PTE Young Learners: How It Can Unlock Your Kid’s Potential

Posted on 06/07/2023 by Moni PTE Magic


While various English assessment tests are available to adults, the same can happen to younger learners!

PTE Young Learners is one of the English tests designed specifically for young students. PTE Young Learners is a friendlier exam than others, featuring games and activities kids can play with their peers.

This post will talk about the PTE Young Learners test, including its purposes, benefits, structures, and upcoming test dates.

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What is the purpose of the PTE Young Learners (PTE YL) test?

The PTE Young Learners (PTE YL) is offered by Edexcel, the UK’s largest examining body. It is a fun, stress-free English test for young students between 6 and 13.

PTE Young Learners tests do not focus on knowledge of specific language items and vocabulary. Instead, tests assess young students’ abilities to use English communicatively through oral and written communication in real-life situations.

The test is suitable for students with English proficiency levels from pre-A1 level to A2 level on the Common European Framework of Reference.

Related: PTE full form and its modules

What are the benefits of it?

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Here are several benefits of PTE Young Learners:

  • The tests prepare children for real-life situations instead of focusing solely on knowledge from school.
  • The tests are designed to be entertaining and enjoyable, making children’s initial experiences with English memorable and motivating.
  • The tests help young students to confidently demonstrate their English abilities in a more formal exam setting.
  • The relaxing testing setting offers name-to-picture matching, story-writing, participation in a discussion, and a group speaking part delivered as playing a board game.
  • The test offers engaging and familiar content following the adventures of the Brown family through all test levels.
  • PTE Young Learners grants young students an English certificate accredited by Pearson Edexcel, regardless of performance and scores.

What’s the structure of the test?

The test consists of two sections:

  • A written section measuring listening, reading, and writing skills.
  • A spoken section.

These two parts are conducted separately.

Moreover, PTE Young Learners tests have four different test levels:

Level 1 – Firstwords (Pre-A1): Kids at this level can read the English alphabet and understand simple words and phrases in both written and spoken English. This level is suitable for test takers under 8.

  • Written test: 60 minutes
  • Spoken test: 20 minutes

Level 2 – Springboard (A1): Children at this level can express their feelings, habits, likes, and dislikes. This level is suitable for students between 8 and 10.

  • Written test: 60 minutes
  • Spoken test: 20 minutes

Level 3 – Quickmarch (A1-A2): Children at this level can read texts and understand the main ideas in familiar listening contexts. This level is recommended for students aged 8 to 10.

  • Written test: 60 minutes
  • Spoken test: 20 minutes

Level 4 – Breakthrough (A2-A2+): Children at this level can explain feelings, offer instructions and explanations, express ideas and preferences, and cope with hypothetical scenarios. This level is suitable for students aged 11 to 13.

  • Written test: 1 hour and 15 minutes
  • Spoken test: 20 minutes

All test levels have the same question types at increasing length and difficulty levels.

Written section
Tasks Levels Skills Task types
One L 1-4 Listening  3-option picture-based multiple-choice
Two L 1-3 Listening Match the name to the picture
L 4 Listening and Writing Answer question
Three L 1 & 3 Reading Match question to answer
L 2 & 4 Reading and Writing Dialogue completion
Four L1–4 Reading Match utterance to picture
Five L 1 & 3 Reading Match the word to picture
L 2 & 4 Reading and Writing Gap-fill
Six L 1 & 3 Reading and Writing Gap-fill
L 2 Writing Write sentence
L 4 Writing Write sentence

 

Spoken section
Task Task Types
Seven Question and answer – board game
Eight Short talk

 

Unlike other English tests, grammar is covered throughout all sections; therefore, students do not need to memorize PTE grammar rules.

With a focus on real-life contexts, skills assessed in a child’s performance include literacy, flexibility, language ability, and confidence in English.

More information about test centers & exam dates

Test dates for young PTE learners are set by each test center. If you are a test-taker, please get in touch with your nearest exam center for further information.

The table below gives the reference exam dates 2023 for all levels of the International Certificate Young Learners test.

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October 2023

Session October 2023
Access arrangements request deadline 16 Sep
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms 16 Sep
Entry window opens 11 Aug
Entry deadline 08 Sep
Test taker withdrawal deadline 29 Sep
Oral test period 30 Sep – 14 Oct
Written test 14 Oct
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson 19 Oct
Upload LWT audio submission period 30 Sep – 21 Oct
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson 21 Oct
Results available via Edexcel Online 27 Nov
Results despatched by post from the UK 27 Nov
Review of marking submission window 04 Dec – 18 Dec
Performance reports sent by email from the UK 04 Dec
Certificates dispatched by post from the UK 04 Dec

 

November 2023

Session November 2023
Access arrangements request deadline 14 Oct
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms 14 Oct
Entry window opens 08 Sep
Entry deadline 06 Oct
Test taker withdrawal deadline 27 Oct
Oral test period 28 Oct – 11 Nov
Written test 11 Nov
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson 16 Nov
Upload LWT audio submission period 28 Oct – 18 Nov
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson 18 Nov
Results available via Edexcel Online 08 Jan 24
Results despatched by post from the UK 08 Jan 24
Review of marking submission window 15 Jan 24 – 29 Jan 24
Performance reports sent by email from the UK 15 Jan 24
Certificates dispatched by post from the UK 15 Jan 24

 

December 2023

Session December 2023
Access arrangements request deadline 18 Nov
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms 18 Nov
Entry window opens 06 Oct
Entry deadline 03 Nov
Test taker withdrawal deadline 01 Dec
Oral test period 02 Dec – 16 Dec
Written test 16 Dec
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson 30 Dec
Upload LWT audio submission period 02 Dec – 23 Dec
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson 05 Jan 24
Results available via Edexcel Online 05 Feb 24
Results despatched by post from the UK 05 Feb 24
Review of marking submission window 12 Feb – 26 Feb 24
Performance reports sent by email from the UK 12 Feb 24
Certificates dispatched by post from the UK 12 Feb 24

Conclusion

Thousands of young students worldwide are taking PTE Young Learners to prove their English skills.

Plan to book a PTE Young Learners test for your kids? First test them with our PTE practice tests.

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Moni PTE Magic

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