UCAT ANZ

2022
University Clinical Aptitude Test
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UCAT ANZ 2022 Overview…
• What is the UCAT ANZ and who
uses it?
• Eligibility
• Key Dates, Registration and
Booking
• Fees and Concessions
• Access Arrangements
• Test Format and Scoring
• How should I prepare for the
test?
What is the UCAT ANZ?
• Admissions test used in the selection process by a
consortium of universities in Australia and New
Zealand for their medical, dental and clinical
science degree programmes
• No curriculum content; the test examines innate
skills
• Helps universities make more informed choices
from amongst the many highly-qualified
applicants
• Used in collaboration with other admissions
processes such as interviews and academic
What is the UCAT ANZ?
• You sit the test in
same year that you
apply to university
• You can only sit the
test once each year
• 2 hour, multiple- • Verbal Reasoning
choice, computer- • Decision Making
based test which • Quantitative
you sit at a Pearson Reasoning
VUE test centre
• Abstract Reasoning
• Assesses a range of
• Situational
mental abilities
Judgement
UCAT ANZ Universities
• University of Adelaide • The University of Auckland
• Central Queensland University • University of Otago
• Charles Sturt University
• Curtin University
• Griffith University
• Monash University
• Flinders University
• The University of Newcastle /
University of New England
• The University of New South Wales
• The University of Queensland
• University of Tasmania
• The University of Western Australia
• Western Sydney University
Eligibility
• The UCAT ANZ test is only available to a candidate whose educational level at the time of
sitting the test is that they are undertaking or have completed the final year of secondary
schooling, or higher.
For example, candidates registering for UCAT ANZ 2022 should have completed, or plan to complete their
final year of secondary schooling in 2022, that is, Year 12 in Australia or Year 13 in New Zealand.
• Students in Australian Year 11 or lower are NOT eligible to sit the UCAT ANZ.
This includes Year 11 students undertaking one or more Year 12 subjects. Year 12 students completing Year
12 over two years are only eligible to sit the UCAT ANZ in their final year.
• Candidates are eligible to sit UCAT ANZ if they 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.
• Only a limited number of UCAT ANZ Consortium universities require international students to sit
UCAT ANZ and, if so, it will only be required in specific circumstances. Candidates are advised to check the
UCAT ANZ Consortium university websites for further information.

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Key Dates 2022
Concession Scheme and Access
1 Feb
Arrangements open
1 March Booking opens
10 May (11:59pm AEST) Concession Scheme deadline
BOOKING DEADLINE
17 May (11:59pm AEST)
Access Arrangements deadline
31 May (11:59pm AEST) Late booking deadline
3 June (11:59pm AEST) Refund deadline
1 July Testing begins
12 August Last testing date
By early September Results delivered to universities
Registration and Booking

Step 1 Register your candidate account

If you qualify for Access

Step 2 Arrangements and/or the
Concession fee, apply and await
approval before booking your test

Book your test from 1 March

Step 3 via your candidate account.

The booking deadline is 17

May at 11:59pm AEST.
Fees
Tests taken in Australia and New
$305
Zealand
Tests taken overseas $380
(outside Australia and New Zealand)

Concession fee $199

(Australia only)

Late fee
(tests booked 18 May – 31 May at $85
11:59pm AEST)

Refund fee $50 deducted

All fees are given in Australian dollars. The late
fee is non refundable.
Access Arrangements
• If you are entitled to extra time or rest breaks for
exams at school/college/university based upon a
medical diagnosis or psychologist’s report we offer
versions of the test which should meet your needs
• Applications for access arrangements (with supporting
evidence) must be approved by the UCAT ANZ
Office and are accepted until 17 May 2022
• Likely to relate to dyslexia, specific learning difficulties
etc. but may apply to a range of other medical
conditions
• The Access Arrangements page of our website details
the different accommodations we can support - please
Concession Fee
• Candidates who are named on a current
Australian Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner
Concession Card (PCC) are eligible for a reduced test fee
• The concession fee is not available to candidates sitting
the test outside Australia
• You will need to provide evidence to be eligible for this
reduced fee
• Full details on the Concession Scheme, including
eligibility criteria and how to apply, are on our website

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Test Format (UCAT ANZ)
Subtest Questions Timing

Verbal reasoning 44 22 minutes

Decision making 29 32 minutes
Quantitative
36 25 minutes
reasoning
Abstract reasoning 55 14 minutes
Situational
69 27 minutes
judgement
Total Time 120 minutes
*Timings include 1 min of instruction before each subtest
Verbal Reasoning
• The test assesses your ability to read and think 21 minutes
carefully about information presented in passages
and to determine whether specific
conclusions can be drawn from information
presented 44
questions
• You are not expected to use prior knowledge to
answer the questions
• Some questions assess critical reasoning skills,
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requiring candidates to make inferences and draw
passages
conclusions from information
• For other questions you decide whether the
statement provided follows logically from the
Decision Making
• This subtest assesses the ability to 31 minutes
apply logic to reach a decision or
conclusion, evaluate arguments and
analyse statistical information
• There are a number of different 29
questions
question types including logical
puzzles, syllogisms and Venn diagrams
Associated
• All questions are standalone and do with
not share data diagrams,
text, charts
• You can make notes using a or graphs
whiteboard / marker pen
Quantitative Reasoning
• This subtest assesses your ability to 24 minutes
use numerical skills to solve
problems
• It assumes familiarity with numbers,
e.g. ratios, percentages, averages, 36
questions
fractions, etc.
• A basic calculator is available for use
Associated
in this section with tables,
• You can make notes using a charts
and/or
whiteboard / marker pen graphs
Abstract Reasoning
• The test assesses your ability to 13 minutes
identify patterns amongst abstract
shapes where irrelevant and
distracting material may lead to
incorrect conclusions 55
questions
• The test therefore measures your
ability to change track, critically Associated
evaluate and generate hypotheses with
and requires you to query numerous
judgements as you go along sets of
shapes
• There are 4 different questions types
in this test
Situational Judgement
• The test measures your capacity to 26 minutes
understand real world situations and
to identify critical factors and
appropriate behaviour in dealing with
them 69
questions
• It assesses the key traits of integrity,
perspective taking and team
involvement, resilience and 22 scenarios
adaptability (with up to 6
associated
• SJTs are used widely in medical questions)
selection, including selection of
Foundation Doctors, GPs and other
Scoring
Your UCAT ANZ result will comprise of a total
score of between 1200 and 3600 for the 4
cognitive subtests: The mean score
for 2021 was
2537
• Verbal Reasoning – 300 to 900
• Decision Making – 300 to 900
• Quantitative Reasoning – 300 to 900
• Abstract Reasoning – 300 to 900

• A separate score for Situational Judgement

between 300 - 900
How should you prepare?
• Although it is a test of aptitude rather than academic
knowledge, you should still allow time to prepare
thoroughly for the UCAT ANZ
• We recommend you spend around 25-30 hours
preparing for the test
• Start at least 4-6 weeks before your test date
• Use the FREE resources available on the UCAT ANZ
website (we have over 1,000
example questions)
Practice Tests and Resources

• Preparation Plan
• Tour Tutorial
• Question Tutorial
• Question Banks
• Practice Tests
Tips and Advice
• If you have not studied maths recently,
revisit and practice these skills (QR &
DM)
• Brush up on your mental maths (QR)
• Practice your speed reading skills (VR)
• Don’t be fazed by Abstract Reasoning,
although this may be new you’ll soon
start to recognise patterns
• Read the Good Medical Practice guides
from the Medical Board of Australia, and
Medical Council of New Zealand, if you
Tips and Advice
• Practise the test timings, try to answer
all the questions, don’t leave blanks
• Remember that no points are deducted
for wrong answers so if you’re stuck use
your best guess
• Use the Flag and Review functions of
the test effectively to manage your time
• Use the official practice tests towards
the end of your preparation to see
where you need to improve your speed /
manage your time more effectively
• The UCAT ANZ Consortium are not
Test Day
• Arrive at the Test • Read the
Centre at least 30 Candidate
minutes before you Examination
are due to start - if Rules carefully
you are late you may •
Other people will be
not be allowed to test
testing in the same
• Make sure you take room as you so you
the correct ID or you may use earplugs
will not be allowed to • If you experience
sit the test
any issues during
• Due to COVID-19 your test you must
additional measures notify the invigilator
may be in place - we immediately
will provide
Results
• UCAT ANZ 2022 results are valid for the
2022 university admissions cycle ONLY (for
entry to university in 2023).
• Results are available in your candidate
account within 24 hours
• Before you submit your university
application check how universities use
the test or you might be wasting an
application
• We pass your results to the universities by
early September
• You do not need to tell us your application
choices or pass your test result to your
THANK
YOU!
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