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SI Test Information

What You Need to Know

Everything you need to know about the SI Test, from test details to preparation guidelines.

SI-Test Guideline

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Please review our SI-Test Guideline for more information

SI-Test Policy

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Please review our English Score Acceptance Policy and Minimum Score Requirements (Skill- Based)

Score-Based Course Arrangement

Overview
The bar chart provides detailed information on SI test scores and corresponding LCIC courses available to students based on their results.

Non-Credit Courses
Two non-credit courses are designed for students who do not meet the LCIC acceptance criteria: English and Academic Preparation Module and Basic English Language Skills. For more information, please check English Score Acceptance Policy

Eligibility for Course Waiver
Students who achieve a score of 60 or above are eligible for a waiver from the Fundamental English course. For more information, please check English Proficiency Minimum Score Requirement.

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SI-Test Scores and CEFR Levels

SI-TEST
(Max. 120 points) 		CEFR Levels CEFR Global Scale
1-20 A1
  • Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
  • Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she
  • Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
21-40 A2
  • Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
  • Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
  • Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment, and matters in areas of immediate need.
41-60 B1
  • Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school or leisure.
  • Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
  • Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
  • Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
61-80 B2
  • Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.
  • Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers possible without strain for either party.
  • Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
81-100 C1
  • Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognise implicit meaning.
  • Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
  • Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
  • Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
101-120 C2
  • Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
  • Can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
  • Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in complex situations.
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