UCAT ANZ Frequently Asked Questions

No. The UCAT ANZ is only available to a candidate whose educational level at the time of sitting the test is that they are undertaking or have completed their final year of secondary schooling, or higher. For example, candidates registering for UCAT ANZ 2024 should have completed, or plan to complete their final year of secondary schooling in 2024, that is, Year 12 in Australia or Year 13 in New Zealand.

You are eligible to sit the UCAT ANZ if you have commenced or completed an undergraduate degree. It is noted, however that not all undergraduate degree programs for which UCAT ANZ is a prerequisite will offer places for non-school leavers. Candidates are advised to check the UCAT ANZ Consortium university websites for further information.

Information on GAMSAT and graduate-entry medical and dental courses is available at the GAMSAT website.

A limited number of UCAT ANZ Consortium universities require international students to sit UCAT ANZ. Please check the university websites for information and contact them directly if you have queries.

GAMSAT is for entry to medicine and dentistry as a graduate only. You should consult the GAMSAT website and the websites of the universities shown there to determine if you should sit GAMSAT.

You can only sit the UCAT ANZ once in any test cycle and instances of multiple testing in the same year is treated as Candidate Misconduct. However, you are able to sit the test again in subsequent years.

Candidates are not permitted to sit both the UCAT ANZ and the UCAT UK test in the same year (for example, you cannot sit the UCAT ANZ 2024 and UCAT UK 2024). This is considered candidate misconduct and all results may be withdrawn.

Candidates applying to both Australian/New Zealand and UK/International Consortium universities should sit the UCAT ANZ test. See the Results page for further information.

The UCAT ANZ is a mandatory entry requirement for our consortium member universities. UCAT ANZ do not grant any exemptions from the test. 

Bookings open at our website in early March. You must register an account with Pearson VUE and then book your test via your account by the published deadlines. Please refer to UCAT ANZ Test Cycle page for information.

You need to register for your test personally – this cannot be done by your school/college.

No, the test can only be taken at Pearson VUE test centres. There are test centres throughout Australia and New Zealand and at many overseas locations. Please refer to the Test Centre Locations for information.

Overseas test centres are available in many countries and additional overseas locations can be requested. Locations are viewable in your account when bookings open. Please refer to the Test Centre Locations page for information.

Full details of available test centre locations and dates will be shown when booking your test and will be given in your confirmation email and candidate account after completing your booking. 

This information cannot be provided prior to the opening of bookings. 

Firstly, ensure that you are logging in to the correct Pearson VUE account for UCAT ANZ: Pearson VUE account.

Use the forgotten username/ password links on the Pearson VUE account login page. Please do not set up a new account as multiple accounts are not permitted. 

After updating your password wait approximately 15-20 minutes before logging into your account.

If you are having issues retrieving your username, please check the Pearson VUE Web Account Confirmation email you received when you created the account as your username is confirmed in the email. 

If you still require further assistance, please contact Pearson VUE Customer Services.

Check your booking has been successful in your account. 

The confirmation email should arrive soon after booking and at the latest within 24 hours. Check your junk/ spam folders of your registered email address as it may have been diverted there.

You can request the registration confirmation email be resent by contacting Pearson VUE Customer Services.

The booking fee is payable online at the time of booking by major credit card (Visa, Mastercard or Visa debit card). If you or your parents do not have access to a Visa, MasterCard credit card or Visa debit card check with your local bank or post shop for prepaid credit card options.

When you have completed the booking successfully, the confirmed booking will be shown on the dashboard of your account.

You will also receive a confirmation email and payment receipt from Pearson VUE within 24 hours. If you have not received the confirmation email, check your junk/ spam folder. 

You can request the booking confirmation email be resent by contacting Pearson VUE Customer Services.

You are assigned a UCAT ANZ ID number when you create an account with Pearson VUE. The UCAT ANZ ID number is given in the top right of your Pearson VUE account and is in the format ANZ12345678.

The UCAT ANZ ID number should be used in all correspondence regarding the test, and in your university applications.

No. Applying for admission to one of the UCAT ANZ Consortium universities is a separate process from booking a UCAT ANZ test. After consulting the universities' websites, you should contact the universities of interest if you have any questions about the application procedure for university admission.

Please refer to the information on our UCAT ANZ Test Cycle page.

You can update your address, contact number and email address yourself in your account.

If you need to edit your name on your account to match your identification, please email Pearson VUE Customer Services and upload a copy of your ID. 

Only candidates who are named on a current Australian Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card (both issued by Centrelink) are eligible for the concession fee. 

A Medicare card is not the correct evidence for the concession scheme. 

Refer to the concession FAQs at the Concession Scheme page for details.

Yes, you can still apply as long as you do so by the Concession Scheme deadline. 

See the concession FAQs at the Concession Scheme page.

No, applications are not accepted after the concession application deadline.

During the checkout process there is an option to 'Add a voucher or promo code'. Enter your concession voucher code there and click 'apply'. Refer to the Concession Scheme page.

Yes, there are extensive resources available on the Preparation Resources page which are available to everyone, regardless of whether you have registered or booked your test yet. These have been developed so that you have everything you need to support your preparation, including a Question Tutorial, a Question Bank with over 1000 free example questions and 3 free fully timed Practice Tests which mimic the live test environment.

No, all resources contained on the UCAT ANZ website are FREE.

Candidates should be aware that whilst there are many commercial companies publishing books and offering coaching for the test, we do not work with any of these companies or endorse the use of their materials.

Although introduced to Australia and New Zealand in 2019, the UCAT has been used for over 12 years in the UK (previously under the test name UKCAT). The preparation materials provided on our website represent the content of the UCAT ANZ test and should be used to familiarise yourself with the test format and to prepare for the test. 

No. Whilst there are many commercial companies offering coaching for the UCAT ANZ, we do not work with any of these companies or endorse the use of their materials. These courses can be very expensive and we would advise you to be sceptical about their claims. Commercial organisations are not affiliated with UCAT ANZ. They may be using items that are not necessarily of the standard you will encounter in the UCAT and this may distort your performance whilst practising.

We advise all students to prepare for the UCAT by using the free OFFICIAL practice materials available on our website. Refer to the information at Prepare.

See Rescheduling and Cancelling for information. 

In order to obtain a refund, you need to cancel your test through your Pearson VUE account by the cancellation deadline. A refund fee is deducted. If you miss the refund deadline your test fee will not be refunded.

See Rescheduling and Cancelling. 

Contact the UCAT ANZ Office for assistance.

If you miss the rescheduling deadline, you can rebook a test by paying the test fee again. See Missed test appointment.

If you miss your test for any reason, the appointment will be recorded as a 'no-show' and you will not be eligible for a refund or free reschedule. You can rebook a test by paying the standard test fee. Refer to the information under Missed test appointment.

Refer to test incident process at the Test Incident page. 

After you have completed your test you will receive an email from Pearson VUE within 24 hours with instructions to access your UCAT ANZ Score Report in your Pearson VUE account. See information under Results.

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Test results will be delivered to UCAT ANZ Consortium member universities in early September. You do not need to forward your results to your chosen universities, we take care of this. Due to the number of candidates sitting our tests each year we cannot check or confirm that individual results have been sent.

Test statistics are published in September. A useful 'Percentile Look Up' facility is added to the Test Statistics page of our website to allow you to see your ranking within the current year's cohort of test takers.

We cannot provide information about selection criteria or cut-off scores. Each university has different selection criteria and admission procedures, which can vary from year to year. Our Consortium universities will provide information on their websites. Once this information is published, you should contact the universities concerned if you require further information.

You need to sit the UCAT ANZ test. Please refer to the information at the Results page.

No, you must sit the UCAT ANZ. Refer to the Results page. 

The UCAT UK is an admissions test for UK and International consortium universities. Candidates should sit the UCAT UK test if they are ONLY applying to a UK or International consortium university. Note that UCAT ANZ Consortium universities do not accept UCAT UK results.

Candidates who are applying to both Australian/ New Zealand and UK/International universities should sit the UCAT ANZ test and refer to the information at the Results page of our website.

Candidates are not permitted to sit both the UCAT ANZ and the UCAT UK test in the same year (for example, you cannot sit the UCAT ANZ 2024 and UCAT UK 2024). This is considered candidate misconduct and all results will be withdrawn.