uniTEST

If you’re in Year 12, uniTEST is available to enhance your chances of getting into Flinders.

We will select students based on their Year 12 results (60% weighting toward the ATAR selection rank) and uniTEST results (40%). Flinders will also consider applicants based on their uniTEST results (100%) as a standalone entry score (subject to SACE completion and any course pre-requisites or specific admissions requirements). If you take the test and don’t do so well, don’t worry, we will only consider your highest selection rank.

Does uniTEST apply to your preferred course?

uniTEST results can be used for entry to all undergraduate Flinders courses except the Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine. Note: you still need to apply for your course via SATAC.

Are you eligible?

uniTEST is open to any current Year 12 student who will complete an Australian Year 12 qualification this year. This includes international onshore Year 12 students.

How to register for uniTEST

uniTEST is an online test that occurs under exam conditions. There are two options available to you:

uniTEST at your school

Testing will take place between June and mid-November each year, with your school able to nominate a preferred date and time. The testing window has closed for 2024.

Ask your Year 12 coordinator or careers coordinator if your school offers the test. Alternatively, email unitest@flinders.edu.au

uniTEST on campus at Flinders

We will be holding a very small number of on-campus sittings in November. However, due to the access and availability of computer labs, these events will be limited. To avoid disappointment, we encourage testing at school where possible.

Registration for these events will open closer to November. To be kept informed of this option, please email us at: unitest@flinders.edu.au.

What happens after you sit uniTEST

Your answers are submitted to the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) who mark the test on behalf of Flinders University.

uniTEST results

When you will get your results

You will receive your results from ACER in early to mid-December, around the same time as Year 12 results are released. You are able to use your uniTEST results for two years after sitting the test. If you’re unsure whether your previous uniTEST results apply for admission, please contact us.

After you get your results you don’t need to do anything. We will calculate and use your combined score. If your performance enhances your entry application, your offer for Flinders will come via SATAC.

About your results

You will receive a scale score out of 100 for each of the 3 sections in the test and a total scale score. Scores are scaled to take into consideration year-to-year differences in test difficulty. You will also get a percentile rank score that indicates how you performed against all other uniTEST candidates who sat the test in the same year.

More information about uniTEST

uniTEST is an exam style test and is not based on any curriculum or subject areas; therefore you do not need any special knowledge. The purpose of uniTEST is to assess the generic reasoning and thinking skills that underpin higher education studies. uniTEST is administered by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).