Dates and Enrollment

Below is the current price list for our courses and exams:
Exams Pricelist as of 08.08.2023

Below is the price list starting January 2024:

How to register for an exam:

1. Fill out the online registration form and upload a scanned copy of your valid ID (we only accept the following IDs: passport, NBI clearance, National ID, PRC ID, Driver's License or SSS UMID). 
2. After submitting the registration form, you should receive an automated email with the payment instructions. Please check your Spam Folder as well. We accept payments via LBC door to door money transfers and online bank transfers.
3. Send your proof of payment via email to einschreibung-manila@goethe.de

Please note that we do not accept reservations and slots are on a first-paid, first-served basis. We can only guarantee a slot once we receive your payment and if there are still available slots.

For in-person exam registrations, you may visit our office from 23 November to 6 December (Mondays to Fridays only) between 9AM to 12PM and 1PM to 3PM. Please note that we will not be able to accept walk-in transactions from 20-22 November due to the exams. 

General Terms and Conditions for Exams
 
1.  Terms of Payment
1.1   Exam fees are paid in full upon registration.
1.2   Registration is on a first paid, first served basis. Reservations are strictly not accepted.
 
2.  Exam fees
2.1   The contractually binding fee is the fee stated in the price list current at the time of application.
2.2   The internal exam price will be charged if the client has attended a course at Goethe-Institut Manila within 6 months, after that the external price will apply.
2.3   Should a participant wish to change his or her booking, then each booking change is subject to a fee equal to 10% of the exam fee.
2.4   Booking changes are only allowed up to five (5) working days before the start of the exam.
 
3.  Cancellation and refunds         
3.1   Cancellations and refunds are only allowed up to five (5) working days before the start of the exam.
3.2   If a candidate does not appear in either the written or oral exam or arrives late for an exam, he/she shall be excluded from the exam. The exam fee will not be refunded.  No results shall be published.
3.3    If an exam is not taken for reasons of illness, the exam center must be informed as soon as possible and a doctor’s certificate should be submitted to the exam center within 5 working days.  The exam fee will be credited for the next exam date. A 10% processing fee shall be charged.
 
4.  Requirements 
4.1   Exam participants must be at least 16 years of age if they are registering for any of the following exams: Goethe-Zertifikat A1: Start Deutsch 1, Goethe-Zertifikat A2, Goethe-Zertifikat B1, Goethe-Zertifikat B2
4.2   Exam participants for the Goethe-Zertifikat A1:  Fit in Deutsch must be between 10 to 16 years old.
4.3   All candidates are required to present proof of identification before the written and oral exams.  We only accept the following IDs: - passport - NBI Clearance - UMID - National ID - PRC ID - Driver's license.

5.  Responsibilities of participants
5.1 Participants are obliged to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the Goethe-Institut Philippinen. This implies that participants dress in an appropriate way during exams according to the norms which apply to public spaces. 
5.2 Participants should surrender all eletronice devices  (mobile phones, laptops, digital watches, tablets, etc) to the Goethe Institut staff before their exam begins. Goethe Institut Manila will not be held liable for any damage or loss that may occur. 
 
6. Liability of the Goethe-Institut
The liability of Goethe-Institut Philippinen and its staff is limited to intent and gross negligence. Goethe-Institut Philippinen also accepts no liability for the cancellation of its services due to force majeure, e.g. natural disasters, fire, floods, war, official orders and all other circumstances beyond the control of the contracting parties.

We are happy to welcome you to our language courses and/or exams. However, it is vital to follow health protocols when coming to the Goethe-Institut. 

The use of face masks is optional. But everyone is still encouraged to bring their own hand sanitizer or disinfectant spray.

In addition, exam participants must

• bring the print-out of their exam schedule sent to them via email 
• bring any of the following IDs: original passport, NBI Clearance, or SSS UMID 
• bring their own ballpens (either black or blue ink). Erasable pens are not allowed. 

If you took your exam at a Goethe-Institut and have not received any other information, you can view your exam results at Mein Goethe.de.

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Help with retrieving exam results:

If you have any questions, please contact your Goethe-Institut directly.

If you took your exam with an examination partner working with the Goethe-Institut, please contact your examination centre directly.

Goethe Certificate Verification

Goethe-Institut certificates are official documents protected by law. Please read more here.

Starting May 2022, exam participants may now pick-up their exam certificates at the Adamson Centre on certain dates and strictly by appointment only (usually within 5 to 10 working days after exam results are posted online). 
 
The procedures are as follows:
1. On the day of the exam, participants must decide on whether they will have their certificate sent via LBC courier or if they will pick it up at the Institute.
2. After exam results are posted online, a link to the booking appointment system will be sent to those who opted to pickup their certificates.
3. An email will be sent to confirm the appointment. 
4. Participants must bring at least one valid ID to pickup their certificate.
 
For those who would like to pick up their certificates from previous exams, kindly send an email to sprache-manila@goethe.de​ with your full name, exam date and exam level. 

The specific exam/level per day will be posted on this page during the start of registration for the respective cycle.

Disclaimer: Goethe-Institut Philippinen reserves the right to cancel the exams at short notice if necessary, depending on how the situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic develops or depending on the local quarantine restrictions which are set by the Philippine government.

Start-Deutsch 1
Goethe-Zertifikat A2
Goethe-Zertifikat B1
Goethe-Zertifikat B2