{"id":579,"date":"2018-05-02T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T02:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visavisa.com.au\/?page_id=579"},"modified":"2018-05-23T14:37:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T04:37:06","slug":"english-tests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visavisa.com.au\/english-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"English Language Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"section the_content has_content\">\n<div class=\"section_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"the_content_wrapper\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>English Language Requirement<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Different levels of language competency may be required depending on the visa subclass you are applying for. For instance, you <strong>are<\/strong> required to demonstrate that you are competent in English if you are applying for subclass 489 or 189. To do so, you need to have scored at least 6 in each individual band-score or it can be the equivalent score on other English tests recognized by the Department of Home Affairs such as TOEFL iBT, CAE, PTE or OET.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to see how these English tests compare to one another, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeaffairs.gov.au\/lega\/lega\/form\/immi-faqs\/aelt\">click here<\/a> or refer to the website of the Department of Home Affairs if the link is not available.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<table width=\"588\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>English Language<br \/>\nproficiency level<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Test component<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>IELTS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>TOEFL<br \/>\niBT<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>PTE<br \/>\nAcademic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Cambridge English:<br \/>\nAdvanced (CAE)*<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>OET<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Functional<\/td>\n<td>Average\/total\/overall across test components only<\/td>\n<td>4.5<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>147<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\">Vocational<\/td>\n<td>Listening<\/td>\n<td>5.0<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>154<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reading<\/td>\n<td>5.0<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>154<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Writing<\/td>\n<td>5.0<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>154<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spea\u200bking<\/td>\n<td>5.0<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>154<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\">Competent<\/td>\n<td>Listening<\/td>\n<td>6.0<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>169<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reading<\/td>\n<td>6.0<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>169<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Writing<\/td>\n<td>6.0<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>169<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Speaking<\/td>\n<td>6.0<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>169<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\">Proficient<br \/>\n(for points tested Skilled visas)<\/td>\n<td>Listening<\/td>\n<td>7.0<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>65<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reading<\/td>\n<td>7.0<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>65<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Writing<\/td>\n<td>7.0<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>65<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Speaking<\/td>\n<td>7.0<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>65<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\">Superior<br \/>\n(for points tested Skilled visas)<\/td>\n<td>Listening<\/td>\n<td>8.0<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reading<\/td>\n<td>8.0<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Writing<\/td>\n<td>8.0<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Speaking<\/td>\n<td>8.0<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u200b*From 1 January 2015 and only for a Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test taken on or after 1 January 2015.<\/p>\n<p>***\u00a0\u00a0 The table above is extracted from the website of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Australian Government Department of Home Affairs<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] English Language Requirement Different levels of language competency may be required depending on the visa subclass you are applying for. For instance, you are required to demonstrate that you are competent in English if you are applying for subclass 489 or 189. To do so, you need to have scored at least 6 in&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visavisa.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/579"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visavisa.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visavisa.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visavisa.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visavisa.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/visavisa.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/579\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visavisa.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}