Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Educational Psychologist has 1.5× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 3).
Latest round Clinical Psychologist's latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 85 for Educational Psychologist.
| Clinical Psychologist272311 | Educational Psychologist272312 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1023 · FY2026-27 | 1023 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | #— of 196 |
| Queue position | 3 ahead | 2 ahead |
| Latest round | 2026-06-04 · 75 pts | 2025-08-21 · 85 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 17 | 8 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | — |
| Open states | 4 listed | 4 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 3 · 189 | 0 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | VIC 2 | — |
| Who was granted | Singapore 16% | Hong Kong 33% |
| Assessing authority | APS | APS |
Occupations in unit group 2723 share 1,023 places left.
Unit group 2723 · 2025-26 official: 1,056 ceiling · 992 remaining
Unit group 2723 · 2025-26 official: 1,056 ceiling · 992 remaining
Clinical Psychologist ranks higher: #19 vs #1 for Educational Psychologist.
Educational Psychologist has 1.5× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 3).
Clinical Psychologist's latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 85 for Educational Psychologist.
Down from 80 vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 1 Feb 2026491 · 90 pts · 18 Dec 2023
See full round history →Up from 75 vs previous round
Other subclasses491 · 70 pts · 25 May 2023
See full round history →Educational Psychologist has a smaller EOI pool: 8 (+1 vs last month) vs 17 (0) for Clinical Psychologist.
Queue at your points · 6 months
3 at 85+ pts
▬ 0 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
2 at 85+ pts
▲ 1 vs last month
Clinical Psychologist drew more invitations last month: 2 vs 1 for Educational Psychologist. Pools: 17 (0) vs 8 (+1).
No next-round estimate available.
Both are open in the same number of states.
Subclass 189 is the federal, points-tested stream — states do not nominate for it. Switch to 190 or 491 to compare open states.
At least one occupation has no state-nomination community data, so this row isn't compared.
Subclass 189 has no state-nomination community data. Compare on 190 or 491 to see an invited profile.
In 2024-25, Clinical Psychologist had 3 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Educational Psychologist had 0. From July to April 2025-26 they had 4–16 and 1–4 so far. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
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subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
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subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Clinical Psychologist VIC (2); Educational Psychologist none.
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Clinical Psychologist Singapore (16.1%); Educational Psychologist Hong Kong (33.3%).
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
APS may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.