Functional English proficiency can be demonstrated if the
applicant can provide evidence of:
- having completed
all years of primary education and at least 3 years of secondary education
at educational institutions in which all instruction was conducted in
English; or
- having completed at
least 5 years of secondary education at institutions in which all
instruction was conducted in English; or
- having achieved an
IELTS average band score of at least 4.5, based on the four test
components of speaking, reading, writing and listening in a test
conducted:
- not more than 12 months before lodging the relevant application to migrate;
or
- at the time of the processing of the relevant application to migrate; or
- having successfully
completed, in Australia, at least 1 year of full-time study or equivalent
part-time study towards a degree, higher degree, diploma, or associate
diploma, at an institution or institutions where all the instruction was
conducted in English.
- having achieved a
Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT)
total band score of at least 32, based on the four test components of
speaking, reading, writing and listening in a test conducted:
- not more
than 12 months before lodging the relevant application to migrate; or
- at the
time of the processing of the relevant application to migrate; or
- having achieved a
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) overall band score of at
least 30, based on the four test components of speaking, reading, writing
and listening in a test conducted:
- not
more than 12 months before lodging the relevant application to migrate; or
- at the time of the
processing of the relevant application to migrate; or
- having achieved a
Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) overall score of at least 147 based on
the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening in a
test conducted
- not more
than 12 months before lodging the relevant application to migrate; or
- at the time
of the processing of the relevant application to migrate; or
- holding valid
passport issued by the United Kingdom, the United States of America,
Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland, to a citizen of that
country.
