• 01 What a fail actually means — bands, statements, and what is not affected 3
• 02 Read your feedback statement — bands and sub-domains decoded 4
• 03 The resit process — re-register and pay the failed component only 5
• 04 How many resits, and when — attempts, windows, and the timing rule 6
• 05 Why people fail twice — and how to break the pattern 7
• 06 Target your weak domains — matching each band one to an action 8
• FAQ Frequently asked questions 9

You get your statement of results about six weeks after sitting, as two separate documents if you sat both components — one for literacy and one for numeracy (ACER, 2023).

Your result sits on a described proficiency scale with three bands. Band one is below the test standard, which is a fail. Band two is at and above the standard, a pass. Band three is clearly above it. Your overall result for the component is in the box at the top right of the statement (ACER, 2023).

A fail is a band one result on one or both components. It does not affect the components you passed, it does not erase your prior attempts in any way that matters, and from 2025 it does not count against any attempt cap. Failing one or both components is one of the more common moments in initial teacher education, not a sign you are in the wrong career.

The six-week wait between sitting and getting the statement is part of why a fail feels heavy: you have had time to assume the worst before you see the detail. When the documents arrive, read them properly. Because you receive a separate statement for each component you sat, a fail on one does not change the other, and the box at the top right of each statement tells you the overall outcome for that component on its own (ACER, 2023).

Since the 2023 revision (under the National Teacher Workforce Action Plan, priority area 2, action 11), candidates who do not meet the standard receive a more detailed analysis showing exactly where to improve before the next attempt. This is the most useful part of the statement for planning a resit (ACER, 2023).

Each sub-domain is reported on its own, with a black dot showing which band you sit in and descriptors of the skills in each band. Literacy has two sub-domains: Reading, and Technical Skills of Writing. Numeracy has three: Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability (ACER described proficiency scales, 2026).

ACER's own three steps for an unsuccessful candidate are: read the statement to find your weak sub-domains, work more questions from the practice materials and the Described Proficiency Scale document, then take the statement to your higher education provider and ask for support (ACER, 2023).

Re-register and pay for the failed component only. A component you have already passed never needs re-sitting, because you only need to demonstrate once that you have met the standard for each component. Your passes are permanent (ACER re-sit, 2026).

The resit fee is the same as a first sitting, $98 per component (GST included), payable each time you register. Confirm the current fee on ACER's site before you book (ACER payment, 2026).

That changes how you prepare. A resit is not a touch-up on your worst area. You need to be solid across the whole component on the day, which means shoring up every weak band your statement showed, not only the worst one.

In practice the re-registration step is straightforward: you register again for the component you failed, pay the $98 at that point, and leave any passed component alone (ACER re-sit, 2026). The fee is the same $98 whether it is your first sitting or your fourth, and it is payable each time you register, so build that cost into your planning if a deadline forces several attempts close together. Confirm the current fee on ACER's site before you book, since the published amount is what you pay (ACER payment, 2026).

From 2025 there is no limit on attempts. You can resit a component as many times as you need. This replaced the old cap of one attempt plus two resits, three per component. Some universities apply their own course-progression rules on top of the national position, so check yours (ACER, 2025).

LANTITE runs in four two-week windows a year. A resit can only happen in a future window, so a fail usually means waiting roughly three months (ACER, 2026). The 2026 windows are:

Registration is accepted only during the published registration period for a window, and there are no late registrations. Once you register you book a remote-proctored session, which must be at least 72 hours from the point of booking (ACER, 2026).

CQUniversity's Dr Robert Vanderburg built a resilience and preparation curriculum for LANTITE. His reported finding is blunt: the main reason people fail twice is the stress of failing the first time. The program was designed to reduce the fear and anxiety around the test (CQUniversity / The Sector, 2022).

CQU reports strong outcomes from the program, including nearly 3,000 students passing before the old three-attempt cap was reached and a high certification rate since 2020. These are CQU's own figures rather than independent effect sizes, so treat them as encouraging rather than precise. A follow-on individualised-support project received $180,000 from the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success, with a 2025 prototype (CQUniversity, 2022 to 2025).

Targeted prep here means something specific, not just more study. It is the three steps ACER sets out for an unsuccessful candidate: read the statement to find your weak sub-domains, work more questions from the practice materials and the Described Proficiency Scale document, then take the statement to your higher education provider and ask for support (ACER, 2023). That last step matters because your provider can point you to the same kind of structured help CQU built, and because working through the fear with support is what the Vanderburg finding says reduces a second fail (CQUniversity / The Sector, 2022).

Match each band one result to a concrete action, then work it until you are sitting in band two on practice items. The sub-domain breakdown tells you which action to take, so you are not revising the whole component blind. The three actions below cover the sub-domains where candidates most often land in band one (ACER, 2026).

Because sub-domains are not transferrable between sittings, work on every weak band your statement shows, not only the worst one (ACER re-sit, 2026).

From 1 August 2026, a LANTITE pass is required for NESA Conditional accreditation. An unresolved fail blocks the NSW Conditional pathway, not just graduation, so NSW candidates should resolve a fail before they start teaching. The NSW accreditation guide at teacherpassport.com.au covers what this means for your timeline (NESA, 2025).