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🇨🇦 Duolingo English Test for Canada — from Maldives
More than 400 Canadian universities and colleges accept the DET, including every English-speaking U15 research university.
What Canada asks for
Scores run on the 10–160 scale; there is no single national minimum — each university and program sets its own.
Admission is not the same as the visa
Canada ended the Student Direct Stream (SDS) on 8 November 2024, which used to require IELTS specifically — so older guides are out of date. Today everyone uses the regular study-permit process: if a Canadian university accepts your DET and issues a Letter of Acceptance (LOA), that's generally sufficient for the permit. Note: Permanent Residency later requires an approved immigration test (IELTS General or CELPIP) — the DET is not used for PR.
From Maldives — the essentials
- Costs in
- Maldivian Rufiyaa (Rf)
- Credentials
- Maldives Qualification Authority (MQA); Ministry of Higher Education for the loan scheme
- Funding to search
- Ministry of Higher Education Student Loan Scheme, Chevening, Australia Awards, Indian Government (ICCR)
- Where students go
- Malaysia, United Kingdom, Australia, India, Sri Lanka
- Apply from
- Malé, Hulhumalé, Addu City
Maldivian schooling uses English widely, so Duolingo English Test is often waived where prior study was in English; the government loan scheme funds study at MQA-recognised institutions abroad. At about $70 the DET is taken online from Maldives — no test-centre travel, and far cheaper than IELTS.
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AlmiDET is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Duolingo. All practice material is original and never copied from the Duolingo English Test. Acceptance figures and score bands change — always confirm the current requirement on the official university or government page before you rely on it.