OET Grade chart

Here, you can explore the detailed scoring system for the four OET modules, which is based on a comprehensive set of criteria and various performance metrics.

OET score	Correct answers	OET GRADE	OET band descriptors	IELTS band score equivalent
10	1	E	Can manage simple interaction on familiar topics and understand the main point in short, simple messages, provided they can ask for clarification. High density of errors and mis- or overuse of technical language can cause significant strain and breakdowns in communication.	0-4
20	2
40	3
50	4
60	5
70	6
80	7
90	8
100	9	D	Can maintain some interaction and understand straightforward factual information in their field of specialisation, but may ask for clarification. Frequent errors, inaccuracies and mis-or overuse of technical language can cause strain in communication.	4-5
120	10
130	11
140	12
150	13
170	14
180	15
190	16
200	17	C	Can maintain the interaction in a relevant healthcare environment despite occasional errors and lapses, and follow standard spoken language normally encountered in their field of specialisation.	5.5
210	18
230	19
240	20
250	21			6.0
260	22
270	23
290	24
300	25	C+		6.5
310	26
320	27
330	28
340	29
350	30	B	Can communicate effectively with patients and health professionals using appropriate register, tone and lexis, with only occasional inaccuracies and hesitations. Shows good understanding in a range of clinical contexts.	7.0
370	31
380	32
390	33
400	34			7.5
420	35
430	36
440	37
450	38	A	Can communicate very fluently and effectively with patients and health professionals using appropriate register, tone and lexis. Shows complete understanding of any kind of written or spoken language.	8-9
460	39
480	40
490	41
500	42

Your Writing score is determined based on the evaluation of each criterion.

1. Purpose
2. Content
3. Conciseness & Clarity
4. Genre & Style
5. Organisation &, and Layout Language)

Understand OET writing format

Your Speaking score is determined based on the evaluation of each speaking criterion.

I. Linguistic Criteria:

1. Intelligibility
2. Fluency
3. Appropriateness of Language
4. Resources of Grammar and Expression

II. Clinical Communication Criteria

5. Relationship building
6. Understanding & incorporating the patient’s perspective
7. Providing structure
8. Information gathering
9. Information giving

Learn OET Speaking criteria

Satisfy all nine criteria for OET Speaking, and you will attain an A-grade! Best wishes.