Available at 50 test centres in Australia, IELTS is the English language test that supports Australian study, migration and career goals.
IELTS continues to support test takers who need to demonstrate English language proficiency for migration, professional registration or study. From Covid-safe test centres like IDP IELTS Sydney , to best-practice standards in hygiene social distancing at our Melbourne test centre . Test centres across Australia are open for test takers to attend in person if they are required to sit an IELTS test.
IELTS Testing Availability in Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Testing
With additional Covid-19 safety requirements in place
New South Wales
Testing
With additional Covid-19 safety requirements in place
Northern Territory
Testing
With additional Covid-19 safety requirements in place
Queensland
Testing
With additional Covid-19 safety requirements in place
South Australia
Testing
With additional Covid-19 safety requirements in place
Tasmania
Testing
With additional Covid-19 safety requirements in place
Victoria
Limited Testing
Limited testing for test takers who require IELTS for essential duties (eg. health care workers)
With additional Covid-19 safety requirements in place
Migration Agents who are IELTS Referral Partners can get in touch with their contact at IELTS Australia to request support for an urgent test place.
Western Australia
Testing
With additional Covid-19 safety requirements in place
New test centres across Australia to support visa applications
To support test takers who need to demonstrate English language proficiency as part of their visa application, IELTS Australia has opened more test centres over the last few months. Your clients can choose for faster results at new locations in Cairns and Melbourne where we offer IELTS on computer . A new IDP IELTS test venue in Canberra also offers trusted IELTS on paper tests.
For migration agents: Team up with IELTS to give your clients the edge
You’re a migration agent, education consultant or language school. Therefore, you have the expert knowledge of your clients’ needs and ambitions. So, you know that an English language proficiency test is often a necessary step towards study or migration in Australia. Team up with IELTS to give your clients access to exclusive preparation tools, free study tools, and promote your business’ status of trust and reliability by using the official IELTS logo.
Urgent visa application and IELTS
We know that visa application are not always straightforward. And, sometimes there is not a lot of time before a client needs to submit and application to the Department of Home Affairs. Now, as a migration agent, you are in the best position to help your client navigate the web of visa eligibility requirements. If your client needs an English language test, time might run out quickly.
Fast IELTS results
For almost 30 years, IELTS has been a IELTS on paper English test that people trust to achieve their work, study and migration dreams. We now also offer a IELTS on computer version of the test to provide your clients with more choice. It’s the same IELTS test, just delivered via computer, available 3 times a day, 7 days a week. Results for IELTS on computer are available in 2-5 days.
More preparation to get a higher score
New preparation materials
For clients who require a higher score to demonstrate proficient or superior English, IELTS has launched Writing Assist Online and Speaking Coaching . Both offer test taker individual feedback to improve their band score. All the practice material that we have available are designed by IELTS experts to help test takers get the results they need. Here is a quick guide in case you get questions about support products.
Expert coaching by IELTS
If someone goes through a visa application process and needs a bit more IELTS support, we can help them. IELTS Assist is a premium coaching service to improve skills in Writing, Reading or Speaking. Following the purchase IELTS Assist, a test taker completes a custom mock test at home, and get this corrected by an official IELTS expert. Or they do a mock Speaking test and get feedback on their performance. Also, in all cases they receive a personalised feedback report with tips on how to improve. We also offer feedback on all components on the IELTS test with IELTS Progress Check . This is an official, computer-based IELTS practice test, assessed and scored by official IELTS markers.
Free support tools
At IELTS, most of the practice and preparation material we have is free. Why? Because we want our test takers to do well in the test and achieve the results they require. We understand that repeating an exam can be frustrating. Especially when applying for a visa. So, if people need to prepare on a budget, we recommend attending a free IELTS Masterclass . We also have heaps of test tip videos, for example, the “Five mistakes to avoid in the IELTS Reading test.” Before sitting a test, it’s also a good idea to have a look at the IELTS Support Tools – an easy guide on everything about the test.