HAT Test Preparation

Companies and individuals offering help with HAT do not have a special insight into the nature of the test. While a candidate's performance at any test will improve with some familiarisation or practice, anyone thinking of paying for such help should consider very carefully whether they would be wasting their money.

The University of Oxford’s Faculty of History strongly advises candidates to familiarise themselves with the format of the test and the formal specification.

Sample Paper

A specimen paper and sample answers with tutors’ comments, as well as past papers with marking schemes can be found on the University of Oxford’s Faculty of History website.


About the Test
Details about the format and content of the HAT