IELTS Overall Band Score

Test takers receive a Test Report Form including or listing their overall band score and their sub-scores on each of the four sections: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.
Each of the section scores is equally weighted. 

The overall band score is calculated by taking the mean of the total of the four individual section scores.

Overall band scores are reported to the nearest whole or half band. The following rounding convention applies;  if the average across the four skills ends in .25, it is rounded
up to the next half band, and if it ends in .75, it is rounded  up to the next whole band.
 

Thus, a test taker achieving 6.5 for Listening, 6.5 for Reading, 5.0 for Writing and 7.0 for Speaking would be awarded an overall band score of 6.5 (25 ÷ 4 = 6.25 = Band 6.5).

Likewise, a test taker achieving 4.0 for Listening, 3.5 for Reading, 4.0 for Writing and 4.0 for Speaking would be awarded an overall band score of 4.0 (15.5 ÷ 4 = 3.875 =Band 4.0).
 

On the other hand, a test taker achieving 6.5 for Listening, 6.5 for Reading, 5.5 for Writing and 6.0 for Speaking  would be awarded band 6 (24.5 ÷ 4 = 6.125 = Band 6).

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