Find out about results

IELTS results are easy to understand and apply, and you are guaranteed to receive your scores within 13 days of taking the test.

You can receive your IELTS results by post to any address worldwide, plus have additional copies sent free directly to the organisations you are applying for.

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Find out when and how you will get your results.

Understand your results

Find out about how the test is scored and what each band score means.

See results for 

  • listening
  • reading
  • writing
  • speaking

along with your overall band score.

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