The General Achievement Test was introduced as a pilot program in 1987, designed to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a general test that assesses skills and knowledge that was not specific to any VCE subjects.
ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐtʃˈiːvmənt tˈɛst wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst æz ɐ pˈaɪlət pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, dɪzˈaɪnd tə tˈɛst ðə fˌiːzᵻbˈɪlᵻɾi ænd ɪfˈɛktɪvnəs əvə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl tˈɛst ðæt ɐsˈɛsᵻz skˈɪlz ænd nˈɑːlɪdʒ ðæt wʌz nˌɑːt spəsˈɪfɪk tʊ ˌɛni vˌiːsˌiːˈiː sˈʌbdʒɛkts.