PTE PREPARATION

This is a 20-hour per week full-time PTE Preparation course taught by experienced teachers who structure their lessons to ensure students’ success. The course covers all four modules of the PTE test and includes regular practice tests and personalised guidance and support.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) is the first completely computer-based and machine-scoring English test with accurate, fast, objective scores, an alternative to IELTS that suits many students’ learning styles.
AEA offers a specialised PTE course designed to ensure success for students in a fully computer-based and machine-scoring test.
LEVELS AVAILABLE
- PTE Preparation: Pre-Intermediate to Advanced
CHOOSE FROM 3 TIMETABLES
- Morning: 8:00 – 13:00
- Afternoon: 12:30 – 16:30
- Evening: 17:30 – 21:30
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH PTE?
- Achieve the required band score to enter the ICL Graduate Business School, University or any other tertiary courses
- Demonstrate your English proficiency level to employers
- Gain the score you need for migration
- Achieve a high score in an internationally recognised English proficiency test
Entry Requirements
- Be at least 16 years of age
- Completed and signed the ICL application form*
- Passport
- Possess the appropriate visa
- Student/Travel Insurance**
- Meet the minimum entry-level requirement***
*Other forms may be required, such as the Under-18 Student Agreement Form, if applicable.
**Insurance is mandatory for all students on a Student Visa, WHV, AEWV, partner visa and visitor visa as per ICL, NZQA and INZ policies; it does not apply for permanent residents and citizens. The insurance must cover all the stipulations outlined in Section No.9 of the Terms and Conditions within our Application Form.
***Applicants must meet the minimum entry-level requirement of pre-intermediate English. If this requirement is not met—either after sitting the AEA Placement Test on Orientation Day or by submitting an accepted English proficiency test (e.g. IELTS, PTE, Cambridge)—optional preparatory courses will be offered, however, this may not suit the applicant’s preferred timetable.
All PTE Preparation timetables are full-time courses comprising 20 hours per week.
New Morning Timetable – Monday to Thursday
8:00 – 10:00 | Lesson 1 | 90 Min |
10:00 – 10:20 | Break | 20 Min |
10:20 – 11:45 | Lesson 2 | 65 Min |
11:45 – 12:00 | Break | 15 Min |
12:00 – 13:00 | Lesson 2 | 60 Min |
New full-time 20-hour-per-week course delivered on a convenient 4 days a week schedule, 5 hours per day.
Afternoon Timetable – Monday to Friday
12:30 – 14:30 | Lesson 1 | 120 Min |
14:30 – 14:50 | Break | 20 Min |
14:50 – 16:30 | Lesson 2 | 100 Min |
20-hour-per-week course, 5 days a week schedule, 4 hours per day.
Evening Timetable
17:30 – 19:30 | Lesson 1 | 120 Min |
19:30 – 19:50 | Break | 20 Min |
19:50 – 21:30 | Lesson 2 | 100 Min |
20-hour-per-week course, 5 days a week schedule, 4 hours per day.

- Class size:40
- Class hours:20 h/w
- Duration:Minimum 4 weeks
- Level:Pre-Inter to Advanced
- Start dates:Every Monday