Advancing and assuring quality in pharmacy education

Our vision is to lead accreditation and assessment of education of the pharmacy sector nationally and internationally.
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‌We maintain the high standards of pharmacy education and assess the competency of Australian intern and overseas pharmacists as part of our role to protect the public.

I want my pharmacy qualification recognised in Australia (so I can live or work in Australia)

Skills Assessment

I want to sit the CAOP™ or OPRA™ exam

I want to sit the Australian Intern Written Examination

Intern Written Exam

Call for Reference Group members

We invite expressions of interest to join a Reference Group for the development of the Pharmacist Capability Framework.

Upcoming exam information 2025

Registration period

Exam date

Results Released

Intern Written Exam

7 – 27 January

17 – 18 February

13 March

OPRA™

9 – 31 January

3 – 5 March

1 April

CAOP™

21 January – 10 March

7 – 8 April

1 May

11 February 2025

How APC exams are designed

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29 January 2025

APC Insights newsletter

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02 December 2024

IPE Colloquium program now live

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Exam Resources

Follow our useful guides to prepare for the exams and complete our past papers. It will help you to assess your knowledge.

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