The Herald Sun reported that 51 would-be citizens failed the multiple choice test, out of 297 who have taken it so far. However, there was a lower pass rate among refugees and temporary protection visa holders.

The average time taken to complete the test was 11 minutes. The fastest time was two minutes and 22 seconds. The applicant in this test passed with 90% of answers correct.

The test was originally planned to be based on 200 questions, however
The Age has reported Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, as revealing that Kevin Andrews’ Immigration Department was not able to fully complete the preparation of questions in time for the introduction of testing. The list of questions is a closely guarded secret and the questions are not available to the public.

It is unclear whether the additional questions being prepared by the Immigration Department will make the test more difficult or what affect they may have on the pass rate.