Aaron Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 https://pearsonpte.com/australiavisas/ My understanding is that 56% is "competent". I thought I would get a bit higher because English is my first language. Do you think this mark is enough to go ahead with the expression of interest or should I retake it and aim for "superior English" (79% or above) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 56 will not even allow you to claim competent English. The department consider a pass for purposes of migration to be 60. To claim any points, you need a minimum of 65 for ten points and 79 for 20 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 18 hours ago, verystormy said: 56 will not even allow you to claim competent English. The department consider a pass for purposes of migration to be 60. To claim any points, you need a minimum of 65 for ten points and 79 for 20 points. Hi very stormy. Thank you very much for your reply. I guess I will just need to rebook the exam for another £155! I’ll need to analyse these results and work out where I’m going wrong. I’m slightly autistic so this might have affected my performance a bit on the day compared to another native English speakers. I did practice all four components. But I found 3 hours a bit long for an exam to prove I can speak my native language! Can’t believe I got less than 70% to be honest! Here’s my score breakdown. I guess I will just need to keep practicing the areas I’m weakest at: Communicative Skills: Listening 44 Reading 67 Speaking 59 Writing 51 Enabling Skills: Grammar 67 Oral Fluency 71 Pronunciation 46 Spelling 63 Vocabulary 62 Written Discourse 78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 Don't beat yourself up about it. I have seen English teachers fail it! There are resources online to help with preparation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOL Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 Like stormy says, plenty of of natives who are either not passing or not getting full points for it. Says enough about the test imho, but hey it is how it is. All the best with your next test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Hey guys thank you vert much for your kind words of support. I will re-double my efforts to get an 80+ mark on the next attempt! All the best to you guys aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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