Take IELTS on computer
Results within 3-5 days. Now available across New Zealand.
Computer-delivered IELTS is available with morning and afternoon test sessions.
For more than 21 years, IELTS has been a paper-based English test that people have used to achieve their work, study and migration dreams in New Zealand. But you asked for more choice – and we’ve listened. Meet computer-delivered IELTS: the same IELTS test you know, delivered via computer, with multiple test sessions a day and fast results.
New Zealand computer-delivered IELTS test centres
IELTS Wintec Test Centre **NEW**
University of Canterbury **NEW**
Computer-delivered IELTS test format
The IELTS test is offered in two formats, IELTS Academic and General Training. Unlike other providers, the IELTS General Training test is the only non-academic test available for migration to New Zealand. Now – you also have a choice how you take your test.
If you choose to take the computer-delivered IELTS test, you will take the Listening, Reading and Writing components using a computer. All aspects of the test are identical to the paper-based IELTS test, including:
- Question types
- Content
- Timings
- Marking
*In the computer-delivered Listening test, the timings are slightly different from the paper-based test.
- Before the start of each part of the Listening test you will have some time to read the questions.
- After the end of each part of the Listening test you will have some time to review your answers.
- At the end of the Listening test, you will have 2 minutes to check your answers.
The timing of the Listening test is between 30 – 34 minutes long.
Computer-delivered IELTS Speaking test
Want to know the best news of all? The IELTS Speaking test is the same as always – face-to-face, in a quiet room, with a real, human examiner. We believe a face-to-face Speaking test is the most effective way of assessing your speaking skills and prompts a more lifelike performance. Don’t struggle to be heard above a noisy test room, at IELTS we hear you loud and clear the first time.
Benefits of the IELTS Speaking test
- Private Speaking test rooms, free from noise and distraction
- We can repeat and rephrase a question for you
- We can match your pace and level of English
- We won’t ‘time out’ on you
- We hear your accent
Faster results
When you take computer-delivered IELTS, your test result will be available within 3-5 days. The Writing and Speaking components will continue to be marked by IELTS examiners to ensure the highest level of accuracy and fairness.
More test availability
Computer-delivered IELTS is now testing up to 5 days a week, twice a day: morning and afternoon, offering your more flexibility with test dates and times.
Relaxing environment
Computer-delivered IELTS is offered at new, custom-built test locations. We provide you with noise-cancelling headphones for the listening test. Also, we have staff available during the test for assistance.
New features
- Highlight text and make notes
- Copy & paste directly from your text and notes
- Browse forward and backward through your questions
- Automatic word count for your Writing test
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