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The Whistleblower Protection Policy is intended to encourage and promote honest and ethical behaviour by providing a framework for employees and stakeholders to escalate concerns about actual, suspected or anticipated wrongdoing within IDP.
The purpose of this Policy is to ensure all employees, contractors and IELTS candidates are able to report instances, or suspected instances, of unethical, improper, unlawful or undesirable conduct without fear of intimidation or reprisal.
This Policy applies to all employees, contractors, consultants of the IDP and IELTS candidates. We act in the best interest of a staff member/ candidates who raises a complaint under this policy to protect them from victimisation, adverse reaction or intimidation and the public disclosure of their identity. Support and protection of whistleblowers is considered an important aspect of all managers’ obligations.
All staff, IELTS candidates and IELTS stakeholders are permitted and encouraged to report under this Policy to any IDP IELTS staff members whom they are comfortable approaching either in person or to the contact details below: IDP Education (Vietnam)
IELTS Department
161 Hai Ba Trung, Vo Thi Sau Street, Dist 3, HCMC
Email: ielts.hcmc@idp.com | ielts.hanoi@idp.com
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The Listening and Reading parts of the IELTS test are scored out of 40 and then converted to a band score which ranges from band 1 to band 9.
The Listening and Reading tests contain 40 questions and each correct question will be awarded 1 mark (so the maximum a test taker can score here is 40). Band scores, ranging from band 1 to band 9, are awarded based on the raw scores.
It is common for people to achieve a different band score for each skill and completely normal to have a difference of up to two bands between skills. This occurs regardless of the language being tested and the type of language test taken. Listening and Speaking are often the strongest skills for most people.
Every IELTS test is carefully produced and tested to ensure a consistent level of difficulty across all the test versions. We want every IELTS test taker to have their true English-language ability reflected in their result, which is why we offer so many free and paid tools to help you practise and prepare.
Check out our preparation tools for tips and advice so that you can be as prepared as possible for your test date.
Since IELTS is an individual English-language proficiency test, no other test results will be able to count towards your IELTS score.
You can apply for a review of your band scores (called an Enquiry on Results) at your test centre within six weeks of the test date.
You must pay an enquiry fee, which is fully refunded if your band score changes. If your band score changes, you will be issued a new Test Report Form (TRF).
In the IELTS Life Skills test, your results are given as a pass or fail mark.
There is no pass or fail in IELTS Academic or General Training test. Scores are graded on the 9-band system. Each educational institution or organisation sets its own level of IELTS scores to meet its individual requirements.
How is IELTS scored?
To help you work towards the IELTS score you need, watch this short video and find out how IELTS is scored in all four parts of the test.
