Florida Seal of Biliteracy

Students have the opportunity to earn the Florida Seal of Biliteracy. This graduation distinction is earned with 4 years of a world language with a 3.0 average or the required score on an approved assessment. Eligible students must also earn the required ELA FSA score. The Seal of Biliteracy is intended to identify students with 21st Century global and linguistic competency for prospective employers and college admissions. It is also intended to honor the multiple cultures and languages spoken within our communities.

Florida Seal of Biliteracy

Approximately 300 students graduate with the
Florida Seal of Biliteracy annually!

Volusia County Schools Celebrate Seal of Biliteracy Recipients!

This year, approximately 300 outstanding students across Volusia County high schools earned the prestigious Florida Seal of Biliteracy, demonstrating high levels of proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English.

Languages represented include those taught in our schools, such as Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and ASL, as well as languages spoken and studied by our multilingual students, including Portuguese, Hindi, Mandarin, Arabic, Bulgarian, Turkish, and Latin.

During each school's Senior Awards Ceremony, Seal recipients proudly received their Gold and Silver certificates and honor cords in recognition of their linguistic achievement and dedication.

This year, Spruce Creek High School had the largest number of Seal of Biliteracy recipients, with an impressive 112 students earning the distinction. In addition, several students earned two Seals of Biliteracy, demonstrating exceptional dedication to language learning and multilingual proficiency.

Congratulations to all of our Seal of Biliteracy recipients for for their hard work, perseverance, and commitment to becoming globally competent communicators.