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Home | EXAM PREPARATION | IELTS – International English Language Testing System

IELTS – International English Language Testing System

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IELTS – International English Language Testing System

IELTS is the most popular English language test for British universities. It tests your skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Over 1,000,000 people a year take IELTS. The test can be taken several times a year in Edinburgh. There is a timetable for the IELTS exams below.

Our IELTS courses run continuously. You study for 10 hours/week in the afternoons. You can take the IELTS course with 15 hours of General English in the morning.

Our IELTS course can give you the skills you need to get the score you want. The classes will help you improve your score in each of the four skills.

FEES*

Hours a week

1 wk

2-3 wks

4-7 wks8-11 wks12-16 wks17-23 wks24-27 wks

28-52 wks

IELTS only: Total 10hrs

£180

£180

£180

£180

£180

£180

£180

£180

IELTS + General: Total 25hrs

£360

£319

£309

£302

£291

£285

£276

£260

*When IELTS and General English are booked together, General English course fee is discounted by 20%. The price above includes the 20% discount

FEES INCLUDE:

  • All ptotocopiable course materials
  • Genaral English and Exam Course books can be purchased at a cost of £25 per book or rented with a refundable deposit of £25
  • Email/internet access
  • Individual report
  • End-of-course certificate
  • Access to self-study resources 

TIMETABLE

Afternoon lessons:

13:30 - 15:30 Monday to Friday

Course Start dates

You can start your IELTS course on any Monday. 

For details on the exam fee and test centres in the UK, please follow the link: http://www.ielts.org/

Exam Dates 2012

The tests are at Basil Paterson, Edinburgh

2012 IELTS test dates:

  • 7th January*
  • 21st January*
  • 4th February
  • 18th February*
  • 10th March*
  • 31st March*
  • 14th April
  • 21st April*
  • 28th April
  • 12th May*
  • 19th May
  • 26th May*
  • 9th June*
  • 16th June
  • 30th June*
  • 7th July
  • 21st July*
  • 4th August*
  • 11th August
  • 25th August*
  • 1st September*
  • 22nd September*
  • 13th October*
  • 27th October*
  • 3rd November
  • 17th November*
  • 8th December*
*Dates for General Training (and Academic) tests

Exam Fee: £125, payable to the exam centre.