Take the IELTS in Kamloops

Our centre is located at Thompson Rivers University in the Old Main Building at 900 McGill Road, room OM 1487. The closest intersection is McGill Road and Tru Way.

The centre is accessible by vehicle or public transportation. For public transit, the following lines have routes that pass nearby:

Bus: 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

The registration fee for testing is $395*.

*There is also an additional test centre fee and credit card transaction fee not included in the registration.

• The centre will open its doors at 8:00am local time.
• Registration will take place from 8:00am – 8:45am.
• Give the cloakroom staff any bags, electronic devices (including cell phones), and other valuable items. Failure to relinquish electronic items will result in immediate dismissal from the test.
• Identity check: present your valid form of ID. For test centres in Canada, valid IDs include your original passport or Canadian Permanent Residency card.
• Proceed to the camera and fingerprint station Proceed to the camera and fingerprint station. If you have a scarf or veil, you may be asked to remove these items in a separate room.
• Proceed to the waiting room.
• Once instructed, you can enter into the testing room for the Listening, Reading, and Writing tests.

Once the test has finished and the test papers (for IELTS on Paper) or log on details sheets (for IELTs on Computer) have been collected, you may leave the test room. Please be sure to collect your possessions from the cloakroom and confirm the time of your afternoon speaking test. At this point, you may leave the test centre and have lunch at a restaurant nearby.

• Speaking tests take place from 12:50pm – 5:30pm local time.
• Return to the test centre at least 20 minutes before the scheduled time of your speaking test.
• Give the cloakroom staff any bags, electronic devices (including cellphones), and other valuable items. Failure to relinquish electronic items will result in immediate dismissal from the test.
• You will be asked to verify your identity similarly to how you did during registration. Please be sure to have your valid form of ID and be prepared to scan your fingerprint.
• Enter the supervised waiting area.
• Your speaking examiner will collect you from the supervised waiting area and conduct the speaking test in a different room.
• Once the speaking test is complete, you may collect your possessions from the cloakroom and leave the test centre.

• On test day, you will not be permitted to enter the test centre after 8:50am local time.
• Pencils and erasers will be provided.
• Cellphones and other electronic devices are not permitted in the test room.
• Our cloakroom is secure, and you must either use it or leave your valuables and electronic devices at home.
• Under no circumstances will Oxford International Education Group be responsible for lost or damaged items. You are encouraged to leave your valuables and electronic devices at home.
• Please bring water in clear containers without any labels.
• Reading glasses must be kept in clear case.
• Food is not permitted in the test room. If food is required for medical purposes, you must have informed the test centre prior to the registration deadline by way of a doctor’s note.

Results are issued by Test Centres, usually 13 days after the IELTS on paper test and 3-5 days for IELTS on computer test. Once all four sections have been reviewed, you will receive access to an IELTS Test Report Form which shows the individual scores you have received in each of the four parts of the test, as well as your overall band score.

The individual scores for Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking are all equally weighted and are rated from 0-9, with increments of 0.5. The overall band score is calculated by taking the mean result for all four parts of the test.  

a) Test taken on or before March 31, 2024

The Candidate will receive only 1 copy of the results form (“IELTS Test Report Form”). Candidates may request up to two additional TRFs under conditions such as damage or loss. Submissions for additional TRFs must be made in writing to the Test Centre with a copy of the ID document used on IELTS test day. Test Centres may charge the fee normally levied for an additional TRF service for each copy.

b) Test taken on or after April 1, 2024

The Candidate will be able to access a downloadable and printable version of the electronic Test Report Form from the online booking platform used to register for the test in case the test was taken in one of the listed countries here. Where the electronic copy of the Test Report Form is available, the IELTS Test Centre or IELTS Canada cannot post or otherwise provide paper Test Report Forms to candidates who take IELTS on Computer test.

Once all four sections have been reviewed, you will receive access to an IELTS Test Report Form which shows the individual scores you have received in each of the four parts of the test, as well as your overall band score. The Test Report Form can be viewed online if you took the IELTS on Computer.