What is the CASper Test?
It’s a Computer Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics (CASper), designed to demonstrate the strength of your people skills.
Test-takers are given a series of realistic, hypothetical scenarios and asks them to type out what they would do if they were to be in that particular situation.
It tests for things like your communication, teamwork, and conflict resolutions skills, as well as your compassion, empathy and professionalism.
It’s used as additional admission criteria for the benefit of the institution you’re applying to, similar to how an interview might be used for employment. They want to know that you are really well suited to the career you’re applying for.
In the same way you wouldn’t expect to receive ‘results’ from an interview or reference check, you won’t receive your CASPer results.
What’s involved?
Applicants will need to complete 12 sections – each containing a video-based or written scenario, followed by three questions.
For each scenario, all three questions must be answered within a total of 5 minutes.
Your responses won’t be checked for things like spelling and grammar, instead you’ll be assessed on how you tackle the ethical and professional situations put forward.
Your results are forwarded directly to the institutions you’ve elected in the distribution section.
Can you fail?
There are no right or wrong answers – just answers that reflect your personal attributes that indicate how suitable you are for teaching / medicine / veterinary science etc. You can’t ‘fail’, but your responses could mean that you won’t be offered a place on the degree.
How much does it cost?
The CASPer test costs $80, and is non-refundable. The distribution fee is included.
Do you need to do it?
If you are a domestic student planning on applying to do one of the following courses at the listed institutions then YES.
Undergraduate Teaching courses that require CASper:
ACU VTAC Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: VTAC ID
Deakin Direct Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: Deakin Application ID
Deakin University – VTAC Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher
ID requirements: Deakin Application ID
Federation University – Direct Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: Federation Application ID
Federation University – VTAC Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: VTAC ID
La Trobe University – Direct or UAC Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: La Trobe Application Reference No. +/ UAC ID
La Trobe University – VTAC Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: VTAC ID
Monash University – Direct Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: Monash Application ID or Monash Student ID
Monash University – VTAC Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: VTAC ID
RMIT University – Direct Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: RMIT Application ID
RMIT University – VTAC Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: VTAC ID
Swinburne University – Direct Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: None
Swinburne University Online, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: None
Swinburne University – VTAC Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: VTAC ID
Victoria University – Direct Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
For mid-year entry only.
ID requirements: VU Student ID
Victoria University – VTAC Applicants, Undergraduate Teacher Education
ID requirements: VTAC ID
Undergraduate Veterinary Science courses that require CASper:
The University of Queensland, Veterinary
ID requirements: QTAC ID
Postgraduate Teaching courses that require CASper:
Australian Catholic University
Deakin University
Federation University
La Trobe University
Monash University
RMIT University
Swinburne University
Victoria University
Postgraduate Medicine courses that require CASper:
University of Wollongong
When can you sit the tests?
Test dates for 2020 applications haven’t all been updated yet. Check here for updated dates.
CASPer can only be written once for Australian Education between August 1st and July 31st of any given year. Note: deadlines vary for each university and depending on your application method e.g. direct or through VTAC.
Set test dates can be each month between September and the following Feb or June (depending on the institution).
It’s also worth noting the distribution deadline for each course or institution. It’s the final date that you can a school to your CASPer score distribution list.
What next?
If you’ll need to sit the test:
- Go to takecasper.com
- Register for an account
- Make sure you have the ID required
- Reserve your test date
- Pay
- Sit the test
What you’ll need:
- Valid ID (see the requirement for each University – listed above)
- A working webcam
- A computer in a quiet place that is able to host the test.
