What is PTE Academic 

Pearson VUE is the global leader in computer-based testing, offering exams through one of the world's largest network of test centers in over 165 countries. Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson.
From October 2009, PTE Academic will be available via selective Pearson VUE testing centers.

The new test will measure you on a number of different skills—your Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing skills, and also your fluency, grammar, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, and written discourse skills. The score report is explained in more detail in the "How Are My Scores Reported" section of this website.

PTE Academic:
- offers a high level of reliability and validity; therefore both you and those institutions to whom you send scores can be confident that your score is an accurate measure of your academic English language ability;
- eliminates the need to take the actual test to practice by offering dedicated and fully scored online practice test;
- gives you the flexibility to choose and book a test at your convenience via the secure Pearson VUE website;
- tests all skills in one three-hour session giving you a more convenient test experience;
- score reports will typically be available to you within five business days—significantly quicker than other tests in the same market;
- score reports provide you with an overall score, as well as scores for each communicative skill (Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing) and enabling skill (fluency, grammar, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, written discourse);
- offers you the chance to send an unlimited number of score reports to your chosen institutions with no additional fee.

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If you are a non-native speaker of English and need to demonstrate your academic English language ability, PTE Academic is the test for you.