New Zealand Association of Language Teachers Certificates of Excellence Awards and DELF Scolaire Examinations for 2016
New Zealand Association of Language Teachers Certificates of Excellence Awards
Each year the New Zealand Association of Language Teachers rewards high-achieving students, who sit NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3 Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish as a second language, with a Certificate of Excellence to recognise their achievements. In each Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 language course, there are five Achievement Standards which involve listening, reading, speaking and writing. To qualify for a Certificate of Excellence, 14 or more credits at Excellence level, including at least 3 from externally assessed Standards and 3 from internally assessed standards, are required. Grades for the 2016 NCEA internal and external assessments resulted in six PNBHS students qualifying for Certificates of Excellence.
DELF Scolaire examinations
At the beginning of September 2016, five of our students sat the internationally recognised and accredited French DELF Scolaire examinations, along with ten students from Wanganui and Napier. We offered four levels: A1, A2, B1 and B2, which give our students an extension to NCEA examinations and a qualification which could enable them to study at a French university. The results have been confirmed and certificates have arrived from France.
Level A1: Nikhil Banerjee (83%), Thiliner Ariyaratne (72.5%)
Level A2: Aidan Berkahn (75.5%)
Level 2 French endorsed with Excellence
Steven Jiang
Emmanuel Joseph Shaji
Level 2 German endorsed with Excellence
Finlay McRae
Level 1 Japanese endorsed with Excellence
Eric Kwon
Level 1 French endorsed with Excellence & DELF Scolaire Examinations Level A2
Alistair Keay-Graham (92%)
Michael Poff (81%)
