Guides
Five guides for the five exam decisions that matter most to Indonesian learners — scholarships, graduation, working in Australia, cruise ships, and the new TOEFL format. Each article separates verified facts from secondary patterns, and states the practice status on this platform as it is. The articles themselves are written in Indonesian.
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The Master 6.5 and Doctoral 7.0 targets as reproduced by partner universities, the per-skill minimums that trip candidates up most often, the arithmetic of Rp3.600.000 per attempt, and a plan that works backwards from the deadline to B2.2.
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The 140-question format and Structure & Written Expression as a skill of its own, the 450–500 threshold as an institution pattern — not a national rule — plus the warning that ITP is not iBT and what a “prediction” certificate is.
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The 5,000 quota, the ballot and the SDUWHV, Functional English at an average of 4.5 versus the real-world need for B1, the 482 and skilled routes — and the fact that New Zealand has no Working Holiday scheme for Indonesia.
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The agency interview as the first gate, Marlins with 50 questions in a recommended 30 minutes, pass marks set by the employer (not by Marlins), and safety language as a separate skill.
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The adaptive format from 21 January 2026, the 1–6 band scale aligned with CEFR, the 0–120 comparison scores during the transition, and how to translate institution requirements that still use the old numbers.
Read the guideFor graduation and selection at home — TOEFL ITP is the test most Indonesians actually take. Its threshold is an institution pattern (around 450–500), not a national rule, and “prediction” certificates from course providers are accepted by some institutions and rejected by others. We never market practice scores as TOEFL scores.
For scholarships and study — IELTS Academic (or TOEFL iBT if your university asks for it). One IELTS sitting at British Council Indonesia costs Rp3.600.000, so preparation that gets you through once is far cheaper than repeating.
For working abroad — IELTS General Training for migration and the Australian WHV (Functional English: an average of 4.5), Marlins and interviews for cruise ships. And one fact that is often mis-sold: New Zealand has no Working Holiday scheme for Indonesia.
The details of each track — entry level, target, and its factual limits — are on the exam preparation page.