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CELPIP-General is accepted under current Australian visa English rules, subject to the visa and test date. Start with your visa’s official requirements, then set four separate skill targets. Australia’s English points are not Canada’s CRS or CLB rules.
Is CELPIP valid for Australia PR?
Yes, CELPIP-General appears in Home Affairs’ approved tables for Competent, Proficient and Superior English for tests taken on or after 7 August 2025. Which level you need depends on your visa and circumstances. Acceptance of the test does not establish eligibility for a visa.
For points-tested skilled migration, a higher English level can increase English points. Check the relevant visa’s points table and assessment date. Do not treat a practice estimate as evidence for claiming points.
CELPIP scores for Australia: 0, 10 and 20 English points
Each skill must meet its own threshold. Proficient is not four 9s, and Superior is not four 10s: writing requires 10 and 12 respectively. The points below refer to the English factor in relevant points-tested skilled visas, not every Australian visa.
| English level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | English points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competent | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Proficient | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Superior | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 20 |
482, 485 and student visas have their own rules
Do not use the skilled-migration points table as the minimum for every visa. Subclass 482 has a separate English requirement and exemptions; its current CELPIP table applies to tests taken on or after 13 September 2025. Labour agreement requirements may differ.
Subclass 485 and subclass 500 publish separate tables, including overall and/or component conditions and exceptions. Select your exact stream and check timing, passport-related exceptions and evidence rules on Home Affairs before choosing a study target.
Subclass 482: Skills in Demand
Check the dedicated English requirement, test-date rules and exemptions.
Explore this resource →Subclass 485: Temporary Graduate
This official link covers the Post-Vocational Education Work stream. Use the stream that matches your application.
Explore this resource →Subclass 500: Student
Check English evidence requirements and any eligible course or pathway conditions.
Explore this resource →Online preparation and accepted test conditions
Home Affairs does not accept fully online, remote-proctored or at-home English tests; its examples include CELPIP Online. Check that your booked test and delivery mode meet the current visa rules. Celmock is an online practice service, not the official CELPIP test.
Use CELPIP’s official Australia service to check available locations, dates and the fee shown at checkout. This guide does not display live availability. Leave time for results and any further attempt rather than booking against the last possible application date.
Official Australia booking information
Confirm the centre, test version, date, identification rules and payment terms.
Explore this resource →Turn your Australian target into a practice route
Write your target as L / R / W / S and compare each skill with your current official result or practice estimate. Example: L9 / R8 / W9 / S8 still misses the Proficient writing threshold, even though the other three skills meet it.
Use a timed baseline if you do not know where to start. For writing, check that your answer fulfils every instruction and develops its reasons; for speaking, record a complete response and review whether it is easy to follow. AI feedback helps plan practice but does not certify an English level.
Writing practice
Practise email and survey responses; revise one recurring issue before changing prompts.
Explore this resource →Speaking practice
Choose one of the eight tasks and rehearse with the task timing.
Explore this resource →Listening and reading
Use the two-step practice selector to choose the skill and part you need.
Explore this resource →Full-length rehearsal
Practise the full CELPIP-General sequence before adjusting your study plan.
Explore this resource →Questions, answered
Is CELPIP accepted for Australian permanent residency?
CELPIP-General is listed in the current approved English-level tables. Check your exact visa, test date, delivery mode and evidence requirements; approval of a test is not visa approval.
What CELPIP score gives 20 English points?
For the Superior English test-score route, the CELPIP-General thresholds are Listening 10, Reading 10, Writing 12 and Speaking 10. Relevant points-tested skilled visas award 20 English points for Superior English, subject to their rules.
Can I use CELPIP-General LS for Australia?
The Home Affairs tables linked here specify CELPIP-General, which tests all four skills. Do not substitute General LS.
Is online CELPIP practice accepted as a test result?
No. Online preparation is different from an accepted official test. Celmock scores cannot be submitted as visa English evidence, and Home Affairs does not accept fully at-home or remote-proctored English tests.
Official sources
Source pages checked on 19 October 2026. Check the current official guidance before booking or applying.
- Home Affairs: Competent English
- Home Affairs: Proficient English
- Home Affairs: Superior English
- Home Affairs: subclass 189 points table
- Home Affairs: subclass 482 English requirements
- Home Affairs: subclass 485 Post-Vocational Education Work
- Home Affairs: subclass 500 Student
- CELPIP: official Australia service