APC Exam Dates 2027: APEP Written Assessment Schedule for Overseas Physiotherapists

If you are an overseas-qualified physiotherapist working toward Australian registration, here is the good news for planning: the Australian Physiotherapy Council (APC) has published firm 2027 dates for the Written Assessment — four sittings across the year, each with its own application window. The clinical components are booked around you, so once you know the written dates, the rest of your 2027 plan falls into place.

This guide sets out every 2027 Written Assessment date and application deadline, explains how the clinical components are scheduled, lists current fees, and lays out the order to work through the Australian Physiotherapy Entry Pathway (APEP).

The APEP pathway in one minute

The overseas-qualified route is now the Australian Physiotherapy Entry Pathway (APEP) — it replaced the former Standard Assessment Pathway, so if you're following older guidance, check it's APEP. The assessment has four components, completed in order:

1. Eligibility Assessment + Cultural Safety Training — the document/eligibility stage.
2. Written Assessment — a computer-based exam, sat in person or remotely, held as fixed sittings four times a year. This is where the 2027 dates below apply.
3. Capability Assessment — an online oral exam (clinical reasoning), delivered by video call.
4. Clinical Workshop — a one-day, in-person workshop at the APC Simulation Lab in Melbourne.

After you complete APEP, you register with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia through Ahpra.

Written Assessment: 2027 dates

The Written Assessment runs as fixed sittings, four times a year. You apply within a defined window that opens months ahead and closes several weeks before the exam. Here is the full 2027 schedule, confirmed on the APC's Written Assessment page:

Examination date	Application opens	Application deadline
4 March 2027	21 October 2026	19 January 2027
10 June 2027	20 January 2027	27 April 2027
2 September 2027	28 April 2027	20 July 2027
2 December 2027	21 July 2027	19 October 2027

A few practical points from the APC:

• All in-person and remote examinations begin at 9am (Melbourne time). If you're sitting remotely from another timezone, convert that carefully.
• Results are emailed within 6 weeks of the assessment day.
• If you need to resit, there is a 14-day wait after results are released before you can apply for another Written Assessment.
• The application deadline is the real deadline, not the exam date — it closes roughly six to seven weeks before each sitting, and you must be through the eligibility stage first. Apply early in the window.

The clinical components: booked around you, not fixed dates

Unlike the Written Assessment, the Capability Assessment and Clinical Workshop do not have fixed public 2027 dates. You book them from available sessions once you're eligible:

• Capability Assessment — an online oral exam of about 1.5 hours (roughly two hours in total), by video call with an Australian physiotherapist assessor. You book from available sessions through your Candidate Portal after passing the Written Assessment.
• Clinical Workshop — a one-day, in-person session at the APC Simulation Lab in Melbourne, selected from available dates via your Candidate Dashboard (candidates historically get several weeks' notice).

So for these two, don't wait for a published "2027 date" — the action is to become eligible and then book the next available session that suits you.

Fees (current schedule — expect a 2027 change)

These are the current APEP fees, which took effect 5 January 2026 (a 3% CPI increase). The APC has not published a separate 2027 schedule, and it has historically adjusted fees by CPI each January — so budget for a likely 2027 change and confirm before you pay:

Component	Current fee (AUD)
Eligibility Assessment	$1,170
Cultural Safety Training	$235
Written Assessment	$2,017
Capability Assessment	$2,928
Clinical Workshop	$1,464
Internal Review	$585

Resits are charged at the same amount as the original component.

English and registration — separate, and worth starting early

English language evidence and final registration are handled by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia / Ahpra, separately from the APC assessment. Confirm the currently accepted English tests and scores on Ahpra's own page, and start that early — a test booking and result turnaround is a common lead-time bottleneck.

Working backwards from a 2027 Written sitting

When	Do this
Well before the application window	Complete your Eligibility Assessment and Cultural Safety Training
Within the application window (e.g. 21 Oct 2026 – 19 Jan 2027 for the March sitting)	Apply for the Written Assessment
Exam day (9am Melbourne time)	Sit the Written Assessment
Within 6 weeks	Receive results by email
After passing	Book your Capability Assessment (online), then your Clinical Workshop (Melbourne) from available sessions
Alongside	Sort English evidence for Physiotherapy Board registration

Before you rely on any of this

The 2027 Written Assessment dates above were confirmed directly on the Australian Physiotherapy Council Written Assessment page on 21 July 2026. The clinical components have no fixed public 2027 dates, and the fees shown are the current (January 2026) schedule, not a confirmed 2027 one. Dates, fees and requirements are set by the APC and Ahpra and can change. Confirm the current details on physiocouncil.com.au before booking travel, leave or anything else you can't easily undo.

For the detail behind each stage, see our companion guides: the APC Written Assessment guide, the Capability Assessment guide, the Clinical Workshop guide, and the 2026 fee-increase and dates post.

Where we fit in

The dates are the APC's. The months in between are yours. Our APC Written Assessment preparation is built around the computer-based written exam — mapped to the APC's competency framework, with exam-style questions and Australian-context content — so you apply for a 2027 sitting already prepared.

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This article summarises publicly available APC and Ahpra information as at 21 July 2026 and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Australian Physiotherapy Council or Ahpra. Examination dates, fees and requirements are set by those bodies and are subject to change. Always confirm current details on the official APC and Ahpra websites before making decisions.