The NCLEX for registration in Australia

How do you take the NCLEX in Australia?

1. Get advice from Ahpra, on behalf of the NMBA, on how to proceed to the NCLEX-RN. Ask for any testing accommodations when you apply.
2. Register and pay the exam fee online or by phone with Pearson, by Mastercard, Visa or American Express.
3. Receive Pearson’s email acknowledging your registration.
4. Ahpra makes you eligible in Pearson’s system. This must happen within 365 days of registering and paying.
5. Receive your Authorization to Test (ATT) email. You must test within its dates, with no extensions.
6. Book your appointment online or by calling NCLEX Candidate Services on +852 3077 4923.
7. Bring your passport and take the exam.
8. Receive your official result from Ahpra within six weeks.

Where Australian candidates test, and what it costs

Under the candidate bulletin’s definitions, a domestic center for Australian registration is one in the U.S. or its territories. Any other center, including those in Australia, is international, so it adds the international scheduling fee and possibly tax, and a passport is the only ID accepted. The exam fee itself is charged in U.S. dollars. Both are on our cost page.

To change a Tuesday to Friday appointment, do it 24 hours ahead: for a Wednesday 2:00 pm exam, by Tuesday 2:00 pm. A Saturday, Sunday or Monday appointment must be changed by the Friday before, at the same time of day.

Results for Australian candidates

Ahpra sends your official result within six weeks. Quick Results, the paid early result some U.S. candidates can buy, isn’t available for Australian registration. NCSBN’s 2025 statistics report gives pass rates for U.S. and Canadian licensure but not separately for Australia, so we can’t give you a figure.