Fees

IELTS test fees

To determine which fee you need to pay, choose the category that suits the reason you are taking the IELTS test.

Depending on your reason for taking the IELTS test, you may need to pay GST (goods and services tax).

You must pay the test fee at the time you submit your application.

• Applying and paying for an IELTS test

Standard fee categories

From 1 February 2020, the IELTS test fee will increase to $355. The new test fee will only apply to test bookings from 1 March 2020. Any test dates prior to 1 March will not be subject to the fee increase.

• $340 (GST-exempt)
• $355 (GST-exempt) from 1 February 2020 for all test dates after 1 March 2020

The standard fee applies if your reasons for taking the IELTS test include:

• access to education (including study)
• membership of a profession or trade
• registration or licensing for a particular occupation
• employment
• immigration: skilled migration.

Other test categories

• $374 (GST-inclusive)
• $390.50 (GST-inclusive) from 1 February 2020 for all test dates after 1 March 2020

You must pay GST if you do not consider yourself to be in the standard fee categories.

Administrative fees

Cancelling or transferring your test date

You can request to cancel or transfer your test date. There is an administrative fee for cancelling or transferring test dates:

• $50 to change your test date
• $80 to cancel your test.

Cancelling or transferring your test date

Additional test report form

You can request an additional copy of your results for a recognised receiving organisation.

If you request the copy of your results within one month of your test date, there is no fee.

If you request the copy of your results more than one month after your test date, there is an administrative fee of $25 per test report form.

Results and additional test report forms

Re-marking or Enquiry on Results (EOR)

There is an administrative fee of $176 (including GST) to a request a re-mark.

Re-marking or Enquiry on Results (EOR)