IELTS equivalent

OET GRADES OET Scores OET band descriptors PTE SCORE

Band score

Can communicate very fluently 9.0 86-90

and effectively with patients
and health professionals using
A 450-500 appropriate register, tone and 8.5 83-85
lexis. Shows complete
understanding of any kind of
written or spoken language 8.0 79-82

Can communicate very fluently

and effectively with patients 7.5 73-78
and health professionals using
appropriate register, tone and
B 350-440
lexis with only occasional
inaccuracies and hesitations.
Shows good understanding in a 7.0 65-72
range of clinical contexts.

Can maintain the interaction in

a relevant healthcare
environment despite occasional
C+ 300-340 errors and lapses, and follow 6.5 58-64
standard spoken language
normally encountered ,in
his/her field of specialization

Can maintain some interaction and

understand straight forward
C 200-290 factual information in his/her field 6.0 50-57
of specialization, but may ask for
clarification. Frequent errors,
 inaccuracies and mis-or-overuse of
technical language can cause
strain in communication 5.5 43-49

IELTS equivalent
OET GRADES OET Scores PTE SCORE CAEL CELPIP
Band score

9.0 86-90

A 450-500 8.5 83-85 80-90

8.0 79-82
 7.5 73-78

B 350-440

7.0 65-72 70

C+ 300-340 6.5 58-64 60

6.0 50-57 50

C 200-290

5.5 43-49 40