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CEFR
Benchmarking the Common European Framework of Reference for Language
50+
Countries and Regions
80,000+
Global Students Participated in 2023
10 Years
10 Year History
9
Difficulty Levels for Grade 1 to Grade 12
Government & Private School
Bilingual & International School
Advancement
Preliminary - Semi final - World Finals
Fun
Scenario-based and Life-like Topics
Italy
Free Trip to Rome for Global Finals
10 March 2024
Mode: In schools or centers around Thailand
- Reading
- Use of English
(All multiple choice questions)
19 May 2024
Mode: Centralized Exam Location (to be decided later)
- Reading
- Writing
- Essay (except Little HIPPO)
TBA
Venue: A selected location in the city of Malaysia
- Use of English
- Crossword
September 2024
Venue: Assisi, Italy
- Reading
- Listening
- Writing
- Speaking
- Use of English
About
The International English Language Olympiad is organised by GLOBAL HIPPO ASSOCIATION ITALY, a non-profit organisation founded in 2012 and GATEHOUSE AWARDS UNITED KINGDOM to promote the importance of English language knowledge and bring together children from different countries. The competition is open to students from 6 – 19 years old around the world.
The Olympiad is an international event which promotes English language, challenges students around the globe to compete in English language knowledge, and motivates the teachers to cooperate. The Olympiad encourages the development of a shared sense of identity and integration, serves as a role model for young people living together as one community. The main goal is to create and nourish friendly relations, international understanding and a spirit of healthy competition between young people interested in English language from all around the world.
Apart from that, by participating in such an Olympiad, students get a chance to measure their level of English against international standards and get used to the concept of examination. Schools will more easily understand the level of English of their pupils and challenge them to learn more.
The Olympiad is aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), Internationally recognised and Ofqual regulated English language qualifications are used throughout the Olympiad. The qualifications are intended for candidates who are not native speakers of English and who wish to achieve high quality, internationally recognised qualification in English that is available and recognised worldwide.
The competition will be run in four rounds: Preliminary round, Semi-final round, Qualifier round (T&Cs applied) and the World Final round in Rome, Italy.
Aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), Internationally recognised and Ofqual regulated English language qualifications are used throughout the Olympiad.
The qualifications are intended for candidates who are not native speakers of English and who wish to achieve a high quality, internationally recognised qualification in English that is available and recognised worldwide.
BABY HIPPO & LITTLE HIPPO – Pre-A1 YL
HIPPO S1 – CEFR S1
HIPPO S2 – CEFR A2
HIPPO S3 – CEFR B1
HIPPO S4 – CEFR B2
HIPPO S5 – CEFR C1
Please refer to Olympiad regulations for detailed information.
Bilingual & English Program or International School
- Major subjects are taught in English
- 50% or more classes in English
Special categories are aimed at students who are considered bilingual according to the Hippo Olympiad regulations (see above) as well as for the international schools and the schools where the majority or all subjects are taught in English (except for the countries where English is the only official language, e.g. UK).
Global Hippo Association keeps the right to check the school’s curriculum, the language of
instruction and number of hours of English taught. Students who enrol in one of the regular
categories but are supposed to compete in the special categories according to the regulations will be
disqualified.
Registration
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Group Registration (minimum 25 students) by School/Teacher and take the exam in your school. The school will receive a support fee for organizing the exam. Please email to contact@phiconnections.org. We will contact you soon.
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The registration deadline is February 23, 2024 . No applications will be accepted after the deadline.
Important Notes
1) Students who reached Hippo 2023 final round cannot compete in the same level in Hippo 2024.
2) The students of lower levels can compete at higher level if they feel prepared for the level.
3) Global Hippo Association keeps the right to check the school’s curriculum, the language of instruction and the number of hours of English taught.
4) Global Hippo Association reserves the right to disqualify those who did not comply with the regulations.
Refund Policy
Refund is permissible if you cannot attend the competition on the scheduled date due to health condition, and the replacement date is not available. You must produce a valid medical certificate to request the refund of the participation fee.
Questions?
For more information about the competition, please email to contact@phiconnections.org
HIPPO 2024
Preliminary Round
Results
Top 10% of participating students in green will invited to join (FREE of Charge) the semi-final round in May 19th, 2024 by emails.
Candidates in green, World Finals @ Assisi, Italy -
September 23 - 26, 2024
Candidates in yellow, Regional Qualifier @ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - July 12-14, 2024
*** Candidate in green and yellow will be invited to the world final and regional qualifier round by email
HIPPO 2024
National Round
Results
HIPPO 2024
Preliminary Round
Results
Top 10% of participating students in green will invited to join (FREE of Charge) the semi-final round in May 14th, 2023 by emails.
HIPPO 2023
Semi-final Round
Results
Candidates in green, World Finals - October 2023
Candidates in yellow, Regional Qualifier for Hippo S10 @ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - July 06-07, 2023
*** Candidate in green and yellow will be invited to the world final and regional qualifier round by email
HIPPO S10 RANKING LISTS
In accordance with the regulations, in particular:
Where the number of enrolments in a specific region reaches 10,000 students in the 2023 edition, with a minimum of 1,000 candidates per Hippo Category, HIPPO association will organise an additional round of the Olympiad, called Qualifiers.
In addition to the regular categories, Regional Qualifiers will also be held for Hippo S10, for the region of Southeast Asia, Mongolia, India & Far East, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For the countries in this region:
China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand ICE, Thailand PHI and Vietnam,
separate ranking lists are available, with the names of World Finalists highlighted in green, and the names of the qualifiers highlighted in yellow.
For the rest of the world, a single ranking list is available (at the end of this document) with the names of the World Finalists highlighted in green and blue (wildcard: in a country where no candidate qualifies for the final round, the best candidate is admitted).
VENUES - ONSITE for individual register :
( Coordinator's contact details can be found in the registration )
Bangkok-Bangkap, [ SCG Home Experience ], 10AM
Bangkok-Ram Intra [ Pramochwittayaramintra School ], 9AM
Bangkok - Chatuchak [ Bon Marche' Market ], 9AM
Bangkok, Rangsit: Klong 3, 9AM
Bangkok, Samutprakarn [ Bangpleepattanasuksalai School ], 9AM
Central Region, Nakhon Prathom [ SKOOLWORKS ], 9AM
Central Region, Saraburi [ Sukanan Park ], 9AM
Central Region, Lopburi [ Crestview International School ], 9AM
East, Chonburi, 9AM
East Chonburi [ Tonlew International Kindergarten ] 9AM
East, Rayong / Banchang, 9AM
North, Chiang Mai, 9AM
North, Chiangrai [ One Hope International School ] 9AM
Northeast, Nakhon Ratchasima [ Plookpunya School ], 9AM
Northeast, Roi-Et, 9AM
Northeast, Surin, 9AM
South, Hatyai, 9AM
South, Krabi, 9AM
South, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 9AM
South, Phuket [BCIS Phuket International School], 9AM
South, Samui [ Windfield International School ], 9AM
West, Ratchaburi, 9AM