The East Renfrewshire Council Confucius classroom is an official test centre in the United Kingdom for the Chinese Proficiency Tests.

The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) is an official examination designed to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non-native speakers from beginners to advanced Level (divided in levels 1-6). It is an internationally recognised standard in assessing your Chinese language level and the result can be used to apply for Confucius Institute Scholarship and Hanban Beijing Trip. It is also accepted by universities in China as proof of Chinese proficiency. The HSK tests include writing, listening and reading skills.

There are 22 candidates from St Ninian’s High School who attended the March 2015 test, and the results were outstanding.

The candidates involved in the HSK test were:

HSK 1

• Jonas Yeung
• William Cheng
• Hepsi Xavier
• Callum Holland
• Mark Rae
• Ruth McKeown
• Anna Gallagher
• Sonny Ines
• Daniel McLaughlin
• Lewis McLachlan
• Thomas Moffatt
• Declan Gallagher
• Alban Joseph
• Daniel Rae
• Michael McGrade
• Max McAllan
• Rocco Ines

HSK 2

• Louisa Preston
• Maeve McLeod
• Daniel Kavanagh

HSK 3

• Ines Bertaso

Many congratulations to all of our candidates on passing this test. An outstanding achievement!