Background

After almost three months of lockdown and strict social distancing, the Australian Government relaxed the rules of social distancing. This means that the PTE Test centers can resume taking the PTE test, but only at half of their full capacity. This is because candidates sit at every other computer in each center. Consequently, it has led to a backlog of test takers and, in turn, longer wait to get an appointment.

Melbourne, for example, has nine PTE test centers. And as of today 15^th of June, the earliest date available for booking is 12^th of August in the Box Hill test center as you can see in the following photo.

What if you needed to book a test immediately?

The best way to tackle this issue is to check the availability of test dates every now and then. This is because a few candidates may cancel their tests due to sickness or other personal reasons. If you check the dates a few times a day, you are bound to find a newly cancelled date that could fit your timetable. At the time of this search, 15^th of June, the Box Hill Test Center just had a date available for 16^th of June.

This is a good opportunity for those who are prepared for the test and require their result really quick.

Need more information?

For learning the tricks of how to ace the PTE academic test, and for doing a free scored PTE mock test and practicing real PTE materials on our PTE practice platform, visit our website at www.thepte.com, where you can also book a free online PTE coaching with one of our Melbourne-based expert PTE trainers via the zoom app.