I've got my Driver Knowledge Test booked for next Thursday in NSW and I'm feeling okay about most of the content but nervous about the road signs section. I know you need to pass two separate parts — road rules and road signs — and I keep seeing different numbers online about the actual passing thresholds. Some say 12/15 for signs, some say you need 100% on hazard perception. Can anyone confirm the real cutoffs?
I've been doing about 30 minutes of practice per day for the past 2 weeks using a dkt practice test set covering NSW-specific rules. My road rules score is usually around 84–90%, which feels solid. Road signs drop to around 73–78%, which makes me nervous given how tight the margin apparently is.
Anyone who's sat the NSW DKT recently — how does the real test compare to practice questions in terms of difficulty? I've heard the actual test wording is more ambiguous. I really don't want to rebook — the next available slot after mine is 3 weeks out.
Your signs score is the one to focus on this week. 73–78% doesn't leave much buffer when you only need to get 3 wrong to fail. I'd hammer signs exclusively for the next 5 days rather than splitting time across both sections.
Took me two attempts the first time purely because I underestimated that section.
I sat mine at a Service NSW centre in March. General knowledge is at least 41 out of 45, road signs is 12 out of 15, and hazard perception is separate with its own threshold. The official Service NSW website has the exact numbers — worth double-checking since they've updated the format before.
The real test felt about the same difficulty as online practice questions to me. A few wording choices were tricky but nothing that would blindside you if you've been doing timed practice runs. Just read every question twice — some of them hinge on one word like "must" versus "should."
Don't stress too much — most people find the real DKT easier than the harder practice sets. The interface is intuitive and they give you time to go back and review flagged questions. I passed first try at a Parramatta centre last October with no issues at all.