Since 2016, s6 and s7 pupils benefit from a discount on the cost of exams (possible through the school) as well as the possibility of taking their exams during class hours at the Instituto Cervantes of Brussels, accompanied by their teacher.

The DELE is the official diploma that certifies the knowledge of Spanish as a foreign language. It is awarded by the Director of the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education. The exams are held twice a year – in May and November – in 500 examination centres in more than 100 countries around the world. They include the following test:

• Reading comprehension
• Written expression
• Oral comprehension
• Grammar & Vocabulary
• Oral expression

For more information, visit the website of the Instituto Cervantes in Brussels or contact the coordinator.

Levels

Level A1 : the pupil is able to respond to immediate needs relating to everyday and predictable situations.

Level A2 : the pupil is able to use basic social conventions correctly to express himself/herself comprehensibly in everyday situations.

Level B1 : the pupil is able to express himself/herself with relative correctness and flexibility in everyday situations of some complexity.

Level B2 : the pupil is able to express himself/herself with appropriate fluency and precision, adopting the required register and level of language and using arguments and nuances appropriate to the situation.

Level C1 : the pupil is able to express himself/herself easily and spontaneously by adopting the necessary registers according to the context and intentions of the interlocutors.

Level C2 : the pupil is able to adapt to all types of situations even when they require dealing with abstract and specialised issues.