Relating AcCEPT Proficiency to other English Language Tests

Test users frequently ask how the scores from different examinations compare with each other. The varying formats, designs and measurement scales of different examinations make it very difficult to give exact comparisons with any degree of confidence. Such comparisons are difficult to verify both empirically and conceptually. With this in mind, test-users should nonetheless still find the following correlations useful to consider: the candidates who achieve a 6.0 in IELTS would typically receive a PASS grade in AcCEPT Proficiency; the candidates who achieve a 6.5 in IELTS would typically receive a MERIT grade in AcCEPT Proficiency and the candidates who achieve a 7.0 in IELTS would typically receive a DISTINCTION grade in AcCEPT Proficiency.

Figure 2 below presents Ascentis Anglia ESOL Examinations and other major ESOL examinations’ alignment to CEFR.

Figure 2: Table of comparison between Ascentis Anglia ESOL Examinations and other major ESOL examinations
"The purpose of this table is to illustrate the relationships between Anglia Ascentis ESOL Examinations and the CEFR and the declared relationships between other tests and levels and the CEFR. The table does not constitute claims of equivalences between the different tests. This information was obtained from what is publicly available on the relevant websites May 2009."