{"id":20648,"date":"2019-08-25T13:40:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T18:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=20648"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:16","slug":"good-ielts-score-australia-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/ielts\/good-ielts-score-australia-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a good IELTS score in Australia and New Zealand?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The overlying purpose of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/toefl\/should-i-take-the-toefl-or-ielts\">IELTS requirement<\/a> to any University course or program is to ensure that your skills are strong enough to get the most out the course on offer, as well as keep up with your peers in terms of grades. It also makes it easier for the University to ensure its staff are equipped to teach and assess every student in their class.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The IELTS scores required are stricter in Australia and New Zealand than some other English-speaking nations, as there are generally fewer universities available than the UK or US, for example, so they can be more competitive with their requirements.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Scores required in Australia<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe top 3 universities in Australia (according to Times Higher Education University rankings 2018) require the following IELTS scores for international applicants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Melbourne: 7 overall score with a minimum of 7 across each band.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australian National University: 6 overall score with a minimum of 6 across each band. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Sydney: 6.5 overall score with a minimum score of 6 across each band section score. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The lowest score for IELTS required across Australian universities is 5.0 which is required by Victoria University, where the minimum across all sections must be 5 also. <\/span><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Scores required in New Zealand<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe top 3 universities in New Zealand (according to Times Higher Education University rankings 2018) require the below IELTS score for international applicants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Auckland: Overall score of 6.5 and all bands 6.0 or higher.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Otago: 6 overall score with no individual band below 6. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Canterbury: Overall score of 6 with all bands 5.5 or above. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The remainder of the universities in New Zealand do not fall below this level of English language entry criteria. It should also be noted that these are all the minimum scores for consideration, so the actual score you will need to successfully apply to these institutions is likely to be higher. This is why it is so important to prepare thoroughly for the IELTS exam, so you can ensure this does not hold back your application. Find out details on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptestglobal.com\/course\/ielts-prep?utm_source=kaptest.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=Blog%20article\">IELTS preparation <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptestglobal.com\/course\/ielts-free-resources?utm_source=kaptest.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=Blog%20article\">free practice resources<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">available.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How to get Top IELTS Scores<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nFirstly, for both the Reading and Writing modules, make sure you give an answer for every question. Even if you are well prepared for IELTS, you could find yourself missing some of the answers on the Listening module or running out of time in the Reading module \u2013timing is very tight for the Reading module. If you have a few questions that you haven\u2019t been able to answer fully, it is better just to guess and gain a chance of picking up the marks, rather than leaving questions unanswered.<br \/>\nIn the Writing module, make sure you read the question carefully, double check that you understand what you have been asked to do and make sure you answer the question as accurately and fully as possible. For example: If in Task 2 you are asked \u2018To what extent do you agree or disagree\u2019 you should discuss how much you, not other people, agree or disagree with the statement. Not answering the specific question given is one of the main reasons candidates are marked down.<br \/>\nIf you have a good level of English, you do not want to see your Writing\u00a0<a title=\"How is the IELTS Scored?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/ielts\/how-is-the-ielts-scored\/\">band score<\/a>\u00a0(and thus your overall band score) go down because you failed to answer the question. On the plus side, if you do a good job of simply answering the questions that are asked, this will have the effect of boosting your score (for Task Achievement in Task 1 and\u00a0Task Response in Task 2), even if you are weaker in the other criteria, since you will score highly (closer to 9) in that first criterion. In addition, you have to make sure that you write enough words. For Task 1, you must write at least 150 words and for Task 2, at least 250 words. If you write less than these amounts, you will be deducted marks.<br \/>\nOf all the modules, test-takers will often find the Speaking module to be the most challenging, because Speaking is the module that is most affected by your personality. You may be a quiet and shy person who doesn\u2019t say very much even in your mother tongue, so you may find the Speaking interview particularly challenging. Unfortunately, the examiner can\u2019t take this into consideration, so you need to speak as much as you can. It helps to remember that the examiner, unlike a teacher, is looking for the positives in your English, so the more you can say, the more chance you have to get a higher score. Some candidates feel that there is a \u2018right\u2019 or a \u2018wrong\u2019 answer and that they will be judged on this. This is not the case; the examiner is only interested in how you express your ideas in English \u2013 it doesn\u2019t matter what those ideas are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The overlying purpose of the IELTS requirement to any University course or program is to ensure that your skills are strong enough to get the most out the course on offer, as well as keep up with your peers in terms of grades. 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