Planning for your exams

The RACGP offers support to all Fellowship exam candidates.  

Planning for your exams

The RACGP offers support to all Fellowship exam candidates.  

Education > FRACGP exams > Exam preparation resources > Planning for your exam

Last updated 16 February 2026

General information regarding exam resources

There is a suite of free, high quality resources available to trainees for exam preparation.  

Exam information

AKT and KFP Guide,  Guidelines for the Clinical Competency Exam and Fellowship examinations handbook
Webinars delivered by the NAA twice a year for enrolled candidates.  Recordings are accessible in gplearning.
Public Exam Reports - information pertaining to the cohort performance and outcomes for each exam.

Exam preparation toolkit

Access the exam preparation toolkit via gplearning

Learning plans and study skills – how to structure and make the most of your study time
Exam guidance program – an in depth look at each of the exams as well as practice cases
Exam technique modules and videos - clear guidance on how to approach and effectively break down exam questions.
National information videos delivered by the NAA twice a year for those sitting in the upcoming exam cycle.
Communication Skills Specialist videos on exam technique
Learning plans and study skills module

Self Assessment Progress Tests (SAPTs)

Access the self assessment progress tests via gplearning

Trainees are automatically enrolled in these modules 4 times a year – March, May, September and November
Features questions from previous RACGP exam papers (AKT and 2023-2024 KFP) or have been written and reviewed by the RACGP assessment team (KFP 2025).

Knowledge sources

Access knowledge sources via gplearning

RACGP Curriculum and Syllabus – a comprehensive guide for understanding the breadth and depth of knowledge and skill to function as a GP. A curated list of Australian specific resources is included under the learning resources tab for each Unit.
Australian based guidelines and the Australian Journal of General Practice (AJGP).  
External clinical resources (including Therapeutic Guidelines)

Calendars

Exam preparation activities for trainees on all Programs.
AGPT Training Calendar, including regional and local specific activities

Practice questions

AKT and KFP

Self Assessment Progress Tests (SAPTs) feature exam standard questions with full answer rationales and can be found on gplearning.
A practice paper is distributed to all enrolled candidates approximately six weeks prior to the AKT and KFP exam.

CCE

The Exam preparation toolkit on gplearning and the CCE support resources webpage contain links to practice cases including videos and marking guides.

RACGP Exam Journey

12-18 months prior to exams

Get to know your practice and your patients.
Reflect on your consults to identify learning goals.
- Patient demographics – age, gender, ethnicity
- Presenting complaints and red flag presentations
- Patient context – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and Rural health
Direct Observation - sit in with a supervisor / GP mentor or colleague and get them to sit in with you.
Become familiar with common general practice resources – see the RACGP Curriculum and Syllabus for details.
Start doing the Self-Assessment Progress Tests (SAPTs) via gplearning. We recommend beginning with untimed attempts, using them to identify learning needs and carefully review the rationales. This will help you strengthen your clinical reasoning skills and shape how you approach your study.

6-12 months prior to exams

Meet with your local medical educator / GP supervisor or colleague for feedback and to plan your learning.
All candidates have six semesters to complete all assessments, candidacy starts in the semester in which you enrol in and sit your first exam. For AGPT registrars, it is your responsibility to enrol for your exams and successfully complete all exam segments by the end of your training time. See the exam enrolment page for information regarding enrolments, policies and special exam conditions.
Consider applying for special exam arrangement if you have a medical condition or life circumstance that would have an impact on your performance in the exam.
Continue to reflect on your consults, identifying and filling knowledge gaps either at point of care or through at home study and follow up. Ensure you review your ECT visit or direct observation reports and follow through on learning plans made.
Strengthen your clinical reasoning skills
- Random Case Analysis and Case Based Discussion with your supervisor
- Clinical reasoning module on GPlearning
Prepare your learning plan using the resources in the Study skills section of this Toolkit.
Access and use RACGP Curriculum and Syllabus to structure your plan and identify resources.
Review the Exam guidance program - AKT and KFP in this Toolkit to ensure you are familiar with the structure and format of the written exams.
Continue to complete Self Assessment Progress Tests (SAPTs) focusing on building clinical reasoning skills and identifying learning needs.

Within 6 months of exams

It is recommended that you participate in a study group to help with case discussion, challenging questions, structured support and encouragement to keep studying!
Ensure any SAPTs are done under exam conditions. Spend time reflecting on the feedback provided. It is important that you identify knowledge gaps as well as clinical reasoning deficits or exam technique issues.
Refine your exam technique by working through the AKT and KFP exam technique modules in this Toolkit, reviewing the CSS exam technique videos, and studying the public exam reports.
Consider applying for special exam arrangement if you have a medical condition or life circumstance that would have an impact on your performance in the exam. Note that special arrangement applications must be submitted by the close of enrolment.
Do not wait for your written exam results prior to starting to prepare for the Clinical Competency Exam. Head to the Exam preparation toolkit on gplearning or the CCE resources webpage for more information about preparing for the CCE.