Divisional Written Examination pass rates
Basic Training Divisional Written Examination (AIM and PCH)
| Cohort/Administration |
N candidates |
Cut Score (%) |
Mean Score (%) |
Pass rate (%) |
5 year mean pass rate (%) |
| AIM February 2025 |
846 |
53 |
59 |
74 |
78 |
| PCH February 2025 |
232 |
58 |
65 |
79 |
85 |
| AIM October 2025 |
259 |
54 |
57 |
65 |
57 |
| PCH October 2025 |
87 |
59 |
60 |
71 |
63 |
Composition
170^ MCQ (inc. 12 EMQ): 100-item Clinical Applications paper, 70 item Medical Sciences paper.
Standard setting approach
Modified Angoff with Rasch anchoring on ‘marker’ items to monitor exam difficulty between administrations.
Overall
| Year and division |
Sat |
Passed |
Pass rate (%) |
| 2026 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
245 |
186 |
75.9% |
| 2026 Adult Medicine | Feb |
925 |
683 |
73.8% |
| 2025 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
87 |
50 |
57.5% |
| 2025 Adult Medicine | Oct |
259 |
168 |
64.9% |
| 2025 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
232 |
184 |
79.3% |
| 2025 Adult Medicine | Feb |
846 |
625 |
73.9% |
| 2024 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
63 |
45 |
71.4% |
| 2024 Adult Medicine | Oct |
201 |
137 |
68.2% |
| 2024 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
217 |
187 |
86.2% |
| 2024 Adult Medicine | Feb |
856 |
694 |
81.1% |
| 2023 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
45 |
28 |
62.2% |
| 2023 Adult Medicine | Oct |
190 |
119 |
62.6% |
| 2023 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb/Mar |
226 |
205 |
90.7% |
| 2023 Adult Medicine | Feb/Mar |
825 |
577 |
69.9% |
| 2022 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
25 |
20 |
80.0% |
| 2022 Adult Medicine | Oct |
100 |
46 |
46.0% |
| 2022 Paediatrics & Child Health | Mar |
64 |
43 |
67.2% |
| 2022 Adult Medicine | Mar |
238 |
160 |
67.2% |
| 2022 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
257 |
195 |
75.9% |
| 2022 Adult Medicine | Feb |
849 |
628 |
74.0% |
| 2021 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
52 |
24 |
46.2% |
| 2021 Adult Medicine | Oct |
258 |
118 |
45.7% |
| 2021 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
323 |
299 |
92.6% |
| 2021 Adult Medicine | Feb |
970 |
742 |
76.5% |
| 2020 Paediatrics & Child Health |
280 |
202 |
72.1% |
| 2020 Adult Medicine |
973 |
761 |
78.2% |
| 2019 Paediatrics & Child Health |
290 |
258 |
89.0% |
| 2019 Adult Medicine |
873 |
641 |
73.4% |
| 2018 Paediatrics & Child Health |
267 |
227 |
85.0% |
| 2018 Adult Medicine |
919 |
799 |
86.9% |
Australia
| Year and division |
Sat |
Passed |
Pass rate (%) |
| 2026 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
220 |
165 |
75.0% |
| 2026 Adult Medicine | Feb |
835 |
619 |
74.1% |
| 2025 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
68 |
36 |
52.8% |
| 2025 Adult Medicine | Oct |
208 |
130 |
62.5% |
| 2025 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
204 |
163 |
79.9% |
| 2025 Adult Medicine | Feb |
779 |
577 |
74.1% |
| 2024 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
49 |
36 |
73.5% |
| 2024 Adult Medicine | Oct |
168 |
111 |
66.1% |
| 2024 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
193 |
168 |
87.0% |
| 2024 Adult Medicine | Feb |
794 |
645 |
81.2% |
| 2023 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
33 |
18 |
54.5% |
| 2023 Adult Medicine | Oct |
173 |
110 |
63.6% |
| 2023 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb/Mar |
205 |
184 |
89.8% |
| 2023 Adult Medicine | Feb/Mar |
747 |
511 |
68.4% |
| 2022 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
22 |
19 |
86.4% |
| 2022 Adult Medicine | Oct |
86 |
37 |
43.0% |
| 2022 Paediatrics & Child Health | Mar |
60 |
40 |
66.7% |
| 2022 Adult Medicine | Mar |
221 |
148 |
67.0% |
| 2022 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
225 |
169 |
75.1% |
| 2022 Adult Medicine | Feb |
762 |
556 |
73.0% |
| 2021 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
48 |
22 |
45.8% |
| 2021 Adult Medicine | Oct |
233 |
106 |
45.5% |
| 2021 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
290 |
268 |
92.4% |
| 2021 Adult Medicine | Feb |
881 |
669 |
75.9% |
| 2020 Paediatrics & Child Health |
250 |
175 |
70.0% |
| 2020 Adult Medicine |
891 |
693 |
77.8% |
| 2019 Paediatrics & Child Health |
249 |
219 |
88.0% |
| 2019 Adult Medicine |
761 |
540 |
71.0% |
| 2018 Paediatrics & Child Health |
243 |
205 |
84.4% |
| 2018 Adult Medicine |
818 |
708 |
86.6% |
Aotearoa New Zealand
| Year and division |
Sat |
Passed |
Pass rate (%) |
| 2026 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
25 |
21 |
84.0% |
| 2026 Adult Medicine | Feb |
90 |
64 |
71.1% |
| 2025 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
19 |
14 |
73.7% |
| 2025 Adult Medicine | Oct |
51 |
38 |
74.5% |
| 2025 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
28 |
21 |
75.0% |
| 2025 Adult Medicine | Feb |
67 |
48 |
71.6% |
| 2024 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
14 |
9 |
64.3% |
| 2024 Adult Medicine | Oct |
33 |
26 |
78.8% |
| 2024 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
24 |
19 |
79.2% |
| 2024 Adult Medicine | Feb |
62 |
49 |
79.0% |
| 2023 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
12 |
10 |
83.3% |
| 2023 Adult Medicine | Oct |
17 |
9 |
52.9% |
| 2023 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb/Mar |
21 |
21 |
100% |
| 2023 Adult Medicine | Feb/Mar |
78 |
66 |
84.6% |
| 2022 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2022 Adult Medicine | Oct |
14 |
9 |
64.3% |
| 2022 Paediatrics & Child Health | Mar |
4 |
3 |
75.0% |
| 2022 Adult Medicine | Mar |
17 |
12 |
70.6% |
| 2022 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
32 |
26 |
81.3% |
| 2022 Adult Medicine | Feb |
87 |
72 |
82.8% |
| 2021 Paediatrics & Child Health | Oct |
4 |
2 |
50.0% |
| 2021 Adult Medicine | Oct |
25 |
12 |
48.0% |
| 2021 Paediatrics & Child Health | Feb |
33 |
31 |
93.9% |
| 2021 Adult Medicine | Feb |
89 |
73 |
82.0% |
| 2020 Paediatrics & Child Health |
30 |
27 |
90.0% |
| 2020 Adult Medicine |
82 |
68 |
82.9% |
| 2019 Paediatrics & Child Health |
41 |
39 |
95.1% |
| 2019 Adult Medicine |
112 |
101 |
90.2% |
| 2018 Paediatrics & Child Health |
24 |
22 |
91.7% |
| 2018 Adult Medicine |
101 |
91 |
90.1% |