Announcements and updates

New system features and changes

• Security update October 2026 – multifactor authentication for staff users coming soon
• Security update August 2026 – concurrent staff logins prevented
• Important changes affecting NSW Department of Education schools

Product updates and releases

• PAT Early Literacy now available
• PAT STEM Contexts discontinuation
• PAT and AGAT Secondary Transition Editions (pen-and-paper) now available
• New test security features
• What’s new for PAT in 2026?