Australia · Admissions testGAMSAT study options compared
| Option | Price | Free to use | Links |
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ACER GAMSAT practice tests and e-booksOfficial practice materialThe only official GAMSAT practice material. Practice Tests A and B hold authentic questions from past papers; the online Humanities and Sciences tests use new questions in a copy of the test screen. Bought through an ACER account, with 12 months’ access. Prices in euros and pounds for Ireland and the UK. | Practice Test A comes with registration; e-books A$46, online section tests A$36, essay generator A$22 (2026) | Practice Test A e-book with your registration fee, and the online platform demo once you’ve registered | |
ACER GAMSAT preparation videosOfficial videosACER made these to show how GAMSAT questions are built and what to look for, after seeing what it calls doubtful claims from commercial courses and YouTubers. | Free | Every video, for Humanities and Social Sciences and for Biological and Physical Sciences | |
ACER GAMSAT Information Booklet 2026Official guide (PDF)ACER’s rules for registration, fees, test day, scoring and admission in Australia, Ireland and the UK. It has no practice questions. | Free | The whole booklet | |
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GradReadyOnline and in-person GAMSAT coursesThe online Comprehensive course lists 15 practice exams and 8 marked essays; Starter has 3 practice exams and no marked essays. GradReady says it runs in-person courses in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. | Early bird prices including GST: Starter (online) $299, Essentials (online) $759, Comprehensive (online) $999, Comprehensive (attendance) $1,649, Complete Care $2,199 and Success Assured $5,499 | A free trial, and free practice questions and tests on its site | |
Gold Standard GAMSATOnline course, books and live tutorialsThe online course includes its Masters Series e-books, a question bank, 5 full-length practice tests, over 300 teaching videos and two professionally scored essays. The Masters Series also comes as paperbacks, and Gold Standard lists city courses for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, each marked Live Online. | Online course $35 a week or $149 a month; live weekend tutorials $799 before a March sitting or $550 before September | A free full-length practice test with worked solutions, free webinars and a study schedule | |
Fraser’s MedicalOnline and in-person GAMSAT coursesComprehensive includes 22 private tutorials and 20 live bridging classes across all three sections; Immersive includes 5 full mock exams and weekly marked essays. Fraser’s labels the sections S1, S2 and S3. | Starting prices: Immersive $83.30 a week, Comprehensive $107.98 a week online or $119.98 in person, Essentials Bundle $109.75 | A free account and a free library of articles | |
Prices and ratings checked October 2026.
Do you need GAMSAT preparation courses?
ACER’s answer is that the test measures skills and knowledge built up over a long time, so there’s little to gain from last-minute cramming. It asks you to check whether a course can give objective, reliable evidence that it improves GAMSAT scores enough to justify what it costs.
The exception ACER makes is science. If your degree isn’t in science, it highly recommends some specific preparation in the basic sciences to first-year university level, and suggests a bridging course at a vocational or further education provider if you’re unsure of chemistry, physics or biology.
How to prepare for the GAMSAT, from ACER’s advice
- Read widely and often, on many topics and from many sources, and practise forming opinions and arguments.
- If chemistry, biology or physics is weak, fill the gap first: Year 12 level physics, first-year university biology and chemistry.
- Work through an ACER practice test under exam conditions, then go back over what you got wrong.
- Write practice essays in one hour for two tasks, put them aside for a few days, then reread them or ask someone else to.
- Try the online platform demo in your ACER account so the test screen holds no surprises.
GAMSAT courses and tutoring in Melbourne, Sydney and other cities
ACER doesn’t list tutors or courses. Among the providers here, GradReady says it runs in-person courses in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Gold Standard lists courses for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth at local universities, each marked Live Online, and Fraser’s Medical sells an in-person version of its Comprehensive course. All three also sell online courses, so you can study from anywhere.
What to compare before you pay
- How many of your essays are marked, and by whom. ACER’s own essay generator gives a score range but no comments.
- How many full-length practice exams you get, and whether they run to the real timing: 100 minutes for Humanities and 150 for Sciences.
- Whether the science teaching starts from the basics, if you don’t have a science degree.
- What the course says it can do for your score, and what evidence it gives for that.
Sources: ACER · GradReady · Gold Standard and 3 more. Checked October 2026.
- ACER: GAMSAT preparation ↗
- ACER: GAMSAT Information Booklet 2026 (PDF) ↗
- GradReady: GAMSAT preparation courses ↗
- Gold Standard: GAMSAT preparation courses ↗
- Fraser’s Medical: Which GAMSAT course is right for you ↗
- GradReady: Home page ↗
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.
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