Preparation for IELTS

Course Length: 2 - 24 weeks

Students entering this course usually do so with the general goal of improving their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills for academic purposes, and to reach an appropriate IELTS score for the purposes of entering a university in Australia , or immigration to an English speaking country. The pre-requisite for entering this course is either the satisfactory completion of General English at Intermediate (GE3) or an IELTS practice test score of above 4.5. A score of above 4.5 has been set to allow students unfamiliar with IELTS or of a lower-level English ability the opportunity to increase their competence and reach a band level of 6.5 or above.

Level Placements

Your placement in these levels is determined by a paper test and oral interview when you enter the school. Level placement is based on your knowledge of English and on your ability to communicate. These scores below are approximate:

Level	TOEIC	IELTS Scores	TOEFL	(CBT)
Advanced	750 – 900	6 – 9	580 – 680	250 - 300
Upper Intermediate	650 – 750	5 – 6	525 – 580	195 - 250
Intermediate	600 – 650	4 – 5	475 – 525	150 – 195
Pre Intermediate	500 – 600	3 – 4	425 – 475	113 – 150
Elementary	300 – 500	N/A	300 – 425	40 – 113