Levels of Competition
Students must be registered for the National Spanish Examination in the level which corresponds to the same Spanish course in which they are currently enrolled, allowing students with like-exposure to compete with each other.
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There are eight (8) levels of National Spanish Examinations:
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LEVEL Pre01
- Entry level enrichment class where students have just begun their study of Spanish and where the class does not meet every day. (Grade 6)
LEVEL 01
- Entry level for any program where the course content is equivalent to the first half of first year high school Spanish. (Grade 7)
LEVEL 1
- Second year for JHS / MS students where the course content is equivalent to the second half of first year high school Spanish (Grade 8) or
- Entry level for any program where the course content is equivalent to a full year of high school Spanish. (Grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12)
LEVEL 2
- Second level of high school Spanish. (Grades 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12)
LEVEL 3
- Third level of high school Spanish. (Grades 9, 10, 11 or 12)
LEVEL 4
- Fourth level of high school Spanish. (Grades 10, 11 or 12)
LEVEL 5
- Fifth level of high school Spanish. (Grades 11 or 12)
LEVEL 6
- Sixth level of high school Spanish. (Grades 11 or 12)
NOTE:
AP Language / IB-SL: Students enrolled in a course labeled AP Language or IB-SL should register to take the current year’s NSE exam at one level higher than the course in which they were enrolled the previous year. [Example: A student who is enrolled in AP Language this year and took Spanish 4 last year would sit for the Level 5 exam this year.] Under no circumstance may an AP Language / IB-SL student take the NSE at lower than Level 4.
AP Literature / IB-HL: Students enrolled in a course labeled AP Literature or IB-HL must take the NSE at either Level 5 or 6. These students should register to take the current year’s NSE exam at one level higher than the course in which they were enrolled the previous year. Under no circumstance may an AP Literature / IB-HL student take the NSE at lower than Level 5.