[citation needed] Some universities require STAT testing for admission to particular programs or courses.
[citation needed] The Australian Council for Educational Research designs the examinations.
[citation needed] The central tertiary admissions centre in each Australian state and territory and the University of Tasmania administer the STAT examinations.
[citation needed] The STAT assesses core competencies in critical thinking and reasoning, rather than knowledge.
[citation needed] STAT scores are then translated into ENTER scores for university admission through calculation of the percentile rank of the candidate in relation to the test-taking population for the previous six years.