What are IELTS Band Scores?

<p>The table mentioned below shows&nbsp;how to read the IELTS score banding</p><table style="width: 99.974%;" border="1"><tbody><tr><th style="width: 7.87087%;"><h3>Band</h3></th><th style="width: 15.6321%;"><h3>Skill Level</h3></th><th style="width: 76.4691%;"><h3>Description</h3></th></tr><tr><td style="width: 7.87087%;">Band 9</td><td style="width: 15.6321%;">Expert user</td><td style="width: 76.4691%;">Has fully operational command of the language</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 7.87087%;">Band 8</td><td style="width: 15.6321%;">Very good user</td><td style="width: 76.4691%;"><p>Fully operational command of the language with only occasional unsystematic inaccuracies</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 7.87087%;">Band 7</td><td style="width: 15.6321%;">Good user</td><td style="width: 76.4691%;">Has operational command of the language, though with occasional inaccuracies and misunderstandings in some situations</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 7.87087%;">Band 6</td><td style="width: 15.6321%;">Competent user</td><td style="width: 76.4691%;"><p>Can use and understand fairly complex language, particularly in familiar situations</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 7.87087%;">Band 5</td><td style="width: 15.6321%;">Modest user</td><td style="width: 76.4691%;">Has partial command of the language, coping with overall meaning in most situations, though is likely to make many mistakes</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 7.87087%;">Band 4</td><td style="width: 15.6321%;">Limited user</td><td style="width: 76.4691%;">Have frequent problems in understanding and expression. Is not able to use complex language</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 7.87087%;">Band 3</td><td style="width: 15.6321%;">Extremely limited user</td><td style="width: 76.4691%;">Conveys and understands the only general meaning in very familiar situations. Frequent breakdowns occur in communication</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 7.87087%;">Band 2</td><td style="width: 15.6321%;">Intermittent user</td><td style="width: 76.4691%;">Has great difficulty understanding spoken and written English</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 7.87087%;">Band 1</td><td style="width: 15.6321%;">Non-user</td><td style="width: 76.4691%;">Essentially has no ability to use the language beyond possibly a few isolated words</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 7.87087%;">Band 0</td><td style="width: 15.6321%;">Did not attempt the test</td><td style="width: 76.4691%;">No assessable information provided</td></tr></tbody></table>

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