SA Learners Practice Test

What an SA learner sits: theory, hazards, then VORT or CBT&A

A South Australian learner meets two theory assessments and one practical. First the knowledge test on road rules and signs. Then the hazard perception test. Last the Vehicle On Road Test (VORT), or assessment under Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBT&A) with an accredited instructor. The South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) runs and sets all of them, and it sets the question count, the pass mark and the fee for South Australia. Those figures sit on the DIT licence-test pages with the booking steps beside them. The two practical roads are worth sorting out early, because they change how your driving is assessed and when. This page covers the preparation: how each stage works, which assessment road suits you, and free sets you can run as many times as you like.

What the practice bank is, and what DIT sets

The practice questions on this site are built on the NSW Driver Knowledge Test, published by Transport for NSW. Australian road rules are largely national: the signs, the give-way order and the safe-driving principles you learn here are the ones you meet in South Australia too. What differs is the test around them. The South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) sets this state's test, its wording, its pass rule and its fee, and publishes all of it on its own licence-test page. Use the practice to build real road-rule knowledge, then read DIT's pages for the South Australian detail before you book. The practice makes you ready; the authority sets the rules of the room. The Territory's own process is set out at northern territory.

The theory test, mySA GOV and the Driver's Handbook

The South Australian learner knowledge test checks that you know the road rules, can read traffic signs, and can make safe-driving judgements before you drive on a learner's permit. You book it and sit it through mySA GOV or at a Service SA centre, where it is delivered on screen. The study document is the South Australian Driver's Handbook, which covers every subject the test draws from, and reading it cover to cover is the single best preparation. On the day, bring the identity and eligibility documents your booking confirmation lists, and arrive early enough to settle before you start. The South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) sets how many questions the test holds, the score you need and the fee you pay, and publishes them on its licence-test page. Read the handbook, then practise with the free sets further down this page until the questions feel routine. Treat the knowledge test as a reading-plus-practice task rather than a memory trick: the rules you learn here are the ones you will use every day once you hold a licence, so understanding beats cramming. free online learners driving test explains the learner path stage by stage if you have not been through it before.

Free car, motorbike and truck practice

Practice on this site is free. Three streams cover every learner: car, motorbike and truck, each with topic sets, full-length practice tests and mock tests you can repeat as often as you like. Use them in order: sit one practice test cold to find your weak subjects, drill two topic sets a day on those subjects, then run mock tests until your result comes back consistently clear. The subject-by-subject sets are at car practice, motorbike practice and truck practice.

Hazard perception in South Australia, and when you sit it

You need to pass the hazard perception test to move from your learner's permit to a P1 provisional licence, and you can complete it before you pass the practical driving assessment. You can sit it online or in person at a Service SA centre. It moves beyond rules to judgement: you watch road scenes and show that you can recognise a developing hazard, whether that is a pedestrian stepping out, a car merging or a cyclist in your path, and respond at the right moment. A minimum learner period applies before you can sit it, and the South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) sets that period along with the scoring and the fee, publishing all three on its own hazard perception page. Because the test measures reaction and reading of the road rather than recall, the way to prepare is to watch and respond to clips until anticipating the hazard is second nature. The clip practice on this site is at practise the hazard perception clips. No clip on this site is the real test, so use each one to sharpen the habit rather than to learn a particular scene.

From learner's permit to a full SA licence

South Australia takes you from learner's permit to a full licence through a graduated system. Each stage has its own age, supervised-hour and tenure requirements, and the South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) publishes every one of them on its licence pages. Read them there before you plan dates, because they change and they differ from other states.

1. 1

   Learner's permit

   Pass the knowledge test, then drive supervised while logging hours. DIT sets the minimum age and the required hours.

2. 2

   Provisional P1

   Pass the hazard perception test and your practical assessment — either the Vehicle On Road Test (VORT) or assessment under CBT&A.

3. 3

   Provisional P2

   Hold P1 for the period DIT sets, then move to P2 with its own conditions.

4. 4

   Full licence

   Complete the P2 period to progress to a full South Australian licence.

Where to start, and in what order

Start with Practice Test 1 (45 questions) cold, with no study first, so you can see which subjects let you down. Then drill the two topic sets you scored worst on until each comes back clean. General Knowledge is the largest car topic set at 82 questions; Intersections (54) and Traffic Signs (51) come next. Once those feel solid, sit Mock Test 1 under test conditions to confirm you are ready. Riders should work through motorbike learners practice sets, and heavy-vehicle candidates truck learners practice sets.

Official sources

The rules on this page follow the official requirements published by NSW Driver Knowledge Test, published by Transport for NSW; South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) licence tests. Always confirm current rules and fees with the authority before you book.