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IELTS Band Score Calculator
Enter your individual skill scores to calculate your overall IELTS band score using official rounding rules.
Enter Your Scores
How IELTS Band Score Calculation Works
The Calculation
Your overall IELTS band score is the average of your four individual skill scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking), rounded to the nearest whole or half band.
Rounding Rules: Scores ending in .25 round down to the nearest half band, while scores ending in .75 round up.
Example Calculation
Listening:7.0
Reading:6.5
Writing:6.0
Speaking:7.0
Average:6.625
Overall Band:6.5
IELTS Band Score Meanings
9
Expert
Full command of the language with complete accuracy
8
Very Good
Fully operational command with occasional unsystematic errors
7
Good
Operational command with occasional inaccuracies
6
Competent
Generally effective command despite inaccuracies
5
Modest
Partial command, coping with overall meaning
4
Limited
Basic competence in familiar situations