CLB conversion tables
Convert your test scores into CLB scores from the tables below.
How to use the tables below? For examples, if you scores 6.0 for Reading, Writing and Listening, but 5.5 for Speaking.
You will have CLB 7 for Reading, Writing and Listening, and CLB 6 for Speaking.
IELTS scores to CLB scores
| CLB Level | 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 |
| International English Language Testing System (IELTS) General Training – Test score equivalency chart | ||||
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TEF scores to CLB scores
| CLB Level | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking |
| 10 | 263-277 | 393-415 | 316-333 | 393-415 |
| 9 | 248-262 | 371-392 | 298-315 | 371-392 |
| 8 | 233-247 | 349-370 | 280-297 | 349-370 |
| 7 | 207-232 | 310-348 | 249-279 | 310-348 |
| 6 | 181-206 | 271-309 | 217-248 | 271-309 |
| 5 | 151-180 | 226-270 | 181-216 | 226-270 |
| 4 | 121-150 | 181-225 | 145-180 | 181-225 |
| Test d’évaluation de français (TEF) – Test score equivalency chart for reports issued on or after April 1, 2014 | ||||