Alternative English Tests After 06 August 2025
- C1 Advanced means the Cambridge Advanced Test.
- CELPIP General means the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program General.
- IELTS Academic means the International English Language Test System (IELTS) Academic.
- IELTS General Training means the International English Language Test System (IELTS) General Training.
- LANGUAGECERT Academic means the LANGUAGECERT Academic Test.
- MET means the Michigan English Test.
- OET means the Occupational English Test.
- PTE Academic means the Pearson Test of English Academic.
- TOEFL iBT means the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test.
Warning - the below tests and scores do not apply to an English test sat before 07 August 2025.
|
Item |
Level of English |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
|
C1 Advanced |
CELPIP General |
IELTS Academic |
IELTS General Training |
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|
1 |
Vocational |
Excluded. |
5 (listening) |
5 (listening) |
5 (listening) |
|
5 (reading) |
5 (reading) |
5 (reading) |
|||
|
5 (writing) |
5 (writing) |
5 (writing) |
|||
|
5 (speaking) |
5 (speaking) |
5 (speaking) |
|||
|
2 |
Competent |
163 (listening) |
7 (listening) |
6 (listening) |
6 (listening) |
|
163 (reading) |
7 (reading) |
6 (reading) |
6 (reading) |
||
|
170 (writing) |
7 (writing) |
6 (writing) |
6 (writing) |
||
|
179 (speaking) |
7 (speaking) |
6 (speaking) |
6 (speaking) |
||
|
3 |
Proficient |
175 (listening) |
9 (listening) |
7 (listening) |
7 (listening) |
|
179 (reading) |
8 (reading) |
7 (reading) |
7 (reading) |
||
|
193 (writing) |
10 (writing) |
7 (writing) |
7 (writing) |
||
|
194 (speaking) |
8 (speaking) |
7 (speaking) |
7 (speaking) |
||
|
4 |
Superior |
186 (listening) |
10 (listening) |
8 (listening) |
8 (listening) |
|
190 (reading) |
10 (reading) |
8 (reading) |
8 (reading) |
||
|
210 (writing) |
12 (writing) |
8 (writing) |
8 (writing) |
||
|
208 (speaking) |
10 (speaking) |
8 (speaking) |
8 (speaking) |
|
Item |
Level of English |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
Column 6 |
Column 7 |
Column 8 |
Column 9 |
|
IELTS Academic |
IELTS General Training |
LANGUAGECERT Academic |
MET |
OET |
PTE Academic |
TOEFL iBT |
||
|
1 |
Vocational |
5 (listening) |
5 (listening) |
41 (listening) |
49 (listening) |
220 (listening) |
33 (listening) |
8 (listening) |
|
5 (reading) |
5 (reading) |
44 (reading) |
47 (reading) |
240 (reading) |
36 (reading) |
8 (reading) |
||
|
5 (writing) |
5 (writing) |
45 (writing) |
45 (writing) |
200 (writing) |
29 (writing) |
9 (writing) |
||
|
5 (speaking) |
5 (speaking) |
54 (speaking) |
38 (speaking) |
270 (speaking) |
24 (speaking) |
14 (speaking) |
||
|
2 |
Competent |
6 (listening) |
6 (listening) |
57 (listening) |
56 (listening) |
290 (listening) |
47 (listening) |
16 (listening) |
|
6 (reading) |
6 (reading) |
60 (reading) |
55 (reading) |
310 (reading) |
48 (reading) |
16 (reading) |
||
|
6 (writing) |
6 (writing) |
64 (writing) |
57 (writing) |
290 (writing) |
51 (writing) |
19 (writing) |
||
|
6 (speaking) |
6 (speaking) |
70 (speaking) |
48 (speaking) |
330 (speaking) |
54 (speaking) |
19 (speaking) |
||
|
3 |
Proficient |
7 (listening) |
7 (listening) |
67 (listening) |
61 (listening) |
350 (listening) |
58 (listening) |
22 (listening) |
|
7 (reading) |
7 (reading) |
71 (reading) |
63 (reading) |
360 (reading) |
59 (reading) |
22 (reading) |
||
|
7 (writing) |
7 (writing) |
78 (writing) |
74 (writing) |
380 (writing) |
69 (writing) |
26 (writing) |
||
|
7 (speaking) |
7 (speaking) |
82 (speaking) |
59 (speaking) |
360 (speaking) |
76 (speaking) |
24 (speaking) |
||
|
4 |
Superior |
8 (listening) |
8 (listening) |
80 (listening) |
Excluded. |
390 (listening) |
69 (listening) |
26 (listening) |
|
8 (reading) |
8 (reading) |
83 (reading) |
400 (reading) |
70 (reading) |
27 (reading) |
|||
|
8 (writing) |
8 (writing) |
89 (writing) |
420 (writing) |
85 (writing) |
30 (writing) |
|||
|
8 (speaking) |
8 (speaking) |
89 (speaking) |
400 (speaking) |
88 (speaking) |
28 (speaking) |
