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ENGLISH LEVELVocationalHome Affairs
Vocational English: the PTE score and every other test
What Home Affairs counts as Vocational English, in the test you plan to take, for tests taken on or after 7 August 2025. Quoted from Home Affairs and checked on 3 Oct 2026.
ENGLISH LEVEL
Vocational
Home Affairs definition
PTE EACH SKILL
24–36
L 33 · R 36 · W 29 · S 24
IELTS EACH SKILL
5
Academic or General Training
TEST WINDOW
3 years
depending on the visa
SHORT ANSWER
24–36
each skillPTE Academic
LISTEN33
READ36
WRITE29
SPEAK24
At least 33 in listening, 36 in reading, 29 in writing and 24 in speaking.
5
each skillIELTS Academic
LISTEN5
READ5
WRITE5
SPEAK5
At least 5 in each of listening, reading, writing and speaking.
8–14
each skillTOEFL iBT
LISTEN8
READ8
WRITE9
SPEAK14
At least 8 in listening, 8 in reading, 9 in writing and 14 in speaking.
5
each skillCELPIP General
LISTEN5
READ5
WRITE5
SPEAK5
At least 5 in each of listening, reading, writing and speaking.
Home Affairs keeps the older scores for results from the previous version of each test.
PTE ACADEMIC
IELTS ACADEMIC
TOEFL IBT
CAMBRIDGE C1 ADVANCED
L
R
W
S
L
R
W
S
L
R
W
S
L
R
W
S
36
36
36
36
5
5
5
5
4
4
14
14
154
154
154
154
Passports that need no test
Home Affairs: you can show that you are a citizen of, and hold a valid passport issued by, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.
If you're short
01Find the weak skillUse the checker above. This level is set per skill, so one low skill fails it.
02Check the date on your resultHome Affairs has one table for tests taken on or after 7 August 2025 and another for earlier tests.
03Resit the whole test or use a retakeSome tests have a one skill retake that Home Affairs accepts for eligible visas. Check the page for your visa.
BOOK OR PREPAREThe link goes to the provider's own site. How this works
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For tests taken on or after 7 August 2025, at least 33 in listening, 36 in reading, 29 in writing and 24 in speaking. Home Affairs sets no overall PTE score at this level.
At least 5 in each of listening, reading, writing and speaking, in IELTS Academic or IELTS General Training.
Home Affairs says PTE Academic has the same name as the previous version of the test, but the test and scores are different. It publishes one table for tests taken on or after 7 August 2025 and another for tests on or before 6 August 2025.
Within the 3 years before your visa application, depending on the visa subclass. Home Affairs: “You achieved one of the test scores in Table 1 or Table 2 in the 3 years before your visa application, depending on the visa subclass.”
Home Affairs: you can show that you are a citizen of, and hold a valid passport issued by, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.