No, the assessment is online and can be sat from anywhere, within Australia or internationally.  You’ll need access to a computer with video and audio capabilities and reliable internet. 

Assessment dates may be changed but a fee may apply. There is no refund for cancellations. Further details can be found on the Acuity Insights website here.  

The scenarios will be different for each test sitting and scores across the tests will be standardised.

No. The scenarios will not be testing your clinical knowledge. The scenarios may be based in a clinical environment, but they are not testing clinical knowledge. Please see the Casper Test overview and examples of questions for more information.

No, you cannot pause the assessment but there are optional breaks.

You can bring blank paper and pen/pencil, as well as a dictionary. You cannot bring pre-prepared notes. You can eat or drink. See the Casper Test Rules for more information.   

Acuity Insights graders are trained to focus on the content of your answers and to disregard spelling and grammatical errors when evaluating responses. You’ll also not be penalised for using incomplete sentences or point form written responses. It is not uncommon for applicants to run out of time before finishing typing their responses, so ensure you focus on your main points. 

You should contact Acuity Insights as soon as possible to see if you can reschedule your assessment for a later sitting. Details to contact Acuity Support are available in your Acuity Insight applicant portal. If you are having connectivity issue on the day, there is a live chat option on the website and in the applicant portal. Further details can be found here.

Once you have reached out to Acuity Insights, please also email selection@racgp.org.au to notify us if you are unable to attend a scheduled assessment. 
 

You can only sit the assessment once each calendar year (1 January – 31 December).

This is defined by the outcome of your selection assessment score.

If you were found to be unsuitable for a training offer, you can re-apply in future years. Unfortunately, you are unable to re-apply within the same calendar year for an RACGP training program. 

• Quartiles divide a set of scores into four equal parts, meaning that a quarter of all scores are placed in each quartile. 

Specifically: 

• 25% of applicants score in the first quartile (0-24 percentile) 

• 25% of applicants score in the second quartile (25-49 percentile) 

• 25% of applicants score in the third quartile (50-74 percentile) 

• 25% of applicants score in the fourth quartile (75-100 percentile) 

Quartiles tell an applicant how they scored relative to their peers. For example: 

• Applicants who scored in the fourth quartile scored higher than applicants in the first, second, and third quartiles. So, they scored higher than at least 75% of all applicants.  

• Applicants in the second quartile scored higher than applicants in the first quartile and lower than those in the third and fourth quartiles. So, they scored higher than at least 25% of all applicants and lower than at least 50% of all applicants. 

Quartiles represent the percentage of other applicants they scored higher than, not the percentage of questions they got “correct”. There is no single correct answer for a Casper scenario, unlike with multiple-choice assessments. 

No. The quartiles only indicate how your performance compared to other applicants who sat the assessment on your test day. In determining offers, several factors are considered. These include your score on the national selection assessment (across all test dates as one cohort – not individual days), your preferences, the performance and preferences of other applicants and region and/or applicant priority preferencing. 

While applicants receive a quartile ranking from Acuity Insights, this is not used to determine whether an offer is made. RACGP receives detailed data directly from Acuity Insights, which includes much more information than just the quartile. This data is equated across the entire cohort, so each applicant’s score is comparable to all others, not just those who sat the test on the same day.