English and ability testing for student entry to international schools
How does your school measure the adequacy of a student’s English language skills to meet the academic demands of your school?
Is the test your school is using standardised and independent, and delivered with high integrity and security?
An AEAS Test can inform your schools admissions processes and support decisions about student support. Download the Testing Proposal for International Schools for more detailed information.
By requiring students to sit an AEAS Test as part of your admissions processes, your school will receive a standardised, valid, and easily comparable test that admissions and academic staff can reliably use to understand the level of each student’s English language and general ability skills, and the extra support they may require to succeed in the classroom.
Our testing proposal outlines a strategy for international schools to strengthen academic outcomes for students by using AEAS Testing at the point of application and/or commencement, as well as by offering AEAS School Preparation Courses.
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What are we offering?
As our school is an English medium school, part of the application process for secondary students whose first language is not English, is to sit an AEAS test.
The information provided by the AEAS test report is most reliable due to the consistent quality of detailed and accurate report summaries. Not only do we trust the information provided, but the reports clearly indicate the students’ strengths and weaknesses in all aspects of the English Language.
For over 35 years, AEAS has been trusted by Australian and English medium international schools to deliver reliable, accurate, valid and highly secure testing of school age international students, supporting admissions and enrolment procedures.
The AEAS Report
The AEAS Report is highly valued by our partner schools for its reliability and accuracy. The majority of our clients are Australian schools and international English medium schools.
80% of the Australian schools that enrol international students require applicants to sit an AEAS Test as part of their application processes or, after enrolment, when the student commences.
Testing at the point of application
Requiring prospective students to submit an AEAS Report with their enrolment application allows your school’s admissions and academic staff to confirm that students possess sufficient language and academic skills to meet your school’s entry requirements. Enrolling students who are able to meet the challenges of an international high school education will then support your school to achieve strong high school certificate results, which, in turn, will then lead to top universities in the UK, Canada, the USA, Australia and around the world.
Testing on commencement
Testing students upon their commencement at your school provides you with an additional measure of students’ English language and general abilities just as they are about to begin their academic program. Commencement testing is particularly important where there is a long lead time between application and commencement, as a student’s English language skills may improve or deteriorate from the time of application depending upon their previous schooling and language exposure.
What is included in an AEAS Test?
The AEAS Test includes
- English language proficiency (reading, vocabulary, writing, listening and speaking)
- A non verbal general ability test
- A mathematical reasoning test
AEAS Tests are developed specifically for school age students and delivered by highly trained AEAS Test Administrators. Testing is ‘in person’ to ensure the highest levels of security and integrity of the testing process and the validity and reliability of results. Each three page report is individually prepared with recommendations tailored to each student’s circumstances.
Testing is available worldwide and can be delivered at your school by arrangement.
About AEAS
For over 35 years, AEAS has been trusted by Australian and English medium international schools to deliver reliable, accurate, valid and highly secure testing of school age international students, supporting admissions and enrolment procedures.
AEAS provides services to support students, parents, schools and agents, and is one of the most trusted voices when it comes to international education and the school sector.
With our head office located in Melbourne, Australia, and an office in Beijing, China, AEAS maintains strong and longstanding relationships with stakeholders across the globe including families, agents, government bodies and other service providers.
AEAS provides
- Testing – English language proficiency, general ability and mathematical reasoning tests for students applying to or commencing at international schools, schools in Australia, the USA, New Zealand and other English speaking countries, as well as English medium schools around the world
- Preparation Courses – the School Preparation Course and the Official AEAS Test Preparation Course are designed to support and strengthen student preparation when enrolling at an English medium school, and when planning to sit an AEAS test
- A range of other services as outlined on our websites (aeas.com.au / aeas.com.cn)
How to contact us
Tracey O’Halloran – Managing Director, AEAS
Tracey O’Halloran has been involved in the international education industry through AEAS for over 25 years.
She is a registered psychologist in Australia, a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS) and holds a Graduate Diploma in Adolescent and Child Psychology from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Social Work, both from Monash University.
Tracey became Managing Director at AEAS in 2009, and over the past ten years, has focused on business development and growth.
Tracey can be contacted via email to [email protected] or by phone or What’s App on +61 412 294 495
Lan Lan Cao, General Manager, AEAS China
Lan Lan Cao joined AEAS in 2011 shortly after the AEAS China office was established. Lan Lan holds a Bachelor degree with a major in English from the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China.
Lan Lan provides leadership, direction and support to the AEAS team based in Beijing.
International schools in China can contact Lan Lan via email to [email protected] or by phone on +86 10 8454 9147
