We were delighted to celebrate the European Day of Languages with a fantastic two-week Duolingo House Challenge that brought out the best in our students and staff. The competition was fierce, with participants showing incredible dedication and enthusiasm as they racked up XP points in their chosen languages.

Now that the challenge has officially ended, we’re excited to share the results and recognise the amazing efforts of our language learners.

🏆 House Results

After tallying the scores, the final House rankings were:

1. Kinman – 28.5%

2. Hale – 22%

3. Croft – 21%

4. Cowper – 17%

5. Page – 9%

6. Wallace – 2%

(% represents the proportion of students out of 77 in each House who achieved 900+ XP.)

Over 300 students participated in total, but our focus was on the 82 students who earned 900 XP or more. Unfortunately, five of these students couldn’t be identified by name despite our best efforts.

🌟 Top Language Learners

A special congratulations to our top three individual performers:

1. Noah W (7Croft) – 28,416 XP in 8 hours 8 minutes

2. Oliver M (7Cowper) – 15,445 XP in 14 hours 36 minutes

3. Filip H (7Croft) – 12,832 XP in 4 hours 31 minutes

These students demonstrated outstanding commitment, spending hours on Duolingo and mastering a range of languages.

🌍 Languages Studied

Throughout the challenge, students explored a diverse range of languages, including:

• French

• German

• Italian

• Japanese

• Irish

• Spanish

• Greek

• Polish

• Finnish

We’re incredibly proud of all our students and staff who took part. The energy and effort they brought to the Duolingo challenge were inspiring, and we look forward to continuing to celebrate language learning throughout the year.