CELPIP writing score chart
CELPIP writing is 2 questions in 53 minutes, marked by raters, not by a score table. Paragon says each writing performance is rated by four to six raters on content and coherence, vocabulary, readability and task fulfilment, then turned into a CELPIP level. Level 7 is CLB 7.
What CELPIP levels 10 to 12 mean for writing
Paragon's Scoring Levels page publishes level descriptors for levels 10 to 12 only, as 'at this level, I can' statements for each rating criterion. The table further down gives the one-line meaning of every level.
• Present information and develop ideas with complex, clear, and precise descriptions or details
• Use a broad range of figures of speech and idioms
• Precisely communicate my ideas to others when I speak
• Present information and develop ideas with complex, clear, and precise descriptions or details
• Use a broad range of figures of speech and idioms
• Precisely communicate my ideas to others when I speak
• Present information and develop ideas with complex, clear, and precise descriptions or details
• Use a broad range of figures of speech and idioms
• Precisely communicate my ideas to others when I speak
How writing is marked
Each CELPIP writing performance is rated by four to six writing raters.
Writing: Content/Coherence, Vocabulary, Readability, and Task Fulfillment.
Paragon: each rating dimension is divided into five performance levels.
The writing test
2 questions · 53 minutes. Paragon allots 53 minutes.
| Task |
|---|
| Task 1: Writing an Email |
| Task 2: Responding to Survey Questions |
CELPIP levels, CLB and CEFR
Paragon's chart for every level.
| CELPIP level | Descriptor | CLB | CEFR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Expert proficiency in high-stakes social, educational, or workplace contexts | 12 | C2 |
| 11 | Advanced proficiency in high-stakes social, educational, or workplace contexts | 11 | C1 |
| 10 | Highly effective proficiency in some high-stakes social, educational, or workplace contexts | 10 | C1 |
| 9 | Effective proficiency in some high-stakes social, educational, or workplace contexts | 9 | B2 |
| 8 | Good proficiency in more demanding social, educational, or workplace contexts | 8 | B2 |
| 7 | Adequate proficiency in somewhat demanding social, educational, or workplace contexts | 7 | B2 |
| 6 | Developing proficiency everyday social, educational, or workplace contexts | 6 | B1 |
| 5 | Acquiring proficiency in everyday social, educational, or workplace contexts | 5 | B1 |
| 4 | Adequate proficiency for daily life activities | 4 | A2 |
| 3 | Some proficiency in limited contexts | 3 | A2 |
Common questions
Each CELPIP writing performance is rated by four to six writing raters.
Writing: Content/Coherence, Vocabulary, Readability, and Task Fulfillment.
CELPIP 7 is CLB 7 and CEFR B2. Paragon's results page describes it as: Adequate proficiency in somewhat demanding social, educational, or workplace contexts. Paragon's Scoring Levels page publishes the full 'at this level, I can' descriptors for levels 10 to 12 only.
Task 1: Writing an Email and Task 2: Responding to Survey Questions, in 53 minutes.
Home Affairs lists CELPIP 7 in writing for competent English and CELPIP 12 for superior English.