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.

It is a governmental requirement that all teacher candidates make at least one attempt at the LANTITE test (both Literacy & Numeracy) before the end of their first academic year of enrolment, regardless of study mode or status.

This means that all start-year commencing students have until Test Window 4 (usually falls end October to early November) in your year of admission to attempt the test, even if you are studying in the extended mode or are on a leave of absence.  All mid-year commencing students have until Test Window 2 (usually mid to end of May) in the following year to attempt the test.

Further, it is a condition of course completion that you meet the LANTITE or Australian First Nations language standard by the time of your course must-complete-by date, six years from your date of admission. You will not be able to have your Master of Teaching qualification conferred until you have met one of the standards before this date.

With only four test windows available in a year via ACER, it is highly recommended that you attempt the LANTITE early in your first year of study.

Register for the next test window

See below for details regarding LANTITE support services available to MTeach students. 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 standard to LANTITE should provide one of the following forms of evidence and submit via the link below:

  1. A letter letter with the seal from a Land Council stating the Indigenous Language in which they are proficient OR
  2. A certificate, transcript or other evidence of completion of a formal qualification in an Australian First Nations language

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

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.