Six FASEA exams for 2021
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) will run six exam sittings in 2021, in 31 locations across metropolitan and regional Australia.
Advisers could still elect to sit the exam online remotely at their preferred time during the exam sitting window.
The remaining 2020 dates would be held in November and December, with the August exam results due at the end of September.
Registration for the October exam was open until 16 September, while registration for the November exam was open now until 16 October.
Advisers had until 31 December, 2021, to pass the exam but could re-sit future exams if they were unsuccessful.
FASEA had offered 7 exams with 439 sittings across 31 locations and online with over 10,200 having sat the exam with an average pass rate of 85%.
2021 FASEA exam dates and locations
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Sitting |
Exam Date |
Exam Registration |
Locations |
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2021 – Sitting 10
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28 January to 2 February 2021
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28 September 2020 to 8 January, 2021
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Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Launceston, Gold Coast, Mackay, Newcastle, Wollongong, Ballarat, Traralgon and remote proctoring. |
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2021 – Sitting 11
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25 March to 30 March 2021
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7 December 2020 to 5 March, 2021
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Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Cairns, Townsville, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Gosford, Coffs Harbour, Geelong, Bendigo, Geraldton and remote proctoring. |
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2021 – Sitting 12
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20 May to 25 May 2021
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8 February 2021 to 30 April 2021
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Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Gold Coast, Rockhampton, Hobart, Port Macquarie, Newcastle, Wollongong, Bathurst/Orange, Wagga Wagga, Tamworth, Bunbury and remote proctoring. |
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2021 – Sitting 13
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15 July to 20 July 2021
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5 April 2021 to 25 June 2021
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Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Gosford, Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Mackay, Albury/Wodonga, Geelong, Ballarat, Traralgon, Launceston and remote proctoring. |
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2021 – Sitting 14
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9 September to 14 September 2021
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31 May 2021 to 20 August 2021
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Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Gold Coast, Cairns, Newcastle, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Wollongong, Bendigo and remote proctoring. |
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2021 – Sitting 15
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4 November to 9 November 2021
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26 July 2021 to 15 October 2021
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Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Sunshine Coast, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, Gosford, Bathurst/Orange, Geelong, Launceston and remote proctoring. |
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