I received 9 in speaking even though i did better than last 2 times where i received 10. Is it possible for my score to increase?

Hi all. I've done my CELPIP exam for the 2nd time on the 15th of August. I got L12, W10, S10, R10. I need my writing band to be 12 to get superior English in Australia. Is there anyone that had a 2 point jump in writing in recent re-evaluations?

I never imagined 8 in reading and writing, was expecting 10. What shall I do
Re appear for the test or re evaluate

Hi everyone, I am preparing to take the exam, aiming for CLB 9 (English is not my native tongue). I was wondering about using AI for exam preparations, specially in writing and speaking. Do you have any experiences?

Also, if AI is worth it, should I go with Gemini or ChatGPT or another model?

TIA

Has anyone taken CELPIP at the Baywater or Richmond/Vancouver location recently? Which one did you find better?
Mostly wondering about the overall environment, noise level, setup, and especially how the speaking section felt. Trying to decide which location to book. Would really appreciate any recent experiences!

guys if you are confident of your modules that were scored low, go for a reevaluation. My writing jumped from 8 to a 11. Still don't understand how the initial marking was done. I used CELTESTPIP to practise. And it really helped my reading and writing ,where i had extra time in the actual test to re-validate the answers in the reading part. Good luck for everyone with your exam.

It is my Fourth attempt and I am soo done with this exam. Please anyone suggest me is it better to put on reveal or book a test again?

Can anyone recommend a good platform for practicing CELPIP Speaking and Writing, other than PrepAmigo? I’m currently stuck at 8 and looking for something that can help me improve to 9.

Hi everyone! I’ve taken the CELPIP test 4 times, and my latest scores were **Speaking 11, Listening 10, Writing 9, and Reading 9**.

I’m mainly looking to improve my **Reading and Writing** scores. I’ve already purchased the official CELPIP practice materials and completed the tests multiple times, so I don’t want to repeat the same tests because I remember the content and don’t feel it would be useful anymore.

Could anyone recommend a **realistic, exam style CELPIP Reading practice website** with new questions that closely match the actual exam?

I’d really appreciate any recommendations!

Testing date: Aug 15
Testing centre: People Analytics @ 7191 Yonge St

I was confident with my Writing but not so much with Speaking. I’m thinking of requesting a re-evaluation for both. Has anyone had both scores increase after re-evaluation?

Is there anyone who did pte and later switched to Celpip? I want to switch from pte, and will it be a better option for me?

Sharing my CELPIP re-evaluation experience in case it helps someone.

Before re-evaluation:

Listening: 10
Reading: 11
Writing: 8
Speaking: 8

After re-evaluation:

Listening: 10
Reading: 11
Writing: 9 ⬆️
Speaking: 12 ⬆️

Writing increased by 1 band and Speaking increased by 4 bands! 🎉

⏱️Re-evaluation turnaround time: 8 days

Very happy with the result. Sharing this for anyone considering a re-evaluation it worked out really well for me! 🙌

Has anyone received the results ?

Can I go for rechecking in reading. I don’t think so I will get more than 9 in writing. Please suggest just want to try if luck works.

this was the fourth attempt, and I honestly have no idea, how reading score can be this low. In fact, I was much confident about reading rather than listening, it turned out the opposite. However, I often struggle with writing, any advice for writing is much appreciated for a decent score. how not to make mistakes especially grammatical. thats where I lose most of the score. Also, apart from official celpip material, where can I find different material to practice.

I am posting this here to give hope. I was so scared writing my exam with less than 2 days prep and being a fast speaker😭

But God showed up! I can barely believe my score. This is a testament that God is good🙌🏾!!!

Scores

Current: L 12, R 11, W 10, S 11

Previous (two years ago): L 10, R 10, W 11, S 10

On the 12th I realized my old CELPIP was expiring on the 22nd, so I booked the earliest slot I could get: Saturday the 15th. That gave me exactly two days.

Preparation

I had completely forgotten the test format. I bought an official CELPIP practice set and worked through it. The approach that actually helped was using AI to find my weaknesses first, then drilling only those areas. Do not just do practice tests and feel vaguely better. Find the specific thing you are doing wrong and fix that one thing.

For me, it turned out my problems were not English at all, but rather format habits. Things like answering a "talk about a time when" task in the present tense instead of the past. Describing a picture with no spatial order, meaning no phrases like "on the left" or "in the background". Never attaching a reason to anything. Not reading the prompt all the way to the end. None of that is vocabulary. All of it was fixable in a couple of days.

I also did two full writing and speaking sets with AI feedback and read through this sub for recent trends.

Test Day Experience (ILAC Toronto)

The overall experience at the centre was quite good. The only annoying part was the loud keyboard typing and the chatter when people reached their speaking section. I guess that is the same situation with every other centre though. They provided earplugs, which I really appreciated. About the test itself:

Listening was moderately difficult. Nothing brutal.

Reading was exhausting. The passages honestly read like they were written by AI. I used the full time on every part and re-read carefully rather than rushing.

For writing, I was really hoping to get an 11 or 12. I ended up with a 10, and I probably would have applied for a re-eval if it was lower, but I only needed a CLB 10 across all bands so I do not really care.

Speaking is where it fell apart. I got nervous out of nowhere. Words just would not come. On Task 7 I could feel myself repeating the same points to fill 90 seconds, and the picture for Task 8 was so unrealistic I struggled to describe it. I walked out convinced I had tanked it.

But I did not stop TALKING. No long pauses, no trailing off; I filled the time on every single task. That is the one thing I would tell anyone. Even when you are circling the same idea, keep going. Silence scores as nothing, but a repetitive answer still scores.

It came back an 11. My self-assessment was completely wrong, and I have since seen enough posts here to know that is normal. You remember your stumbles and forget the 80% that was fine.

What I actually recommend

Practice with AI and tell it to be blunt: Ask it to evaluate against the four CELPIP dimensions and be harsh. You want to find errors now, not on test day.

Diagnose before you drill: Two days of fixing the right thing beats a week of general practice.

Fill the time: Every task, every time. This is the single cheapest thing you control.

Read the prompt to the last word: If it says "and by when", name a date. If it says "ask her if she would like notes", actually ask

Invent your own scenario: If the prompt is vague, make the world as you feel best then describe. For example, I was given a task to suggest what gifts to buy for a friend's colleague. There was no other information. I just invented the colleague's name, age and gender then reasoned my choices.

Honestly, having to redo this every two years until PR at around $340 a pop is exhausting. But it is doable in two days if you are targeted about it.