If you are here to weigh AceTheExam against the RACGP Fellowship exams, the finding that matters comes first. As of 20 July 2026, AceTheExam does not publish a RACGP bank at all: no Applied Knowledge Test (AKT), no Key Feature Problem (KFP), no Clinical Competency Exam (CCE) material. Its catalogue serves four other Australasian postgraduate exams. This audit is for the GP registrar deciding where to spend money and hours, and it explains why AceTheExam cannot be your RACGP primary resource, and how to build an AKT and KFP stack that works, with iatroX positioned only as the unseen single-best-answer measurement layer.
What AceTheExam offers for RACGP right now (last checked 20 July 2026)
AceTheExam (acetheexam.co.nz) is a New Zealand-based question-bank publisher aimed at postgraduate doctors. When we checked its live catalogue on 20 July 2026, it listed banks for four exams, and the RACGP Fellowship was not among them.
| Item | Finding (last checked 20 July 2026) |
|---|---|
| RACGP Fellowship bank (AKT / KFP / CCE) | Not offered. RACGP does not appear anywhere in the catalogue. |
| Exams actually covered | ACEM, GSSE (General Surgical Sciences Examination), RACP, AMC (vendor-listed) |
| RACP Divisional Written bank | 3,600+ MCQs across Medical Sciences and Clinical Applications (vendor-reported) |
| RACP access pricing | NZD $89 / 1 month, $139 / 3 months, $189 / 6 months (vendor-reported) |
| Stated features | Detailed explanations, personal notes, progress tracking, custom tests, question repetition (vendor-reported) |
| AI or adaptive engine | Not advertised |
| Mocks, videos, flashcards | Not advertised |
The honest reading is not that AceTheExam is a weak product. For its listed exams, and particularly the RACP Divisional Written Examination where a 3,600-plus item bank (vendor-reported) is genuinely substantial, it is a credible option. The point is narrower and more useful to a GP registrar: nothing in AceTheExam is written to the RACGP curriculum, the AKT's Australian general-practice framing, or the KFP's key-feature format. A bank built for physician, surgical or emergency trainees will not test the community-based, undifferentiated, whole-person content that defines RACGP assessment. Buying it for RACGP would be paying for the wrong blueprint.
The RACGP Fellowship exam, in one screen
Before auditing any product it helps to separate official requirements from third-party marketing. The RACGP Fellowship written pathway has two written components and one clinical component, and each is defined by the College, not by a vendor.
- AKT (Applied Knowledge Test): 150 single-best-answer questions testing applied knowledge in the Australian general-practice context. Paper-based with computer-readable answer sheets, one session per sitting.
- KFP (Key Feature Problem): 70 questions, each an independent case that isolates the small number of decisions that most determine the outcome. Responses are multiple-selection rather than single-best-answer, so it is a different item type from the AKT. Also paper-based with computer-readable answer sheets.
- CCE (Clinical Competency Exam): the clinical and consultation assessment, delivered as cases and judged on clinical reasoning, communication and management. Confirm current duration, delivery and dates on racgp.org.au rather than relying on any third party.
Why this matters for a bank audit: a single-best-answer bank can rehearse AKT-style recall and application, but it cannot by itself train the KFP's key-feature discrimination or the CCE's consultation performance. Any product's RACGP value must be judged against all three components, and against the College's own resources, the RACGP Curriculum and Syllabus for Australian General Practice and the official sample questions, which form a small but authoritative calibration set.
Inventory by component: what a RACGP candidate would actually find
Because AceTheExam has no RACGP bank, this inventory is mostly a list of absences. It is still worth setting out, because it tells you exactly what you would have to source elsewhere.
| Component | AceTheExam for RACGP | Where a candidate gets it instead |
|---|---|---|
| AKT single-best-answer bank | None | A RACGP-specific SBA bank plus iatroX for unseen measurement |
| KFP key-feature items | None | A dedicated RACGP KFP bank and the official KFP samples |
| Notes and reference | None for RACGP | RACGP guidelines, Therapeutic Guidelines, the Australian Medicines Handbook |
| Videos and lectures | None for RACGP | A RACGP course provider if you need structure |
| Flashcards | Not advertised | Your own spaced set built from missed items |
| Mock exams | None for RACGP | Full-length timed AKT and KFP mocks from a RACGP provider |
| Analytics | Progress tracking exists for its own exams | A bank that reports by RACGP curriculum domain |
| Human and community feedback | Not for RACGP | A course cohort, a peer group, and CCE role-play partners |
Mapping features to the RACGP format
Set coverage aside for a moment and look at format alone. AceTheExam's stated question types are MCQ and SBA styles built for the RACP Medical Sciences and Clinical Applications papers. The AKT is single-best-answer and would map in principle, but only if the content were Australian primary care, which it is not. The KFP's multiple-selection, key-feature structure is a distinct item type that AceTheExam does not build even for its own exams. And the CCE is a live consultation assessment that no MCQ bank reproduces. So on format alone, only one of the three RACGP components (the AKT) is the kind of thing an SBA bank could ever touch, and AceTheExam does not offer that for RACGP.
Content-fidelity audit
For a single-best-answer bank to earn a place in RACGP preparation it must pass a fidelity test with six checks: blueprint coverage across the RACGP curriculum; cognitive level pitched at application and judgement rather than recall; appropriate use of images and clinical data; recency against current Australian guidance; jurisdiction, meaning PBS realities, Australian guidelines and Australian epidemiology; and explanation quality that names the misconception rather than restating the fact. AceTheExam cannot be scored on any of these for RACGP, because it holds no RACGP content. For its actual RACP bank, users report explanations and progress tracking (vendor-reported), but that tells you nothing about RACGP fidelity, and it would be misleading to imply otherwise.
Workflow audit: from diagnosis to retest
A good RACGP workflow lets you move quickly from a diagnosed weakness, say weak KFP performance in undifferentiated abdominal pain, to targeted teaching, then retrieval, then retest, then a mixed timed mock. Because AceTheExam offers no RACGP content, it cannot support any step of that loop for the AKT, KFP or CCE. The workflow has to be assembled from a RACGP-specific bank, the College's own material, and a measurement layer for unseen timed blocks. There is no diagnostic-to-teaching pathway to audit here, because there is no RACGP material to diagnose against.
The modality gap
Three modalities decide RACGP outcomes, and none is served by AceTheExam for this exam. The first is key-feature reasoning, the KFP's deliberate isolation of the decisions that change outcomes. The second is Australian primary-care guidance, from the PBS to RACGP guidelines and Therapeutic Guidelines to local epidemiology. The third is consultation skill for the CCE. An SBA bank, even a strong one, only ever addresses part of the first. If you plan your revision around a bank alone, you will under-prepare for two of the three things the RACGP actually assesses. Plan for the other two explicitly.
Decision table
| Your situation | Is AceTheExam the answer for RACGP? | Better move |
|---|---|---|
| First-attempt AKT and KFP, twelve or more weeks out | No | Build from RACGP curriculum plus a RACGP bank; add iatroX unseen blocks weekly |
| Retaker with a known weak domain | No | Diagnose the domain with a timed baseline, then teach and retest it |
| International medical graduate new to Australian practice | No | Prioritise Australian guidance and jurisdiction; a RACGP course may help |
| Strong knowledge, weak pacing | No | Timed full-length AKT mocks from a RACGP provider; measure pace on unseen items |
| Also sitting RACP or ACEM | Yes, for that exam | Use AceTheExam for the exam it actually covers, not for RACGP |
A worked seven-day plan (with the necessary substitution)
Because AceTheExam has no RACGP bank, the platform that would normally do one clearly defined job is here replaced by a RACGP-specific resource plus the College's own material, while iatroX supplies unseen AKT-style measurement. No proprietary-algorithm claims are made; this is ordinary retrieval and spacing.
- Day 1: Baseline. Sit a timed 50-item AKT-style block in iatroX and record your score by domain, not just overall.
- Day 2 to 3: Teach the two weakest domains using your RACGP bank or course notes and current Australian guidance. Make ten to fifteen spaced cards from your errors.
- Day 4: KFP practice from a dedicated KFP source, which AceTheExam does not provide, focusing on naming the key features before choosing options.
- Day 5: Retrieval. Redo the items you missed, then complete a short, fresh iatroX block on the same domains so the questions are genuinely unseen.
- Day 6: A mixed, timed mock, full length where available, marked against Australian guidance.
- Day 7: Review, update your blueprint-coverage matrix, and choose next week's two domains from measured gaps rather than mood.
Three mistakes this audit is designed to stop
The first is buying a bank because it is Australasian rather than because it covers your exam; regional branding is not blueprint coverage. The second is treating a single-best-answer bank as though it prepares you for the KFP or the CCE, when it addresses neither by design. The third is reading a high percentage on a non-RACGP bank as evidence of RACGP readiness; a score on the wrong blueprint is not a signal, as our percentage article explains.
Decision checklist: continue, supplement, switch or stop
Continue with AceTheExam only if you are actually sitting RACP, ACEM, GSSE or AMC, where it is a legitimate option. For RACGP there is nothing to continue, so this is a switch: choose a RACGP-specific bank and the College's own material as your base. Supplement that base with iatroX for unseen, timed AKT measurement, keeping the two banks non-overlapping. And stop paying for any resource whose blueprint is not the RACGP curriculum, however good it is for another exam.
Bottom line
AceTheExam is a legitimate Australasian bank for the exams it actually covers, and a reasonable RACP option in particular. For the RACGP Fellowship it is simply the wrong product, because it publishes no RACGP content. Build your AKT and KFP preparation from the RACGP Curriculum and sample questions, a RACGP-specific bank or course, and iatroX for unseen, timed single-best-answer measurement, and reserve the CCE for supervised consultation practice with real feedback.
Frequently asked questions
Is AceTheExam enough for RACGP Fellowship on its own? No, and not because it is thin, but because it has no RACGP bank at all as of 20 July 2026. Its catalogue covers ACEM, GSSE, RACP and AMC. A RACGP candidate cannot use it as a primary or even a supplementary resource, because none of its content is written to the RACGP curriculum, the AKT's Australian general-practice framing or the KFP's key-feature format.
Which RACGP Fellowship component does AceTheExam not reproduce well? All three, since it covers none of them for RACGP. It is worth adding that even a strong single-best-answer bank reproduces the KFP and the CCE poorly by design: the KFP uses a multiple-selection, key-feature item type, and the CCE is a live consultation assessment. Only the AKT is the sort of component an SBA bank could address, and AceTheExam does not offer it for RACGP.
How many AceTheExam questions should I complete per day for RACGP Fellowship? None, because there are none for RACGP. The more useful target, once you are using a RACGP-specific bank, is roughly 40 to 60 AKT-style single-best-answer items a day in timed blocks, always reviewed by domain, plus separate KFP practice, rather than a raw daily count on the wrong exam.
When should I stop using AceTheExam and move to mixed mocks? For RACGP the question does not arise, because you would not start with AceTheExam. If you are sitting RACP or ACEM, the general rule holds: shift from topic blocks to full-length, timed mixed mocks in the final three to four weeks, once your first-attempt accuracy on unseen items has stabilised.
How should I combine AceTheExam with iatroX without duplicating practice? For RACGP you would not use AceTheExam at all, so the two never meet. If you are sitting the RACP Divisional Written, the two-bank logic applies cleanly: use AceTheExam as your primary volume bank and treat iatroX's RACP Adult Medicine items as the separate, unseen measurement bank, so a good score on iatroX reflects transfer rather than recall of questions you have already seen.
Editorial notes and references
Written by Dr Kolawole Tytler, NHS GP and founder of iatroX. Last checked 20 July 2026; platform figures described as vendor-reported are drawn from the providers' own pages on that date and can change without notice, so verify the current count, price and coverage before you buy. Disclosure: iatroX operates a competing RACGP AKT-style question bank, so its role in this article is deliberately confined to unseen, timed single-best-answer measurement, a job AceTheExam does not claim for RACGP; there is no head-to-head to overstate, because AceTheExam publishes no RACGP product. Corrections are welcome via the feedback route on iatrox.com. References: RACGP Applied Knowledge Test and Key Feature Problem exams (racgp.org.au); RACGP Clinical Competency Exam (racgp.org.au); AceTheExam catalogue (acetheexam.co.nz); iatroX, "RACGP Exams Explained: AKT, KFP and CCE"; iatroX, "Your Q-Bank Percentage Is Not Your Exam Score"; iatroX, "The Two-Q-Bank Rule"; and the RACGP resource decision tree linked above.