General Conditions

  1. The official language of the organization is English. The registration panel, instructions, announcements and exam platform information on the website are all provided in English.
  2. Hi-Lingua Language Competition is only open to students who are learning foreign languages. Students whose native language is English, French, Spanish or German may not take the exam in that same language. (For example: If your native language is English, you may only take the exam in French, German or Spanish.)
  3. This language competition is open to all students in grades 3 to 11.
  4. Students can register for the exams individually. Registration or approval by a school or teacher is not required.
  5. Hi-Lingua Language Competition consists of 3 rounds:
    1) Semi-Final Round
    2) Final Round (Interview)
    3) Global Round: Frankfurt, Germany
  6. Hi-Lingua exams in all 4 language categories consist of 3 grade groups in the Semi-Final Round:
    GROUP 1 > Grades 3, 4, 5
    GROUP 2 > Grades 6, 7, 8
    GROUP 3 > Grades 9, 10, 11
  7. Exams in each group are separate and independent of each other, with difficulty adjusted according to the corresponding grade levels.
  8. Participants will take the exam corresponding to their grade level.
  9. Evaluation and ranking will be carried out within each grade group.
  10. Participation fee in the Hi-Lingua Language Competition is 25 € for each language category.
  11. A student can participate in the competition in multiple languages. In this case, a separate fee of 25 € must be paid for each exam.
  12. Students who are unable to take the exam for any reason will not be offered an alternative or make-up exam.
  13. There will be no refund for the missed exam.
  14. It is mandatory for participants to take the exam using a device with an enabled and active camera. The camera must remain on throughout the exam, as the exam application includes a built-in camera feature.
  15. The exams will be held via the Hi-Lingua Student Portal. There will be no additional exam links sent via email.
  16. Each participant will receive a certificate of participation or a certificate of achievement.
  17. Hi-Lingua reserves the right to change exam dates, times and other conditions at any time due to factors such as the number of participants, technical issues or other administrative reasons. Participants are required to follow all announcements made prior to the exams.