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The Pearson Test of English (better known as PTE – Academic) is a testing system designed to measure the English language competency of non-native English speakers who intend to move to countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and so on, for higher education or residency.

The test looks at the abilities of candidates in four areas – speaking, writing, reading, and listening – to assess their overall English ability, although it is of course tailored for candidates who want to get a student visa or skilled visa in the above-mentioned countries.

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PTE SCORING

PTE is graded on a scale of 0 to 90 for each of the four sections, which are known as subtests. The highest score is 90, and the lowest score is 0, as can be seen from the PTE band calculator table below.

However, recently Pearson, the company which administers the PTE, has made changes to their concordance report. As a result of this, the PTE scores required to equate with IELTS band scores have undergone some change. Although this concordance report has not been implemented by the Australian and New Zealand immigration departments, it is always a good idea to keep the new score requirements based on PTE score calculator with IELTS in mind when preparing for the PTE Academic test.

IELTS BandsPTE ScoresPTE Scores (Proposed)OET Grade
986-90N/AA
8.583-8589A
879-8284-88A
7.573-786-83B
7.065-7266-75B
6.558-6456-65C+
6.050-5746-55C
5.542-4936-45C
5.036-4129-35C
4.529-3523-28D

*Proposed PTE Range is based on the new Pearson IELTS Concordance Report. Click here

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Nursing (AHPRA) Registration Australia

If you are a migrant nurse in Australia, you need to take IELTS or PTE in order to register as an Enrolled Nurse (EN) or a Registered (RN) before you start practicing as a nurse. AHPRA requires a minimum of 65 score each in listening, reading, writing and speaking sections of PTE either in 1 sitting or in 2 sittings no more than 6 months apart. Use the PTE score calculator below to find out if you are eligible to combine scores in 2 sittings or not.

Step1

6-month check

First Sitting:

Second Sitting:

Step 2

PTE Parts
1st Sitting
2nd Sitting
Listening*
Reading*
Speaking*
Writing*

Disclaimer : Take note that this is a general PTE overall score calculator guide and you still need to check your eligibility with the respective registration bodies.

PTE Test Format & Scoring

PTE Academic test can only be a taken at an approved Pearson test center. This is a computer-based test and involves mic and headphones for listening and speaking sections. The test is generally of 3-hour duration with option 10-minute break between reading and listening sections. You will be answering 20 different question types. Given below is the list of question types and the number of questions of each question type. Note that the right column shows which questions include negative scoring.

Question TypeModuleTimeNo. of QuestionsScoresPointsNegative Marking
Read aloudSpeaking77-93 mins6Reading
Speaking
10Yes – in Content
Repeat SentenceSpeaking10Listening Speaking13Yes – in Content
Describe ImageSpeaking6Speaking15No
Re-tell lectureSpeaking3Listening Speaking15No
Answer Short QuestionSpeaking10Listening Speaking10 for wrong answer
Summarize Written TextWriting2Reading
Writing
7No
Write EssayWriting2Writing15Yes – in Spelling
MC, Choose Single AnswerReading32-40 mins2Reading1No
MC, Choose Multiple AnswersReading2Reading1Yes (-1 each wrong choice)
Re-order ParagraphsReading2Reading1No
Fill in the BlanksReading4Reading1No
R&W: Fill in the BlanksReading5Reading Writing1No
Summarize Spoken TextListening45-57 mins2Listening Writing10No
MC, Choose Multiple AnswersListening2Listening1 each correctYes (-1 each wrong choice)
Fill in the BlanksListening2Listening  Writing1 each correctNo
Highlight Correct SummaryListening2Listening  Reading1No
MC, Choose Single AnswerListening2Listening1No
Select Missing WordListening2Listening1 each correctNo
Highlight Incorrect WordsListening2Listening  Reading1Yes (-1 each wrong choice)
Write from DictationListening3Listening  Writing1 each correct wordNo

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PTE Integrated Scoring Guide

Some of the questions in PTE Academic contribute marks towards more than one part. For example, 3 out of 5 question types in the Speaking part also contribute marks towards the listening section. So, for exam, if you are struggling to achieve your desired score in Writing, you will not only need to work on Write Essay and Summarise Written Text, but also Listening Fill in the blanks, Listening Writing From Dictation and Reading & Writing Fill in the blanks as well.

Check the table to below for more information:

Contributing Question Types

ModuleListeningReadingWritingSpeaking
ListeningSST, MC(CMA)
FIB, HCS, MC(CSA)
SMW, HIW, WFD
RS, RL, ASQ
ReadingMC(CSA)
MC(CMA), RoP
FIB, RW:FIB
WritingFIB, WFDR&W: FIBSWT, WE
SpeakingRA, RS, DI
RL, ASQ

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