IELTS Assessment Criteria

The IELTS 9 band scoring

system is used to measure and report scores in a consistent manner. Examiners

are trained in line with globally agreed standards to ensure consistency in the

quality of their assessment.

Listening and Reading Tests

Each correct answer

receives 1 mark Scores out of 40 are converted to the IELTS 9 band scale Scores

are reported in whole and half bands

Writing and Speaking Tests

Candidates are assessed

on their performance on each task by certificated IELTS examiners according to

the four criteria of the IELTS Writing Test Band Descriptors (task

achievement/response, coherence and cohesion, lexical resource, grammatical

range and accuracy).

Scores are reported in

whole and half bands.