Every year, we here at Lion and Lion Educational Group host the Cambridge Children’s
English Certification Exam (YLE). Under the guidance and watchful eye of teacher Pamela, the
Center’s Director of English Academic Affairs, and the hard work of this year’s participants, the
Centre was able to achieve an incredibly impressive 100% passing rate. Aside from that, more than
50% of the participants were able to achieve the perfect score of 15 shields. A truly impressive feat
from all that were involved.

Cambridge Children’s English Certification (YLE) is an English proficiency exam designed
and held by the “Cambridge University’s Language Assessment and Testing Centre”. Annually, an
average of 310,000 candidates from more than 55 countries around the world take this
international certification test. The test is divided into three levels: Starters, Movers and Flyers,
and tests the 4 core language skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening). The test is divided
into 3 sections: Listening, Reading and Writing and Speaking. The results of each section is
reported using shields as an indication of how well a candidate has done in each section. A
maximum of five shields are available per section and a maximum of 15 are available in total. If a
candidate achieves 10 shields or more on the test, they will be eligible to proceed to the next
level. This is important as passing all 3 levels is equivalent to passing the National English Test
(GEPT).