FAQs for Tintern Scholarship Testing

Please send us an email to tinternscholarships@idat.org with a request for other days that are scheduled for other years of study. We can see if there is availability on these days and let you know.

The IDAT can be done anywhere in the world as it is always done at-home and online. You can take a laptop or use the hotel business centres to take the test. Tintern will not allow you to test before or after the test dates that are listed, so you must try to make these dates work from wherever you are in the world if you wish to apply for consideration for a Tintern Scholarship.

No, Tintern will not allow you to test before or after the test dates that are listed, so you must try to make these dates work from wherever you are in the world if you wish to apply for consideration for a Tintern Scholarship.

Please note we have terms and conditions for this, and we might be able to reschedule if you can provide a medical certificate. Could you please send us a formal email at info@idat.org to inform us as to why you cannot do the test and/or to cancel the test? We need to have this in writing to help you further.

Students may change their test booking with a minimum of 7 business days prior to the scheduled test and are required to pay a fee of $50 +GST. To do so, please email us at tinternscholarships@idat.org to request a change of date. 

Can you please confirm that you clicked on the link from the Tintern Scholarship page to book the test? If you are going direct from our website, you are trying to book a full international test. We need you to book the scholarship test, which means going to the Tintern webpage.

Tintern scholarship tests are offered at a discount from our full-priced IDAT tests. As such, they are not eligible for refunds. With less than 7 days’ notice, there are no refunds available. With more than 7 days’ notice, a partial refund (minus 20% admin fee) may be considered. If there are medical or extenuating circumstances, they may be considered on merit or compassion by writing to tinternscholarships@idat.org with “Test Cancellation” in the subject line. Any refund considered will be minus a 20% administration fee.

A calculator will appear on the screen for Stages 5 and 6. There is no calculator on the screen or required for stages 4 and below.

Shortlisted students will be invited to attend a scholarships interview at Tintern Grammar.

You should not register for the IDAT if you do not have good internet. If you need to, please choose an alternate location with reliable high-speed internet for the test day.

If you have trialled the system as required to proceed with booking, then it should also work on the test day. You can trial again, any time you like by clicking this link.

This rarely happens. If it does, contact us as soon as possible. It is ultimately the responsibility of the student to make sure you have secure and reliable internet for testing. We encourage you to make sure you are in a location with good internet for the test day. Do not use a VPN or hotspot. If there is a force majeure event, this will be considered by IDAT, and arrangements will be made.

There is an online chat box on the bottom right of the screen. Use this to communicate with the proctor.

Yes, the mock tests all include interviews. Even though you do not need this for Tintern, if you do not complete the interview with camera, the results will not be returned to you.

This means you have not completed something. Make sure you have filled in every space and uploaded the required documents. If your files are too big with ID pictures, you may need to compress them.

If you are on a mobile device, it may not recognise all the files and boxes. We encourage you to register on a laptop or computer.

If you have tried this on a laptop, and all boxes are complete, then please send us a screenshot of where it is frozen, and we will do our best to assist.

Please put the expiry date as 5 years from today, if there is no expiry. This will allow you to proceed with the registration.

All IDAT tests are conducted using the IDAT Secure 360 system. This means that all tests take place at home. You cannot be tested at the school.

Shortlisted students will be invited to attend a scholarships interview at Tintern Grammar.

This is a security device on your computer, as it is unfamiliar with the IDAT application.  The IDAT application is not harmful to your computer and is simply another web browser that is just for the IDAT.  It allows us a more secure connection and we can know what other devices or applications are open on your computer.  It is required for test security, and you must use it.  You can delete this application at the completion of your test.

Upon registering online for the Tintern Grammar Scholarship Test, you will receive an IDAT ID Number. Shortly after registration, you will receive a provisional booking via email instructing you to trial the Secure 360 home test settings within 72 hours to secure your booking. If you are successful in setting up the devices accordingly, you will then receive a booking confirmation email that will contain both your IDAT ID Number and Test Booking Number.