What is LANTITE?
LANTITE is the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education students in Australia. It is used to check that pre-service teachers have the personal literacy and numeracy skills expected before entering the profession.
The test is not a university assignment and it is not a classroom teaching assessment. It is a separate literacy and numeracy standard, so preparation works best when you treat it as its own revision task.
Who needs to sit LANTITE?
Students in accredited initial teacher education courses are generally expected to meet the test standard before graduation. Some providers, pathways or jurisdictions may have specific timing requirements.
Always check your university, teacher education provider and official ACER information for current eligibility, timing, registration and policy rules.
Literacy vs Numeracy
LANTITE has two components: literacy and numeracy. Literacy focuses on reading, writing and language use. Numeracy focuses on practical mathematical reasoning, interpreting information and solving everyday quantitative problems.
This site focuses on LANTITE Numeracy: the maths skills that can be revised in short, repeated practice sessions.
Why LANTITE matters for pre-service teachers
For many teaching students, the worry is not advanced maths. It is the fear of freezing when a question has tables, ratios, percentages or unfamiliar wording. LANTITE matters because it sits between study progress, placement planning and confidence.
A calm revision plan helps you separate the official requirement from the practical work you can control: practise, review mistakes, repeat weak topics, and use mixed questions when the methods feel less shaky.
What LANTITE Numeracy assesses
LANTITE Numeracy commonly draws on practical number sense, percentages, fractions, ratios, rates, measurement, data, tables, graphs, averages, probability basics and everyday financial numeracy.
Some questions may use school or classroom contexts, such as interpreting survey results, reading attendance data, comparing resources, calculating costs or making sense of a simple chart.
Common LANTITE Numeracy question types
- Percentage questions where you must identify the whole before calculating.
- Fraction and decimal questions that require conversion or comparison.
- Ratio and rate questions with totals, parts or per-unit values.
- Data questions using tables, charts, graph scales or labels.
- Measurement and unit conversion questions.
- Classroom-context numeracy, such as groups, resources, costs or student data.
For examples, use the LANTITE Numeracy sample questions page or try the free mini practice test.
How to prepare for LANTITE Numeracy
Start with topic revision before relying on mixed tests. If percentages, ratios or graph scales are weak, random questions can feel discouraging because you keep meeting the same gap in a different wrapper.
- Revise one topic at a time.
- Write down the method, not just the answer.
- Repeat similar questions until the first step is obvious.
- Move to short mixed tests.
- Review every mistake and name the topic behind it.
Practice tests vs official test
Practice tests help with timing, stamina and switching between topics. They do not guarantee an official result, and independent practice questions are not official test questions.
Use official sources for current test rules, registration, fees, permitted items, test windows and official practice material. Use independent practice to build routine and confidence.
How the LANTITE Numeracy app helps
The app is built for repeated LANTITE Numeracy practice: short practice sessions, topic-based revision, mini practice tests, step-by-step explanations and progress tracking. It is designed for pre-service teachers who want a practical way to keep revising without starting from scratch each time.
Independent disclaimer
LANTITE Numeracy is an independent practice app and website. It is not affiliated with ACER, AITSL, the Australian Government, any university or any official test provider. The questions on this site are original practice questions and do not reproduce official test items.