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Identifying high-ability students takes more than just testing what they know. The ACER Scholarship tests assess a candidate’s ability to think critically and apply higher-order thinking, problem solving and critical thinking skills. In assessing these skills and abilities, outcomes indicate the candidate’s future potential to achieve.

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  • Skills-based, reliable tests designed to identify outstanding performance
  • High-quality, extensively trialled questions
  • Easy online registration
  • Support from the ACER Scholarships team from registrations to results delivery
  • Highly secure test content

ACER Scholarship cycle

  1. School registers test date with ACER

  2. Parents register and pay for each school they wish to apply to

  3. Students sits the test

  4. ACER marks applicants' test papers

  5. ACER reports back to school

  6. School informs parent if a scholarship is awarded

  7. ACER or school distributes result reports to parents

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