hi guys this is moni from pte magic and today i would like to talk about
the new changes in pte scoring
yesterday on the 2nd of december pearson released new 2020 pte and ielts concordance report
with some major changes especially for those who are targeting 79 plus so if before you needed
79 points which is equivalent to 8.0 in ielts test now after this change you will need 84. so
let's have a look at the report in more details the report was actually published on the 1st of
december after periodic reviews and after recent research study the concordance table has been
updated so here are the changes from band 0 to 6.5 the scores equivalent went down so for example if
you need 6.0 in ielts which was 50 in bte now you will only need 46 and it's four points less
meaning that it will be easier than before for 4.0 to 5.5 bands all scores went down by seven points
which is significantly lower than the previous requirement on the other hand from seven band
onwards the scores have gone up so in the past if you were required to obtain 65 now you will need
to get extra one point so 66 and for the majority of australian permanent residency applicants who
are aiming for band 8 which was 79 plus you will now have to work harder because it is now 84.
for 8.5 is 83 and there is no longer available bte score equivalence to band nine in ielts i
can totally understand why they don't have nine band equivalents anymore because the truth is
getting 90 in pte is not the same as getting nine each band in ielts test so fair enough
it is also great news for those people who want to apply for their students visa for the
temporary 485 visa and for partner visas because the requirements have been reduced for them but
it is kind of shocking that the requirements for eight band have been raised by five points in pte
and the question is will the government be now changing the requirements for the visas
let's have a look at the frequently asked questions on the official website
pearson has updated our government partners on the outcomes of our concordance study
it is their decision as to whether they make changes to the school requirements
for visa applications please check with the relevant government departments on any changes
okay so now let's go to the official website of department of home affairs
if you check the requirements for competent english it's still six ielts and 50 pte
for proficient english is 7 ielts and 65 bte
and for superior english it's still eight ielts and 79 pte so basically everything
is still the same for now as pearson mentioned they already notified the government about the
new changes in scoring i'm guessing that they will make adjustments to the scoring equivalents
very soon just to make it fair for the ielts test takers it is just a matter
of time however one thing i'm quite certain about is that it will not affect those people
who already launched their visa applications but for those who are still waiting for invitations
or have not applied for invitation probably will have to retake the test
again i'm using the word probably because there's no official announcement from the department or
from the government so we'll have to wait and see but to be honest if i were you i will most likely
plan ahead and prepare for the test again to get those 84 points just to be sure because the
places for skill visas will be more competitive and tougher than before is it really a bad news
i think yes and no i know that you work really hard for this you spend a lot of time and put a
lot of effort and you've been through a lot to get there or maybe you're still on the way to
get that i just think how hard it is to get eight each in ielts compared to getting 84 in pte from
my personal experience training pte for four years i can tell that statistically the number of people
obtaining 90 pte is like 10 times more than the number of people obtaining each in ielts
so don't lose hope and confidence you know that nothing in our life can stay constant and there
will always be problems and changes in external circumstances that you cannot control but there's
only one thing that you can control is yourself so if you are motivated enough well prepare and
have faith in your abilities i'm sure that you can accomplish anything and if it's really meant
to be and you want it hard enough nothing can stop you i'm telling you nothing can stop you
from achieving your goals for the meantime if you want to practice and prepare for the test i highly
recommend you to practice on our platform which is pte magic practice.com and if you're looking for
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