Some schools can be very strict on this... if your school is as strict as mine was, continuers essentially means that you MUST have done the language in years 9 and 10 as an elective. If you haven't done the language as an elective in years 9 and 10, some schools will say that beginners is the only option, and they won't let you into continuers. This can be compounded even worse if the school only offers continuers languages and not beginners, in which case they may try to persuade you out of beginners even though you are within your rights to study it at open high school. I was in a similar situation in year 10, and unfortunately I failed to convince them... :'( but give it your best shot anyway. Best of luck!