When to test with PTE - GL Education

The Annual Administration table shows which level of test should be used for schools choosing this option. PTE 11T is an additional test for students aged ... Home KnowledgeBase Assessments PTESupport BeforetheTest WhentotestwithPTE BacktoBeforetheTest PTESupportHome GeneralInformation BeforetheTest Step-by-stepguide Choosingatesttypeandlevel WhentotestwithPTE TestingSENDandEALstudents Pre-testingessentials OntheDayoftheTest AftertheTest FrequentlyAskedQuestions Downloads ProgressTestinEnglish Findoutmore WhentotestwithPTE Articlesinthissection: Annualadministration Twiceyearlyadministration Annualadministration Thetestshouldbeadministeredtowardstheendoftheyear,preferablyinthethirdterm(UKspring/summerterm)asthiswaswhenthetestwasoriginallystandardisedandwhenstudentsshouldhavelearnedthecontentcoveredintheassessment.  TheAnnualAdministrationtableshowswhichleveloftestshouldbeusedforschoolschoosingthisoption.  PTE 11Tisanadditionaltestforstudentsagedbetween11and12years,whichcanbeusedasatransitiontestonentrytosecondaryeducation.Itisdesignedtobeadministeredspecificallyduringthe firstpartofthe firstyearofsecondaryschool.Itis basedonprimaryEnglishcurriculasothatstudentsatthestartoftheirsecondaryeducationcanbeassessed. PTE 11Tcanhelpcreateabaselineforstudentsatthebeginningofsecondary/post-primaryphase. PTE 12maybeadministeredinthespringorsummerterms. For students aged7to11years, ProgressinWritingtasksareavailableseparatelytoprovideinformationaboutattainmentinwriting. Twiceyearlyadministration TheTwiceYearlyAdministrationtableshowsyouwhichleveloftestshouldbetakeninthefirstterm(UKautumnterm)andthenthefollowingthirdterm(UKspring/summerterm).  Twiceyearly NOTE:AsexplainedinChoosingatesttypeandlevel,if PTEisbeingadministeredinthefirsttermoftheschoolyear,thetestfromtheyearbelowshouldbeadministeredasstudentsareunlikelytohavecoveredenoughofthecurriculumtobeabletotaketheage-appropriatetest.  Previous:Step-by-stepguide Next:TestingSENDandEALstudents ProgressTestinEnglish Findoutmore Searchforanotherknowledgetopic