Australia · 2026–2027 admissions cycle
Does Deakin Education Domestic - VTAC require Casper?
Yes
Acuity Insights lists Deakin Education Domestic - VTAC as requiring Casper for the 2026–2027 admissions cycle.
Source: Acuity Insights, Test date & school information. Checked October 7, 2026. Requirements change, so confirm on the school's admissions page before you book a test.
What Acuity lists for Deakin Education Domestic - VTAC
| Program | Cycle | Casper | Duet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate Teacher Education - Domestic | 2026–2027 | Required | Not required |
| Undergraduate Teacher Education - Domestic | 2026–2027 | Required | Not required |
| Postgraduate Teacher Education - Domestic | 2025–2026 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Undergraduate Teacher Education - Domestic | 2025–2026 | Not stated | Not stated |
Acuity's note for applicants
This distribution is for DOMESTIC VTAC applicants only. This must match your application you've submitted to VTAC. If you are not a Domestic applicant, please choose the International distribution. The email address used for your Casper test must match the email address you use to submit your application to Deakin. Please enter your VTAC ID below, which can be found in your application. The number is usually 8 digits and ends with a letter. If you do not yet have a VTAC ID, please enter "2000000X" and return to update it in your Acuity profile when received for your application to be considered.
Which Casper test to book
Acuity groups programs into test types, and you sit the one your programs belong to. Deakin Education Domestic - VTAC is listed under “Master's of Teaching / Postgraduate Education” and “Undergraduate / Bachelor of Education” for Australia. A Casper score counts for one admissions cycle and one test type, and you cannot sit the same test type twice in a cycle.
37 other programs in Australia are listed under the same test type for 2026–2027, so one sitting can cover any of them too. Some of them:
- Australian Catholic University Education Domestic - Direct
- Australian Catholic University Education Domestic - VTAC
- Australian Catholic University Education International - Direct
- Australian Catholic University Education International - VTAC
- Deakin Education Domestic - Direct
- Deakin Education International - Direct
- Deakin Education International - VTAC
- Eastern College Australia - Domestic
- Eastern College Australia - International
- Eastern College Australia - Master of Teaching - Domestic
- Eastern College Australia - Master of Teaching - International
- Federation Education Domestic - Direct
What the Casper test is like
- Scenarios
- 11 in total: 4 video-response scenarios first, then 7 typed-response.
- Questions
- 2 for each scenario.
- Video answers
- A 10-second countdown, then 1 minute recorded for each answer.
- Typed answers
- 3.5 minutes to type both answers for a scenario.
- Breaks
- Optional breaks during the test.
- Scoring
- Raters score each response on a 1–9 scale. You only receive a quartile.
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More on Casper
- Casper typing speed
How many words fit in the 3.5-minute typed section.
- Casper test dates and registration
How to book, what it costs and which test dates are still open.
- How Casper is scored
Raters, quartiles and what programs see, from Acuity's own pages.
- Casper video responses
The 1-minute format, timing rules and how to prepare.
Practice Casper on the real timers
Video and typed scenarios in the current format, every answer scored 1–9, and your own answer improved line by line. Start with 7 days free.
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