PTE

[Louise1234]

Good Morning,

I am hoping to get some clarity regarding the PTE academic exam. I have recently completed the exam and my results have come in this morning. I achieved a grade of 79 overall but my listening was 70. Does this matter? or will they just look at the overall, average, grade?

Thanks in advance

Louise x

[Cheery Thistle]

If you need 79 for the points you’ll need to get 79 in each individual section I’m afraid. Book your resit! 

[StevenP]

Is this correct as when my wife done it I was of the understanding that it was the overall result as in superior English and the overall mark was the score they look for?

[Cheery Thistle]

Here is the link to the page on immi where it says 79 in each of the 4 sections https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/meeting-our-requirements/english-language/superior-english

[StevenP]

21 hours ago, Cheery Thistle said:

Here is the link to the page on immi where it says 79 in each of the 4 sections https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/meeting-our-requirements/english-language/superior-english

Sorry you are right I just checked her certificate. 

[Louise1234]

Yeah, it is not great!! Another test has been booked - what a great half term I will be having

 

[Cheery Thistle]

2 hours ago, Louise1234 said:

Yeah, it is not great!! Another test has been booked - what a great half term I will be having

 

Oh no! Which element was the one you didn’t get 79 in? 

[Cheery Thistle]

2 hours ago, StevenP said:

Sorry you are right I just checked her certificate. 

Yes I know I am lolol

[Louise1234]

It was the listening - I complete lost track in the fill in the blank which then also brought my writing down to 80 as made up some of the words which I though could fill in the blank!!! At least I know where I went wrong!!!

[Cheery Thistle]

Gah! Focus your revision on that exercise and sounds like you have done well in the rest. Good luck! 

[Louise1234]

Other sections were 90 and 84 so fingers crossed!!!

[Louise1234]

Clutching at straw here - retook the PTE exam and was successful in listening but when down in write. I have read somewhere that you can merge both tests? Does anyone know anything about this? Don't wanna pay another £200!!!

[Ausvisitor]

Pearson the company that do the test make no mention of this being a possibility on their faqs - and they talk a lot about retakes and why your scores might go down from one test to another. So it might not be a thing.

That said the internet is full of education agents saying it might be possible, but equally lots of notes saying that a combined test isn't admissible for immigration reasons.

Maybe your immigration agent can help, they must have seen this issue before