Mandarin

Mandarin is the world’s most widely spoken language and an ideal language to learn with 1.3 billion native speakers and practically no grammar! Well, there are the 56,000 characters to get the hang of but, if up for a challenge, it is absolutely worthwhile! This language is becoming ever more useful both as an impressive subject to make a student sparkle for university entrance and as a valuable tool for a competitive edge in the business world later on.

13+

The Common Entrance syllabus has tiered papers: Level 1 and Level 2. Topics mirror those in French and Spanish, for example, with school, home, hobbies, daily routine and personal description as favourites. Some children, who finish their exams in the Spring Term, might enjoy and benefit from a short course in Common Entrance Mandarin towards Level 1, for example. We can offer this in a flexible way and, at the same time, open the door to a Mandarin option in Senior School.

GCSE

It is tough to start a Mandarin Chinese GCSE course from scratch when entering Senior School and many public schools have a prerequisite of a certain number of hours studied in order to take the Mandarin option further. Our tutors can plug this gap and make sure that enough material has been covered ahead of Year 9 entry. Equally, we are able to continue to offer support through GCSE or IGCSE.