CLB Conversion Chart: IELTS, CELPIP, PTE Core, TEF, TCF

English

IELTS General Training (minimum band)

CLB	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking
10	8.0	7.5	8.5	7.5
9	7.0	7.0	8.0	7.0
8	6.5	6.5	7.5	6.5
7	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
6	5.0	5.5	5.5	5.5
5	4.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
4	3.5	4.0	4.5	4.0

CELPIP-General

CELPIP levels map directly: a CELPIP score of 7 is CLB 7, 9 is CLB 9, and 10 or higher counts as CLB 10.

PTE Core

CLB	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking
10	88–90	90	89–90	89–90
9	78–87	88–89	82–88	84–88
8	69–77	79–87	71–81	76–83
7	60–68	69–78	60–70	68–75
6	51–59	60–68	50–59	59–67
5	42–50	51–59	39–49	51–58
4	33–41	41–50	28–38	42–50

French

TEF Canada (tests taken after December 10, 2023)

NCLC	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking
10	546–699	558–699	546–699	556–699
9	503–545	512–557	503–545	518–555
8	462–502	472–511	462–502	494–517
7	434–461	428–471	434–461	456–493
6	393–433	379–427	393–433	422–455
5	352–392	330–378	352–392	387–421
4	306–351	268–329	306–351	328–386

TCF Canada

NCLC	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking
10	549–699	16–20	549–699	16–20
9	524–548	14–15	523–548	14–15
8	499–523	12–13	503–522	12–13
7	453–498	10–11	458–502	10–11
6	406–452	7–9	398–457	7–9
5	375–405	6	369–397	6
4	342–374	4–5	331–368	4–5

How to use the chart

Your level in each ability is the highest row whose minimum you meet. Programs and CRS points look at each ability separately, and many thresholds depend on your lowest ability. Every tool on this site converts scores for you as you type.

CLB conversion chart: IELTS, CELPIP, PTE Core, TEF and TCF