PTE Young Learners Exam Format
PTE Young Learners Exam Format includes a written paper and an interview test. The Pearson Language Test conducts an English proficiency exam for young students between the age group of 6 to 13. This exam is referred to as PTE Young Learners Exam.
It provides young students with memorable first experience of learning English language with the help of real-life communicative tasks.
On passing the exam, the students are given a certificate of achievement which gives them confidence and morale boost.
The PTE Young Learners exam has four levels of assessment which are conducted orally:
- Firstwords(level 1)
- Springboard(level 2)
- Quickmarch(level 3)
- Breakthrough(level 4)
Administrative Body | The PTE Young Learners exam is conducted by Pearson in partnership with Edexcel Limited |
Purpose of Exam | The goal of PTE Young learners exam is to test four basic English skills: Reading, Speaking, Listening and Writing |
Exam Date | The PTE Young learners exam is held in a year in the months of May, June and November |
Exam results | The PTE Young Learners test result is available after 12-weeks from the date of exam |
PTE Young Learners Exam Structure and Results
The tests uses real-life scenarios rather than grammatical exercises to test how well children can use language structures to complete communicative tasks.
The PTE Young Learner exam questions are based on the activities of a hypothetical family- the Browns.
The PTE Young Learners exam has four levels- Firstwords, Springboard, Quickmarch and Breakthrough.
All four levels are separated into two parts:
- a written paper including listening, reading, and writing sections
- a final spoken test
For Firstwords , Springboard and Quickmarch , the exam takes a total of 80 minutes.
The written papers is a total of 60 minutes, with six different sections
The speaking test lasts 20 minutes, with two sections
The Breakthrough exam takes a total of 95 minutes.
The written paper is a total of 75 minutes with six different sections.
The speaking test lasts 20 minutes, with two sections.
There are four PTE Young Learners levels
Level | Level of assessment | Exam duration |
I | Firstwords | 1 hour 20 minutes Written papers 60 minutes 6 sections Speaking test 20 minutes 2 sections |
II | Springboard | 1 hour 20 minutes Written papers 60 minutes 6 sections Speaking test 20 minutes 2 sections |
III | Quickmarch | 1 hour 20 minutes Written papers 60 minutes 6 sections Speaking test 20 minutes 2 sections |
IV | Breakthrough | 1 hour 35 minutes Written papers 75 minutes 6 sections Speaking test 20 minutes 2 sections |
There are four outcomes of the PTE Young Learners exam
Remarks | Scores in Percentage |
Distinction | 85% to 90% |
Meri | 70% |
Pass | 45% to 50% |
Fail (certificate of attendance is offered) | Below 45% |
