Kiwanja cha Ndege Secondary School students perform during the 1st youth Chinese Language Competition for Secondary Schools in Dodoma, Tanzania, May 8, 2017. (Xinhua)

DAR ES SALAAM, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Contestants from six Tanzanian secondary schools attended a Chinese language competition earlier this week in the country's capital Dodoma.

The competition consists of three sections, dictation, speech and dialogue.

During the competition, Sada Zacharia, a student from Morogoro Secondary School, emerged as winner thanks to her fluency in Chinese, and the second place went to Bilali Yahya (Kiwanja cha Ndege secondary School) and Devotha Robert (Kilakala Secondary School).

A Tanzanian college student sings a Chinese song at "the Final Competition of Chinese Bridge -- Chinese Proficiency Competition in Tanzania" in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on May 29, 2015. Thirteen college students from the Confucius Institutes across Tanzania competed on their Chinese proficiency for a ticket to take part in a worldwide Chinese Bridge competition in China this July. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)

Third place winners were Nasra Manyanya (Benjamin Mkapa schoold), Ashraf Mtinazi (Kiwanja cha Ndege school) and Lilian Milanzi (Kilakala school).

Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Education, Science and Techonoligy Simon Msanjila encouraged the students and thanked the work of volunteer language teachers from China and wish them a prosperous life.

A Tanzanian college student performs Chinese calligraphy at "the Final Competition of Chinese Bridge -- Chinese Proficiency Competition in Tanzania" in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on May 29, 2015. Thirteen college students from the Confucius Institutes across Tanzania competed on their Chinese proficiency for a ticket to take part in a worldwide Chinese Bridge competition in China this July. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)

Ten volunteers who have completed their two-year service in Tanzania also received certificate of appreciation from the official.

Zheng Xueyu, Chinese language coordinator in Tanzania, commended all the students who are taking part in the competition, encouraging them to work hard for better results.

Tanzania has introduced Chinese language teaching in its education system in 2016. Currently, there are six pilot secondary schools offering Chinese classes to a total of 2,631 students.