IELTS

“Effective communication” is one of the graduate attributes of PolyU undergraduate degree students. To achieve this, we strive to provide curricular and co-curricular programmes to students for enhancement of their language proficiency. To encourage students to improve their language proficiency through the preparation for an English test, and provide an internationally recognised assessment for them in pursuing further studies or entering the workforce, we are pleased to inform you that PolyU Management has decided to sponsor graduating students of undergraduate degree programmes to take the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) starting from the 2022/23 academic year.

What is International English Language Testing System (IELTS)?

IELTS – the International English Language Testing System – is the world’s most popular English language test. It is developed by some of the world’s leading experts in language assessment and evaluates all of your English skills — reading, writing, listening and speaking. It is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge Assessment English. And it is accepted by more than 10,000 organisations in over 140 countries. For more information, please refer to IELTS website: https://www.ielts.org/

The test contains four parts:

• Listening Tasks (30 minutes)
• Reading Tasks (60 minutes)
• Writing Tasks (60 minutes)
• Speaking Tasks (11-14 minutes)

Sponsorship Scheme to graduating students of undergraduate degree programmes to take the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 2024/25

If you are a final year undergraduate degree student, you are invited to participate in the IELTS test sessions under the sponsorship scheme. The IELTS test can let you know more about your performance on your English language after these few years of study in PolyU.

Information and arrangements for the test sessions in Semester one 2024/25 is provided below.

Participation

Students’ participation in this Sponsorship Scheme is voluntary, and the results obtained will not affect their graduation.

What will you get after completion of IELTS?

A Test Report Form will be issued to all test takers with a score from "band 1" ("non-user") to "band 9" ("expert user") for each test component – Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. The individual scores are then averaged and rounded to produce an Overall Band Score to show your English language proficiency.

Application Procedures

Students can register through the online registration system provided by the Official IELTS Test Centre (IDP) (see below). You will receive an automated email informing the successful registration within 3 days. OUS will vet applicants’ eligibility and students will receive an email asking for completion of consent form and arrangements for online credit card payment of the test fee (HK$1,495). Allocation of places for the testing sessions will be on a first-come-first-served basis. For details on registration procedures, please click here.

Please read carefully the eligibility, reimbursement and arrangements provided below: