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 mother tongue is English, French, Spanish or German are not allowed to take the exam in their mother tongue. (For example, if your mother tongue is "English," you can only take the exam in French, German or Spanish.)
  3. This language competition is open to all students in grades 1 to 12.
  4. Students can register for the exams individually. Registration or approval by a school or teacher is not required. To register as a school, it is required to first create a teacher account and then continue with the student registration process.
  5. Hi-Lingua Language Competition consists of 3 rounds:
    1) Semi-Final Round
    2) Final Round (Interview)
    3) Global Round – Paris, France
  6. Hi-Lingua exams in all 4 language categories consist of 4 levels in the Semi-Final Round:
    > Beginners
    > Movers
    > Runners
    > Flyers
  7. Each language exam in the Semi-Final Round contains 80 questions in total, with 20 multiple-choice questions at each level.
    (Beginners - 20 q. + Movers - 20 q. + Runners - 20 q. + Flyers - 20 q. = Total 80 q.)
  8. Students who correctly answer at least 10 out of the 20 questions on the exam will qualify to advance to the next level.
  9. Language exams are separate and independent of each other.
  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. The results are announced separately in 3 grade groups for each language category:
    GROUP 1 > students in grades 1, 2, 3, 4
    GROUP 2 > students in grades 5, 6, 7, 8
    GROUP 3 > students in grades 9, 10, 11, 12
  13. Students who are unable to take the exam for any reason will not be offered an alternative or make-up exam. There will be no refund for the missed exam.
  14. It is mandatory to have a Zoom connection and a camera turned on during the exams.
  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 the exam time and conditions at any time. Participants must follow the announcements before the exams.