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TSS – 4 Year Visa
| TEST | MINIMUM BAND SCORE | MINIMUM SCORES FOR TEST COMPONENTS | |||
| Listening | Reading | Speaking | Writing | ||
| IELTS* | Overall band score 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| OET | – | B | B | B | B |
| TOEFL iBT | Total band score 35 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| PTE | Overall band score 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| CAE | Overall band score 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 |
TSS – 2 Year Visa
| TEST | MINIMUM BAND SCORE | MINIMUM SCORES FOR TEST COMPONENTS | |||
| Listening | Reading | Speaking | Writing | ||
| IELTS* | Overall band score 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| OET | – | B | B | B | B |
| TOEFL iBT | Total band score 35 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 |
| PTE | Overall band score 36 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| CAE | Overall band score 154 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
ENS – Main Applicant / 485 Visa
| TEST | MINIMUM SCORES FOR TEST COMPONENTS | |||
| Listening | Reading | Speaking | Writing | |
| IELTS* | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| OET | B | B | B | B |
| TOEFL iBT | 12 | 13 | 18 | 21 |
| PTE | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| CAE | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
ENS – Family over 18 Years Old
| TEST | MINIMUM SCORE REQUIRED |
| IELTS* | Overall band score 4.5 |
| TOEFL iBT | Total band score 43 |
| PTE | Overall band score 30 |
| CAE | Overall band score 147 |
*the General IELTS test is sufficient. You do no NOT need to do the Academic IELTS test.
Some testing centres are providing versions of their tests that you can take at home, such as TOEFL iBT – Special Home Edition, OET@Home and IELTS Indicator.
The Department do not currently accept these tests and you must do one of the ones above.
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