I got 35/40 on the listening part of an IELTS practice test. For reading, I got 36/40. (I really thought I would have nailed it!)
The writing and speaking parts aren't scorable without a real human judge, but I did come close to their example responses. So maybe a 35/40 for each?
The
conversion to band scores would yield:
Listening: 8 (8 is the highest)
Reading: 7 (7 is the highest)
Writing: 9? 8?
Speaking: 9? 8?
The overall score is the average, so I'd likely get an 8, which is Very Good, not Expert. But the thing is, (8 + 7 + 9 + 9)/4 is the highest score you can get. Rounded to the nearest half, that's 8.5.
People on Reddit are getting scores of 9 or Reading, though, so something's not right here.
According to whoever the "Manhattan Review" is:
Band scores for the IELTS reading and listening papers are drawn from the total number of correct answers, or "raw scores," for these sections. IELTS does not disclose the conversion formula, but it does report the average number of correct answers associated with the band scores. 23 correct answers out of 40, for example, is likely to be awarded a band score of 6 on the listening and academic reading papers and band score of 5 on the general training reading paper.
Looks like no one knows for certain how you get from raw scores to band scores.
Ultimately, the IELTS scores get
converted to a CLB (Canadian Language Benchmark). It looks like the overall IELTS score doesn't matter, after all. There's a direct section by section conversion. I would have a CLB of 9 in Reading, 10 in Writing (if I got an 8.5), 9 in Listening, and a 10 in speaking.
So, I think I'd get a 22 (5 + 6 + 6 + 5) out of a max of 24 immigration points.
I get 21 points for my education, 15 points for being a skilled worker, and 5 for hitting the minimum language level. So, that is only 63.
You need to get 67. I wouldn't make it even with CLBs of 10 in all areas. To get me over the top, I'd need arranged employment to get five extra points.