How we score

Practice result from our model — not an ACER result. ACER publishes no pass mark; it reports only whether you met the standard.

Version 0.2-literacy-interim-2026-10-26 · checked 2026-10-26

Literacy

Cut-offs are based on the raw-score ranges ACER publishes for its own practice tests, set slightly higher for literacy.

0–36 of 65: Below the standard (our estimate) — Runs in this band usually don't meet the standard. Start with your weakest sub-domain.
37–52 of 65: Around the standard (our estimate) — Runs in this band often fall short of the standard on the day.
53–65 of 65: Above the standard (our estimate)

Numeracy

Cut-offs follow the raw-score ranges ACER publishes for its own practice tests, which ACER calls indicative, not determinative.

0–37 of 65: Below the standard (our estimate) — Runs in this band usually don't meet the standard. Start with your weakest sub-domain.
38–49 of 65: Around the standard (our estimate) — Runs in this band often fall short of the standard on the day.
50–65 of 65: Above the standard (our estimate)

Sub-domain estimates

For a sub-domain with n items on our form, "Around" starts at ceil(n × a) and "Above" at ceil(n × b), using the exact fractions below (literacy uses our interim higher Above cut-offs). Below "Around" = "Below". Our items are not ACER's, so a band is our estimate, never ACER's verdict.

Per component, from the component band only. Sub-domain bands are diagnostic (ACER: a component can be met without every sub-domain [V F156]).

Reading: Around from 25/44; Above from 36/44 (our estimate)
Technical Skills of Writing: Around from 12/21; Above from 18/21 (our estimate)
Number and Algebra: Around from 18/30; Above from 24/30 (our estimate)
Measurement and Geometry: Around from 10/16; Above from 13/16 (our estimate)
Statistics and Probability: Around from 11/19; Above from 15/19 (our estimate)
Calculator Available: Around from 30/52; Above from 40/52 (our estimate)
Calculator not Available: Around from 9/13; Above from 11/13 (our estimate)

Numeracy content and calculator breakdowns describe the same questions in two separate views. They are never added together.

We score all 65 items. We have no hidden trial items, as ACER's own practice tests score all 65 [V F163]. One mark per item. Grid items score 1 only if every row is right. Typed words: case-insensitive exact match, "N" for no error. Numeric: numerically equal values accepted (338.4 = 338.40); spaces and commas are rejected; hhmm where the item asks for it.

Percentile

among completed, non-practice runs of the same form on this platform. Practice-mode runs (untimed, flags on, per-item feedback) are excluded.

Your percentile appears once 30 candidates have completed this form.