Test Scores and Corresponding English Language Institute (ELI) Level

ELI Level	Duolingo	TOEIC	IELTS Academic	TOEFL iBT	Cambridge	EIKEN Grade	PTE Academic
Level 1	10 - 25	10 - 225	2.0 (all bands 2.0)	0 - 12	<142	4 - 5 (419)	10 - 20
Level 2	30 - 40	230 - 295	2.5 (all bands 2.5)	13 - 19	<142	3 (1456)	21 - 25
Level 3	45 - 50	300 - 395	3.0 (all bands 3.0)	20 - 29 (S/W 8)	<142	Pre-2 (1728)	26 - 30
Level 4	55 - 60	400 - 495	3.5 (all bands 3.5)	30 - 39 (S/W 10)	<142	Pre-2 (1854)	31 - 35
Level 5	65 - 70	500 - 570	4.0 (all bands 4.0)	40 - 49 (S/W 12)	142 - 146	2 (1980)	36 - 40
Level 6	75 - 80	575 - 645	4.5 (all bands 4.5)	50 - 59 (S/W 14)	147 - 153	2 (2141)	41 - 45
Level 7	85 - 90	650 - 720	5.0 (all bands 5.0)	60 - 69 (S/W 16)	154 - 161	Pre-1 (2304)	46 - 50
Level 8	95 - 100	725 and above	5.5 (all bands 5.5)	70 - 79 (S/W 18)	162 - 168	Pre-1 (2467)	51 - 57
Levels 6, 7 and 8: ELI plus Seneca subjects. Earn up to four Seneca credits while in the ELI.

each level is seven weeks
students with the overall score but lower bans are placed in the level of the lowest band, for example:
- a student with an IELTS 5.0 overall with L 5.5, R 4.5, S 5.0 and W 5.0 will place into Level 6
- a student with TOEFL 76 overall with L 20, R 20, S 20 and W 16 will place into Level 7
you can only choose one placement method:
- the iTEP test after enrolment
- scores from TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo and Cambridge tests
Seneca reserves the right to retest students whose English level does not match an existing score and cannot accommodate students with complete beginner-level English skills for Level 1, to qualify you must be able to:
- read, write and say the alphabet and spell words out loud
- answer simple questions about yourself, your family and friends
- ask and answer simple questions about dates, times and places
- fill out basic forms with your name, address, date of birth, etc.
- understand and use the numbers one to 100 in questions and answers