Languages 

The Education Perfect Languages Championships 

Languages students from Kilbreda College have been competing in the annual Education Perfect Languages Championships since 2012. For the past eight years, Kilbreda has performed very well in the Championships, finishing in the top 20 schools globally. 

The competition is the world’s largest online competition and is open to students from Australia, New Zealand, England, USA, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Canada, France and others. Students use the Education Perfect program to complete online tests on their reading, listening and writing skills and gain points by learning and memorising words in the languages that they learn at school. 

This year, there are 2026 schools competing from around the world. The Championships started at 4:00pm on Thursday 14 May and will finish at 4:00pm today, 21 May. The usual buzz and excitement present in the corridors, the Language Room and the Library seem to be missing this year, as most students have not been at school. However, this has not dampened the enthusiasm of many Languages students who have been very busy earning thousands of points at home to gain awards in the Championships, as well as towards Kilbreda College’s EPLC score, while improving their language skills.

Students who achieved scores of 500 points or above, will receive certificates of achievement from Education Perfect at the following levels, and Kilbreda College will award medals and trophies for scores above 1000 points.

Credit              500 – 999 points

Bronze             1000 – 1999 points

Silver               2000 – 2999 points

Gold                 3000 – 4999 points

Emerald           5000 – 9999 points

Elite                 10,000+ points

Here’s a glimpse of the latest update of Kilbreda College results (from 4.15pm, 21 May) from the Languages Championships. The image shows the number of awards earned by students in each of the categories listed above among other information.

Year 8 and 10  - Kanji Competition

The Year 8 and 10 Japanese classes have been very creative with learning their kanji characters during remote learning. Each class ran a competition to see who could create the best kanji character using everyday materials from around the home. 

All teachers received many excellent and creative entries. Here are some of their Kanji.

Adrienne Donoghue, Chizu Mukaigawara 

and Miho Yamanaka - Japanese Teachers