In NSW, Tamil language is offered as a subject in HSC. 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. The top achiever in Tamil Continuers course this year is Harishnaa Celvavinayagan. Kulasegaram Sanchayan talks to Harishnaa and his private tutor, Navaratnam Raguram.