CIPSA Exams & Exam Centres

CIPS Examinations in Australia and New Zealand

The CIPS qualifications are assessed, which means you will need to sit for examinations in order to complete each level. Our examinations are available to our student members around the world during the third week of May and of November each year. 

These are external examinations, and providing you are one of our registered student members, you can submit your examination enrolment form for either date for as many, or as few, subjects as you wish. The only restriction is the examination timetable itself, which cannot be varied. Examination fees must be paid with the enrolment form. All details of the examination procedures can be found on http://www.cips.org/studyqualify/cipsexaminations

Bookings

To book your examination you must submit examination entry forms to us by 17 March or 17 September respectively. These are called external examinations, and providing you are one of our registered student members, you can submit your examination enrolment form for either date for as many, or as few, subjects as you wish. The only restriction is the examination timetable itself, which cannot be varied.

2008 Exam booking closing dates:

The closing dates are as follows:

Exams will take place over 5 days and all afternoon exams will start at 13:30 and NOT 14:00.

You may enter for as many units as you wish in one sitting, but obviously you cannot enter for two units which may be scheduled to take place at the same time.

Click here for full details on November 2008 exam dates.

Fees

Examination fees must be paid with the enrolment form. All details of the examination procedures can be found on http://www.cips.org/studyqualify/cipsexaminations

Fees can be found in the examination entry forms.

Examination pass marks

The following pass marks and grade bands will apply to all units at levels 3,4,5, and 6.  For Level 2, the pass mark is 75%.

• Distinction 75 - 100%
• Credit 60 - 74%
• Pass 50 - 59%
• Fail 0 - 49%

It should be noted that the exit award at each level is not graded.

Australian and New Zealand Examination centres

You are able to sit your exams at the following CIPS exam centres:

 
If there is not a centre within reasonable traveling distance, alternative arrangements can be made. Please contact the CIPS Australia office on +61 3 9629 6000 or on 1300 765 142 for examination details and venue fees.