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Latest Fellowship exam results surpass previous
Future GPs who sat the first KFP exam of the year achieved an overall pass rate of almost 10% higher than the previous cycle.
The 900 candidates who sat the most recent KFP had an overall pass rate of 76.89%, compared to 67.83% from the previous exam.
On 18 January, 900 candidates sat the Key Feature Problem (KFP) exam on their pathway to Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP).
Results of the exam have been released, revealing a higher success rate than the last KFP sat.
The 2025.1 KFP had an overall pass rate of 76.89%, based on a pass mark of 60.63%. This is compared to the 2024.2 cycle, which had a pass rate of 67.83% from a total of 945 candidates, with a pass mark of 56.70%.
Candidates must achieve a score equal to or higher than the pass mark in order to pass the KFP exam.
RACGP National KFP Assessment Advisor Dr Emilie Pitter said it is ‘pleasing to see’ the KFP pass rate is higher than in recent papers this cycle, especially with the pass mark being higher than in recent papers.
‘Candidates have had increased exam support resources available, including the Self-Assessment Progress Tests (SAPTs), since March 2023, and this is expected to assist them passing the exam,’ she told newsGP.
‘The SAPTs are an invaluable resource for candidates, and I would strongly encourage candidates to complete these as part of their exam preparation.’
Designed to assess clinical decision and clinical reasoning in practice, the KFP represents standard sessions in Australian general practice and includes a range of demographics and case studies.
It is a paper-based assessment consisting of 26 cases, each of which is composed of a number of questions which may either ask for written responses or to choose from a selection list.
The RACGP announced changes last year that from the 2025.2 KFP cycle, the exam will consist of 70 scenarios, each with a multiple selection question, with short-answer questions to be removed.
This new format allows candidates to focus on the case and their answers, rather than how they phrase those answers, and is in response to candidate feedback. The update will not change what is assessed and will continue to assess clinical decision-making and reasoning.
Dr Pitter says some of the common errors in the 2025.1 paper related to candidates either not reading the question properly or giving answers which were not relevant to the patient.
‘In the new format multiple-selection question KFP it will continue to be important that candidates carefully read the question to ensure they select answers which address the key features and specific patient context of each question,’ she said.
Pass rates by number of attempts for the 2025.1 KFP show a general trend suggesting candidate success diminishes for each subsequent attempt:
- First attempt pass rate – 87.6%
- Second attempt pass rate – 59.8%
- Third attempt pass rate – 63.8%
- Fourth and subsequent attempts pass rate – 41%
The RACGP provides exam feedback for all candidates to reflect on their own performance in each case. It is also provided so that prospective candidates, as well as those assisting in their preparation, can see the breadth of content in the exam.
Dr Pitter said the public exam report describes the different core and contextual units that this KFP examined.
‘As for previous KFPs, candidates should ensure they incorporate all core units in their exam preparation, including organisational systems, ethical issues, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, and rural health,’ she said.
The RACGP has a
suite of resources to help with Fellowship exam preparation, as well as the
KFP and Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) exam guide and
FAQs for exam day.
The KFP 2025.2 is scheduled for Saturday 5 July, with results published on Friday 22 August on the RACGP’s exam results web page.
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