Australia Student Visas
TOEFL® Scores are Accepted for Both Australian Student Visas and Course Admissions
For more than 45 years, Australian institutions have accepted TOEFL® scores for admissions. Now students from around the world can also use their TOEFL scores as part of their student visa applications, which means you only need to take one test to apply to a university and for a visa in Australia.
The new visa requirements apply to all student visa applications lodged on or after November 5, 2011. Get more information about applying for Australian visas.
On the visa application, where it asks you to provide a "test certificate number" for your English-language proficiency test, use the Registration Number found on your TOEFL score report.
Compare TOEFL iBT® Scores to IELTS® Band Scores for Australia
Following the May 2011 approval of the TOEFL test for student visas, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has accepted the test score equivalencies identified by ETS research for the TOEFL iBT® test when compared to IELTS® academic scores.
| TOEFL iBT Score | IELTS Band |
|---|---|
| 31 | 4 |
| 32 | 4.5 |
| 35 | 5.0 |
| 46 | 5.5 |
| 60 | 6.0 |
| 79 | 6.5 |
| 94 | 7.0 |
| 102 | 7.5 |
| 110 | 8.0 |
| 115 | 8.5 |
| 118 | 9.0 |
These score equivalencies came into effect November 5, 2011.
Receiving Your Scores
Scores reports are available online and will be mailed to you, if you requested a paper copy, approximately 10 days after your test date.
IELTS is a registered trademark of University of Cambridge ESOL, the British Council, and IDP Education Australia which does not endorse or approve this score comparison chart.
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