Languages in Victorian Government Schools, 2011
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Languages in Victorian Government Schools, 2011 Published by Languages Education Unit Student Learning Outcomes Division School Education Group Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Melbourne June 2012 © State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) 2012 The copyright in this document is owned by the State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development), or in the case of some materials, by third parties (third party materials). No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 the National Education Access Licence for Schools (NEALS) (see below) or with permission. NEALS is an educational institution situated in Australia which is not conducted for profit, or a body responsible for administering such an institution may copy and communicate the materials, other than third party materials, for the educational purposes of the institution. Authorised by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, 2 Treasury Place, East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002. Also published on: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/lot e/research.htm For further information please visit: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/lot e/default.htm ISBN: 978-0-7594-0696-4 Contents List of tables and figures 5 Tables 5 Figures 6 Preface 7 1. Overview of the Study of Languages in 2011 8 Trends in the Study of Languages 8 Victorian Government Primary Schools and Secondary Colleges 8 Languages Programs in Victorian Government Schools 8 Primary Languages Programs in Victorian Government Schools (excluding VSL) 8 Secondary Languages Programs in Victorian Government Schools (excluding VSL) 10 Aggregate Figures for Enrolments in Languages Programs in 2011 11 Language Profiles 14 Trend Tables for Other Selected Languages 18 2. Summary of Findings 19 Victorian Government Primary Schools 19 Victorian Government Secondary Colleges 20 Teachers of Languages in Victorian Government Schools 21 Victorian School of Languages 22 3. Victorian Government Primary Schools 23 Schools 23 Students 25 Languages Taught 27 Contact Time 29 Program Types 30 Regional Provision of Languages Study 32 4. Victorian Government Secondary Colleges 34 Colleges 34 Students 36 Languages Taught 38 Male/Female Enrolments 40 Languages Study at the VCE Level 41 Contact Time 44 Program Types 44 Contents 3 Regional Provision of Languages 45 5. Teachers of Languages in Victorian Government Schools and Colleges 49 6. Bilingual Programs in Victorian Government Schools 53 7. The Victorian School of Languages 55 Distance Education Section of the Victorian School of Languages 58 APPENDICES 60 1: Languages by Government Primary Schools, 2011 60 2: Languages by Government Secondary Colleges, 2011 71 3: Government Primary Schools and Languages Provided, 2011 78 4: Government Secondary Colleges and Languages Provided, 2011 98 5: VSL Centres and Languages Provided, 2011 107 4 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011 List of tables and figures Tables Table 1.1: Total enrolments in Languages study, government primary schools and secondary colleges, and the VSL, 2011 ............................................................................... 11 Table 1.2: Number of primary and secondary level programs, by language, 2011 ............................... 13 Table 1.3: Enrolment trends in Italian, 2005–11 ................................................................................... 14 Table 1.4: Enrolment trends in Japanese, 2005–11 ............................................................................. 14 Table 1.5: Enrolment trends in Indonesian, 2005–11 ........................................................................... 15 Table 1.6: Enrolment trends in French, 2005–11 .................................................................................. 15 Table 1.7: Enrolment trends in Chinese (Mandarin), 2005–11 .............................................................. 16 Table 1.8: Enrolment trends in German, 2005–11 ................................................................................ 16 Table 1.9: Enrolment trends in Auslan, 2005–11 .................................................................................. 17 Table 1.10: Enrolment trends in Greek, 2005–11 ................................................................................... 17 Table 1.11: Enrolment trends in Spanish, 2005–11 ................................................................................ 18 Table 1.12: Enrolment trends in Vietnamese, 2005–11 .......................................................................... 18 Table 1.13: Enrolment trends in Turkish, 2005–11 ................................................................................. 18 Table 1.14: Enrolment trends in Arabic, 2005–11 ................................................................................... 18 Table 3.1: Number and percentage of primary schools with Languages programs, by year level, 2005–11* ............................................................................................................ 24 Table 3.2: Number and percentage of primary level programs, by language, 2011 .............................. 25 Table 3.3: Primary level Languages enrolments by year level and as a percentage of total student population, 2005–11 ........................................................................................ 26 Table 3.4: Primary enrolments, by language and year level, 2011 ....................................................... 28 Table 3.5: Primary enrolments, by language and program type, 2011 ................................................. 31 Table 3.6: Primary schools providing Languages programs, by region, 2011 ....................................... 32 Table 3.7: Primary enrolments, by language and region, 2011 ............................................................. 33 Table 4.1: Number and percentage of secondary programs, by language, 2011 ................................. 35 Table 4.2: Compulsory Languages study, by year level (Years 7 to 10), 2005–11* .............................. 35 Table 4.3: Secondary level Languages enrolments, by year level and as a percentage of total student population, 2005–11 .................................................................................... 36 Table 4.4: Secondary enrolments, by language and year level, 2011 .................................................. 38 Table 4.5: Secondary enrolments as a percentage of all Languages enrolments, selected languages, Years 7 and 12, 2011 (%) ................................................................ 40 Table 4.6: Secondary enrolments, by gender and language, 2011 ....................................................... 41 Table 4.7: Student enrolments (government colleges) by language, students eligible to graduate from VCE, 2008 –11 (based on VCE unit 4 enrolments) ....................................... 42 Table 4.8: Students eligible to graduate from VCE, 2011 (government colleges): number of students who completed a VCE Unit 4 Languages course by year undertaken ........................................................................................................................... 43 Table 4.9: Secondary Languages enrolments, by language and program type, 2011 .......................... 45 Table 4.10: Secondary Languages enrolments, by metropolitan and regional areas, by year level, 2011 .................................................................................................................... 46 Table 4.11: Secondary enrolments, by region and language, 2011 ........................................................ 47 Table 5.1: Teachers by gender and language, 2011 ............................................................................ 50 Table 6.1: Designated bilingual programs, 2011 ................................................................................... 54 Preface 5 Table 7.1: VSL enrolments, by language and year level, 2011 ............................................................ 56 Table 7.2: Student enrolments in distance education, by language and year level, 2011 .................... 59 Figures Figure 1.1: Number and percentage of primary schools providing a Languages program, 2005–11 ................................................................................................................................ 9 Figure 1.2: Number of primary schools offering the eight most widely studied languages, 2005–11 ................................................................................................................................ 9 Figure 1.3: Number and percentage of secondary colleges providing a Languages program, 2005–11 ............................................................................................................... 10 Figure 1.4: Total enrolments in six most widely studied languages, 2005–11* ...................................... 12 Figure 3.1: Percentage of primary schools providing Languages programs, by year level, 2005–11* ............................................................................................................................. 23 Figure 3.2: Sequences of Languages programs in primary schools, 2011 ............................................ 24 Figure 3.3: Percentage of primary school students studying Languages, 2005–11 .............................. 26 Figure 3.4: Primary level Languages