How many questions are on the Australian citizenship test?

How the score works

Think of it as two checks. First, your total has to be 15 or more out of 20. Second, all 5 values questions have to be right.

You need to pass both. So 19 out of 20 is still a fail if the one you missed was a values question. On the other hand, 15 out of 20 is a pass if all 5 mistakes were in the other parts.

What the questions cover

The questions are picked at random from the four testable parts of Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond. Parts 5 and 6 of the booklet are not on the test.

• Part 1: Australia and its people
• Part 2: Australia’s democratic beliefs, rights and liberties
• Part 3: Government and the law in Australia
• Part 4: Australian values (this is where the 5 values questions come from)

How long you get, and how it works

You have 45 minutes, which is plenty for most people. The test is on a computer and in English only. You can answer the questions in any order, and skip one to come back to it later.

If reading in English is hard for you, you can use text-to-speech to listen to the questions and the answers. You can’t bring books, notes or a phone into the test.

The Assisted Test: 90 minutes

Some people get the Assisted Test, which gives you 90 minutes instead of 45. You may be eligible if you finished at least 400 hours of English classes in the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP), or if a physical or cognitive impairment stops you from sitting the Standard Test.

Once you pass, you’re done

A pass doesn’t expire. Home Affairs treats a successful test result as valid indefinitely, so you won’t need to sit it again for the same application.