Guides: Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) : Overview

What is LANTITE?

"Prior to graduation, all initial teacher education (ITE) students are expected to sit the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (the test) to demonstrate that they have been assessed as being in the top 30 per cent of the adult population for personal literacy and numeracy" (Department of Education, 2024).

LANTITE preparation

Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (Department of Education)
Stay informed with the latest updates from the Australian Government Department of Education on the LANTITE.
The Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (ACER)
On this page you will learn about the test, and how to register and access practice material.
Practice material (ACER)
This page contains literacy and numeracy practice tests, with equivalence scores and worked solutions.

LANTITE preparation workshop slides (PDF 1.12 KB)
Check out these workshop slides presented by the Student Success team to learn more about LANTITE preparation.

LANTITE literacy preparation

Grammar (Purdue University)
These resources will help you use correct grammar in your writing.
Mechanics (Purdue University)
These resources will help you with sentence level organisation and style.
Punctuation (Purdue University)
These resources will help you with punctuation, such as using commas, quotation marks, apostrophes, and hyphens.
IXL Learning (IXL)
Unlimited practice in more than 4,500 English and math topics.
ReadTheory (ReadTheory)
Personalised reading comprehension exercises for K-12 and ESL students.

LANTITE numeracy preparation

LANTITE Numeracy Test Practise Questions (Western Sydney University)
This website contains 890 practise questions for the LANTITE Numeracy Test.
Math (Khan Academy)
A range of free online and interactive numeracy resources.
NAPLAN 2012–2016 test papers and answers (ACARA)
Test papers and answers for NAPLAN numeracy, reading and writing from Year 3-9.
Skillwise (BBC Teach)
A collection of free videos and downloadable worksheets to help adult learners improve reading, writing and numeracy skills.

Access Student Services

Services and support (UniSC)
UniSC offers a range of services for students, including help with academic skills, careers and employability advice, library support, and accessibility and wellbeing services. Visit Services and Support on the Student Portal to find out more.

References

Department of Education. (2024). Literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education. Australian Government.