IELTS Test Results

I finally received my English test results and I did great!  A top mark (100%) is 9, while 8 is equivalent to 95%.  I needed a minimum of 7 (85%).  Out of the four different areas that were tested (reading, listening, speaking and writing) I received two 9s, one 8.5 and one 8.  Those are excellent results.

This is the second time in my life that I have had to do a serious English language test.  The first test I had to write was for enrollment into a Canadian university.  I did not have three years of English high school classes so they required that I write a TOEFL test.  I did great that time, too!

This is the second last hurdle in our quest to immigrate to Australia.  The last hurdle is me having one year of professional experience in Australia as it gives me extra points on the immigration points test.

Couple more months to go and I will have the required one year of Australian experience, and then we apply for the permanent residency!