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The Oxford Test of English is available to book throughout the year at a time that suits you.

Book your test at an Approved Test Centre by following these easy steps:

  1. Find your local Approved Test Centre by clicking on the list below (please note; you can view a full list of Approved Test Centres by selecting 'Worldwide' from the menu at the top of this page).
  2. Contact your local approved Test Centre to find when test sessions are available and book.
  3. Remember to prepare for the test with our free preparation materials and try your test demo.

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Tlidjen

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Buenos Aires

Luis Guillón

Mar del Plata

Necochea

Parana

Resistencia

Rosario

San Juan

Sarandí - Avellaneda

Santa Fe

Manama

State City Institution
Acre Rio Branco Miza Education Centre
Amazonas Manaus QE/UEA Test Center
Alagoas Maceió Colégio Contato De Maceió
Bahia Salvador Colégio Gregor Mendel
Ceará Fortaleza Christus
Distrito Federal Brasília Colégio Marista João Paulo II
Cooplem Idiomas
Vicente Pires Blue Educação
Goiás Goiânia Projeto Línguas
Mato Grosso Do Sul Campo Grande VIP School Of English
Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte Cultura Inglesa BH
Uberaba London Education Centre
Paraná Capanema Ative Personal English
Cascavel FUNDEP-PR
Curitiba Cultura Inglesa Curitiba
Londrina Londrinense - Unifil
Umuarama Universidade Paranaense – Unipar
Paraíba João Pessoa Cultura Inglesa Young
Pernambuco Recife Cultura Inglesa - Boa Viagem
Conecta
Piaui Teresina Instituto Dom Barreto
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Nova Iguaçú Equipe Grau - Ser E Crescer
Petrópolis Colégio E Curso PRW
Rio das Ostras On You Cursos - Rio Das Ostras
Rio De Janeiro Caramello Idiomas
Colégio Saint John
Instituto Brasil Estados Unidos – IBEU
Rio Grande do Sul Pelotas Smart Way Center
Porto Alegre Colégio Mãe de Deus
Colegio Provincia De Sao Pedro
Santa Catarina Florianópolis Criativo
São Paulo Bauru Colégio Chaminade
Indaiatuba Parque Ecológico Educação
Jaguariúna Colégio da Villa
Paraguaçu Paulista Mr English
Ribeirão Pires Colégio Jean Piaget - Ribeirão Pires
Ribeirão Preto Conexia Educação
Hopeland English Academy
Suprema
São Paulo Pueri Domus - Aclimação
Cultura Inglesa Pinheiros
Colégio Renascença
Santos Colégio Jean Piaget

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  • Meeting Point
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  • Nueva Escuela Tecnológica Tecámac
  • Nueva Escuela Tecnológica Ixtapaluca
  • AENFIS

Guerrero

Guanajuato

  • Tecnológico Purisima del Rincón

Hidalgo

Jalisco

Michoacán

Nayarit

Nuevo León

  • International House México
  • Awesome English
  • Centro de Idiomas de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Oaxaca

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Puebla

Querétaro

San Luis Potosí

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Sonora

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  • Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Cananea

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  • International Testing Centre

Test yourself; challenge yourself

The advantage of the Oxford Test of English is that you can take it without completing a specific preparation course, as long as you are studying at the right level.

You can use the materials provided in our Get ready for the test hub to help you prepare for the test, alongside your course materials. These resources will also give you an understanding of the format of the Oxford Test of English and types of questions asked, so you know what to expect.

To find out more about the appropriate level for you, speak to your teacher or a local Approved Test Centre.

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Experience the Oxford Test of English

Experience the Oxford Test of English with the online demo.

  • By accessing the demo you are not registering for the test
  • You will not get results or a certificate.
  • The demo is free to use as many times as you want.
  • You can close the demo at any point. You do not have to answer all of the questions.

Experience the Oxford Test of English tests

Do you have any reasonable adjustments? You can view options here

A world of opportunity awaits

With the Oxford Test of English, your overall level of English is certified by the University of Oxford. The results are typically received within 5 working days. Sign in to your account to see your results and print out your certificate.

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Organizations and institutions

Organizations and institutions are also able to independently verify the results.

How your certificate works

  • You are given a score for each module.
  • If you have taken all four modules you will get an overall score.
  • The overall score is the average of each module.
Module Score
Speaking
Taken 03 September 2016 		100
Listening
Taken 25 June 2016		 112
Reading
Taken 25 June 2016 		128
Writing
Taken 03 September 2016 		140
Overall CEFR level
B2
Overall score
120
  • The Oxford Test of English provides a score from 0–140
  • For scores of 51–140, a CEFR level of A2, B1, or B2 is provided
  • For scores of 0–50, the test provides an indicative CEFR result of 'Below A2'.
A2
A2.1
A2.2
B1
B1.1
B1.2
B2
B2.1
B2.2

The Oxford Test of English certificate

certificate

The support you need

Do you require reasonable adjustments?

The Oxford Test of English provides a range of help options for test takers with reasonable adjustments related to visual difficulties, hearing difficulties, learning difficulties or access needs.

To request help, you and the and test centre manager must complete a Reasonable adjustments Request Form (PDF, 0.1 MB) and return it to OTEsupport@oup.com

Please note the following information:

  • The following reasonable adjustments must be requested using the Reasonable Adjustments Request Form, along with any supporting evidence, at least 6 weeks before the test date. See section 5 of the Reasonable Adjustments Policy.
    • Extra time
    • Rest breaks between modules
    • Individual test session
    • Physical testing environment
    • Access to the test room
    • Assistive role: Scribe
    • Assistive role: Practical assistant
  • The following reasonable adjustments do not need to be requested in advance. Further details for these reasonable adjustments can be found in Section 6 of the Reasonable Adjustments Policy. The below adjustments can be made in the test platform and in the online demo.
    • Display option: enlarged text
    • Display option: low contrast (pastel)
    • Display option: high contrast
    • Reading support device
    • Hand-held text magnifier
  • If supporting evidence is required, it should be in English or an English translation should be provided. It is your responsibility as the test taker to provide this.
  • If your chosen test centre cannot accommodate your request, you should still work with them to complete and submit the form. This will be sent by your chosen test centre to Oxford University Press, who will use this information to try to find an alternative centre.
  • Once the request has been processed, Test Centres securely dispose of the form and related paperwork as confidential waste.

Display options

The Oxford Test of English is available with different display options. You can take the Oxford Test of English in high contrast (light text on a dark background) or pastel (dark text on a pastel background).

Enlarged text

  • You can take the test with enlarged text size (24 pixels).
  • Please note that enlarged text size may increase the need for scrolling on the screen.
  • You can view the above display and text options in the online demo.
What to do next:
  1. You, as the test taker, should take the online demo to decide which display options are best for you.
  2. Once in the test session, you can adjust the visual display options in the test platform.

If you have physical access requirements (e.g. wheelchair access or adapted seating requirements), please describe them on the Reasonable adjustments Request Form (PDF, 0.1 MB). If your chosen Test Centre is not able to accommodate your physical access requirements, the completed form will be sent to Oxford University Press who will help find a suitable Test Centre.

What to do next:
  1. You, as the test taker, should take the online demo.
  2. If applicable, you should then complete the Reasonable adjustments Request Form (PDF, 0.1 MB), give it to the Test Centre, and book your test at least six weeks in advance.
  3. The Test Centre should then send the completed form to otesupport@oup.com.

You can request extra time to complete the Reading and / or Writing modules of the Oxford Test of English. Extra time will be added to the whole time limit of the relevant module. 25% extra time is available for each module.

All requests for extra time must be made in advance and supported by medical evidence. Please note that extra time is not currently available for the Speaking or Listening modules.

Private test sessions

You may be able to take the test in a private test session with a single invigilator. All requests for a private test session must be supported by medical evidence.

If your chosen test centre is not able to accommodate your request for a private room, please still send your completed form to the Test Centre, who will then forward to Oxford University Press who will help find a suitable Test Centre.

Breaks between modules

The Oxford Test of English includes four modules: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. The whole test takes approximately 2 hours to complete.

You can request rest breaks between the test modules if this would be helpful to you. All requests for breaks between modules must be supported by medical evidence.

What to do next:

To request extra time, a private test session, or breaks between modules, you will need to provide evidence of your condition (e.g., a medical certificate). To do this:

  1. Get supporting evidence of the condition. Supporting evidence must:
    • Be written by a qualified doctor, psychologist, or other professional.
    • Include the name, professional qualification(s), and address of the person providing the evidence.
    • Be in English or professionally translated into English from an original document in another language.
  2. Complete the Reasonable adjustments Request Form (PDF, 0.1 MB)
  3. Give the form and supporting evidence to their Test Centre and book your test at least six weeks in advance.
    • For temporary conditions, you will need evidence written in a suitable time period to confirm that the condition is still valid.
    • For permanent conditions, there is no time requirement.
  4. Your chosen Test Centre should then send the completed form and accompanying medical evidence to otesupport@oup.com.

For the options below, you do not need to fill in the Reasonable adjustments Request Form (PDF, 0.1 MB). You can register with your chosen Test Centre in the usual way and inform them on the test day about your needs.

Reading support device

You may use your own text isolation reading card – also known as a 'text window' – to aid focus on the specific area of text you are reading. This must be provided by you as the test taker and approved by the Test Centre on the day of the test. For security reasons, any reading cards must be free of writing.

Hand-held text magnifier

TYou may use your own non-electronic hand-held text magnifier to add focus on specific text. This must be provided by you as the test taker and approved by the Test Centre on the day of the test.

Hearing difficulties

The Oxford Test of English is taken on a computer and all test takers wear individual headsets and can adjust the volume on the computer to meet the ideal level for their needs in the Speaking and Listening test modules. There is no audio in the Reading or Writing modules.

Reasonable Adjustments Policy

For more information about Oxford University Press's ongoing commitment to making the Oxford Test of English accessible to as many test takers as possible, see the Reasonable Adjustments Policy.

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