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English Proficiency Test Equivalency Chart

Businesses, colleges, and universities often ask for non-native English speakers to provide an English proficiency test score when applying for school or a job. Use this chart to see how your test score relates to scores of other English proficiency tests.

CISL SF

Level

CISL SF

Course

CISL SD

Level

CISL SD

Course

CISL SD Entrance ScoreCambridge English ScaleFCE

grade

CAE
grade
iBT
TOEFL
IELTS
band
DuolingoCEFR

 C1/C2

Advanced 

10

 

 

Proficient

 

95%-100%200-230  A120
120
120
119
9
9
8.5
8.5
145
150
155
160
C2
C2
C2+
C2+

 9

 Advanced90%-94%180-199A C
B
 
 
 
97-102
103-107
108-112
113-115
116-118
7
7.5
7.5
8
8
120
125
130
135
140
C1
C1
C1
C1+
C1+
 

B2

 

Upper Intermediate

 

 

8

 

Low Advanced

80%-89%

160-179

 

 
B
 
  80-85
86-91
92-96
6.5
6.5
7
105
110
115
B2+
B2+
B2+

 7

Upper- Intermediate70%-79% 
 
C
  62-67
68-73
74-79
5.5
6
6
90
95
100
B2
B2
B2
 

B1

 

Intermediate

6Intermediate60%-69%140-159  44-49
50-55
56-61
5
5
5.5
75
80
85
B1+
B1+
B1+
550%-59%  26-31
32-37
38-43
4
4.5
4.5
60
65
70
B1
B1
B1
 

A2

Low Intermediate4Low- Intermediate40%-49%120-139  5-8
9-13
14-19
20-25
3
3.5
3.5
4
40
45
50
55
A2+
A2+
A2+
A2+

3

30%-39%  0
1
2-4
2.5
3
3
25
30
35
A2
A2
A2
 

A1

Basic2Basic20%-29%100-119  02.520A1
11%-19%80-99

 

 0215A1

*This chart shows an approximate level only for students who have completed the whole course.

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