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BF2.20 Acceptable English language test results

The following English language test results are acceptable:

Test

Minimum score required

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - General or Academic Module

Overall score of 4.0 or more

Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT)

Overall score of 31 or more

Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)

Overall score of 29 or more

B2 First (First Certificate in English) (formerly Cambridge English: First (FCE))

or

B2 First for Schools (First Certificate in English) (formerly Cambridge English: First (FCE) for Schools)

Overall score of 142 or more

Occupational English Test (OET)

Grade D or higher in all four skills (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking)*

* A score of Grade D or higher in all four skills is required for the OET as there is no overall grade for this test.

Effective 21/05/2018

IN THIS SECTION

BF2.1 Evidence of an English-speaking background

BF2.5 Circumstances that may indicate a person otherwise meets the minimum standard of English

BF2.10 Employment in New Zealand

BF2.15 Evidence of employment in New Zealand

BF2 Minimum standards of English (29/11/2010)

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BF2.20 Acceptable English language test results (21/11/2016)

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