What is PTE Academic Test?

Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) is an international computer-based English language test. It measures how well you can use English in daily life.

Its result is used by universities, colleges, professional bodies, and government departments which require you to achieve a minimum standard of academic English. Usually, these bodies use your PTE result to decide whether you qualify for higher education admission, professional body assessment, or an Australian visa.

PTE Academic (Purpose)

The ability to communicate effectively in English is critical to successfully interact and grow in an English-speaking environment or country such as Australia.

The purpose of PTE Academic is to accurately assess your Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing ability for admission to educational institutions and permanent migration to Australia.

PTE Academic (Key Features)

Because language skills are not isolated skills, PTE Academic uses a variety of integrated skills item types to indicate how well you can use English language in your day-to-day oral and written English communications.

PTE Academic test items are task-based. They represent the range of functions and situations that you will encounter every day in an English-speaking environment.

PTE Academic features 20 different item types to assess one English language skill or combinations thereof. These 20 item types are categorised under 4 PTE Academic modules: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking.