The Certificate of Proficiency in English [CPE] is recognised throughout the world by universities, professional bodies and in commerce and industry as a very high level of English. Students who reach this level are approaching the linguistic competence of an educated native speaker. A CPE student's level of English gives him/her access to the press and other media, and to areas of culture such as film, drama and literature. CPE - like CAE - is recognised by most British universities for entrance level language requirements.

The CPE exam comprises 5 parts:

Paper 1 - Reading
Paper 2 - Writing
Paper 3 - Use of English [Grammar]
Paper 4 - Listening
Paper 5 - Speaking

ACE students who would like to take the 12-week CPE course need to be at Advanced or Advanced+ level [ACE General English levels 602 - 603] and will need to take the ACE CPE Qualifying test before being accepted for the CPE course.

Note: ACE guarantees a CPE course in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. ACE CPE students are never in a mixed class with CAE students.

The CPE course is very intensive. We are learning a lot and the class atmosphere is great. I really enjoyed the study retreat, as we could study hard in a beautiful environment.