What is the good IELTS score for Australia Immigration?

Posted by Aayush Bathala on February 3rd, 2020

International English Language Testing System, popularly known as IELTS is an internationally acknowledged test for English language proficiency. Most Australian, Canadian, British, South African and New Zealand academic institutions, companies and government institutions accept IELTS as a standardized measure to test an applicant's English language ability. Moreover, it is a key requirement for  Australia immigration, New Zealand immigration, and Canada immigration.

It is considered as a leading testing system, which employs international English standards to its examinations. Examinees are tested on the basis of 4 key areas, namely:

• Listening: It contains 40 questions and 30 minutes of completion time and an extra 10 minutes time for transference.
• Reading: It contains 40 questions with 60 minutes of completion time.
• Writing: It contains 2 tasks and with 60 minutes of completion time.
• Speaking: It contains 3 parts with 11 to 14 minutes of completion time.

Refer the table below to understand the score rating system that is followed by Comprehensive Ranking System:

Also Read: How to Calculate the Australia Immigration Points?

The IELTS scores vary from 1 to 9 in terms of CLB band and it is required to score a minimum of 6 band scores in every section for the purpose of qualification.

Here is a table that shows the British Council’s descriptions of all the bands:

What should be an ideal IELTS score to apply for an Australian PR visa in 2019?

IELTS examination is considered as one of the key factors while calculating an applicant's overall Point Score for an Australia PR visa. Ideally, a candidate must score a CLB 10 or more to score maximum points in the language proficiency section.

The table drawn below can provide you a better understanding of the IELTS points system:

However, if a candidate scores well in other factors like age, work experience, adaptability, and educational qualification, then he/she can also qualify with a CLB 7 score in their first language. It would also prove quite useful to learn English or French as a second language and score additional CLB 5 points and improve the overall Australia Immigration point Score.

Though, in  Australia, the requirements for IELTS scores and the overall average IELTS score majorly depend on the type of visa you are applying for. For instance, on the Australian government’s website, you will find different requirements under the skilled worker visa.