Highest Ranking Students of Tamil in Western Australia

Top achievers in Tamil Continuers course Surya Ruba Rishikandhan (Top Left), Dharshigaa Gaya (Top Right), Rudhra Prabhanya V Prabhakar (Bottom Left), and the principal of the language school they attended, Mr Sivamainthan Kamalanathan (Bottom right).

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In Western Australia, Tamil language is offered as a subject in WACE. Students’ language skills are tested in conversation, responding to an aural stimulus, responding to a variety of written material, writing for a variety of purposes and the culture of Tamil-speaking communities in texts. Top achievers in Tamil Continuers course were Surya Ruba Rishikandhan, Dharshigaa Gaya, and Rudhra Prabhanya V Prabhakar.

Kulasegaram Sanchayan talks to the top three achievers and the principal of the language school they attended, Mr Sivamainthan Kamalanathan.

Individual interviews conducted with these three high achievers are also published on our website.

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