Minimum English Test Scores for Australian Visas 2025
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This article provides the official minimum English test scores required for all Australian visa categories in 2025, detailing score requirements for each approved test and proficiency level across listening, reading, writing, and speaking components.
Full Minimum English Test Score Table for All Visa Categories in 2025
The Migration (Specification of Language Tests, Test Scores and Passports) Instrument 2025 specifies the exact minimum scores for each approved English language test required to meet Australian visa criteria across four proficiency levels. Applicants must meet or exceed these scores in each component of the test.
1. C1 Advanced (Cambridge Advanced Test)
| Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded |
| Competent | 163 | 163 | 170 | 179 |
| Proficient | 175 | 179 | 193 | 194 |
| Superior | 186 | 190 | 210 | 208 |
2. CELPIP General
| Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Competent | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Proficient | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Superior | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
3. IELTS Academic
| Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Competent | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Proficient | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Superior | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
4. IELTS General Training
| Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Competent | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Proficient | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Superior | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
5. LanguageCert Academic
| Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational | 41 | 44 | 45 | 54 |
| Competent | 57 | 60 | 64 | 70 |
| Proficient | 67 | 71 | 78 | 82 |
| Superior | 80 | 83 | 89 | 89 |
6. MET (Michigan English Test)
| Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational | 49 | 47 | 45 | 38 |
| Competent | 56 | 55 | 57 | 48 |
| Proficient | 61 | 63 | 74 | 59 |
| Superior | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded | Excluded |
7. OET (Occupational English Test)
| Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational | 220 | 240 | 200 | 270 |
| Competent | 290 | 310 | 290 | 330 |
| Proficient | 350 | 360 | 380 | 360 |
| Superior | 390 | 400 | 420 | 400 |
8. PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic)
| Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational | 33 | 36 | 29 | 24 |
| Competent | 47 | 48 | 51 | 54 |
| Proficient | 58 | 59 | 69 | 76 |
| Superior | 69 | 70 | 85 | 88 |
9. TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test)
| Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
| Competent | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
| Proficient | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 |
| Superior | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
This format allows readers to focus on a single test at a time while maintaining all official 2025 score requirements.
