ACER scholarship tests are only offered for delivery in school exam environments and must be conducted under secure test conditions. By ensuring the security of exam materials, candidates will sit tests that they have not seen previously and therefore must demonstrate their true ability in each test component.
The ACER Scholarships program offers schools:
- an online registration portal for schools and parents
- reliable trialled tests
- highly secure test booklets dispatched directly to schools
- support with invigilation, including organising supervisors on the day of the test
- marking of the applicants’ papers
- reporting of applicants’ results back to the school.
Test delivery assistance
ACER have a broad network of experienced exam invigilators. Ask us about availability of exam staff for your next scholarship exam day.
*Not currently available in all states.
Webinars
Interested in learning more about the ACER Scholarship Tests? An introductory webinar for schools is available on demand
Unpacking the ACER Scholarship Tests
Available on demand
This session offers a comprehensive introduction to the ACER Scholarship Tests for educators and school leaders. Please contact scholarships@acer.org for access to the recording.
This webinar covers:
- ACER's background
- The tests and reports
- Programs and test packages
- The administration process
Cooperative program
or alternative date?
The first decision that a new school needs to make is whether to participate in one of ACER’s cooperative programs or to select their own alternative test date.
Cooperative sittings
The cooperative programs involve a large number of schools testing on the same test date. The candidate will sit the test once and have their results reported to all schools within the cooperative program to which they have applied. Where candidates register for more than one school, they are required to allocate a preference number to all schools to which they have applied and must sit the test at their first preference school. Schools may make offers to any candidate that has applied to their school regardless of the preference order specified by the candidate.
Alternative date
If a school chooses to sit on an alternative date, they may select any date in the school year and the test components they wish to use. Candidates must sit the test at that school and results are reported within 2 weeks to that school only.
Benefits of using the cooperative programs:
- a large pool of applicants that may consider registering for your school
- a schools’ applicants’ results are compared to a large cohort of students
- candidates from regional and overseas locations may apply to sit the test remotely
- the opportunity for schools to participate in joint advertising to share costs
- applicants sit only one test for one or several school applications.
Schools will receive results in an Excel file that can be sorted and imported into school systems, and as alpha and merit PDF reports.
For cooperative schools, results release dates can be found in the Schedule of Dates emailed to schools in August. Please contact ACER for the Schedule.
For alternative date schools, results will be available within 10 business days of your test date.
ACER's
background
ACER is an independent, not-for-profit research organisation with a global reputation for its work in assessment, educational research, and products and services that improve learning across the lifespan.