Qantas Pilots & Qantas Academy: Assessment Preparation & Guide [2026]
Applying for a position at Qantas Airways? Many candidates are required to complete SHL assessments during the hiring process. The assessment has a strict time limit - for any section, you'll have less than two minutes per question. The Qantas SHL assessment is comprised of 3 key SHL tests: General Ability Test, Motivation Questionnaire, and OPQ32 Personality assessment.
To ensure you are fully prepared for your Qantas Pilot aptitude test, we have developed a tailored SHL preparation pack for Qantas candidates.
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Qantas Pilots Psychometric Test
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Realistic practice tests & study guides
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This PrepPack includes:
Full Qantas SHL Test Simulations:
- 5 Qantas SHL Test Simulations (Interactive &Non-interactive)
Additional Practice Tests:
- Personality & Motivation Practice Test + Customised Reports + Guide
- 21 Numerical Practice Tests
- 20 Inductive Reasoning Practice Tests
- 7 Deductive Reasoning Practice Tests
Study Guides:
- 6 Qantas SHL General Ability Test Study Guides
- 15+ Additional Study Guides
This preparation pack includes:
- Qantas SHL Full Test Simulations - Practice the actual test's time constraints, format, and types of questions you will encounter and identify your weak areas. Including interactive and non-interactive SHL general ability simulation tests and detailed study guides.
- 45+ Additional Practice Tests - Covering all the topics and sections you'll face in the Qantas SHL Pilot Aptitude Test. The practice tests will allow you to thoroughly practice your weak points, as revealed by the full test simulation.
- 20+ Qantas SHL Study Guides - Providing a thorough understanding of the theory behind each test section and the most effective methods and strategies for answering questions.
Accurate and detailed preparation for the 3 key SHL tests: General Ability Test, Motivation Questionnaire, and OPQ32 Personality Assessment.
Qantas Pilot Academy Test Preparation Pack
The Cut-e (Aon) Pilot Test is a psychometric assessment used by leading airlines and flight schools, including Qantas Pilot Academy, to evaluate the key skills required of aspiring pilots.
Prepare with realistic practice tests to improve your performance and boost your chances of success.
- Test practice: Spatial Orientation Training (GYRO & RBI), Motion Challenge, 3 Multitasking Game versions, Reaction Time, Monitoring Ability, Sustained Attention, and Working Memory practice
- Full-length practice tests for: cut-e Logic, Numerical, Verbal, Inductive, and Deductive practice tests, with detailed study guides
- Detailed preparation for Behavioural Pilot Tests, Personality & Integrity Tests, expert preparation study guides, and Pilot Interview preparation
The cut-e Pilot Tests pack can also be purchased as a 1 week or a 3 month plan. Click here for more information.
About the Qantas Pilot Test
The Qantas Pilot Test is the common name for the test taken by candidates for pilot positions, such as Qantas first officer and Qantas second officer. As part of the test, designed specifically for Qantas Airlines by SHL. If you're applying for Qantas Pilot Academy you'll need to take a pilot test, provided by cut-e, in addition to the SHL test. The SHL Qantas Test includes 3 subtests:
This section consists of 24 questions to complete within 36 minutes. You'll be allowed to use a calculator, pen and paper.
Questions in the SHL Test are evenly distributed between 3 categories (8 questions each):
- Numerical - This particular set of questions highlights the need to deal with interactive, complex data that is presented in tables and graphs.
- Inductive - SHL Inductive questions revolve around finding the logical rules represented in shapes’ colour, position, etc.
- Deductive - The SHL Deductive questions examine your ability to draw logical conclusions out of given information. This will usually be measured by scheduling tasks or ranking items based on constraints.
Clips are sample previews from our preparation pack
Qantas uses the SHL Motivation Questionnaire to understand an individual's motivation, such as their values, interests, and work preferences. Specifically, the questionnaire interested in which situations may increase or decrease your motivation and help secure job satisfaction.
The questionnaire comprises 100-120 questions and takes approximately 15-25 minutes to complete. In each statement you will be presented with, you will be asked to rate how motivating you find it on a scale from Very Demotivating to Very Motivating.
Clips are sample previews from our preparation pack
There are multiple versions of the OPQ assessment, each typically consisting of 104 questions presented in blocks of three or four statements. In each question, you are required to select one statement that most accurately describes you and another statement that describes you the least. These questions are used to evaluate 32 distinct personality traits.
Clips are sample previews from our preparation pack
Sample Questions
This part of the assessment focuses on your ability to extract, calculate, and come to conclusions based on numerical data.
On each question, you'll be presented with numerical data arranged in a graph, table, etc. You'll be asked different questions and will need to be able to draw conclusions and perform numerical calculations based on the data.
Let's take a look at a screenshot of a sample question from our Qantas PrepPack:
Numerical Reasoning Sample
Observe the following screen grab of an interactive numerical question:
How would you answer this question?
SHL Inductive questions revolve around finding the logical rules represented in shapes’ colour, position, etc.
The purpose of an inductive reasoning test is to evaluate the way you think and react to new rules and situations. The questions often require you to identify patterns of rules in diagrams.
Inductive Reasoning Sample
Observe the following graphic series, from left to right, from top to bottom:
Now, observe the following options for the next item in the series:
Which of these options completes the pattern?
In this series, there are 3 small shapes with different patterns of movement: Green, light pink, and yellow triangles.
In each step, the green triangle moves 2 steps in a clockwise direction.
The light pink triangle moves 2 steps in a counterclockwise direction.
Recognizing these two patterns will already lead you to the correct answer. The yellow triangle doesn't show a clear and repeated movement pattern, making it hard to identify the pattern that it follows. However, its' pattern is not necessary in order to find the solution.
Deductive reasoning questions measure your ability to take information from a set of given premises and draw conclusions from them.
Because the tests are abstract questions, they don’t rely on any specific industry or cultural knowledge.
The important thing about these questions is that there is always a logically correct answer.
Deductive Reasoning Sample
Read the following passage, then answer the question:
Three travelers - John, Kate, and Lenny - came back from three trips to the following countries: Mauritania, Nepal, Oman, Peru, and Qatar. The countries each of them visited must be consistent with the following rules and conditions:
- Each country was traveled by at least one of the travelers.
- Each traveler took only one trip during which he or she traveled to only two or three different countries.
- Only one traveler traveled to Qatar.
- Every traveler who has traveled to Mauritania has also traveled to Nepal.
- A traveler who traveled to Qatar did not travel to Peru.
- John traveled to all the countries Kate has traveled to.
If Lenny did not travel to Qatar, which statement cannot be true?
The SHL Occupational Personality Questionnaire is a forced-choice personality assessment. This means that rather than rank yourself on one trait, you will have to choose which of a series of statements, all desirable, describes you most.
In each question, you will be asked to select one statement that most accurately describes you, a statement that describes you the least, and leave the third one blank.
Let's see a sample of how this type of question will look in your test:
OPQ Sample:
Read the following statements:
Which of these statements describes you most, and which describes you least?
In each statement you will be presented with, you will be asked to rate how motivating you find it on a scale from Very Demotivating to Very Motivating.
The Motivation Degrees will be presented as arrows. Let's see a sample of how this type of questions will look in your test:
Motivational Questionnaire Sample
Observe this screen grab, taken from our SHL Motivational Questionnaire Simulation:
How would you answer the question?
Qantas Pilot Academy
Besides recruiting experienced pilots for their aircrew, Qantas operates its own flight school, Qantas Pilot Academy. Candidates with or without previous aviation or piloting experience can apply to Qantas Pilot Academy and undergo full pilot training.
Qantas Group Pilot Academy aims to develop highly skilled, competent pilots who possess the skills, knowledge, and professionalism that aviation requires. The program prepares students to pursue a rewarding career as airline pilots by providing a comprehensive and structured training environment.
Depending on the program and individual progress, Qantas Pilot Academy training typically lasts for several months to several years. The exact duration may depend on factors such as the type of training program you enrol in, your prior experience (if any), and your proficiency in meeting the required standards.
For more information, you can check out Qantas Pilot Academy's official page.
Ace Your Qantas Pilots Test
Our prep pack mimics the actual test and includes dozens of practice tests covering all the different types of questions in the test. With our practice, you can master the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in your assessment, reduce stress on test day, and increase your chances to success.
Alternatively, our Pilot Test Bundle covers preparation pilot assessments by SHL, Cut-e (Aon), and more!
FAQs
SHL assessments, in general, are fairly unforgiving. This is because they aim to shortlist the large number of applicants Qantas receives. If most people could pass them easily, they would not be useful to Qantas.
Most candidates are not able to finish all the questions on the assessment within the allotted time and come out feeling stressed.
This is why preparation can make a big difference. It will familiarize you with the assessment, reduce anxiety, and allow you to focus on answering questions similar to those you have already solved.
Qantas makes use of SHL General Ability (Verify G+) Test. It's a 24-question, 36-minute assessment that evaluates your ability in numerical, inductive, and deductive reasoning.
In addition, Qantas also uses SHL's personality tests, including the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ32) and the Motivational Questionnaire.
The General Ability Test is officially 36 minutes long. However, it can take 46 minutes, with time for examples and explanations.
The OPQ and motivational questionnaire can take 25-30 minutes each.
SHL test scores are not absolute but relative. This means your score will not be based on how many questions you answered correctly out of all the questions on the test. Instead, they will indicate where you stand compared to past test-takers.
In order to guarantee advancing to the next stage, you will want to be in the top 20 percentiles.
The test has 24 questions total, split evenly across three categories: numerical, inductive, and deductive reasoning, with 8 questions per category.
Qantas Pilot Academy applicants take the Cut-e (Aon) Pilot Test, not the SHL assessment used for direct pilot hires. It evaluates spatial orientation, multitasking, reaction time, working memory, and sustained attention through a series of game-based exercises.
Qantas Airways is Australia's Flagship Airline. If you are looking for other pilot and aviation assessments, you can find them here:
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