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From 2 October 2026, most temporary visa holders can no longer apply for a Student visa while in Australia, and new rules limit including or adding family members.
Last verified: 13 October 2026Read articleThree parts, 22 scored question types, about two hours. Here is the current structure based on Pearson’s official format pages.
Last verified: 26 September 2026Read articleA short list of the official Pearson and Home Affairs pages we monitor — and how often we re-verify this site.
Last verified: 26 September 2026Read article“79 each” is the old rule. For tests from 7 August 2025, Superior English needs different scores per skill — with the highest bars in Speaking and Writing.
Last verified: 26 September 2026Read articleA note-taking grid and a five-part speaking structure for the longest speaking response in PTE Academic.
Last verified: 26 September 2026Read articleThe most common mistake is describing the situation instead of responding to the person in it. Here’s a simple framework.
Last verified: 26 September 2026Read articleSpeed, templates, averages and keyword stuffing — separating Pearson’s published information from exam-hall folklore.
Last verified: 26 September 2026Read articleSeven speaking tasks, human content review, and why accent is not what humans score.
Last verified: 26 September 2026Read articlePearson states the overall score is not an average of the four skill scores. It reflects performance across the whole test.
Last verified: 26 September 2026Read articleHome Affairs introduced new PTE Academic component scores for Competent, Proficient and Superior English for tests taken on or after 7 August 2025.
Last verified: 26 September 2026Read articleSummarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation — what happens, how long you get and what is assessed.
Last verified: 26 September 2026Read articleTwo new speaking tasks, human part-scoring of content on seven tasks, and no change to the 10–90 scale. Effective for tests from 7 August 2025.
Last verified: 26 September 2026Read article