Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE)
Learn more about the national Literacy and Numeracy Test (LANTITE), which all students enrolling in an initial teacher education course must successfully complete.
About LANTITE
In 2016, the Australian Government instituted a requirement that all students undertaking an initial teacher education program possess levels of personal literacy and numeracy broadly equivalent to the top 30% of the population. Therefore, all students enrolling in an initial teacher education course must sit and pass the national Literacy and Numeracy Test (LANTITE). The testing process is managed by the Australian Council of Educational Research (ACER) and is part of the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) teacher registration process.
The Faculty of Education (FoE) requires all Master of Teaching students (including Early Childhood) to complete the LANTITE within their first year of study.
With only four test windows available in a year via ACER, it is highly recommended that you complete the LANTITE early in your first year of study.
Register for the next test window
See below for details regarding the support services. If you have any concerns about the LANTITE, please contact your Master of Teaching Course Coordinator early in your first year of study.
Note: If you have previously completed the test at another institution, let us know by submitting your results.
Alternative standard to LANTITE
LANTITE is a means of demonstrating that students have met the required standard of English language literacy and numeracy. From 2024, the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) is permitting anyone who is proficient in an Australian First Nations Language to use this as an acceptable alternative standard to LANTITE.
Students who meet the criteria for this alternative approach to LANTITE should obtain a letter with the seal from a Land Council stating the Indigenous Language in which they are proficient.
Submit evidence of your Australian First Nations Language Proficiency
Support
The Faculty of Education provides a range of literacy and numeracy supports to all Teacher Candidates, whether meeting the standard through the LANTITE tests or through First Nations language proficiency. These can be found in the National Literacy and Numeracy Test Support LMS community, to which all admitted Master of Teaching students have access, and include
- Advice about the FoE LANTITE requirement
- Practice test resources
- Literacy support resources, including individual appointments with Academic Skills
- Numeracy support resources, including individual appointments with our Numeracy specialist
If you have any questions or concerns about the LANTITE, please contact your Master of Teaching Course Coordinator. The best time to do so is early in the first year of your course.
More information
- Further information on registration and test timelines, application, costs and special consideration, is available on the ACER Website.
- Test administrator ACER have published a comprehensive FAQ on the LANTITE
- The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) has a policy on LANTITE and teacher registration.