Venue testing

You must be present at your assessment no later than the reporting time listed on your admission ticket. We suggest arriving approximately 10 minutes beforehand. Your assessment will begin once the registration process is completed.

Dress in tidy, casual clothing and carefully check the address and reporting time on your printed admission ticket.

Anyone who arrives late cannot be admitted after the assessment has started.

• your admission ticket
• current driver's licence or current passport - Information about identification
• pen or pencil 
• water bottle (clear with no label attached) 

The Victoria Police entrance examination is a computer-based assessment, made up of eight (8) individually timed and scored components. All exams are delivered at an Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) test centre.

The tests will take a total of 3.5 hours. Allow approximately 4.5 hours for the entire testing session. This includes registration time, instructions and a 15-minute break during the test administration.

You may be permitted additional bathroom breaks during the assessment session, but not in the last 10 minutes of any component so you do not disturb others. No additional time will be granted for bathroom breaks.

If you have a question about the assessment, direct your queries to the supervisor before leaving the venue. These will be recorded in writing and will be reviewed by the ACER office. Similarly, any complaints relating to the exam venue or physical discomfort suffered should be reported immediately to the supervisor on the exam day so the issue can be addressed at the time and without delay.

The exam comprises 8 components administered under secure exam conditions. Once you have finished the 8 components, the supervising team will support your safe dismissal from the venue. Early departures may affect your results. Once you have left the test centre, you cannot re-enter and continue the exam.

Dictionaries, personal calculators or electronic equipment of any kind are not permitted during the assessments.

Mobile phones, pagers, calculators, stopwatches, audio or recording devices (including MP3 players) of any kind are not permitted.

Scrap paper, notes, food, pencil cases, rulers or highlighters are not allowed in the assessment room.

Personal belongings must be kept in your bag and stored in the assessment room or as directed by the assessment supervisors at the venue.

The Victoria Police entrance exam is a high-stakes test. Therefore ACER, in conjunction with Victoria Police, has established security procedures that are strictly enforced at all times. It is important that you understand the consequences of breaches of test security or misconduct.