PTE Decode Academy
Your path to PTE success
Expert guidance, proven strategies and personalised support to help you achieve your target score in PTE Academic or PTE Core.
Proven strategies
Methods tested in real exams.
Practical training
Live classes and guided practice.
Personalised support
Feedback on your own answers.
Real results
Official scores from our students.
Choose your exam
Select the exam you want to prepare for and explore our courses, strategies and resources.
Why choose PTE Decode Academy?
Exam-focused methods
Effective strategies that work for every question type.
90/90 achievement
Learn from real exam experience at the top score.
Small groups
Focused learning with 5–7 students.
Continuous support
Guidance and feedback until you're ready.
Our students' results
Recent official score reports from our students, shared with their permission.
Not sure which test you need?
The two exams look similar but serve different goals. Always check what your university or immigration programme requires.
| PTE Academic | PTE Core | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | University and college study, professional registration, and work and migration visas in many countries | Canadian immigration: permanent residency and citizenship (accepted by IRCC) |
| Content | Academic English (lectures, study texts) | Everyday and workplace English |
| Question types | 22, including Write Essay, Re-tell Lecture and Highlight Correct Summary | 19, including Write Email instead of an essay |
| Test length | About 2 hours | About 2 hours |
| Scores | 10–90 overall and per skill | 10–90 per skill, converted by IRCC to CLB levels |
| Results | Typically within 48 hours | Typically within 48 hours |
Practise every question type online
Enrolled students get a personal access code to our practice portal: every PTE Academic or PTE Core question type with exam timers, instant automatic scoring for speaking and writing, full mock exams, and personal feedback from your trainer — including voice messages.
Exam timers
Real preparation and response times.
Instant scores
Automatic estimates after every answer.
Trainer feedback
Written and voice comments.
WhatsApp alerts
Know when feedback is ready.
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