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TEST ADMINISTRATION MANUAL
Australian Council for Educational Research 2007
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSIONS TEST (ISAT)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 1
PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION AND ORDERING..................................................... 2
Test dates ................................................................................................................................... 2
Registration of candidates....................................................................................................... 2
Candidate fees........................................................................................................................... 2
Ordering materials from ACER.............................................................................................. 2
Receipt of testing materials ..................................................................................................... 3
OUTLINE OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS DUTIES ............................................................. 4
SECURITY OF TEST MATERIALS ............................................................................................ 4
CHECKLIST 1 ............................................................................................................................... 5
Before the day of the test ......................................................................................................... 5
CHECKLIST 2 ............................................................................................................................... 6
On the day of the test ............................................................................................................... 6
CHECKLIST 3 ............................................................................................................................... 7
After the test .............................................................................................................................. 7
BEFORE THE DAY OF THE TEST............................................................................................. 8
Standardised test conditions................................................................................................... 8
Staffing the test ......................................................................................................................... 8
Suggested ratio of candidates to supervisory staff.............................................................. 8
Selection and briefing of assistant supervisors and invigilators ....................................... 9
Selection of test venues............................................................................................................ 9
Setting up test rooms ............................................................................................................... 9
Receipt and storage of materials .......................................................................................... 10
Multiple-choice answer sheets.............................................................................................. 10
Timing of tests......................................................................................................................... 10
ON THE DAY OF THE TEST ................................................................................................... 11
Equipment needed for the test ............................................................................................. 11
Identification checks............................................................................................................... 11
Distributing and collecting materials in the test room...................................................... 12
Emergency situations............................................................................................................. 12
Prohibited items...................................................................................................................... 14
Permission to go to the toilet ................................................................................................ 14
Unethical behaviour............................................................................................................... 14
ADMINISTERING THE TEST .................................................................................................. 15
AFTER THE TEST ...................................................................................................................... 19
Returning test materials......................................................................................................... 19
Results ...................................................................................................................................... 20
APPENDIX A INFO UPDATE AND ORDER FORM ........................................................ 21
APPENDIX B CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT........................................................... 23
APPENDIX C CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS REPORT FORM .......................................... 25
APPENDIX D TEST DISTRIBUTION FORM ...................................................................... 27
APPENDIX E MATERIALS RETURN FORM ..................................................................... 29
APPENDIX F TEST CENTRE CODES.................................................................................. 31
APPENDIX G UNIVERSITY CODES ................................................................................... 32
APPENDIX H REGISTRATION FORM ............................................................................... 33
INTRODUCTION
The International Student Admissions Test (ISAT) is written and developed by the Australian Council
for Educational Research (ACER) as a measure of international candidates general cross-curricula
reasoning abilities.
ISAT is required as part of the admissions requirements for international students for:
Griffith University (Dentistry)
Monash University, Melbourne (Medicine)
Monash University, Malaysia (Medicine)
University of Western Australia (Medicine & Dentistry)
Candidates register online at www.acer.edu.au/isat to sit for the test at any of the test centres around
the world.
All queries about registration and administration of ISAT should be directed to:
ISAT Project Director or ISAT Project Officer
ACER
Private Bag 55, Camberwell, Victoria, 3124, Australia
ph: 03 9277 5566, 03 9277 5586 (+61 3 9277 5566, +61 3 9277 5586 from outside Australia)
fax: 03 9277 5757 (+61 3 9277 5757 from outside Australia)
email: isat@acer.edu.au
ISAT Test Administration Manual
TEST CENTRE PROCEDURES

Test dates
Each testing centre has nominated up to 10 dates between March and October. The dates specific for
each centre are linked in the registration database on website www.acer.edu.au/isat.
Registration of candidates
Candidates register online at www.acer.edu.au/isat. Most will pay by credit card, and will receive
immediate email confirmation of their test sitting details
Some candidates will not be able to pay by credit card online, so their registration is pending until
their bank draft/cheque is received at ACER or is sighted by the test centre. If a candidate brings a
cheque to the test centre up to three weeks prior to the test, please store it, and email the candidates
registration number, full name, and date of birth to isat@acer.edu.au. ACER will then confirm the
registration. After the test, enclose the cheque with the test papers to be sent back to ACER.
Some IDP Education Australia offices may find that some candidates enquiring about ISAT are
reluctant to go home and register online, and would prefer to complete the form with the assistance of
a counselor. If you are not able to do this online in the office with the candidate, then a printout of the
registration pages may be used and faxed to ACER +61 3 9277 5757. ACER will then manually enter
the candidate into the system. The registration pages document can be found under Test Centres on
www.acer.edu.au/isat
Registrations close two weeks prior to the test date, to give time for the attendance roll to be emailed
to the test centre and for the test papers to be despatched from ACER.
Candidates may not re-sit the test within six months of their last test sitting.
Candidate fees
Fees are reviewed annually as part of the agreements between ACER and IDP Education Australia
Canberra office and other individual test centres. ACER will pay an agreed portion of the registration
fee per candidate to the test centres after each test.
Receipt of testing materials
The testing centre is responsible for the security of the test papers from the time of delivery by courier
from ACER.
An acknowledgement receipt should be emailed or faxed to ACER upon receipt of the materials.
A nominated staff member who has signed a Confidentiality Agreement should take delivery of the
test materials, and place them immediately into secure storage. The storage should be a locked
cupboard or storage room with access limited to staff who have signed confidentiality agreements.
Tests should only be removed immediately prior to the test, and all used and unused papers should be
returned to secure storage until collected by courier for return to ACER.
OUTLINE OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS DUTIES

In addition to supervising the test, the administrator is asked to take responsibility for
receipt, checking and storage of test materials;
maintenance of test security;
selection of appropriate assistants;
briefing of assistants and familiarize them with key aspects of the test procedure;
checking and immediate return of all test materials with the Administrators Report Form.
Chief Administrators are asked to complete a Confidentiality Agreement and return it to ACER,
before test materials will be released.
SECURITY OF TEST MATERIALS

All test materials are highly confidential and must be kept secure at all times. It is the responsibility of
invigilators to see that no persons read or copy questions at any time, other than candidates reading
them while they are doing the test. This prohibition applies to all those who assist with the
administration of the test. The only exception is when a candidate complains that there is an error in
the test booklet and an invigilator is required to check it.
CHECKLIST 1
Before the day of the test
Take delivery of the test materials.
Check them against the Packing Slip and contact ACER promptly if there is any problem.
Store materials securely.
Read this Manual carefully to become familiar with procedures.
Select invigilator(s).
Provide a copy of this Manual to each invigilator.
Ensure that invigilators read this Manual. Each invigilator should complete a copy of the
Confidentiality Agreement (p. 23).
Arrange a briefing session for invigilators to ensure that all are familiar with the procedures in
this Manual.
Arrange an appropriate testing room(s).
Plan candidate admission, seating and exit procedures.
CHECKLIST 2
On the day of the test
Set out directional signage as required.
Have ready:
directions for administering the test (p. 15 in this Manual);
spare pencils and erasers;
clock for each room that can be re-set as the instructions require;
test booklets, answer sheets;
Test Distribution Forms (p. 27 in this Manual).
Check candidate identity and tick candidates names off on the Attendance Roll, if
appropriate.
Allow only approved items into the room.
Confirm that any dictionaries are standard printed bilingual ones (electronic dictionaries are
not permitted).
Inspect dictionaries to confirm that there are no notes or writing in them.
Direct candidates to seats.
Follow the procedures laid down for distributing and collecting materials.
Record test form serial numbers on Test Distribution Form (p. 27).
Read aloud all instructions as printed in this Manual (pp. 15 - 18).
Distribute a test booklet to each candidate.
Never leave the test room unattended.
Move around the room frequently.
Check that the name and signature on the answer sheet matches the ID document of each
candidate.
Be alert to what is going on in the room at all times.
CHECKLIST 3
After the test
Collect the Test Booklets and Answer Sheets separately.
Do not dismiss candidates until all Test Booklets have been counted and verified.
Maintain security procedures after the test. Make sure that candidates do not have access to
used or unused Test Booklets as they leave the room.
Follow procedures set out in this Manual for returning test materials, and complete the
Materials Return Form (p. 29 in this Manual).
BEFORE THE DAY OF THE TEST

ISAT is a three-hour multiple-choice test. Additional time should be allowed for other aspects of the
administration procedure, including seating of candidates, distribution and collection of materials, and
filling in information on forms.
Standardised test conditions
The test scores of candidates are comparable only when uniform examination procedures are followed
at every test centre. In general, university guidelines for examinations should be followed. Some
modifications may be appropriate to accommodate the specific requirements of this test as outlined
below.
Staffing the test
1
In this Manual the term Chief Administrator is used to designate the person with overall
responsibility for making arrangements for testing.
The term Assistant Supervisor is used to refer to a person in charge within one room or hall, who
actually reads aloud the instructions but who does not hold the overall responsibility for the ISAT
sitting at your centre. In some cases, when there are few candidates, the Chief Administrator can do
both jobs.
An Invigilator is an aide to the Chief Administrator or Assistant Supervisor who may
check candidate identification for admission to the test room;
check bilingual dictionaries;
allocate seats to candidates;
hand out and collect Test Booklets;
count and verify Test Booklets;
check that candidates are correctly marking Answer Sheets;
provide other general assistance such as posting directional notices, etc;
assist with invigilation during the test.

2
When there are more than 50 candidates to be tested it is recommended that the Chief
Administrator does not assume the responsibility for conducting the test session within the room but
devotes his/her entire time to overall supervision. An Assistant Supervisor could conduct the actual
test session.
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A test room should never be unattended during testing.

For this reason even in small test centres more than one person should be on duty.
Suggested ratio of candidates to supervisory staff

The examination room should be staffed as follows:
1 Chief Administrator or Assistant Supervisor and 1 Invigilator
1 49 candidates
1 Chief Administrator or Assistant Supervisor and 2 Invigilators
50 99 candidates
1 Chief Administrator and 1 Assistant Supervisor and 2
100 150 candidates
Invigilators
For each additional 50 candidates in a test room, 1 extra invigilator could be used.
Selection and briefing of assistant supervisors and invigilators

1
Clerical/administrative staff generally have the appropriate skills needed for invigilators.
Reliability and integrity are essential.
Impress upon all assistants the need for security. It is essential that supervisors and their
assistants carefully read and conscientiously follow the procedures set out in this Manual.
Selection of test venues

1
The test venue should be selected to conform to standard criteria for examination centres.
The desk space should be large enough to allow candidates to work without having to juggle
the test booklet and answer sheet.
Every candidate should be visible to invigilators at all times. L-shaped rooms, partitions, etc.
are not acceptable if they obscure the invigilators view.
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Rooms need to be satisfactory with regard to:
lighting, heating and ventilation;
freedom from distractions;
appropriate desks/tables and chairs;
availability of wall clocks or substitute;
acoustics;
amplifying sound system in room/halls (where necessary);
toilet facilities; and
signage to alert occupants of neighbouring corridors and rooms that an exam is in

progress.
Setting up test rooms

1
Place chairs directly behind the chairs in the preceding row. Keep rows straight.
Place chairs and desks to ensure a minimum distance of 1 metre between candidates on both
left and right sides, to minimise the possibility of cheating and to permit easy access to desks
for candidates and invigilators.
Every candidate must have his/her test booklets handed individually on to the desk. It will
facilitate distribution if the invigilators can walk behind the last candidate in each row. This
permits distribution of test booklets in sequence down one row and up the next. Time is saved
and control of test security improved.
Receipt and storage of materials

1
The Chief Administrator is responsible for the security of all test materials from the time they
are received until the time of their return to ACER.
Within 24 hours of receipt, check all test materials and verify quantities. If there is a
discrepancy between the Packing Slip and the quantities received, please notify ACER
immediately by email or fax.
Keep materials in locked storage except when they are actually in use. Only specifically
designated assistants should have access to stored materials.
Multiple-choice answer sheets

The invigilators should be familiar with the format of the answer sheet and the correct way to mark
answers so that the procedure can be explained to the candidates.
Keep answer sheets flat by storing them between pieces of heavy cardboard. Avoid using dog-eared,
torn or folded answer sheets. Paper clips, pins and stray pencil marks are to be avoided, as they will
affect the accuracy of the mark reading equipment.
Timing of tests
Invigilators may use a clock that can be re-set to a convenient time as each test begins.
ON THE DAY OF THE TEST

Equipment needed for the test
Supplied by ACER
Test booklets
Multiple-choice answer sheets
This Test Administration Manual containing:
Chief Administrators Report Form
Materials Return Form
Test Distribution Forms
Checklists
Supplied by supervisor
Spare pencils and erasers.
Directions and/or other signs
A reliable clock for each testing room
Supplied by candidate
Pencils, erasers
Printed bilingual dictionary
Candidates are not to bring or write on scrap pieces of paper. All rough work is to be done in the
test booklets, either in the margins or on the blank pages at the back of each test booklet.
No eating or smoking is permitted during the test sessions or in the test rooms. Water bottles are
permitted.
Identification checks
Candidates are required to show photo-bearing identification. The only acceptable forms of
identification are:
a current passport; or
National Identity Card from the country of citizenship.
The identification must contain a photograph that is a recognisable likeness of the candidate at the
time of sitting the test a childhood photograph in a passport is not acceptable. A National Identity
Card must include the candidates name, signature, date of birth and a recent photograph.
If the candidate does not present a form of identification listed above, or if the identity document
presented does not bear an easily recognisable photograph of the candidate as s/he looks on the test
day, then the candidate will not be permitted to take ISAT.
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Distributing and collecting materials in the test room

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Test booklets must not be put on desks before admitting candidates to the test room.
Each candidates test booklet must be placed individually on the desk by an Invigilator after
the candidates are seated. Never ask candidates to pass test booklets down or along a row.
Test booklets are sent from ACER in a sequential order. The distribution and collection of
booklets in this order will make security easier to maintain. Ensure by checking numbers as
distribution proceeds that no candidate receives more than one test booklet.
Collect test booklets in the same manner and in the same order as they were distributed.
Collect answer sheets separately from test booklets.
Verify that every test booklet is handed in.
Place unused test booklets in a secure position so that candidates cannot gain access to them as
they leave the test room.
Emergency situations
1
Missing test materials in the test room
After distributing the test booklets use the Test Distribution Form to:
record the number of candidates in the room.
record the number of test booklets still in your possession.

(i)
Together they should equal the number of test booklets allocated to the test room.
(ii)
If a shortage is found, inform the candidates that one of them has been handed an
extra test booklet by mistake and ask for it to be handed in at once. When the test booklet is returned,
proceed with testing.
(iii)
If the missing test booklet is not handed in, or if the shortage is discovered after the
candidates have started the test, proceed with testing and make a detailed plan of the seating
arrangements in the room showing the serial numbers of the test booklets as they were distributed up
and down each row. It is essential to identify which particular serial number is missing. In this way it
is possible to determine at exactly what point the missing test booklet would have been distributed.
The supervisor can then question candidates at the exact distribution point.
(iv)
If a missing book cannot be located despite use of the procedures outlined above,
proceed with the testing or the dismissal of candidates, but report the details to ACER.
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Test errors and misprinted Test Booklets

If a candidate complains of an error,
Check the alleged error in the candidates Test Booklet. If the candidate just thinks there is
something wrong but cannot show an obvious error (such as a misprint), the candidate should
continue to the best of his/her ability.
If there is a minor misprint (such as with an item number or a typographical error), which can
be correctly interpreted, this should be corrected for the candidate, and an announcement
made.
If there is a major printing error in the Test Booklet, the booklet should be replaced and the
answer sheet modified appropriately.
Report any problem on the Chief Administrators Report Form. Record details on the Test
Distribution Form.
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Candidate illness
If a candidate becomes ill, and leaves the test early, a note should be made on the Chief
Administrators Report Form. Candidates excused from testing because of illness cannot return.
4.
Late arrival of candidates
A candidate should not be admitted to the test session after candidates have commenced working.
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Unforeseen events
If an unforeseen event occurs, Supervisors or Invigilators need to make decisions consistent with
safety and common sense.
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Prohibited items
bags, briefcases, crash helmets
audio devices, with or without earphones
calculators
mobile phones, pagers, laptops, palm pilots
paper, books, newspapers
any electronic item that can transmit or record information
dictionaries other than a standard, printed dictionary
Candidates whose first language is not English may have a printed bilingual dictionary on their
desks. Electronic dictionaries are not permitted.
Permission to go to the toilet
Candidates may go to the toilet if accompanied to the toilet door by an invigilator. (Of course, they
must not take any test materials with them.)
Unethical behaviour
The giving of false or misleading information during the registration process, and any form of cheating
during the test itself, are viewed as serious breaches of ethical behaviour and will attract penalties.
Any candidate found to be cheating will automatically have his/her ISAT scores cancelled and will be
prohibited from registering to take ISAT on a future occasion.
Practices that constitute breaches of test rules include:
attempting to gain access to test questions prior to the test;
attempting to take the test on behalf of another person;
allowing another person to attempt to take the test on their behalf;
attempting to remove a test book or part thereof, an answer sheet, or any notes, from the
testing room;
failure to follow test supervisors instructions at all times;
giving or receiving assistance during the test;
creating a disturbance; and
using unauthorised aids (including notes, note paper, calculator, mobile phone, tape recorder,
etc.).
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ADMINISTERING THE TEST

1.
Read aloud the directions that appear in the following boxes.

Read slowly and clearly checking that all candidates are keeping pace. Pause to allow
candidates to carry out an instruction when four dots appear. . . . .
DO NOT DEVIATE from the directions or answer questions about the content of the test, as
procedures for all sittings of the test should be consistent. It is important that candidates
understand what to do when completing information on their answer sheets.
2.
When all candidates are seated, say:
May I have your attention please?

ISAT consists of 100 multiple-choice questions to be completed in three hours. If you finish early, go
back over your work and check that you have marked the answer sheet completely and correctly. You
will not be able to leave the test room during the last 30 minutes of the test.
Mobile phones, pagers and digital watch alarms must be switched off now. Keep your identification
documents on your desk at all times, so the supervisors can check that you are seated at the correct
desk.
In this test, calculators, personal stereos, scrap paper, books, cigarette packets and food are not
permitted. You may have a standard, printed bilingual dictionary. Electronic dictionaries are not
permitted. The only items you should have on your desks are pencils, eraser, identification documents
and printed dictionary.
Now clear your desk of all other materials. Place all other items, including bags, wallets and purses, at
the side of the room. Do that now .
Please do not speak or communicate with other candidates from now on, until your test materials have
been collected at the end of the session and you have left the examination room.
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Have your Assistants distribute the Answer Sheets, one per candidate. Then say:
Please listen to the following instructions carefully and do not pick up your pencils until told to do so.
The sheet you are now being given is the machine scannable Answer Sheet. Do not fold or tear your
answer sheet. Do not make marks outside the designated areas. You should use a B, HB or 2B pencil,
not ink pen, to complete the Answer Sheet. Should you make an error, use an eraser to rub it out
completely. Write the information first in the boxes at the top of the columns and fill in the
corresponding ovals directly underneath each box. Do not tick, cross, scribble over, dash or write in
the ovals. The selected answer ovals should be completely filled in.
Pick up your pencils now. In block letters in the top left of the form, complete the details of your
family name and other names, then sign your agreement to the test conditions in the space provided.
Write todays date as day-month-year . Carefully copy down your passport or identification card
number.
Your ISAT Candidate ID number is on the email confirming your registration, which you should have
with you. The Test Centre number is _ _ _. When entering your Date of Birth, please include
leading zeros, eg. 01061982, being careful not to enter the current year as your year of birth.
Now completely fill in the answer oval under the heading Sex. Enter the codes for the university(s)
you are applying to which require you to sit for ISAT. For example, the code for University of WA is
36, the code for Monash University is 15 and the code for Griffith University is 11. If you are applying
to another university, complete this when you receive your Test Booklet. The codes are on the back
cover. Enter your Latest IELTS Score. If you have done another English language test, please do
not include the score. If you havent done an IELTS test, please leave this section blank. If your score
is a whole number (eg. 6), please make sure that you mark the answer sheet as 6.0.
You may enter the Test Form, Test Booklet Number and Country where final year of school
completed information when the Test Booklets are distributed.
Print your Family name and Other names in the boxes, and fill in the corresponding ovals below
each letter. Make sure that you use the same names that you will include in your university
application, i.e. your legal names. Only include an English version of your given name if there is room
after your real given names have been entered. Confine your family name to the first 20 columns and
your first given names to the next 10 columns. If your names exceed the spaces provided, dont be
concerned .
Do not enter anything in the ovals in the test section at the bottom of the form at this stage. Please
raise your hand if you have a question.
Take from your supply of Test Booklets the number of serially numbered booklets identical to the
number of candidates in the test room. Distribute them, one to each candidate, keeping the serial
numbers running consecutively up and down the rows. Record the distribution details on the Test
Distribution Form. As they are distributed say:
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You will now be handed the ISAT Test Booklet.

On the front cover of your test booklet complete the details for your family name, other names,
todays date and sign the declaration in the space provided.
The Test Booklet number is located at the top right corner of the front cover. The test form code is on
the left hand side of the front cover. Record both number and letter, for example: 7a. Complete both of
these details on your Answer Sheet and fill in the appropriate answer ovals.
Turn to the back cover of the Test Booklet to find the country codes. Fill in the code for the country in
which you completed your final year of schooling on your Answer Sheet.
Put down your pencils now.
Please listen to the following instructions carefully and do not pick up your pencils until told to do so.
You will have three hours to complete the test. All answers must be recorded on the Answer Sheet, not
in the Test Booklet. You will receive no credit for answers marked in the Test booklet. Your score is
based on answers correctly marked on the Answer Sheet only. Any questions with two answers will be
recorded as wrong. No marks are deducted for incorrect answers.
You are not to write on scrap pieces of paper. All rough work is to be done in the margins of the Test
Booklet. Calculators must not be used and must not be on your desk. Dictionaries may only be
standard printed bilingual dictionaries.
As there are no timed sections, you must pace yourselves. You will be advised when 10 minutes of
testing time remain. If you finish early, you may leave the examination room quietly. No-one will be
allowed to leave during the last 30 minutes of the test. When you finish, leave your Test Booklet
closed on your desk beside your Answer Sheet.
Are there any questions?.....
After answering questions, set your clock at the appropriate time. Say:
Pick up your pencils and start work now. The test will finish at ..
Write on board Finishing time: .................
During the test, walk around the test room to make sure that candidates are marking their answers on
the Answer Sheet using pencil. At the same time, check that the name on the Answer Sheet matches
the ID documentation.
When 35 minutes of test time remains say:
Thirty-five minutes of test time remains. If you anticipate leaving the test early, please do so within
the next five minutes, as you will not be permitted to leave in the last 30 minutes of the test.
When 10 minutes of testing time remains, say:
Ten minutes of testing time remain. As you finish, check your work thoroughly and remain seated
until dismissed.
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At the finish time say:

Everyone, please stop work. Put your pencils down. You are not to write any more. Close your Test
Booklet and leave it closed on your desk. Place your Answer Sheet next to your Test Booklet. Your
Test Booklet will be collected first, followed by your Answer Sheet. Please remain seated and do not
talk.
Collect the Test Booklets first, then the Answer Sheets, in precisely the same order that they were
distributed.
Count and verify that you have every Test Booklet. Put Test Booklets and Answer Sheets where no
student has access to them as they leave the room. When all materials have been checked and
accounted for, say:
Thank you for your cooperation. Remember to collect all your belongings before you leave the
building. Do not take any test materials from the room. This sitting of ISAT is now completed.
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AFTER THE TEST

Returning test materials
All used, unused and faulty Test Booklets are to be returned at the end of each testing session. No Test
Booklets should be retained on file at the testing centre. Every Test Booklet must be accounted for.
Test centres should not return candidate application forms with the test materials to ACER. Test
centres should retain the forms in secure storage until the test process is completed, results issued and
university offers made.
Please return all listed items by secure courier by the end of the next working day. The return courier
documentation for UPS is supplied by ACER. The test centre just needs to ring the number provided
and arrange for pickup, ACER bears the costs of the return courier fee.
Send items directly to:
ISAT Project Officer
ACER
19 Prospect Hill Rd
Camberwell VIC 3124
AUSTRALIA
Ph 03 9277 5586 (+61 3 9277 5586)
If the boxes in which materials were despatched are in poor condition, please repack in new boxes.
Please ensure the following are returned:
Used Answer Sheets, secured between the firm cardboard in which they were supplied
Used Test Booklets
Unused Test Booklets
Completed Chief Administrators Report Form
Completed Materials Return Form
Completed Test Distribution Form
When the delivery is packed for the courier, please email the ISAT Project Officer at ACER
(isat@acer.edu.au) to notify that the despatch is on its way.
Please include the consignment note number.
The testing centre is responsible for the security of the test papers until they have been received at
ACER. The ISAT Project Officer will email immediately to confirm that the papers have been
received.
THANK YOU FOR ASSISTING IN THIS TASK.
Results
ACER will communicate directly with candidates to provide them with a weblink so that they can
access their own results. If candidates have queries about this process, please direct them to
isat@acer.edu.au.
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APPENDIX A INFORMATION UPDATE

International Student Admissions Test (ISAT)
Information update form 2007 2008
Please use this form to notify ACER of any upcoming changes to personnel or test centre
details during the year.
Contact name/s: ______________________________________________________
Organisation: ________________________________________________________
Phone number (inc. country code): _______________________________________
Fax number (inc. country code): __________________________________________
Street address for courier delivery of tests: __________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Email address: ________________________________________________________
Changes to agreed dates: ____________________________________________
Comments on other changes:
Please fax this update form to:

ISAT Project Officer
Australian Council for Educational Research
(03) 9277 5757 (from within Australia)
+ 61 3 9277 5757 (from outside Australia)
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APPENDIX B CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

Chief Administrators, please fax your signed agreement to:
Louise Miles, ISAT Project Officer +61 3 9277 5757
Note that tests may not be issued until the Confidentiality Agreement form has been returned.
Please copy this page, and ensure that all Invigilators complete an agreement. Please retain their
agreements.
___________________________________________________________________________
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSIONS TEST (ISAT)

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
2007 2008 TESTING
In signing this form I undertake:
to maintain the security of the tests at all times;
to ensure that all staff assisting with the administration of the test are fully briefed in the
procedures set out in the Test Administration Manual;
to ensure that all staff assisting with the administration of the test complete a copy of this
form;
to ensure that the procedures in the Test Administration Manual are followed in the test
room(s);
to ensure that the identity of all candidates is verified by requiring the candidate to produce
photographic ID;
to allow no persons access to the test, excepting the candidate(s) during the administration;
to return every test booklet after the test administration;
to allow no copies or transcripts of the tests to be made.
I understand the need for the maintenance of the strictest test security and confidentiality. I promise
that I will not, directly or indirectly, in any way compromise the security of any examination
materials. Excepting the candidate in the examination room, I will not allow any person other than an
authorised supervisor of the test to have access to, look at or be informed about any examination
materials. I know of no past breach of confidentiality and agree to report any breach to ACER that I
witness or come to know about.
I declare that I am not related to, nor a teacher of, a candidate who will sit for the ISAT in the 2007
2008 test. I understand that if I violate any of the requirements set out in the Test Administration
Manual, I may be subject to legal action. I hereby agree to perform, and will be held responsible for,
all the necessary duties described above and those described in the Test Administration Manual.
Name: ________________________________
Signed: __________________________________
Position: _______________________________ Institution: _______________________________

Contact tel: _____________________________ Date: ___________________________________
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APPENDIX C CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS REPORT FORM

Name of Chief Administrator (block letters):
Test centre:
_______________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Number of staff: _____________________

Number of candidates: __________________
Comments (please include a report on any attempted malpractice, any problems with ACER-supplied
materials, suggestions for improved procedures, feedback from candidates about the test, etc.):
Signed: ________________________________________________
Date: _______________________________________
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APPENDIX D TEST DISTRIBUTION FORM

Administrator: _______________________________________________________
Test centre: __________________________________________________________
Test room: ______________________ Test date: ____________________
Quantity
Serial Numbers
to
Test Booklets received
(a)
Number of candidates in room
(b)
Test Booklets used
(c)
to
Unused Test Booklets
(d)
to
Total number of Test Booklets returned to

Administrator
(e)
to
Notes: (a) must be the same as (e)

(b) = (c) except in cases where a faulty test booklet has been distributed and replaced.
(c) plus (d) must equal (e)
Quantity
Faulty Test Booklets
Replaced by:
Serial numbers
to
to
This test was administered in strict accordance with the procedures set out in the Test Administration
Manual.
Signed: _____________________________________________________
Date:_______________________________________
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APPENDIX E MATERIALS RETURN FORM

Administrator: ____________________________________________________
Test centre: _________________________________________
Test Booklets
Used
Quantity
Faulty
Unused
Serial numbers
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
Comments:
This test was administered in strict accordance with the procedures set out in the Test Administration
Manual.
Signed: _______________________________________________________
Date: ______________________________________________
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APPENDIX F TEST CENTRE CODES

TestCentreCode
AUSTRALIA - Adelaide
462
141
AUSTRALIA - Brisbane
461
TestCentreName
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Bahrain
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Dubai
133
681
UNITED KINGDOM - London
135
AUSTRALIA - Hobart
AUSTRALIA - Melb (Taylors Coll. Students
only)
682
UNITED KINGDOM - Manchester
132
AUSTRALIA - Melbourne
545
USA - Chicago
161
542
USA - Houston
161
AUSTRALIA - Perth
AUSTRALIA - Perth (Taylors Coll students
only)
543
USA - Santa Monica
121
AUSTRALIA - Sydney
382
VIETNAM - Hanoi
332
BRUNEI
381
VIETNAM - Ho Chi Minh City
311
CAMBODIA - Phnom Penh
446
ZAMBIA - Lusaka
565
CANADA - Calgary
444
ZIMBABWE - Harare
151
TestCentreName
566
CANADA - Montreal
562
CANADA - Ontario
561
CANADA - Vancouver
201
CHINA - Guangzhou
214
HONG KONG
422
INDIA - Bangalore
427
INDIA - Chandigarh
421
INDIA - New Delhi
330
INDONESIA - Jakarta (South)
443
KENYA - Nairboi
222
KOREA - Busan
342
MALAYSIA - Johor Bahru
346
MALAYSIA - KL (Subang Jaya)
344
MALAYSIA - Kuching
343
MALAYSIA - Penang
432
MAURITIUS - Port Louis
191
NEW ZEALAND - Auckland
192
NEW ZEALAND - Wellington
352
PHILIPPINES - Manila
466
QATAR - Doha
361
SINGAPORE
445
SOUTH AFRICA - Cape Town
441
SOUTH AFRICA - Johannesburg
451
SRI LANKA - Colombo
241
TAIWAN - Taipei
371
THAILAND - Bangkok
372
THAILAND - Chiang Mai
TestCentreCode
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University name
Australian Catholic University
The Australian National University
Bond University
Central Queensland University
Charles Darwin University
Charles Sturt University
Curtin University of Technology
Deakin University
Edith Cowan University
Flinders University
Griffith University
James Cook University
La Trobe University
Maquarie University
Monash University
Murdoch University
Queensland University of Technology
RMIT University
Southern Cross University
Swinburne University of Technology
University of Adelaide
University of Ballarat
University of Canberra
University of Melbourne
University of New England
University of New South Wales
University of Newcastle
University of Notre Dame
University of Queensland
University of Sydney
University of South Australia
University of Southern Queensland
University of the Sunshine Coast
University of Tasmania
University of Technology Sydney
University of Western Australia
University of Western Sydney
University of Wollongong
Victoria University
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TEST CENTRE PROCEDURES

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OUTLINE OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS DUTIES

SECURITY OF TEST MATERIALS

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Take delivery of the test materials.

Store materials securely.

Read this Manual carefully to become familiar with procedures.

Provide a copy of this Manual to each invigilator.

Arrange an appropriate testing room(s).

Plan candidate admission, seating and exit procedures.

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directions for administering the test (p. 15 in this Manual);

spare pencils and erasers;

test booklets, answer sheets;

Test Distribution Forms (p. 27 in this Manual).

Allow only approved items into the room.

Inspect dictionaries to confirm that there are no notes or writing in them.

Direct candidates to seats.

Read aloud all instructions as printed in this Manual (pp. 15 - 18).

Distribute a test booklet to each candidate.

Never leave the test room unattended.

Move around the room frequently.

Be alert to what is going on in the room at all times.

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Collect the Test Booklets and Answer Sheets separately.

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BEFORE THE DAY OF THE TEST

check candidate identification for admission to the test room;

check bilingual dictionaries;

allocate seats to candidates;

hand out and collect Test Booklets;

count and verify Test Booklets;

check that candidates are correctly marking Answer Sheets;

provide other general assistance such as posting directional notices, etc;

assist with invigilation during the test.

A test room should never be unattended during testing.

Suggested ratio of candidates to supervisory staff

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Selection and briefing of assistant supervisors and invigilators

Selection of test venues

Rooms need to be satisfactory with regard to:

lighting, heating and ventilation;

freedom from distractions;

appropriate desks/tables and chairs;

availability of wall clocks or substitute;

amplifying sound system in room/halls (where necessary);

toilet facilities; and

signage to alert occupants of neighbouring corridors and rooms that an exam is in

Setting up test rooms

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Receipt and storage of materials

Multiple-choice answer sheets

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ON THE DAY OF THE TEST

Multiple-choice answer sheets

This Test Administration Manual containing:

Position: _ Institution: _