What is the AEAS Test?

AEAS (Australian Education Assessment Services) is an assessment used by more than 100 Australian and New Zealand schools to decide year-level placement and English (ESL) support for international applicants -- mostly students moving from Asia into AU/NZ boarding and day schools.

There's no pass or fail

This is not a pass/fail test the way IELTS or TOEFL sometimes gets treated. There's no universal cutoff score -- each school sets its own entry threshold using the AEAS Report. The useful question isn't "did I pass?", it's "what does this specific school need?" If your family has a target school in mind, that school (or your education agent) is the one who knows its own threshold.

Who sits it

Mainly students applying for Years 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12 (Australian/US year numbering). Very young applicants (Years 1-3) typically aren't required to sit the formal test -- schools usually assess them a different way.

What's actually in it

About 3 hours total, across three sections:

• English Language Proficiency (~2 hours): Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Listening, Writing, and Speaking.
• Mathematical Reasoning (30-45 minutes), tailored to the year level you're applying for.
• Non-Verbal General Ability (~30 minutes) -- language-free, pattern and logic based.

How it's scored

The English section reports a score out of 100 plus five component scores. Mathematical Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning are each reported as a stanine -- a normalised scale from 1 to 9. The AEAS Report given to schools also includes a recommended number of weeks of English preparation, which is often the single most concrete, actionable number in the whole report.

This site covers Vocabulary, Reading, Writing, and Speaking practice, plus a full word list and word-skills units. It doesn't currently include Listening, Mathematical Reasoning, or Non-Verbal Reasoning practice.