Scores and Score Reports 

Research supports that, in many ways, automated scoring gives more analytical, objective results than humans do. Unlike human judgment, which is prone to be influenced by a variety of factors, an automated scoring system is impartial. This means that the system is not 'distracted' by language-irrelevant factors such as test takers’ appearance, personality, or body language (as can happen in spoken interview tests). Such impartiality means that you can be confident that you are being judged solely on your language performance, and institutions receiving scores can be confident that those scores are 'generalizable'—that the test taker would have earned the same score if the test had been administered in Beijing, Brussels, or Bermuda.
For more information on automated scoring, please refer to our white paper—PTE Academic and Automated Scoring.

If you are unhappy with your test score, you can request a rescore. Please refer to page 13 of the Test Taker Handbook for full details of how to proceed.

If you believe there was an error in any part of the test that may have affected your score you should complete and return the Item Challenge Form.

You will receive your score typically within five business days of your test date—so, if you take the test on a Tuesday, your scores should be available by the following Tuesday. Business days are Monday to Friday, excluding UK and USA national holidays. You will be notified by email to the address you gave when you registered when your scores are available to be viewed online. Pearson reserves the right to delay your test score if we detect any irregularities during the testing process which require further investigation. If this is the case, we will inform you as soon as possible.

Pearson do not provide printed copies of score reports to test takers.

Scores for PTE Academic are reported as a profile of your level of ability in Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing, and in six Enabling Skills. When you sign into your user account and click ‘View Score Report’ a new window will open that contains your score report.

The score report has a number of different sections:
• The first section contains your personal details and photograph.
• In the middle of the report your Overall Score is shown.
• The final section of the score report shows more detail on how you performed on the test.

The individual scores for Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing are shown, along with the scores for the six Enabling Skills. You may find this useful to understand your strengths and weaknesses, and to provide focus on the areas where you performed less well and could focus your future study.

Sign in to your account. Once you have logged in successfully, the Current Activity page displays a list of the tests you have taken in the past. To send your scores to institutions, click on ‘Send Scores’ next to the test for which you want to send scores. You will then be able to search the database of institutions and programs that recognize PTE Academic and select those to which you would like to send your scores. You may select up to seven recipients per order. When you are happy with your selection, click on ‘Next’ and you will see a summary of your selections. You will also be able to view your contact details as stored on your profile. If any of the contact details are wrong, you should click on ‘Update your profile’ and enter your new details. When you have finished, click on ‘Next.’  The final confirmation page will review all the details you selected for your score order. Click on ‘Confirm order’ to send your scores. You will receive an email confirmation that your scores have been sent. You may wish to print this notification for your records.

PTE Academic scores remain valid for two years from the test date. You can send them to institutions at any point during those two years, even if you have taken the test again.

Once you complete the registration process, your profile data will remain on the system. You can access your PTE Academic online account any time from this point with the unique Username and Password you created online.