Dates and locations
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The Fellowship Examination is usually undertaken over several days twice a year; in April/May and August/September. The written component is conducted four to five weeks prior to the clinical/viva components and can be sat in a choice of six Australian cities and two Aotearoa New Zealand cities.
The clinical/viva components are conducted in one city, usually in hospitals, over two to three days. The city rotates usually on a two-year cycle.
Exam dates and locations
The written components of the examination is conducted simultaneously across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and are offered in the following locations:
Australia: Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Aotearoa New Zealand: Auckland and Wellington.
April/May 2024
Registrations open - Thursday 4 January 2024 at 11.59am AEDT
Registrations close - Thursday 25 January 2024 at 11.59am AEDT
General Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery only:
- Due to limited number of examination spots available in Australia, some Australian-based candidates may be invited to sit the examination in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Candidates in General Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery specialties must register an Expression of Interest (EOI) and will be added to the examination waitlist (the exams/events are not full). All other specialties will register and pay for the examination directly.
- SET 5 and above will be prioritised in their preferred examination location. All other candidates will be invited to register in order of the time of their waitlist confirmation email.
- EOIs are made in the same way as registering for the examination via the "Apply Now" Button. Payment will only be required at the time of registration.
Expressions of Interest window is now closed.
Expressions of Interest open - Thursday 4 January 2024 at 11.59am AEDT
Expressions of Interest close - Friday 12 January 2024 at 11.59am AEDT
*No EOIs will be accepted after the EOI closing date/time.
Invitation period to register and pay opens - Monday 15 January 2024 at 11.59am AEDT
Invitation period to register and pay closes - Thursday 25 January 2024 at 11.59am AEDT
**No registration will be accepted after the closing date/time stipulated above.
Written Components of Fellowship Examination
4 April 2024
Clinical/Vivas Components of Fellowship Examination
Christchurch, AoNZ (General Surgery & Orthopaedic Surgery only)
17-18 May 2024
Melbourne, Australia (All Specialties)
24-26 May 2024
Result Release and Presentation of successful candidates to the Court of Examiners
Christchurch, AoNZ (General Surgery & Orthopaedic Surgery only)
19 May 2024
Melbourne, Australia (All Specialties)
27 May 2024
August/September 2024
Registrations open - Wednesday 15 May 2024 at 11.59am AEST
Registrations close - Wednesday 12 June 2024 at 11.59 am AEST
Written Components of Fellowship Examination
8 August 2024
Clinical/Vivas Components of Fellowship Examination
Sydney, Australia (All specialties)
13-15 September 2024
Result Release and Presentation of successful candidates to the Court of Examiners
Sydney, Australia (All Specialties)
16 September 2024
Q&A Webinar date
Q&A Webinar for April/May Examination
Pre-Examination Webinar (Written and Clinical/Viva segments)
Date: Tuesday March 26 at 6.30pm AEDT
Please Note:
Webinar invitations will be sent to all registered candidates prior to the webinar.