Registrations open Tuesday 27 August 2024.
Registrations close at midnight on Tuesday 15 October 2024.

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How to register

Select an option to see registration instructions

Grade 12, 2024 school leaver

Complete your National Online Application (NOA) through DHERST (https://apply.dherst.gov.pg/Apply/Account/Login).
Click the purple ‘Register’ button at the bottom of your DHERST NOAS ‘My Data’ page.
This will take you to the ACER STAT PNG registration site and will prefill your personal information. (This button will only be visible if your course selections require you to take the STAT PNG test).
Click the green ‘Continue STAT PNG Registration’ button.
Enter your Identification, Test Place and Time.
Read the Legal Declaration
Click the ‘Complete’ button.

Non-school leaver

Go to https://statpngreg.acer.edu.au/ and follow the prompts for non-school leavers. You must have an ACER account to register to sit STAT PNG.

If you sat STAT PNG in a previous year, please log in using your previous ACER Account username and password. If you have forgotten your log in details, you can search for them by clicking on the link ‘I sat STAT PNG in a previous year and can’t remember my log in’.

If you need to create a new account, you must have a unique and valid email address before completing your test registration. More information on creating an ACER account and email address.

Click the 'Register for STAT PNG' button.
Enter your Personal Details, Identification, Test Place and Time.
Read the Legal Declaration.
Click the ‘Complete’ button.

Applicant registration details

Information in the STAT PNG registration is not entered by ACER. It has either been completed by the applicant or by information received from NOAS (school-leavers). We are not responsible for the accuracy of the information. It is up to applicants to confirm that the information is correct.

Venue choices

Venue locations are chosen by applicants. Once venues fill up, they are no longer available to select during the registration process. Venue selections are not guaranteed until registrations are complete.

After following the registration process above, you will be sent a confirmation message and email (if provided). This message contains your reserved test date, time, location, instructions for payment, as well as other important information.

Common questions

As a school leaver you should correct your registration details by changing any personal information via DHESRT and that will update your STAT PNG registration information as well.

As a non-school leaver you need to log in to your ACER Account and update details directly from the Welcome page to correct your registration details

You will not be able to change your name, date of birth, gender or SLF number. To do this you will need to contact the STAT PNG Office either by email to statpng@acer.org or via your ACER Account Messaging System.

You need to log in to your ACER Account and amend your test session.

For school leaver - If you are a school leaver and wish to change any personal information, you should request it through DHESRT and that will update their STAT PNG registration information as well.

Non-school leaver – If you are a non-school leaver and wish to change any personal information you need to log in to your ACER Account and update details directly from the Welcome page.

If you wish to change your test sessions (venue and time) you need to log in to your ACER Account and amend your test session.

Please log into your ACER account and check your messages.

When you login to your ACER Account and click on the ‘Messages’ Option, you will see the messages from ACER.

Payment

Payment information is automatically sent to you when your registration is complete.
Payment information is available in your ACER Account messaging system.
You must follow the instructions for payment in the confirmation message/email.
The STAT PNG test costs K130.00.

You must complete the payment for your STAT PNG test

before the day of your test
into the correct bank account
using an acceptable form of payment
using the correct payment description

The registration fee covers your STAT PNG test for both PNGUoT and UOG. This is not a university application fee and does not cover accommodation or any travel expenses that you may incur getting to the test centre. ACER cannot assist with these expenses.

Bank payment receipt showing payment to the STAT P account

Caption: The payment receipt is a printed receipt that candidates receive on paper.

You must complete payment for your STAT PNG test before the day of your test.

You must bring your payment receipt to the Test Centre. If you do not bring your payment receipt you will not be able to sit your STAT PNG test.

How to access ACER account messages

Common questions

: The STAT PNG payment no longer needs to be verified. However, you will not be admitted to the test centre unless you pay your (non-refundable) K130 test fee and bring the receipt with you to the test.
: You will receive a payment receipt from your bank for the cash deposit made towards the STAT PNG fee as per the instructions provided upon your STAT PNG registration.
: No, the STAT PNG test fee of K130.00 is non-refundable.
: Payments will NOT be accepted at the test centre or after your test.
: Payments will NOT be accepted at the test centre or after your test.
: Please check with your bank to confirm the payment made by you was successful.
: Admission Tickets will be sent to you the week prior to the test.

Admission tickets

You must bring your admission ticket with you to the Test Centre on test day.  If you do not bring it you will not be allowed to sit your STAT PNG test.