the-stat-test\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the STAT test? And everything else you’ve wanted to know about STAT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are many ways to get into university. One of the most common pathways is the STAT test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to learn to learn what the STAT is, what STAT \u2018MC\u2019 (Multiple Choice) and \u2018WE\u2019 (Written English) means, as well as who can take STAT and how it can help you to get into Curtin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covered in this article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is STAT?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Who can sit STAT?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Is STAT multiple choice?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. What is STAT written English?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. What STAT score do I need to get into uni?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. How can I practise for STAT?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. How do I book a STAT test?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. The course I want to study doesn\u2019t accept STAT. What are some other ways into uni?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    1. What is STAT?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    STAT stands for Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (formerly the Special Tertiary Admissions Test). STAT is an aptitude test that assesses your suitability to study and succeed at university. There are two sections to STAT: STAT Multiple Choice (MC)<\/a> and STAT Written English (WE)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    STAT is recognised in all Australian states and can provide a direct pathway to university if you don\u2019t hold other qualifications, such as ATAR or a high school certificate. It\u2019s particularly suitable if you are of mature age (i.e. you have turned, or will soon be turning, 20 years of age the year you wish to study at uni).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In Western Australia, STAT is administered by TISC<\/a> and is a paper-based test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Don\u2019t meet the criteria for STAT?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    We offer several bridging and enabling pathways<\/a> to university as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. Who can sit STAT? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Mature age applicants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    If you are at least 20 years of age before 1 March the year you want to start university, you can sit STAT for entry to Curtin in semester 1. If you\u2019re applying for semester 2, you must be at least 20 years of age before 1 August the year you want to start university to sit STAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Year 12 applicants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    If you\u2019re in Year 12 and your final ATAR English results don\u2019t meet Curtin\u2019s English language requirements, you can take the Written English section of the STAT. This test is only available after the WACE ATAR exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. Is STAT multiple choice? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    STAT comprises two sections: a multiple-choice section and a written English section. You have three hours plus 15 minutes of reading time to complete both parts of the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    STAT Multiple Choice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    STAT Multiple Choice (MC) is a two-hour test comprising 70 multiple choice questions. Half the questions are designed to test your verbal or critical reasoning and are social sciences-based, and the other half test your quantitative reasoning and are maths and science-based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Each question has four responses to choose from; there is only one correct answer for each question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n\n

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