Department of Home Affairs
Australian Citizenship Coach
Australian citizenship test practice app
Preparation for the Australian Citizenship Test: twenty multiple-choice questions in forty-five minutes, in English. You must meet two conditions at once: at least fifteen correct answers and all five questions on Australian values right. Every test question comes from the official booklet Our Common Bond, and every question in the app shows the exact sentence of the booklet it comes from, with the page.
Who it is for
Permanent residents applying for Australian citizenship by conferral who need to sit the test in English.
The exam
How it is marked
Twenty questions in forty-five minutes. You pass with at least fifteen correct (75 %) and all five Australian values questions right: nineteen correct with one values mistake is a fail. Wrong answers do not subtract.
Department of Home Affairs — Learn about the citizenship test
20 questions, 45 minutes, at least 15/20 and all 5 Australian values questions correct
Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond — testable section (© Commonwealth of Australia 2020, CC BY 4.0)
Parts 1–4: the only source of the test questions
At a glance
Exam facts
- Test20 questions · 45 minutes · 3 options · in English
- Pass mark15 of 20 and all 5 values questions · no penalty for wrong answers
- SyllabusAll four testable parts of Our Common Bond · 20 topics
- Question bank424 questions, 116 on values, each quoting the booklet
Content
Syllabus · 20 blocks
The twenty topics follow the four testable parts of the booklet. Every mock takes one question from each topic: five on values and fifteen on the rest, as in the real test.
- First Peoples and Welcome to Country
- Settlement, migration and nationhood
- English, states and territories
- Australian flags
- Important days, symbols and anthem
- Democratic beliefs and the Rule of Law
- Freedoms
- Equality and a fair go
- Responsibilities, participation and tax
- Privileges of citizenship
- Federation, Constitution and referendums
- Separation of powers and the Head of State
- Voting and the Australian Parliament
- State, territory and local government
- Forming government, laws, courts and police
- Values: Rule of Law and democracy
- Values: freedoms within the law
- Values: equality, respect and tolerance
- Values: contribution, compassion and English
- Values: community safety and loyalty
The app
What's inside
- 01424 original questions on all four testable parts of Our Common Bond, the booklet every test question comes from.
- 02A mock like the real thing: 20 questions in 45 minutes, five of them on values, and the result checks both conditions (15 of 20 and values 5 of 5).
- 03116 questions on Australian values alone, the part where a single mistake fails the test.
- 04Under every answer: why it is right, what is wrong with each of the other two options, and the exact sentence of the booklet with its page.
- 05Study by rules: 20 topics split into 104 rules you learn one at a time; they come back after a break as fresh questions, timed by FSRS.
- 06Flashcards, mistake review and mock history. In English, like the test; no account, no ads, works offline.
FAQ
Frequently asked
How many questions are in the Australian citizenship test, and what is the pass mark?
Twenty multiple-choice questions in forty-five minutes. You need at least fifteen correct and all five questions on Australian values right: one values mistake fails the test even if everything else is correct.
Where do the questions come from?
We write them from the testable section of the official booklet Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond (© Commonwealth of Australia 2020, CC BY 4.0). They are not questions from the real test: the Department of Home Affairs does not publish its question bank.
Is this an official app?
No. It is an independent practice app by X Maximus Labs, S.L., not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Home Affairs. You book and sit the real test through Home Affairs.
What is free?
One session a day — your first study session or a ten-question test — and the first topic. Unlimited mock tests, all twenty topics, flashcards and mistake review are in Premium.
Do I need to sign up?
No. No accounts, no email; progress stays on your phone.
To read
Guides for this exam
Our Common Bond study guide: how to study for the Australian citizenship test
What the testable section covers, how long each part is, a three-week plan, why testing yourself beats rereading, and the dates and names that trip people up.
09 Nov 2026Australian values questions in the citizenship test: why you need 5 out of 5
All five values questions must be right, even if you score 19/20. What Part 4 of Our Common Bond covers, where people slip, and five questions explained.
09 Nov 2026Australian citizenship test 2026: format, pass mark and the values rule
Twenty questions in 45 minutes: at least 15 right, and all five values questions correct. Who sits the test, what to bring and how to prepare.
09 Nov 2026Australian citizenship test practice questions and answers: 15 explained
15 practice questions from all four testable parts of Our Common Bond, with the answer, why the other options are wrong and the page to check.
Independent preparation app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Department of Home Affairs or any other official body. Passing inside the app does not produce a certificate accepted by any authority.