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IELTS Academic score reference and limits

Turn a complete objective practice mark into a cautious band reference for study planning, not admission reporting.

Format version
2026.2
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Recorded scales
ielts-9

Indicative practice

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Indicative practice referenceIndicative band 7.0Entered raw mark 30

No official or overall result

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What the result can—and cannot—mean

The raw-to-band relationship is indicative because official forms vary. This page does not convert the academic option into a Canadian immigration benchmark.

Speaking
Not assessed
Overall official result
Not produced
Source registry notice

Compass reports practice bands for Listening, Academic Reading, and Academic Writing only. Speaking is not assessed and no overall band is produced.

IELTS Academic

Three interpretation rules

  1. Academic Reading rewards evidence retrieval across denser passages.
  2. Use a band reference to diagnose a skill gap, not to predict an institution’s decision.
  3. A complete overall band requires all four official components.

2026.2

Scale and support ledger

Generated transition rows from the score-reference functions
SectionInput rangeReference output
Listening0Indicative band 1.0
Listening1–2Indicative band 1.5
Listening3–4Indicative band 2.0
Listening5–6Indicative band 2.5
Listening7–8Indicative band 3.0
Listening9–10Indicative band 3.5
Listening11–12Indicative band 4.0
Listening13–14Indicative band 4.5
Listening15–17Indicative band 5.0
Listening18–21Indicative band 5.5
Listening22–24Indicative band 6.0
Listening25–28Indicative band 6.5
Listening29–31Indicative band 7.0
Listening32–33Indicative band 7.5
Listening34–36Indicative band 8.0
Listening37–38Indicative band 8.5
Listening39–40Indicative band 9.0
Reading0Indicative band 1.0
Reading1–2Indicative band 1.5
Reading3–4Indicative band 2.0
Reading5–6Indicative band 2.5
Reading7–8Indicative band 3.0
Reading9–10Indicative band 3.5
Reading11–12Indicative band 4.0
Reading13–14Indicative band 4.5
Reading15–16Indicative band 5.0
Reading17–20Indicative band 5.5
Reading21–24Indicative band 6.0
Reading25–28Indicative band 6.5
Reading29–31Indicative band 7.0
Reading32–33Indicative band 7.5
Reading34–36Indicative band 8.0
Reading37–38Indicative band 8.5
Reading39–40Indicative band 9.0

Official source ledger

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Reading conversion the same as the practical option?

No. The academic and practical Reading anchors differ even though Listening uses a shared scale.

Can a university requirement be confirmed here?

No. Check the institution’s current program page and submit only a provider-issued report.

Why is no overall band shown?

Writing is not rubric-scored here and Speaking is not assessed, so an overall would be misleading.

IELTS Academic

Turn interpretation into evidence

Use the free diagnostic to locate the skill gap, then rehearse the supported structure with its limits visible.

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