Register

Registrations for 2021 Test Window 1 closed at 5pm AEDT on 25 January 2021. Test registrations will only be accepted during the published registration period; late registrations will not be accepted under any circumstances.

Due to COVID-19 government and health regulations and restrictions, 2021 Test Window 1 will operate only at selected capital city/regional test centres and via remote proctoring. These test centres will operate with adherence to current public health orders. 

Please read the following information before you register to sit the test at a test centre:

COVID-19 Safe procedures at test centres

  • All candidates are required to register and provide contact details.
  • All candidates are required to have their temperature checked at reception.
  • The following candidates will not be admitted to the test centre:
    • have recorded a temperature of 37.6°C or more
    • display symptoms of illness
    • have been tested as COVID-19 positive or are awaiting results of a COVID-19 test;
    • live with or have had close contact with someone who has confirmed or suspected COVID-19; and
    • have been or are under quarantine in the last 14 days of the test day.
  • Test rooms and breakout areas have been adapted to allow for comfortable spacing and will operate in compliance with COVID-19 health regulations and social distancing requirements between candidates.
  • Signage is visible around the venue to remind candidates to follow COVID-19 safe practices.
  • Hand sanitisation stations are located at suitable locations for use by candidates.
  • Frequent cleaning and disinfection of high touch surfaces are undertaken at the test centres.
  • Surfaces including computer equipment in the test rooms are cleaned and disinfected after every test session.

Important candidate information for test centre sessions

  • Do not attend your test session if you have been tested as COVID-19 positive recently and/or are under self-isolation/quarantine orders.
  • Do not attend your test session if you are awaiting results of the COVID-19 test.
  • Do not attend your test session if you are not feeling well or have any of the COVID-19-like symptoms.
  • Do not attend your test session if you have been or are under home quarantine in the last 14 days of the test day.
  • Do not attend your test session if you live with or have had close contact with someone who has confirmed or suspected COVID-19.
  • Do not attend your test session if you live in a postcode that is under stay-at-home restrictions.
  • You must wear a face mask if it is required by your local government while attending your test session. If it is not required by your local government, you are strongly recommended to wear a face mask.
  • Adhere to the instructions of staff at the test centres and test supervisors at all times. Failure to do so will be considered as misconduct.
  • Follow all the COVID-19 social distancing markers and health regulations at the test centres.
  • Practise social distancing and good personal hygiene at all times.
  • If you start feeling unwell or experience the onset of any of the COVID-19 symptoms on the test day, please inform your test supervisor immediately and contact ACER on the same day by email.
  • Any student affected as described above is advised to contact ACER immediately by email. You will be provided with further advice by ACER. One of the options may include transferring to remote proctoring where operationally feasible and during the test window that you have registered for. ACER will consider options including refunds for exceptional circumstances where a person has been tested as COVID-19 positive or is living with someone who is COVID-19 positive. You will be required to submit medical evidence to ACER immediately.

To create an account to register for the test or to log in to your existing candidate account, please click on the link below.

Log In

Please read the important test scheduling information on these pages prior to registering for the test.

Booking Terms and Conditions

The following booking conditions apply for all test registrations:

  • You must be a bona-fide candidate as per the test eligibility policy.
  • Please be careful when you enter your personal details including your name, date of birth and higher education provider. If you have made a mistake in entering these details, please submit a request to ACER via your online account to request an update. If you request a change of name, you will be asked to submit evidence of such. Please be aware that it is not possible to change your personal details on your statement of results after the test has been sat and test results have been released for the relevant test window.
  • You must register for each test component (literacy and numeracy) separately by selecting them from the list when you book your test. It is your responsibility to ensure you have registered for the test components that you are required to sit. If you make an error in selecting your test component, please contact ACER immediately. Changes will not be permitted after the registration closing date.   
  • You must sit the test by the test delivery mode you selected at the time of booking (test centre or remote proctoring). You can switch between sitting in a test centre or by remote proctoring booking during the registration period, however it is not possible to switch between test centres or remote proctoring after the close of registrations for the relevant test window.
  • You must choose the same test delivery mode for all test components you register for. You cannot sit by remote proctoring and at a test centre during the same test window.
  • You will only be permitted to sit each test component once during any given test window.
  • You must present a valid test admission ticket and identification to sit the test.
  • You must comply with the test misconduct and permitted items policies.
  • If you have a disability or other health related need that might interfere with your ability to sit the test in the standard manner you can apply for reasonable adjustments when you complete your test registration for each test window. Note that reasonable adjustments do not carry over between test windows. If you have previously submitted an application for reasonable adjustments and still require testing adjustments, you will need to submit a new application with your current registration.  
  • Registration deferrals to future test windows will not be accepted. If you register for the test and submit the test fee, your booking is only applicable for the test window you registered for and the delivery mode you select.
  • If you register for the test and are no longer able to sit during the test window you registered for, you can cancel your test booking and request a refund up until the close of registrations for the test window. Note that a refund administration charge applies for each test component cancelled. Please refer to the test refund policy.
  • You will be offered a full refund or the opportunity to sit the test via remote proctoring where operationally feasible in the same test window if your test sessions at the test centres have to be cancelled at short notice in compliance with COVID-19 restrictions.

Note: If you are studying at Griffith University or Queensland University of Technology (QUT), please also view the registration information on the Payment by HEPs page.

Registration Confirmation

The email address which you register with will be used for all communication from ACER.

A registration confirmation will be emailed to your registered email address as soon as you successfully submit your test registration and payment. You will also receive reminder emails from ACER about your test booking leading up to the test day. You should keep copies of all messages from ACER for your records.