What Are the APC Intern Pha‌rma‌cist Written Exam ‌Dates in 2026?

Key Takeaways

• The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) runs the Intern Written Exam.
• The last 2026 exam date is 20–21 October 2026 with registration open 4 August – 21 September 2026.
• The exam has 75 questions, runs for 2 hours and costs AU$790 per try.
• You need 75% of your internship hours completed by exam day.
• Results are "Pass" or "Unsuccessful" only, valid for 18 months.
• 2027 dates are already out so you can plan your next attempt early.

What Are the Intern Written Exam Dates in 2026?

The last Intern Written Exam date for 2026 is 20–21 October with registration open from 4 August to 21 September 2026. This session is part of the wider Australian Pharmacy Council intern written exam schedule, which lines up with the Pharmacy Board of Australia intern written exam dates for the year.

Two sessions were held in 2026 in total one earlier in June and this final one in October.

What Are the Intern Written Exam Dates in 2027?

APC has already published the 2027 written exam dates, so you can plan ahead if you miss the 2026 sessions.

There are three sessions in 2027, spread across the year.

How Is the Written Exam Structured?

The Intern Written Exam is a 2-hour, 75-question, restricted open-book test held at approved test centers. The intern pharmacist written exam syllabus APC covers six competency standards from legal practice to medicine management, and it is worth studying closely before you sit the test.

Questions are multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank math, and the order is different for each candidate.

• Duration: 120 minutes (2 hours).
• 75 questions total: multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank.
• Restricted open book—only the AMH and APF books are allowed.
• Cost: AU$790 per attempt.

Who Is Eligible to Sit the Written Exam?

You are eligible if you hold provisional registration and have finished, or will finish 75% of your required internship hours.

If you register without meeting the hours rule. You may need to pay a cancellation fee.

• Be provisionally registered with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
• Complete 75% of your required supervised practice hours by exam day.
• If hours are short, you may need to cancel and pay a fee.

Where Are the Test Centers Located?

The Intern Written Exam is offered only in Australia, at 14 test centers across 11 cities.

Extra centres open within these cities for the October session, and seats can fill up fast.

• Cities: Adelaide, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney, and Townsville.
• 14 test centres in total across Australia.
• Register early, as some centres or sessions book out quickly.

How Do You Register and What Does It Cost?

The APC intern written exam registration period for the last session in 2026 runs from 4 August to 21 September, and you register and pay AU$790 through the APC Candidate Portal.

Registrations close about one month before exam day, and late sign-ups are never accepted.

• Pay online through the Candidate Portal, using a Visa, Mastercard, Google Pay, or Apple Pay.
• Your card must be issued by a bank in your country of residence.
• You can reschedule during the registration period only.
• Cancelling gets a partial refund, minus a cancellation fee.

If you're unsure how to register for the APC intern written exam, the Candidate Portal walks you through each step, from ID upload to payment.

What Happens After You Get Your Results?

The APC intern written exam results release date for the last 2026 session is 3 December. You get an email once your result is ready, and it will say only "Pass" or "Unsuccessful"; no scores are shared.

Your result stays valid for 18 months, so plan your oral exam within that window.

• Results are "Pass" or "Unsuccessful" only, viewable in your Candidate Portal.
• Your result is valid for 18 months.
• After 3 failed tries, APC offers a free counselling session.
• You can appeal through APC's appeals process for matters other than the result calculation.

How Does Elite Expertise Prepare Students for the Written Exam?

Elite Expertise runs a full coaching course for the Intern Written Exam, timed to match the official APC exam dates each year.

The course follows three simple steps and is led by two working clinical pharmacists.

• Length: About 3.5 months, over 15 weeks online, with 300+ hours of live and recorded classes across 150+ lessons.
• Practice: 3,000+ APC written exam practice questions and mock test-style drills, covering all six exam competency standards.
• Teaching steps: First build your knowledge in short lessons. Then practise like the real exam with clinical scenarios and examiner-style marking. Then watch reflect and improve your technique.
• Extras: Unlimited course access, a WhatsApp group with other students, and regular tasks with feedback.
• Trainers: Arief Mohammad, clinical pharmacist at Northern Health Hospital (Melbourne), and Harika Bheemavarapu, clinical pharmacist and educator at Monash Health Hospital (Melbourne). Both are AACP-accredited and KAPS qualified, with 10+ years' experience each.

Final Words

Knowing the APC intern pharmacist written exam dates for 2026 helps you plan your internship hours and study time around the right session. Register early, stick to the two allowed books, and check your results date so you can move on to the Oral Exam without delay.

• Track your internship hours so you're ready by exam day.
• Register as soon as the window opens — seats fill up fast.
• Study all six competency standards, not just your strong topics.
• Keep your result valid — it only lasts 18 months.

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