📢 New Students Save Up to $100 | Discover Our Welcome Offers for High School Students and Adult Courses

Alliance Française Melbourne will be closed for the holidays from 19 December to 8 January (inclusive) 🎄

French exams & diplomas | TCF: Test de Connaissance du Français

Get your French skills certified!

General information

Test de Connaissance du Français tout public / French Language Test. It allows non-native speakers of French to obtain a simple, effective and precise evaluation of their skills in comprehension and expression. It assesses general French language skills for those whose first language is not French.

• Issued by the French Ministry of Education, valid for 2 years from taking the test.
• Minimum age : 16 years old.
• 3 compulsory examinations and two optional examinations (see below). The optional examinations can be taken on different dates to the compulsory examination, as long as they are taken within the validity period of the test. To take the optional examinations, you must have taken the compulsory test.

Test de Connaissance du Français Canada / French Language Test for Canada

Minimum age to enrol: 16 years old.
Public: Anyone, regardless of nationality and her native language, wishing to initiate proceedings of immigration with the Canadian ministry for immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. This TCF has been designed to meet the requirements of the authorities which make mandatory and systematic testing and French or English exams as part of the procedures for issuance of a visa. The French and the French speakers are also affected by this measure. No other TCF test or diploma are accepted as proof French language level.
Levels : from A1 to C2
The TCF Canada is recognised for 2 years.

The TCF Canada is organised in 4 exercises which evaluate the skills in French:

More information on France Education International website. 

2025 test dates will be published in January 2025

Schedule for 2024

Unless clearly advised otherwise, all exams are organised at our offices Level 13, 55 Swanston street, 3000 Melbourne, during business hours. We reserve the right to add extra days for each session.

Please note that candidates will not be able to choose their examination date. They will receive an email one week before the test at the latest to inform them of the precise day(s) and time of their examinations.

How to register

If you have any questions, please contact the Reception desk on 03 9525 3463. 

Results

Results are sent to the test centre within 15 working days of receipt of the examination electronically only.

Candidates receive a digital certificate of results with a total score between 100 and 699 as well as a mention of the corresponding Common European Reference Framework for Languages level, from A1 to C2:

In order to qualify to score points for Canada immigration purposes, candidates need to have a B2 (Advanced) level minimum.

For further information about TCF, visit the France Education International's website.

For further information about Canadian immigration application, visit www.canadavisa.com.

How to prepare

Group courses: we offer collective courses from A1 to C1 levels online, in the CBD, and South Yarra, including DELF/DALF preparation courses throughout the year. Not sure what your level is? Click here to fill in our quick online assessment request form and a tutor will contact you to discuss course options.

Resources:

• Radio France International: practice for the listening examination.
• Didier FLE: online activities to prepare for TCF.
• TV5 Monde: online activities to prepare for TCF.
• FEI: a list of useful resources.

• Our multimedia library also stocks a variety of books to help you prepare for the TCF.

Not sure what your level is? Take this free online self-assessment created by the FEI and RFI (page in French).