Corrections
Read your correction report
How to read a correction report: your estimate, two priorities, six criterion marks, corrections by paragraph, and the PDF you can download.
In short
- A correction report gives your estimate, your two priorities, six marks and every correction by paragraph.
- You can read it on your letters page and download it as a PDF.
- The estimate comes from your educator's marks. It is not an official OET result.
Last updated 2026-11-02
Steps
- 1
Open your letters page and find the letter marked "Corrected", or follow the link in the email that says your correction is ready.
- 2
Read the top of the report: your educator's estimate, what the grade means, and "Start here: your two priorities".
- 3
Go through the six criterion marks, then the corrections paragraph by paragraph.
- 4
Press "Download your correction report (PDF)" to keep it.
- 5
Use the study plan in the report before you send your next letter.
What the report contains
- Estimate: your educator's estimate out of 500, with the grade, and what that grade means. It is an estimate from your educator's marks, not an official OET result.
- Two priorities: the two criteria to work on first, with what would raise each mark, and the criterion you did best.
- Six marks: Purpose is out of 3. Content, Conciseness & Clarity, Genre & Style, Organisation & Layout and Language are each out of 7. Each comes with a note on what it means.
- Corrections: every mistake under its paragraph, with the mistake, the correction, a short explanation and the criterion it belongs to.
- Your educator's comment, the corrected letter, and a study plan covering grammar, words, phrases and practice.
- The letter as you sent it, and your progress across letters.
Progress across letters
Your letters page also has a Your progress section: a trend line of your educator's estimates, your average marks over your last three corrected letters, a "Work on this first" line and "Still coming back" for mistakes that repeat. AI scores are kept apart from your educator's marks. When every letter in the pack is corrected, "Open your progress report" gives you one PDF with all of it.
If a download link has run out, reload the page and press it again. To send your next letter, see send a letter for correction.
Questions about this
Is the estimate my OET result?+
No. It is an estimate from your educator's marks on a practice letter. The report says it is not an official OET result. Grade B starts at 350 on the 500 scale.
How is each criterion marked?+
Purpose is out of 3. Content, Conciseness & Clarity, Genre & Style, Organisation & Layout and Language are each out of 7. Each mark has a short explanation in the report.
Where do I download the report?+
On the letter's card on your letters page, press "Download your correction report (PDF)". If the link has run out, reload the page and try again.
Why do I also see an AI score?+
If you typed your letter, you get a quick AI score while you wait. It is kept apart from your educator's marks, and the educator's correction is the one to rely on.
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