Australia National Boards Common Registration Standards 2026 ELS-5: Test pathway: approved test, current minimum scores, sitting rules

An applicant not meeting another pathway passes an approved English test (Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency, IELTS Academic, OET, PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT, or another test the Boards approve) in an accepted modality, achieving the overall and component minimum scores published by Ahpra for the date the test was taken (updated from 23 April 2026), from one sitting or at most two sittings no more than 12 months apart from the same provider, with no component below the floor set for two-sitting results. The score figures are those in the current Ahpra table, read 2026-09-30; they are not reproduced here.