NHBRC Practice Test
A practice test is the fastest way to find out where your building knowledge is solid and where it is thin. Contractor Academy provides three free practice tests of twelve questions each — thirty-six questions in total — drawn from the same original bank as the paid programme.
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How the free practice tests work
Register an account, then work through test one, test two and test three. Each test presents twelve multiple-choice questions with four options. The three tests never repeat a question, so the free allowance covers thirty-six distinct questions.
Your progress is held against your account. Logging out, changing device or clearing your browser does not reset the allowance or reveal additional questions.
What a practice test tells you
Scores matter less than patterns. A practice test is most useful when you look at which competency areas produced wrong answers, because that tells you what to study next rather than simply how you did.
After the free tests
The full programme is R699 once-off for 90 days and covers all 200 questions, with mock assessments and the fuller explanations that set out why each incorrect option is wrong.
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Three free practice tests of twelve questions each, then R699 once-off for 90 days of access to the full 200-question preparation bank. No automatic renewal.
Contractor Academy is an independent preparation platform and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NHBRC. Our material is independent preparation content based on applicable South African building standards and subject matter. It does not reproduce NHBRC examination papers and no assessment outcome is guaranteed. For registration requirements, assessment procedure, fees and current rules, consult the NHBRC directly.