IELTS Overall Band Score Calculator
Enter your four section bands to get your overall band. We apply the official IELTS rounding rule. Free, instant, no AI.
Overall band score
Enter your four section bands. We average them and apply the official IELTS rounding rule.
Your overall band
6.5
average 6.38, rounded to 6.5
How the overall band is calculated
Your overall band is the average of your four section bands, rounded to the nearest half band. The four sections are weighted equally. IELTS rounds in your favour at the boundaries: an average ending in .25 rounds up to the next half band, and .75 rounds up to the next whole band.
- 6.5, 6.5, 6.0, 6.5 averages to 6.375, which rounds to 6.5.
- 7.0, 6.5, 6.5, 6.5 averages to 6.625, which rounds to 6.5.
- 7.0, 7.0, 6.5, 6.5 averages to 6.75, which rounds up to 7.0.
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