Seal of Biliteracy

Students in grades 7th to 12th in the North Kitsap School District can take this test. If they pass, they can earn up to 4 credits in a World Language and potentially earn the Seal of Biliteracy on their high school diploma.

The test is designed to assess a student's proficiency in a language other than English. It evaluates the student's listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills in the chosen language.

The cost of the test is determined by the test's vendor and students or their families are responsible for this fee. The district covers all administrative costs associated with the test. 

$30: Arabic, Cantonese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified and Traditional), Polish, Russian, and Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil).

$140: Albanian, Amharic, Danish, Indonesian, Laotian, Nepali, Persian Farsi, Samoan, Thai, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Portuguese (Portugal).

Earning the Seal of Biliteracy allows students to earn up to 4 proficiency-based high school credits, meet the world language credit requirement for graduation, and showcase their high level of language proficiency on their diploma.

Tests are offered twice a year for secondary students at Kingston Middle School, Kingston High School, Poulsbo Middle School, and North Kitsap High School. Students can register to take the test once in the fall and once in the spring