November 2026 Financial Adviser Exam Results: When They Come Out and What to Do Next

6 min read · facts checked 1 Nov 2026

As at 1 November 2026, results for the November 2026 financial adviser exam (Thursday 5 November 2026) are expected about 3–10 Dec 2026, four to five weeks after the exam as ACER says; ASIC gives no exact date in advance. ACER emails you when your statement of results is ready in your ACER registration account, and it shows pass or fail only. ASIC's latest results release, for the August 2026 sitting, said 149 of 220 candidates (67.73%) passed (ASIC, 18 September 2026).

When results come out

Results for the 5 Nov 2026 sitting are expected about 3–10 Dec 2026. ASIC gives no exact date in advance.

ASIC then publishes a short news release for each sitting with the number who sat, the number who passed and, lately, the first-time sitters. The pass rate guide tracks every release since March 2025: between 66% and 73.4% of candidates passed each sitting.

What your statement of results shows

• Pass or fail. ASIC's FAQs say you cannot get a numerical mark, and no scaled score or per-area mark is released.
• Feedback if you did not pass. ASIC's results releases say unsuccessful candidates get general feedback from ACER on the areas where they underperformed. That is the starting point for a resit plan.
• No appeals. ASIC and ACER say there are no appeals against results, and ACER says scores are never adjusted for any perceived disadvantage.
• No expiry. Once you pass you never sit the exam again, and the result does not lapse.
• Your details are fixed. ACER cannot change personal details after the results for that cycle are released, so correct your name with ACER before you sit.

The pass mark itself is set for each sitting by an expert panel, starting from a credit grade of 65–74%, and is not published. The pass mark guide explains standard setting and scaled scores.

If you passed

• Download and keep your statement of results. Your licensee and supervisor will want a copy for your file.
• New entrants: the pass clears the exam gate for quarter 3 of your professional year. You also need completion certificates for quarters 1 and 2, the qualifications standard and your licensee's authorisation; your licensee then appoints you on the Financial Advisers Register as a provisional relevant provider within 30 business days (ASIC). The professional year guide sets out the steps.
• Existing providers who lost relevant provider status: ASIC's FAQs say you must pass before you can be re-authorised, and other standards can apply. See who must sit the exam.
• Keep the knowledge current. Everything the exam tested, from the best interests duty to the Code of Ethics, is now your day job, and continuing professional development applies every year once you are a relevant provider.

See how much has stuck: sit the free timed mock: try 5 questions with no sign-up. Or see the passes for the full question bank.

If you did not pass

• You can book the next sitting with no waiting period and no limit on attempts, but you pay the full A$1,500 again and sit the whole exam (ASIC FAQs). If you have sat before, ASIC says to log in to the booking portal with your existing Application ID and choose Resit.
• Rank the three areas from ACER's feedback, then follow our resit plan.
• If you are in your professional year, you cannot start quarter 3 until you pass. Talk to your supervisor early: ASIC's INFO 297 says there is no time limit on the professional year, though a break may mean varying your plan in writing.

If something went wrong on the day

ACER asks candidates to email the FA Office (faexam@acer.org) immediately after the exam about any remote proctoring problem, and says it will not accept appeals about exam conditions after results are out unless the issue was raised during that cycle. Separately, ASIC's exam policy allows special consideration for exceptional circumstances, such as acute illness or equipment failure during the exam, which can let you sit another date without paying a further fee. It never changes a mark. The cost guide lists the circumstances ASIC accepts.

Sitting next time

Our free financial adviser practice exam is a timed mock of 20 original questions in 30 minutes across all three areas, mostly on client scenarios. You can try 5 questions with no sign-up, each marked with a worked answer; the full timed mock needs a free account. Take it before you rebuild your plan, and again once your weakest area has had two weeks' work. Our mocks report a pass or fail against a 70% practice line (49/70), the middle of the 65–74% credit band. That line is ours, not ASIC's: ASIC sets the real cut-off for each sitting and does not publish it.