Languages in Victorian Government Schools, 2011
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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
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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
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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 enrolments, by year level, 2005–11 ...... 27 Figure 3.5: Primary level enrolments, by language, 2011...... 28 Figure 3.6: Primary enrolments for the six most studied languages, 2005–11 ...... 29 Figure 3.7: Enrolments in primary Languages programs, by minutes per week, 2011 ...... 29 Figure 3.8: Average minutes of Languages study per week, 2005–11 ...... 30 Figure 3.9: Primary Languages enrolments (%), by program type, 2011 ...... 31 Figure 3.10: Percentage of primary schools providing a Languages program, by region, 2011 ...... 32 Figure 4.1: Percentage of secondary colleges providing Languages programs, by year level, 2005–11* ...... 34 Figure 4.2: Sequences of Languages programs in secondary colleges, 2011 ...... 34 Figure 4.3: Percentage of secondary colleges where a language is compulsory, by year level, 2005–11* ...... 36 Figure 4.4: Percentage of secondary students studying a language, by year level, 2005– 11 ...... 37 Figure 4.5: Percentage of secondary level students studying a language, 2005–11 ...... 37 Figure 4.6: Secondary enrolments, by language, 2011 ...... 39 Figure 4.7: Secondary enrolments, six most widely studied languages, 2005–11 ...... 39 Figure 4.8: Secondary Languages enrolments, by gender and year level, 2011 ...... 40 Figure 4.9: Average minutes per week for Languages programs, by year level, 2005–11 ...... 44 Figure 4.10: Secondary Languages student numbers in metropolitan and regional areas, by year level, 2011 ...... 46 Figure 4.11: Languages enrolments at Years 11 and 12, by regional or metropolitan regions, 2005–11 ...... 48 Figure 5.1: Languages teachers, by school type, 2011 ...... 49 Figure 5.2: Qualification levels of Languages teachers, 2011 ...... 51 Figure 5.3: Hours spent teaching Languages each week, primary and secondary levels, 2011 ...... 52 Figure 7.1: Enrolments at the VSL, 2005–11 ...... 55 Figure 7.2: Languages enrolments at the VSL, by sector, 2011 ...... 58 Figure 7.3: Student enrolments in distance education (six most studied languages), 2005–11 ...... 59
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Preface
In 2011, the Victorian Government continued its strong commitment to supporting and extending the teaching of Languages in Victorian government primary schools and secondary colleges. The data in this publication is based on responses from primary schools and secondary colleges to a web-based Languages survey. While usually administered as a separate instrument, the Languages survey was incorporated into the DEECD Mid-year (August) school supplementary census for the first time in 2011. The data collected provides a comprehensive picture of the provision of Languages education at that time in Victoria.
The provision of Languages education is a matter of careful planning and coordination between the various providers including mainstream government primary schools and secondary colleges, the Victorian School of Languages (VSL) and community languages schools. This report focuses on the provision of Languages programs through mainstream government primary schools and secondary colleges and the VSL. Programs conducted outside regular school hours by Community Languages Schools (CLS) have not been analysed in this report, although students who study a language to the VCE level through a CLS are included in Languages study at the VCE level section.
In 2011, nineteen languages were taught in government schools and colleges in 2011, while 46 languages were studied through the VSL, representing 48 languages in total. One thousand and fifteen or 69.7% of government schools and colleges in Victoria offered Languages programs, with a total of 284,872 students (53.6%) enrolled in these programs. A further 2,267 students were enrolled in taster programs at the secondary level. There were also 15,790 enrolments at the Victorian School of Languages (VSL) with the Distance Education Section of the VSL providing courses in ten languages. The total number of enrolments in Languages programs in 2011 was 302,662.
Italian, Japanese, Indonesian, French, Chinese (Mandarin), German, Auslan and Greek were the most widely taught languages across all government primary schools and secondary colleges. However, at the VSL, community languages were of greater significance. The eight most widely studied languages at the VSL were Chinese (Mandarin), Vietnamese, Greek, Turkish, Japanese, French, Arabic and Italian.
The release of The Victorian Government's Vision of Languages Education, in November 2011, signalled the government's intention to strengthen the study of languages in Victorian schools. A significant new focus on improving and extending languages education was introduced by DEECD in 2011 with the target that all P to 10 students in Victorian government schools be studying a language by 2025, starting with Prep in 2015.
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1. Overview of the Study of Languages in 2011
Trends in the Study of Languages The following trend analysis reviews Languages study overall and at the primary and secondary levels in Victorian government schools and colleges over the last seven years. It provides an overview of the current state of Languages and highlights the differing patterns in the study of Languages at the primary and secondary levels.
Victorian Government Primary Schools and Secondary Colleges This report considers data collected, in August 2011, from 1,456 government primary, secondary and P to 12 schools in Victoria.1 Among the 1,456 schools, 1,210 schools offered primary level schooling and 317 schools offered secondary level schooling. English language schools and Special schools are not included in this figure, nor are they considered in this report.
It should be noted that the number of government schools fluctuates slightly each year. For example, data from 1,470 schools were considered in the 2010 report, while this number decreased to 1,456 schools in 2011. Percentages, as well as actual numbers, are provided for clarity in some tables and figures (e.g. Figure 1.1).
Languages Programs in Victorian Government Schools In 2011, 1,015 (69.7%) of 1,456 government schools and colleges in Victoria offered Languages programs. A total of 284,872 students (53.6%) were enrolled in these programs. A further 2,267 students were enrolled in taster programs at the secondary level. There was also 15,790 enrolments at the Victorian School of Languages (VSL) bringing the total number of enrolments in Languages programs in 2011 to 302,662 (Table 1.1). Nineteen languages were taught in government schools and colleges in 2011, while 46 languages were studied through the VSL. In total, 48 languages were studied by government school students.
Primary Languages Programs in Victorian Government Schools (excluding VSL) There was a continual decline in the number of government primary schools providing Languages programs between 2005 and 2011 (Figure 1.1), along with a concomitant decline in student enrolments. The number of schools providing a Languages program decreased by 30.1% between 2005 and 2011, with a notable drop of 67 primary school programs between 2010 and 2011. This decline was relatively consistent at all year levels (Figure 3.1).
Concurrently, the number of primary school students studying a language between 2005 and 2011 declined from 84.1% to 62.3% (Figure 3.3). In student numbers, this represents a 26.4% decrease in student enrolments between 2005 and 2011, from 261,601 to 192,496 enrolments in 2011.
The number of primary schools providing each language has fluctuated between 2005 and 2011, with some languages faring better than others. As can be seen in Figure 1.2, the number of primary schools providing Indonesian, Italian and Japanese continued to decrease between 2005 and 2011. On the other hand, the number of primary schools providing Chinese (Mandarin) continued to grow between 2005 and 2011, with more schools providing Chinese (Mandarin) than German in 2011. Offerings of French remained relatively stable over the same time frame, while the number of schools providing German slowly declined. Provision of Auslan mainly increased between 2005 and 2010 but declined slightly in 2011.
The amount of time primary schools allocate to the study of Languages remains an ongoing issue for the quality of Languages programs. The DEECD Curriculum Planning Guidelines recommend that students receive 150 minutes of Languages study per week. In 2011, however, only 0.5% of primary Languages programs ran for 150 minutes or more per week (Figure 3.7).
1 Dargo primary school and Goorambat primary school recorded zero enrolments in 2011 and were therefore not included in this analysis.
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Figure 1.1: Number and percentage of primary schools providing a Languages program, 2005–11 1,200
1,000 1,116 1,045 972 87.8% 82.9% 947 77.4% 75.5%
800 880 847 71% 69.3% 780 64.5% 600
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Figure 1.2: Number of primary schools offering the eight most widely studied languages, 2005–11
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Italian 300 Indonesian 250 Japanese
200 French
150 German
Chinese 100 (Mandarin) Auslan 50
Greek
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In 2011, data was collected for the first time on a newer methodology in languages education known as Content and Languages Integrated Learning (CLIL). These programs include teaching content from another curriculum area, combined with explicit teaching of the target language with a focus on the vocabulary and structures required for the additional curriculum area. Content may include all or part of one or more curriculum area. Overall, in 2011, 59.4% of students participated in programs which focused on language acquisition. Specifically, 49.5% of Languages students participated in Languages programs, 8.6% participated in a CLIL program and 1.3% participated in an immersion or bilingual program. The remaining 40.6% of students participated in Cultural awareness and limited language programs (Figure 3.9).
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Secondary Languages Programs in Victorian Government Schools (excluding VSL)
Languages provision at the secondary level remained relatively stable between 2007 and 2011, increasing by five colleges between 2010 and 2011 (Figure 1.3). However, over the same time frame, the number of students studying a language at the secondary level decreased by 17.5% (Figure 4.5). It is encouraging that student numbers increased slightly, by 0.5%, between 2010 and 2011 (Table 4.3). Figure 1.3: Number and percentage of secondary colleges providing a Languages program, 2005–11
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250 284 289 272 273 275 272 277 91.3% 92.9% 88.3% 89.2% 87.6% 86.6% 87.4% 200
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Enrolments in secondary Languages programs consistently decreased between 2005 and 2010, moving from 49.1% of students in 2005 to 41.1% of students (91,657 students) in 2010 (Figure 4.5), but increased slightly to 41.6% in 2011 (92,109 students). The largest decrease in enrolments between 2005 and 2007 was at the Year 9 and 10 levels, but overall, participation rates across year levels were relatively stable between 2007 and 2011 (Figure 4.4).
The number of students attending government secondary colleges who complete a Languages course by the time they complete Year 12 increased substantially over the same time period. This was due to a number of variables, including the flexible nature of the Victorian curriculum, which allows students to undertake and complete Languages courses prior to enrolling in Year 12, the availability of Languages study outside of schools and colleges through the VSL, including distance education and the availability of Languages study through community languages schools. As a result, amongst the students who were eligible to graduate from secondary schooling in 2011, 17.7% had successfully completed a VCE languages study.
Another positive indicator in relation to Languages study has been the slow but steady increase in the percentage of males studying a language through to the Year 12 level. While a roughly equal number of males and females study languages at Years 7 to 9, the number of males studying Languages drops dramatically from Year 10 onwards, with students who continue Languages study through to Year 12 being predominantly female (61.6% in 2011). However, the percentage of males enrolled in Year 12 who study a language has increased slowly in recent years, up to 38.4% in 2011 (Figure 4.8) in comparison to 31.3% in 2005.
When looking at enrolment changes for specific languages, the six most widely studied languages in government secondary colleges all experienced rising and falling enrolments between 2005 and 2011. Between 2007 and 2011, enrolments in Indonesian, French and Italian fluctuated but remained similar overall. However, in that same time period, enrolments in Japanese and German declined. Chinese (Mandarin) was the one language which continually grew in popularity at the secondary level, with enrolments increasing 53.8% between 2005 and 2011, albeit from a small
10 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
base (Figure 4.7). Overall, the six most widely studied languages at the secondary level were French, Italian, Japanese, Indonesian, German and Chinese (Mandarin).
Trends in program type at the secondary level continue to move in a positive direction every year. Overall, in 2011, 98.2% of students participated in programs which focused on language acquisition. Specifically, 96.2% of Languages students participated in Languages programs and 2% participated in a CLIL program. Only 1.8% of students were in Cultural awareness and limited language programs (Table 4.10). Aggregate Figures for Enrolments in Languages Programs in 2011
Table 1.1 provides a summary of enrolments in Victorian government primary schools and secondary colleges, including all enrolments at the VSL (including through distance education), for 2011. At the secondary level, students studying more than one language through taster programs are counted for each language they are enrolled in. Hence, this table represents student enrolments, not the number of students studying a language. Table 1.1: Total enrolments in Languages study, government primary schools and secondary colleges, and the VSL, 2011 Language Primary Primary Primary Second. Second. Second. Total %* VSL total VSL total enrol. Italian 53,114 198 53,312 19,105 468 19,573 72,885 24.3 Japanese 38,108 80 38,188 17,602 767 18,369 56,557 18.9 Indonesian 35,745 6 35,751 17,012 377 17,389 53,140 17.7 French 18,562 103 18,665 19,630 622 20,252 38,917 13.0 Chinese 16,752 1,337 18,089 6,245 1,398 7,643 25,732 8.6 (Mandarin) German 11,653 40 11,693 10,836 452 11,288 22,981 7.7 Auslan 11,017 0 11,017 813 0 813 11,830 3.9 Greek 2,187 700 2,887 953 251 1,204 4,091 1.4 Spanish 2,377 197 2,574 369 403 772 3,346 1.1 Vietnamese 472 1,021 1,493 484 989 1,473 2,966 1.0 Turkish 836 488 1,324 254 413 667 1,991 0.7 Arabic 443 358 801 415 362 777 1,578 0.5 Karen 940 164 1,104 0 121 121 1,225 0.4 Macedonian 121 225 346 288 238 526 872 0.3 Sinhala 0 339 339 0 176 176 515 0.2 Punjabi 0 257 257 0 204 204 461 0.2 Korean 133 102 235 0 216 216 451 0.2 Latin 0 1 1 279 102 381 382 0.1 Croatian 0 178 178 0 172 172 350 0.1 Hindi 0 163 163 0 145 145 308 0.1 Dari 0 121 121 0 136 136 257 0.1 Chin (Hakha) 0 104 104 0 93 93 197 0.1 Polish 0 29 29 0 162 162 191 0.1 Persian 0 14 14 0 175 175 189 0.1 Bosnian 0 61 61 0 108 108 169 0.1 Khmer 0 82 82 0 83 83 165 0.1 Serbian 0 43 43 0 60 60 103 <0.1 Russian 0 62 62 0 34 34 96 <0.1 Hebrew 0 42 42 0 47 47 89 <0.1
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Language Primary Primary Primary Second. Second. Second. Total %* VSL total VSL total enrol. Portuguese 0 29 29 0 48 48 77 <0.1 Dutch 36 16 52 0 23 23 75 <0.1 Classical 0 0 0 68 0 68 68 <0.1 Greek Albanian 0 36 36 0 24 24 60 <0.1 Filipino 0 8 8 0 51 51 59 <0.1 Maltese 0 24 24 0 22 22 46 <0.1 Hungarian 0 15 15 0 19 19 34 <0.1 Dinka 0 14 14 0 15 15 29 <0.1 Syriac 0 20 20 0 7 7 27 <0.1 Aboriginal 0 0 0 23 0 23 23 <0.1 Languages Pushto 0 9 9 0 10 10 19 <0.1 Bengali 0 15 15 0 3 3 18 <0.1 Romanian 0 3 3 0 15 15 18 <0.1 Amharic 0 16 16 0 1 1 17 <0.1 Chinese 0 9 9 0 8 8 17 <0.1 (Cantonese) Tigrinya 0 10 10 0 3 3 13 <0.1 Swahili 0 6 6 0 6 6 12 <0.1 Bulgarian 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 <0.1 Lithuanian 0 3 3 0 3 3 6 <0.1 Total 192,496 6,758 199,254 94,376 9,032 103,408 302,662 100
*As a percentage of Languages enrolments. Figure 1.4: Total enrolments in six most widely studied languages, 2005–11*
100,000
Indonesian
80,000 Italian
Japanese 60,000 French
40,000 German
Chinese 20,000 (Mandarin)
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Note that these enrolments include government primary school and secondary college students and all students studying through the VSL, including distance education.
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Figure 1.4 details trends in the six most studied languages between 2005 and 2011. This figure includes enrolments at the primary and secondary levels, as well as all enrolments at the VSL (including distance education enrolments). The most noticeable trend in primary schools and secondary colleges has been the decline of German, Indonesian, Italian and Japanese. Enrolments in French remained stable between 2005 and 2011. Chinese (Mandarin) was the only language that consistently grew in popularity, up 68.2% between 2005 and 2011, albeit from a small base (Figure 1.4).
Table 1.2 provides an outline of the number of Languages programs in Victorian government primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011. Overall, there was a marked decline in the number of language programs, down 88 programs from 2010. Looking more closely at individual languages, Indonesian was still taught in the largest number programs across Victoria in 2011. Notable changes between 2010 and 2011 include the decrease in the number of programs for French (-9), German (-10), Indonesian (-24), Italian (-23) and Japanese (-25), while the number of programs for Chinese (Mandarin) increased by 25 schools in 2011. Table 1.2: Number of primary and secondary level programs, by language, 2011 Language Number of Primary Secondary Total Change from schools level level number of 2010 (number offering programs programs programs of programs) language* Indonesian 252 172 96 268 -24 Italian 252 187 72 259 -23 Japanese 234 158 85 243 -25 French 174 98 83 181 -9 Chinese (Mandarin) 126 86 43 129 +25 German 115 61 59 120 -10 Auslan 47 42 6 48 -5 Greek 21 12 9 21 -6 Spanish 17 13 5 18 0 Vietnamese 14 5 9 14 0 Arabic 7 4 4 8 -4 Macedonian 5 2 3 5 0 Turkish 5 4 1 5 -1 Karen 3 3 0 3 +1 Korean 2 2 0 2 +1 Latin 2 0 2 2 0 Aboriginal Languages 1 0 1 1 0 Classical Greek 1 0 1 1 0 Dutch 1 1 0 1 0 Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 -1 Khmer 0 0 0 0 -1 Maori 0 0 0 0 -3 Swahili 0 0 0 0 -1 Thai 0 0 0 0 -2 *Note that the second column counts the number of schools and colleges teaching each language, while the other columns count program numbers. If a P to 12 school offers a language program to both primary and secondary levels, it is counted in both the Primary level programs column and the Secondary level program column. Hence, the totals in the Number of schools offering language column is sometimes less than the Total number of programs column.
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Language Profiles
Italian Italian was the most studied language in Victorian government schools in 2011, with 72,885 enrolments across government primary schools and secondary colleges and the Victorian School of Languages (including enrolments through distance education) (Table 1.3). It was also studied by the most students at the primary level, offered in 23.8% of the primary schools with Languages programs (or 15.5% of all primary schools). At the secondary level, it was the second most studied language, offered at 26% of the secondary colleges with Languages programs (or 22.7% of all secondary colleges). Italian was studied at the 12 VSL centres (including through distance education) in both regional and metropolitan areas. In 2011, 230 students eligible to graduate from secondary college had completed Italian study to Year 12 level (Unit 4). While Italian has the highest number of enrolments in Victorian schools, enrolments in Italian decreased 24.9% between 2005 and 2011. This decline was most notable at the primary level where enrolments fell 29.6%, although enrolments at the secondary level also fell 10.4% over the same period. However, encouragingly, enrolments in Italian at the secondary level increased 6.3% or by 1,126 enrolments between 2010 and 2011.
Italian was taught by 327 teachers in 252 primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011. Table 1.3: Enrolment trends in Italian, 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 75,419 71,560 66,948 60,703 58,984 55,783 53,114 VSL primary 71 75 49 184 132 203 198 Secondary colleges 21,319 21,505 21,873 18,836 18,842 17,979 19,105 VSL secondary 235 212 209 522 481 456 468 Total 97,044 93,352 89,079 80,245 78,439 74,421 72,885
Japanese Japanese was the second most studied language in Victorian government schools in 2011, with 56,557 enrolments in government primary schools and secondary colleges, and the Victorian School of Languages (including enrolments through distance education) (Table 1.4). It was the second most studied language at the primary level, offered in 20.3% of the primary schools with Languages programs (or 13.1% of all primary schools). At the secondary level, it was the second most popular language, studied at 30.7% of the secondary colleges providing a Languages program (or 26.8% of all secondary colleges). Japanese was studied at 9 VSL centres (including through distance education) in both regional and metropolitan areas. In 2011, 526 students eligible to graduate from secondary college had completed Japanese study to the Year 12 level (Unit 4). Enrolments in Japanese decreased 26.1% between 2005 and 2011, declining at both the primary (-31.5%) and secondary (-13.7%) levels.
Japanese was taught by 297 teachers in 234 primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011. Table 1.4: Enrolment trends in Japanese, 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 55,654 48,347 46,193 45,395 41,798 43,183 38,108 VSL primary 25 21 32 57 55 70 80 Secondary colleges 20,392 20,127 18,862 20,147 19,050 18,115 17,602 VSL secondary 413 435 410 763 717 853 767 Total 76,484 68,930 65,497 66,362 61,620 62,221 56,557
Indonesian Indonesian was the third most studied language in Victorian government schools in 2011, with 53,140 enrolments in government primary schools and secondary colleges and the Victorian School of Languages (including enrolments through distance education) (Table 1.5). It was the third most studied language at the primary level, offered in 22.1% of the primary schools with Languages programs (or 14.2% of all primary schools). At the secondary level, it was the fourth
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most popular language but studied at the largest number of secondary colleges, comprising 34.7% of those providing a Languages program (or 30.3% of all secondary colleges). Indonesian was studied at three VSL centres (including through distance education) in the metropolitan area. In 2011, 325 students eligible to graduate from secondary college had completed Indonesian study to the Year 12 level (Unit 4). Enrolments in Indonesian continually decreased between 2005 and 2011, declining 42.2% overall, with significant decreases at both the primary (47.2%) and secondary (29%) levels.
Indonesian was taught by 303 teachers in 253 primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011. Table 1.5: Enrolment trends in Indonesian, 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 67,705 61,513 51,141 48,076 43,186 39,049 35,745 VSL primary 6 3 1 5 8 2 6 Secondary colleges 23,968 21,828 20,151 18,434 17,849 16,637 17,012 VSL secondary 217 252 245 390 326 369 377 Total 91,896 83,596 71,538 66,905 61,369 56,057 53,140
French French was the fourth most studied language in Victorian government schools in 2011, with 38,917 enrolments in government primary schools and secondary colleges, and the Victorian School of Languages (including enrolments through distance education) (Table 1.6). It was the fourth most studied language at the primary level, offered in 12.6% of the primary schools with Languages programs (or 8.1% of all primary schools). The language remains extremely popular at the secondary level, where it was the most studied language in 2011 and offered at 30% of the secondary colleges with Languages programs (or 26.2% of all secondary colleges). French was studied at 10 VSL centres (including through distance education) in both regional and metropolitan areas. In 2011, 548 students eligible to graduate from secondary college had completed French study to the Year 12 level (Unit 4). Enrolments in French remained relatively stable between 2005 and 2011, declining by only 5.9% overall.
French was taught by 276 teachers in 175 primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011. Table 1.6: Enrolment trends in French, 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 19,157 17,644 17,614 17,852 17,785 18,969 18,562 VSL primary 35 37 27 85 93 118 103 Secondary colleges 21,804 21,765 20,352 20,782 19,673 19,731 19,630 VSL secondary 348 368 322 656 608 656 622 Total 41,344 39,814 38,315 39,375 38,159 39,474 38,917
Chinese (Mandarin) Chinese (Mandarin) was the fifth most studied language in Victorian government schools in 2011, with 25,732 enrolments in government primary schools and secondary colleges, and the Victorian School of Languages (including enrolments through distance education) (Table 1.7). It was the fifth most studied language at the primary level, offered in 11.3% of primary schools with Languages programs (or 7.1% of all primary schools). It was the sixth most studied language at the secondary level, offered in 15.5% of secondary colleges with Languages programs (or 13.6% of all secondary colleges). Chinese (Mandarin) continued to grow in popularity between 2005 and 2011, with enrolments increasing 90.2% at the primary level and 53.8% at the secondary level. Overall, enrolments increased by 73.3% between 2005 and 2011. Chinese (Mandarin) was also studied at the largest number of VSL centres – 21 centres (including through distance education) in both regional and metropolitan areas. In 2011, 1,452 students eligible to graduate from secondary college had completed Chinese (Mandarin) study to the Year 12 level (Unit 4).
Chinese (Mandarin) was taught by 132 teachers in 126 primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011.
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Table 1.7: Enrolment trends in Chinese (Mandarin), 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 8,809 8,988 9,163 10,113 12,333 14,292 16,752 VSL primary 913 907 895 1,300 1,230 1,314 1,337 Secondary colleges 4,061 4,121 3,817 4,121 4,726 5,424 6,245 VSL secondary 1,065 991 932 1,497 1,441 1,430 1,398 Total 14,848 15,007 14,807 17,031 19,730 22,460 25,732
German German was the sixth most studied language in Victorian government schools in 2011, with 22,981 enrolments in government primary schools and secondary colleges, and the Victorian School of Languages (including enrolments through distance education) (Table 1.8). It was the sixth most popular language at the primary level, offered at 7.8% of the primary schools with Languages programs (or 5 % of all primary schools). It was the fifth most studied language at the secondary level, studied at 21.3% of the secondary colleges which had Languages programs (or 18.6% of all secondary colleges). German was studied at eight VSL centres (including through distance education) in both regional and metropolitan areas. In 2011, 352 students eligible to graduate from secondary college had completed German study to the Year 12 level (Unit 4). Enrolments in German decreased 38.3% overall between 2005 and 2011, with these declines noticeable at both the primary (43.7%) and secondary levels (33.1%). Although enrolments in German have been decreasing, retention rates in the language remain strong at the secondary level, with a proportionately high number of students continuing with the language to the Year 12 level (Unit 4).
German was taught by 176 teachers in 115 primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011. Table 1.8: Enrolment trends in German, 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 20,704 18,628 16,802 16,760 15,555 13,987 11,653 VSL primary 40 32 26 66 56 54 40 Secondary colleges 16,187 15,764 13,820 13,468 13,833 11,816 10,836 VSL secondary 294 241 268 372 388 430 452 Total 37,225 34,665 30,916 30,666 29,832 26,287 22,981
Auslan Auslan was the seventh most studied language in Victorian government schools in 2011, with 11,830 enrolments in government primary schools and secondary colleges, and the Victorian School of Languages (Table 1.9). It was the seventh most studied language at the primary level, offered in 5.4% of the primary schools with Languages programs (or 3.5% of all primary schools). Auslan was less studied at the secondary level, and was the eighth most studied language, offered in 2.2% of secondary colleges with Languages programs (or 1.9% of all secondary colleges). Along with Chinese (Mandarin), Auslan continued to grow in popularity between 2005 and 2011, with enrolments increasing 130.7% at the primary level and 172.8% at the secondary level, albeit from a small base. Overall, enrolments more than doubled between 2005 and 2011. Auslan not offered at the VSL in 2011. In 2011, 36 students eligible to graduate from secondary college had completed Auslan study to the Year 12 level (Unit 4).
Auslan was taught by 30 teachers in 47 primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011.
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Table 1.9: Enrolment trends in Auslan, 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 4,776 6,847 7,070 7,469 9,282 10,722 11,017 VSL primary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Secondary colleges 298 277 246 401 577 821 813 VSL secondary 4 0 0 9 5 0 0 Total 5,078 7,124 7,316 7,879 9,864 11,543 11,830
Greek Greek was the eighth most studied language in Victorian government schools in 2011, with 4,091 enrolments in government primary schools and secondary colleges, and the Victorian School of Languages (including enrolments through distance education) (Table 1.10). It was the ninth most studied language at the primary level, offered in 1.5% of the primary schools with Languages programs (or 1% of all primary schools). Greek was the seventh most popular language at the secondary level, offered in 3.2% of the secondary colleges with Languages programs (or 2.8% of all secondary colleges). Between 2005 and 2011, enrolments in Greek fluctuated but overall remained relatively stable. Enrolments were 12.9% lower in 2011 than in 2005. Greek was also popular at the VSL, offered at 12 VSL centres (including through distance education) in both regional and metropolitan areas in 2011. In 2011, 124 students eligible to graduate from secondary college had completed (Modern) Greek study to the Year 12 level (Unit 4). A further 11 students completed studies in Classical Greek to the Year 12 level (Unit 4).
Greek was taught by 33 teachers in 21 primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011. Table 1.10: Enrolment trends in Greek, 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 3,131 3,169 3,104 3,187 3,026 2,656 2,187 VSL primary 570 547 456 664 655 660 700 Secondary colleges 830 873 766 795 915 1,115 953 VSL secondary 164 192 127 241 216 205 251 Total 4,695 4,781 4,453 4,887 4,812 4,636 4,091
Spanish Spanish was the ninth most studied language in Victorian government schools in 2011, with 3,346 enrolments in government primary schools and secondary colleges, and the Victorian School of Languages (including enrolments through distance education) (Table 1.11). It was the eighth most studied language at the primary level, offered in 1.7% of the primary schools with Languages programs (or 1.1% of all primary schools). Spanish was the eleventh most popular language at the secondary level, offered in 1.8% of the secondary colleges with Languages programs (or 1.6% of all secondary colleges). Between 2005 and 2010, enrolments increased by 20.4% at the primary level and by 153.7% at the secondary level, albeit from a small base. However, enrolments declined notably at the secondary level between 2010 and 2011. Overall, enrolments increased 25.5% between 2005 and 2011. Spanish was also popular at the VSL, offered at 12 VSL centres (including through distance education) in both regional and metropolitan areas in 2011. In 2011, 44 students eligible to graduate from secondary college had completed Spanish study to the Year 12 level (Unit 4).
Spanish was taught by 13 teachers in 17 primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011.
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Table 1.11: Enrolment trends in Spanish, 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 1,877 1,479 1,808 1,653 1,819 2,260 2,377 VSL primary 108 101 90 175 206 185 197 Secondary colleges 523 435 1,083 1,041 1,280 1,327 369 VSL secondary 158 132 157 404 408 379 403 Total 2,666 2,147 3,138 3,273 3,713 4,151 3,346
Vietnamese Vietnamese was the tenth most studied language in Victorian government schools in 2011, with 2,966 enrolments in government primary schools and secondary colleges, and the Victorian School of Languages (including enrolments through distance education) (Table 1.12). ). It was the tenth most studied language at the primary level, provided in 0.6% of the primary schools with Languages programs (or 0.4% of all primary schools). Vietnamese was the eighth most studied language at the secondary level, provided in 3.3% of the secondary colleges with Languages programs (or 2.8% of all secondary colleges). Enrolments in Vietnamese fluctuated between 2005 and 2011, peaking at 4,119 enrolments in 2008. Overall, enrolments declined 23.4% between 2005 and 2011. However, the most notable feature for Vietnamese has been the movement from enrolments in schools to the VSL. In 2005, 75.8% of enrolments in Vietnamese were in schools, but by 2011, this had reduced to 49.3% of enrolments, with the VSL playing an important role in the maintenance of the language. In 2011, Vietnamese was provided at 10 VSL centres (including through distance education) in metropolitan Melbourne. In 2011, 422 students eligible to graduate from secondary college had completed Vietnamese study to the Year 12 level (Unit 4). Vietnamese was taught by 18 teachers in five primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011. Table 1.12: Enrolment trends in Vietnamese, 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 2,147 1,638 1,694 1,292 898 736 472 VSL primary 515 560 510 1,126 1,042 1,041 1,021 Secondary colleges 789 570 563 671 431 375 484 VSL secondary 422 585 542 1,030 1,014 1,045 989 Total 3,873 3,353 3,309 4,119 3,385 3,197 2,966
Trend Tables for Other Selected Languages Table 1.13: Enrolment trends in Turkish, 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 248 673 600 583 1,202 652 836 VSL primary 691 600 537 596 486 468 488 Secondary colleges 266 305 305 221 221 286 254 VSL secondary 657 582 424 559 435 439 413 Total 1,862 2,160 1,866 1,959 2,344 1,845 1,991
Table 1.14: Enrolment trends in Arabic, 2005–11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary schools 469 535 922 645 928 764 443 VSL primary 176 288 306 383 354 391 358 Secondary colleges 549 432 423 420 356 370 415 VSL secondary 275 224 157 337 334 358 362 Total 1,469 1,479 1,808 1,785 1,972 1,883 1,578 Note that VSL figures include distance education enrolments.
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2. Summary of Findings
Victorian Government Primary Schools
Schools Seven hundred and eighty (780) government primary schools provided some form of Languages program in 2011, 64.5% of the total of 1,210 primary schools2. Across all schools, Languages study was most commonly offered at Year 5 (61.8%) and Year 6 (61.5%). Italian was the most widely taught language in Victorian government primary schools, with 187 or 15.5% of all schools providing Italian, followed by Indonesian (172 schools, 14.2%), Japanese (158 schools, 13.1%), French (98 schools, 8.1%), Chinese (Mandarin) (86 schools, 7.1%), German (61 schools, 5%), Auslan (42 schools, 3.5%) and Spanish (13 schools, 1.1%).
Students A total of 192,496 primary students studied a language in 2011, representing 62.3% of government primary school students. Languages study was lowest at the Prep level, where 53.9% of students studied a language, while the highest concentration of students studying a language was at Years 5 (68.1%) and 6 (67.6%).
Languages taught Sixteen languages were offered in government primary schools in 2011 (excluding the VSL). Aboriginal Languages, Afrikaans, Maori, Swahili and Thai, which were offered in 2010, were not taught in primary schools in 2011. The eight most widely studied languages in 2011 were Italian (accounting for 27.6% of enrolments), Japanese (19.8%), Indonesian (18.6%), French (9.6%), Chinese (Mandarin) (8.7%), German (6.1%), Auslan (5.7%) and Spanish (1.2%). Relative to 2010 figures, notable increases in student enrolments in 2011 were observed in Chinese (Mandarin) (14,292 to 16,752) and Karen (proportionately a sizeable increase -from 635 to 940) with enrolments declining noticeably in a number of languages including Japanese (43,183 to 38,108), Indonesian (39,049 to 35,745) and Italian (55,783 to 53,114).
Contact time The time spent by primary students on language learning varied considerably according to the type of program and the resources available to schools. Contact time ranged from 15 minutes to 420 minutes per week, with an average of 55.3 minutes per week (excluding Bilingual programs in which Languages programs were provided for between 450 and 700 minutes per week). Excluding Bilingual programs, only 0.5% of Languages programs consisted of at least 150 minutes of teaching per week, the recommended minimum contact time according to the Curriculum Planning Guidelines (DEECD).
Program type A majority of primary school students, 59.4%, were in programs that focused on language acquisition, including Language programs (49.5%), Content and Languages Integrated Learning (CLIL) programs (8.6%) and Bilingual / immersion programs (1.3%). The remaining 40.6% of students were in Cultural awareness and limited language programs.
2 All Victorian government schools with primary and secondary enrolments (except special schools and English language schools) are included in this survey. Multi-campus schools are regarded as one school. Schools providing both primary and secondary levels are included in both primary and secondary analyses as appropriate. Note also that Dargo primary school and Goorambat primary school recorded zero enrolments in 2011 and were therefore not included in this analysis.
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Regional provision of languages The Eastern Metropolitan Region had the highest level of Languages provision at the primary level, with 87.5% of schools providing Languages programs. While provision was notably lower in the Gippsland Region at 30.9% of schools, other regions offered languages at between 54.1% and 75.3% of schools at the primary level.
Victorian Government Secondary Colleges
Colleges In 2011, 277 or 87.4% of the 317 government secondary colleges3 provided Languages programs at one or more year levels (Figure 1.3 and Figure 4.1). Of the colleges providing a Languages program, 47.3% provided a continuous language sequence from Year 7 to Year 12. The next highest percentage was for programs from Years 7 to 9, accounting for 12.3% of enrolments in Languages programs (Figure 4.2). Indonesian was the most widely taught language across Victorian government secondary colleges, (96 or 30.3% of all secondary colleges offered Indonesian), followed by Japanese (85 colleges, 26.8%), French (83 colleges, 26.2%), Italian (72 colleges, 22.7%), German (59 colleges, 18.6%), Chinese (Mandarin) (43 colleges, 13.6%), Greek (9 colleges, 2.8%) and Vietnamese (9 colleges, 2.8%) (Table 4.1).
Students A total of 92,109 students studied Languages in Victorian government secondary colleges in 2011, representing 41.6% of full-time students at Victorian government colleges. A further 2,267 student enrolments were recorded for students studying an additional language (for example, through taster programs), bringing the total number of student enrolments to 94,376 (Table 4.3 and Figure 4.5). Among the students who were eligible to graduate from VCE in 2011, 17.7% completed a Language to the Year 12 level (Unit 4).
Languages taught Sixteen languages were taught in Victorian government secondary colleges in 2011. French was the most widely studied language in 2011, followed by Italian, Japanese, Indonesian, German, Chinese (Mandarin), Greek and Auslan (Table 4.4).
Male/female enrolments In 2011, male students of Languages slightly outnumbered female students in Years 7 and 8, but by Year 12, females accounted for 61.6% of Languages students (Figure 4.8). However, the percentage of males enrolled in Year 12 who study a language has increased slowly in recent years, up to 38.4% in 2011 in comparison to 31.3% in 2005.
Language study at the VCE level Among the students eligible to complete Year 12 in 2011, 4,782 or 17.7% of students completed a Languages course to Unit 4 level during their schooling, including through the VSL and community languages schools. In total, 37 languages were studied, with the five most studied languages at VCE level being Chinese (Mandarin), French, Japanese, Vietnamese and German (Table 4.7).
3 All Victorian government schools with primary and secondary enrolments (except special schools and English language schools) are included in this survey. Multi-campus schools are regarded as one school. Schools providing both primary and secondary levels are included in both primary and secondary analyses as appropriate.
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Contact time The average weekly contact time for Languages programs was 145.5 minutes at Year 7, increasing to 231.9 minutes per week at Year 12. In 2011, 70% of Year 7 Languages students and 72.3% of Year 8 Languages students were in programs that ran for a minimum of 140 minutes per week. At Years 11 and 12, 93.4% and 96.1% of Languages students, respectively, studied for a minimum of 190 minutes per week (Figure 4.10).
Program type Of students at the secondary level, 98.2% were taught Languages through programs which focused on language acquisition, with 96.2% in Languages programs and 2% in Content and Languages Integrated Learning (CLIL) programs. The remaining 1.8% of students were Language and cultural awareness programs, where generally only a limited amount of vocabulary in the target language is taught (Table 4.9).
Regional provision of languages In 2011, 44.5% of secondary students in metropolitan areas studied a language, while the percentage in regional areas was 35.1%. The greatest disparity between metropolitan and regional provision occurred at the Year 9 level where 51.2% of metropolitan students and 23.4% of regional students undertook the study of a language. By the Year 12 level, this disparity had decreased to 8.4% of metropolitan students and 4.6% of regional students (Figure 4.11). (Please note that these figures relate to students enrolled in a Year 12 Languages program at their day school. Overall, including enrolments at the VSL and community languages schools, 17.7% of government school students had completed a Languages course to Year 12 level (Unit 4) by the time they graduated from high school. See the Languages Study at the VCE Level section for further detail.) At the secondary level, Indonesian was the most widely studied language in all regions, except in the Hume Region, where German was the most studied language. In the Eastern and Southern Metropolitan Regions, French was the most studied language, while in the Western and Northern Metropolitan Regions, Italian was the most studied language (Table 4.11). The Eastern Metropolitan Region had the highest proportion of secondary students studying a language at 47%, while the lowest level of uptake was in the Gippsland Region where 27.3% of students studied a language (Table 4.11). Teachers of Languages in Victorian Government Schools There were 1,639 Languages teachers with some level of Languages qualification teaching in government primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011. Approximately 994 non-Languages teachers were also assisting in or providing Languages programs for students. A further 235 Languages qualified teachers were working in primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011 in areas other than the teaching of Languages, or were on leave. Teachers of Asian languages represented 46% of Languages teachers, European language teachers accounted for 51.1% of teachers while the remaining 2.9% of Languages teachers taught Aboriginal Languages, Arabic, Auslan and Turkish. Teachers of Italian comprised the largest group of teachers of European languages at 20% of all teachers, while teachers of Indonesian comprised the largest group of teachers of Asian languages at 18.5% of all teachers. In 2011, 81.6% of Languages teachers were female. Males represented a slightly higher percentage of teachers of Asian languages (19.7%) than of European languages (17.2%).
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Amongst Languages teachers, 64.6% were fully qualified, with a three-year post-VCE tertiary major and Languages methodology training, a four-year ‘beginners’ tertiary sequence of language study and Languages methodology training, or Languages accreditation. Broken down, 54% of teachers at the primary level and 71.7% of teachers at the secondary level were fully qualified. Overall, 83.5% of language teachers had undertaken a Languages methodology course. Sixty-eight point five per cent (68.5%) of secondary Languages teachers were employed full time, with only 36.8% of primary Languages teachers employed full time. However, the average time spent teaching Languages each week was similar at both levels, at 11.4 hours per week for teachers working at the primary level and 10.8 for teachers at the secondary level. Victorian School of Languages
Victorian School of Languages (VSL) In 2011, 45 languages were provided across 40 centres (12 in regional areas). Among the 45 languages offered, all 45 were studied at the primary level, while 44 of the languages were studied at the secondary level. Students were provided with approximately three hours per week of instruction, mainly on Saturday mornings. In 2011, 15,790 students from government, Catholic and independent schools and colleges, as well as home-schooled students studied languages through the VSL. Enrolments totalled 6,758 at the primary level and 9,032 at the secondary level. These figures include enrolments through distance education. Overall in 2011, government students accounted for 70.8% of enrolments at the VSL, with students from Catholic and independent schools and home- schooled students accounting for the remaining 29.2% of enrolments.
VSL Distance Education Section The Distance Education Section of the VSL offered programs in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin and Spanish in 2011. There were 1,709 students enrolled in the Distance Education Section, from all educational sectors, in 2011 (21.1% of all secondary level enrolments at the VSL).
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3. Victorian Government Primary Schools
Schools
In 2011, 1,210 government schools offered primary level education in Victoria, with 780 or 64.5% of these schools providing some form of Languages program. This figure represents a decrease of 67 schools in comparison to the previous year. There were 430 schools without a Languages program at the primary level, including eight P to 12 schools which offered a Languages program at the secondary level, but not at the primary level. The most prominent reasons as to why a Languages program was not provided were an inability to recruit suitable Languages teachers (61.8%), funding issues (52.6%) and being a small school and/or in a rural location (45%).
The number of students studying a language decreased 6.1%, down 12,190 students between 2010 and 2011. This decrease continues a downward trend at the primary level, where enrolments declined 26.5% overall between 2005 and 2011 (Table 3.3).
While there were 780 government primary schools providing Languages programs, Languages study was not necessarily offered at all year levels within each of these schools. As can be seen in Figure 3.1, Languages provision was highest at the senior primary levels, from Years 3 to 6 (between 58.4% and 61.8% of students). Provision of Languages was lower from Prep to Year 2, although a majority of primary schools continue to offer a Languages program at these levels (between 51.4% and 55.5% of students). Since 2005, there has been a notable decline in the number of schools providing a Languages program, although this decline was not limited to particular year levels, but consistent across all year levels (Figure 3.1 and Table 3.1). Figure 3.1: Percentage of primary schools providing Languages programs, by year level, 2005–11*
100%
90% Year 6 Year 5 80% Year 4 70% Year 3 Year 2 60% Year 1 Prep 50% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
*Among schools with Languages programs
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Table 3.1: Number and percentage of primary schools with Languages programs, by year level, 2005–11* Year Prep Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 944 976 1,000 1,070 1,071 1,073 1,073 2005 (74.3%) (76.8%) (78.7%) (84.2%) (84.3%) (84.4%) (84.4%) 872 908 918 994 1,006 1,017 1,017 2006 (69.2%) (72.0%) (72.8%) (78.8%) (79.8%) (80.7%) (80.7%) 785 812 835 907 925 944 935 2007 (62.5%) (64.6%) (66.5%) (72.2%) (73.6%) (75.2%) (74.4%) 747 779 795 863 871 910 912 2008 (59.6%) (62.1%) (63.4%) (68.8%) (69.5%) (72.6%) (72.7%) 689 718 733 801 811 838 842 2009 (55.6%) (57.9%) (59.1%) (64.6%) (65.4%) (67.6%) (67.9%) 653 691 696 752 772 800 797 2010 (53.5%) (56.6%) (57%) (61.6%) (63.2%) (65.5%) (65.3%) 622 652 671 707 721 748 744 2011 (51.4%) (53.9%) (55.5%) (58.4%) (59.6%) (61.8%) (61.5%)
*As a percentage of all schools.
Note that in 2011, while there were 780 primary schools (64.5%) providing a Languages program, many schools did not offer a Languages program at all levels. As a result, the percentage of schools providing a language at each year level was lower than the overall percentage, as can be seen in Table 3.1.
Among the schools providing a Languages program, 75.4% ran continuous programs from Prep to Year 6 (up from 72.6% in 2010), with 6.7% of schools running programs from Years 3 to 6. The remaining 17.9% of programs (Other) consisted of non-sequential or partial sequences (Figure 3.2). Figure 3.2: Sequences of Languages programs in primary schools, 2011
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Other 17.9
Years 3 to 6 6.7
Prep to Year 6 75.4
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
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Sixteen languages were offered at the primary level in government schools in 2011. Five languages which were taught in 2010, Aboriginal Languages, Afrikaans, Maori, Swahili and Thai, were not taught at the primary level in 2011. The number of schools providing Chinese (Mandarin) programs increased markedly, up 24, while conversely, the number of programs for Indonesian (-23), Italian
(-22) and Japanese (-21) decreased notably. Among the languages with smaller enrolments, the number of programs for Karen and Korean increased by one, while the number of programs for Arabic (-3), Greek (-3) and Vietnamese (-2) decreased. See Table 3.2 for further detail. Table 3.2: Number and percentage of primary level programs, by language, 2011 Language No. %* Change from 2010 (number of programs) Italian 187 15.5 -22 Indonesian 172 14.2 -23 Japanese 158 13.1 -20 French 98 8.1 -7 Chinese (Mandarin) 86 7.1 +24 German 61 5 -7 Auslan 42 3.5 -5 Spanish 13 1.1 -1 Greek 12 1 -3 Vietnamese 5 0.4 -2 Arabic 4 0.3 -3 Turkish 4 0.3 -1 Karen 3 0.2 +1 Macedonian 2 0.2 0 Korean 2 0.2 +1 Dutch 1 0.1 0 Maori 0 0 -2 Aboriginal Languages 0 0 -1 Afrikaans 0 0 -1 Swahili 0 0 -1 Thai 0 0 -1
*As a percentage of all schools. Note that some schools offered more than one language. Students
In 2011, 62.3% or 192,496 students studied a language at the primary level in government schools. The percentage of students studying a language declined from 66.8% in 2010 to 62.3% in 2011 (a decrease of 12,519 students), with participation rates decreasing across all year levels. This decline in enrolments continued a downwards trend for Languages study, where the number of students studying Languages decreased from 84.1% in 2005 to 62.3% in 2011 (Figure 3.3).
Comparative enrolment numbers and percentages for 2005 to 2011, listed by year level, are presented in Table 3.3 and Figure 3.4. These figures indicate that between 2010 and 2011, the decline in enrolments was greater in Years 4 to 6 (between -8.1% and -8.9%), than in the years from Prep to Year 3 (between -1.4% and 6.1%).
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Figure 3.3: Percentage of primary school students studying Languages, 2005–11 100% 84.1 79.5 73.6 70.7 80% 67.7 66.8 62.3 60%
40%
20%
0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
The total number of primary students (2011 mid-year census, excluding students in special and English language schools and ungraded students) was 309,089.2 (equivalent full-time of students).
Table 3.3: Primary level Languages enrolments by year level and as a percentage of total student population, 2005–11
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 level
33,208 30,612 27, 283 26,607 26,504 25,673 25,306 Prep (74.7%) (68.9%) (61.8%) (60.5%) (58.8%) (57.1%) (53.9%)
34,082 31,825 28,799 27,496 26,905 27,090 25,433 Year 1 (77.9%) (73%) (66.2%) (64.1%) (61.6%) (60.9%) (57%)
34,895 32,275 29,979 28,892 27,196 27,185 26,412 Year 2 (79.5%) (73.8%) (69.1%) (66.7%) (63.1%) (62.2%) (58.9%)
39,161 36,707 33,853 32,298 30,776 29,930 28,429 Year 3 (88.6%) (83.3%) (77.3%) (73.8%) (70.8%) (69.4%) (65.3%)
39,842 37,168 34,422 32,275 31,452 31,053 28,533 Year 4 (89.1%) (84.2%) (78.7%) (73.9%) (71.5%) (71.4%) (66.2%)
40,069 37,969 35,637 34,073 32,190 32,141 29,288 Year 5 (89.3%) (85.1%) (81.3%) (78.3%) (74.2%) (73.7%) (68.1%)
40,344 38,398 35,341 34,098 32,463 31,943 29,365 Year 6 (89.1%) (88%) (81.3%) (77.7%) (74.3%) (73.7%) (67.6%)
261,601 244,504 225,314 215,739 207,486 205,015 192,496 Total (84.1%) (79.5%) (73.6%) (70.7%) (67.7%) (66.8%) (62.3%)
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Figure 3.4: Primary level Languages enrolments, by year level, 2005–11
45,000
40,000 Year 6 Year 5 35,000 Year 4
Year 3 30,000 Year 2
Year 1 25,000
Prep
20,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Languages Taught
Sixteen languages were taught in government primary schools in 2011, with primary school students also studying 45 languages through the VSL (out of a total of 45 languages available at the VSL), including via distance education at the Year 6 level. Overall, primary school students studied a total of 45 languages through schools and the VSL in 2011.
In primary schools, Italian retained the highest number of student enrolments (53,114 enrolments) in 2011. Japanese (38,108), Indonesian (35,745), French (18,562), Chinese (Mandarin) (16,752) and German (11,653) rounded out the six most studied languages, with these languages accounting for 90.4% of all primary Languages enrolments in government schools. The other languages taught in primary schools, in order of enrolment numbers, were Auslan, Spanish, Greek, Karen, Turkish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Korean, Macedonian and Dutch. Table 3.4 provides details of student enrolments by language and year level, while Figure 3.5 provides a proportional representation of Languages enrolments in government schools at the primary level.
Between 2010 and 2011, fluctuations in enrolments occurred for most languages, mirroring the changes in languages offered at schools, as detailed in the preceding Schools section. Amongst the languages of larger candidature, German (-16.7%), Japanese (-11.8%) and Indonesian (-8.5%) experienced notable decreases in enrolments, while conversely, enrolments in Chinese (Mandarin) (17.2%) increased notably again. Amongst the languages of smaller candidature, enrolments increased 48% for Karen and 28.2% for Turkish, while Korean (-65.7%), Vietnamese (-35.9%) and Arabic (-42%) experienced decreases in enrolments.
Aboriginal Languages, Afrikaans, Maori, Swahili and Thai, which were offered in 2010, were not offered in 2011.
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Table 3.4: Primary enrolments, by language and year level, 2011 Language Prep Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Total % Italian 7,191 7,052 7,110 8,107 7,825 7,927 7,902 53,114 27.6 Japanese 4,997 4,995 5,462 5,508 5,800 5,665 5,681 38,108 19.8 Indonesian 4,046 4,190 4,611 5,457 5,526 5,953 5,962 35,745 18.6 French 2,501 2,671 2,494 2,664 2,647 2,743 2,842 18,562 9.6 Chinese 2,213 2,181 2,106 2,547 2,495 2,632 2,578 16,752 8.7 (Mandarin) German 1,452 1,426 1,505 1,637 1,821 1,904 1,908 11,653 6.1 Auslan 1,833 1,737 1,729 1,500 1,380 1,396 1,442 11,017 5.7 Spanish 368 408 383 324 312 298 284 2,377 1.2
Greek 336 358 346 297 345 244 261 2,187 1.1
Karen 112 104 117 106 121 190 190 940 0.5
Turkish 108 123 118 126 125 124 112 836 0.4
Arabic 55 87 71 72 61 57 40 443 0.2
Vietnamese 54 52 54 40 43 108 121 472 0.2
Korean 15 25 14 22 18 18 21 133 0.1
Macedonian 20 20 15 16 8 22 20 121 0.1
Dutch 5 4 7 6 6 7 1 36 <0.1
Total 25,306 25,433 26,142 28,429 28,533 29,288 29,365 192,496 100
Figure 3.5: Primary level enrolments, by language, 2011
French, 18,562 Chinese (Mandarin), 16,752 Indonesian, 35,745
German, 11,653 Japanese, 38,108 Auslan, 11,017
Spanish, 2,377 Italian, 53,114
Other, 5,168
Figure 3.6 outlines the changes in enrolments for the six most studied languages between 2005 and 2011. The most noticeable trend was the continuing decline in enrolments for Italian, Indonesian, Japanese and German, while enrolments in French remained stable. Enrolments in Chinese (Mandarin) remained strong and continued to grow in 2011.
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Figure 3.6: Primary enrolments for the six most studied languages, 2005–11
80,000 Italian 70,000
Indonesian 60,000
50,000 Japanese
40,000 German
30,000 French
20,000 Chinese (Mandarin)
10,000
0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Contact Time
The amount of time primary students spent on Languages learning in 2011 ranged from 15 minutes to 420 minutes per week, with an average of 55.3 minutes per week (excluding the bilingual programs, which are provided for between 450 and 700 minutes per week. See the Bilingual Program section for further details). The largest proportion of students, 78.2%, were in programs that ran for between 31 and 60 minutes per week, while only 0.5% of students were in programs that ran for the recommended minimum of 150 minutes per week(Figure 3.7). Figure 3.8 details the average contact time per week between 2005 and 2011. Most notably, minutes per week spent on Languages study has decreased 14.7% from a high of 64.6 minutes per week in 2007 to 55.1 minutes per week in 2011. Figure 3.7: Enrolments in primary Languages programs, by minutes per week, 2011
100%
80% 2011
60%
78.2
40%
14.9
20%
3.8 2.2 0.4 0.5
0% 0 to 30 31 to 60 61 to 90 91 to 120 121 to 150 More than minutes minutes minutes minutes minutes 150 minutes
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Figure 3.8: Average minutes of Languages study per week, 2005–11
150
120
90
60 62.5 64.6 63.4 57.5 57.1 56.2 55.3 30
0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Program Types Individual Languages programs within schools can be divided into four types. 1. The first type is a Languages program, which focuses on the teaching and learning of the target language and understanding the connections between language and culture. 2. The second type of program is a Content and Languages Integrated Learning (CLIL) program. These programs include teaching content from another curriculum area, combined with explicit teaching of the target language with a focus on the vocabulary and structures required for the additional curriculum area. Content may include all or part of one or more curriculum areas. 3. The third type of program is a bilingual or immersion program. These programs include teaching at least two key learning areas, in addition to the Language, in the target language. (In 2011, there were 12 designated bilingual programs that are required to provide at least 450 minutes per week). 4. The fourth type of program is a Cultural awareness and limited language program. These programs focus on cultural awareness and introduce limited vocabulary in the target language.
In 2011, 59.4% of students were in programs which focused on language acquisition. Specifically, 49.5% of Languages students were in Languages programs, 8.6% were in a CLIL program and 1.3% were in an immersion or bilingual program. The remaining 40.6% of students were in Cultural awareness and limited language programs (Figure 3.9).
The percentage of Languages students in programs focused on language acquisition differed according to the language being studied. For example, among the languages of larger candidature, German (69.3%), Chinese (Mandarin) (67.2%) and French (66.2%) had high percentages of students in programs focused on language acquisition, while this decreased to 48% for students of Indonesian. Among the languages of smaller candidature, Spanish (74.7%), Auslan (71.4%) and Greek (60.1%) had high percentages of students focusing on language acquisition, while Karen, a recent introduction to the primary school system, only had 4.5% of students in programs focused on language acquisition. See Table 3.5, following, for full details.
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Figure 3.9: Primary Languages enrolments (%), by program type, 2011
100% Languages programs
80%
Content and Languages Integrated Learning 60% programs
Bilingual/ Immersion programs 40% Cultural awareness and
49.5 limited language programs 20% 40.6
8.6 1.3 0%
Table 3.5: Primary enrolments, by language and program type, 2011 Languages CLIL Bilingual/ Cultural Total Language program immersion awareness Italian 26,574 3,717 213 22,610 53,114 Japanese 17,756 4,153 427 15,772 38,108 Indonesian 13,704 3,125 324 18,592 35,745 French 10,135 1,611 541 6,275 18,562 Chinese (Mandarin) 10,601 363 301 5,487 16,752 German 7,158 670 242 3,583 11,653 Auslan 5,596 2,189 83 3,149 11,017
Spanish 1,415 361 0 601 2,377
Greek 1,073 191 51 872 2,187
Karen 0 0 42 898 940
Turkish 658 0 0 178 836
Vietnamese 289 0 112 71 472
Arabic 429 0 0 14 443
Korean 0 126 0 7 133
Macedonian 0 0 92 29 121
Dutch 0 0 0 36 36
Total 95,388 16,506 2,428 78,174 192,496
Percentage 49.5% 8.6% 1.3% 40.6% 100%
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Regional Provision of Languages Study
Overall, 64.5% of government primary schools offered some form of Languages program in 2011. The Eastern Metropolitan Region had the highest percentage of primary schools providing a Languages program at 87.5% of schools, while the Gippsland Region had the lowest level of provision at 30.9% of schools. A comparison of the percentage of schools providing Languages programs in all educational regions in 2011 is provided in Figure 3.10, with details of both school numbers and percentages for 2011 provided in Table 3.6. Figure 3.10: Percentage of primary schools providing a Languages program, by region, 2011 100% 87.5 75.3 80% 66.4 63.6 62.3 62 60.6 54.1 60%
40% 30.9
20%
0%
Table 3.6: Primary schools providing Languages programs, by region, 2011 Schools teaching Total primary % of primary schools Region Languages schools with language programs Barwon South Western 63 104 60.6 Grampians 70 110 63.6 Loddon Mallee 72 133 54.1 Hume 81 130 62.3 Gippsland 38 123 30.9 Eastern Metropolitan 161 184 87.5 Western Metropolitan 62 100 62
Southern Metropolitan 140 186 75.3
Northern Metropolitan 93 140 66.4
Total 780 1,210 64.5
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The language which was most studied differs greatly across regions. In the Western and Northern Metropolitan Regions, Italian was the most studied language, with around 50% of Languages students studying the language in both these regions. In the Barwon South Western and Loddon Mallee Regions, Indonesian was the most studied language, again, with around 50% of all Language students studying the language in both regions. In the Gippsland region, Auslan was the most studied language, although enrolments were spread relatively evenly over the seven languages taught in the region. Japanese was the most studied language in four regions – the Grampians, Hume, Eastern Metropolitan and Southern Metropolitan Regions. However, in the Grampians Region, the study of Chinese (Mandarin) continued to grow and enrolments nearly equalled those of Japanese in 2011. In the other three regions, enrolments were spread over the range of languages offered – eight languages in the Hume Region, nine languages in the Eastern Metropolitan Region and 10 languages in the Southern Metropolitan Region. Table 3.7: Primary enrolments, by language and region, 2011 Language B.S.W Gramp L.M. Hume Gipps. E.Met W.Met S.Met N.Met
Arabic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 443 Auslan 0 459 1,551 888 755 1,103 521 3,554 2,186 Chinese 124 2,731 514 56 269 7,918 1,116 3,188 836 (Mandarin)
Dutch 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 French 1,630 923 1,364 995 409 4,763 504 7,257 717 German 226 527 364 174 725 7,158 107 2,072 300
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 430 0 385 1,372 Indonesian 5,789 271 4,719 1,931 662 7,192 2,978 10,270 1,933 Italian 2,840 1,506 353 1,834 391 10,191 10,318 9,593 16,088
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0 940 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 Japanese 1,305 2,974 204 2,219 655 11,000 5,477 10,709 3,565
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121
Spanish 215 27 0 24 0 502 271 1,338 0
Turkish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 836
Vietnamese 0 0 0 0 0 0 351 0 121
Total 12,129 9,454 9,069 8,121 3,866 50,257 22,583 48,499 28,518
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4. Victorian Government Secondary Colleges
Colleges In 2011, the number of government secondary colleges providing Languages programs increased by five to 277 colleges. This represents 87.4% of the 317 government schools teaching secondary level classes. Of the secondary colleges that offered Languages programs, provision was highest at the lower secondary level, with 94.9% of the 277 colleges providing Languages programs at the Year 7 level. By the Year 12 level, Languages provision had decreased to 57.4% of secondary colleges with Languages programs (Figure 4.1). Of the secondary colleges that offered Languages programs in 2011, 47.3% provided continuous programs from Years 7 to 12, enabling students the opportunity to study a language through to completion at school. Note that around 6.5% of secondary colleges do not offer classes from Years 7 to 12. They include, for example, senior secondary colleges, middle years’ colleges or Years 7 to 10 colleges (Figure 4.2). Figure 4.1: Percentage of secondary colleges providing Languages programs, by year level, 2005–11* 100%
80%
Year 7 60% Year 8 Year 9 40% Year 10 Year 11
20% Year 12
0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
*Among schools with Languages programs Figure 4.2: Sequences of Languages programs in secondary colleges, 2011
Other sequences 9.7
Upper secondary only 2.5
Year 7 only 4.3
Years 7 to 8 11.6
Years 7 to 9 12.3
Years 7 to 10 9
Years 7 to 11 3.3
Years 7 to 12 47.3
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
‘Other sequences’ refers to the provision of Languages programs at non-sequential year levels or partial sequences.
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There were a number of changes in the languages offered at colleges in 2011. Khmer, Maori and Thai, which were offered in 2010, were not offered in 2011. There was a small increase in the number of language programs for Chinese (Mandarin), Vietnamese, Spanish and Aboriginal languages and a decrease for a small number of languages, most notably for Japanese, with five fewer colleges teaching the language in 2011. See Table 4.1 for further detail. Table 4.1: Number and percentage of secondary programs, by language, 2011 Language No. % * Change from 2010 (Number of programs) Indonesian 96 30.3 - Japanese 85 26.8 -5 French 83 26.2 -2 Italian 72 22.7 -1 German 59 18.6 -3 Chinese (Mandarin) 43 13.6 +1 Greek 9 2.8 -3 Vietnamese 9 2.8 +2 Auslan 6 1.9 - Spanish 5 1.6 +1 Arabic 4 1.3 -1 Macedonian 3 0.9 - Latin 2 0.6 - Aboriginal Languages 1 0.3 +1 Classical Greek 1 0.3 1 Turkish 1 0.3 - Khmer 0 - -1) Maori 0 - -1) Thai 0 - -1)
Note that many colleges offered more than one language. *As a percentage of all colleges.
The number of secondary colleges running compulsory Languages programs in 2011 changed from 2010, with a decrease in the number of compulsory programs at Years 9 and 10, but an increase in the number of programs at Years 7 and 8 (Table 4.2 and Figure 4.3). Table 4.2: Compulsory Languages study, by year level (Years 7 to 10), 2005–11* Year Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
2005 No. 270 241 102 25 % 89 79 34 8 2006 No. 263 237 100 22 % 85 76 32 7 2007 No. 250 221 87 19 % 88 78 30 7 2008 No. 252 222 89 21 % 92 81 33 8 2009 No. 249 223 95 21 % 90 81 34 8 2010 No. 241 214 85 23 % 89.3 79.3 31.5 8.5 2011 No. 258 228 83 12 % 93.1 82.3 30 4.3 *Among colleges providing a Languages program.
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Figure 4.3: Percentage of secondary colleges where a language is compulsory, by year level, 2005–11*
100% 92.8
82 80%
Year 7 60% Year 8
Year 9 40%
29.6 Year 10 20%
4 0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
*As a percentage of colleges providing Languages programs. Students
In 2011, 41.6% or 92,109 students studied a language in government secondary colleges (Table 4.3). A further 2,267 enrolments represented students who studied more than one language through taster programs, bringing the total number of Languages enrolments to 94,376. The number of students studying a language in 2011 represents a small increase of 0.5% from 2010 student numbers, with increases in participation rates occurring from Years 7 to 10, but a slight decrease in enrolments at Years 11 and 12 (Figure 4.4). 2011 student numbers are presented in Table 4.3.
Note that in Figures 4.4, 4.5, 4.9 and 4.12 and Tables 4.3 and 4.12 students are only counted once (92,109 students). All other tables and figures in this section contain information on the number of enrolments in Languages programs (94,376 enrolments). Enrolment figures double count students who are studying more than one language through taster programs. Fifteen secondary colleges offered taster courses in 2011, where, for example, students studied two languages for twenty weeks each per year. Table 4.3: Secondary level Languages enrolments, by year level and as a percentage of total student population, 2005–11
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 level
38,140 37,093 35,479 34,817 33,993 33,712 33,494 Year 7 (95.9%) (94.6%) (91.6%) (91.9%) (90.9%) (91.1%) (2.5%) 34.668 34,536 32,754 32,621 31,759 30,558 31,278 Year 8 (88.4%) (86.8%) (83.1%) (83.7%) (83%) (81.1%) (83.9%) 20,530 19,813 18,018 16,998 17,281 16,416 16,402 Year 9 (51.9%) (50.7%) (45.1%) (42.7%) (43.5%) (42.3%) (42.5%) 7,701 8,480 6,938 6,659 6,212 5,595 5,728 Year 10 (21.3%) (22.9%) (18.3%) (17.1%) (15.9%) (14.1%) (14.9%) 3,631 3,329 3,472 3,055 2,926 2,952 2,834 Year 11 (10.4%) (9.7%) (9.3%) (8.3%) (7.7%) (7.7%) (7.4%) 2,520 2,552 2,695 2,536 2,526 2,424 2,373 Year 12 (8.8%) (8.8%) (9.1%) (8.2%) (8.2%) (7.6%) (7.3%) 107,190 105,803 99,356 96,686 94,697 91,657 92,109 Total (49.1)% (48.2%) (44.5%) (43.3%) (42.4%) (41.1%) (41.6%) Note: Students enrolled in taster courses are only counted once in the above table.
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Figure 4.4: Percentage of secondary students studying a language, by year level,
2005–11
100%
80%
Year 7 60% Year 8
Year 9 40% Year 10
Year 11 20%
Year 12
0%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Note: Students enrolled in taster courses are only counted once in the above table.
Furthermore, the Year 12 enrolment figures in this section count students enrolled in Year 12 and studying a language. Note, that a large number of students complete Languages study to the Unit 4 level before they are actually enrolled in Year 12. These students are not included in Year 12 figures in this section. The section, Languages Study at the VCE Level, explains this discrepancy and provides further details about the study of Languages through to the Year 12 (Unit 4) level amongst graduating students.
As can be seen in Figure 4.5, the proportion of secondary students enrolled in Languages programs at the secondary level increased slightly for the first time a number of years, up from 41.1% of secondary students in 2010 to 41.6% in 2011. However, student enrolment figures were down 0.2% from 2010, indicating that the increase in percentage was due to changes in the overall number of students enrolled at the secondary level. The long term trend showed a decline of 7.5 percentage points between 2005 and 2011. Figure 4.5: Percentage of secondary level students studying a language, 2005–11
100%
80%
60% 49.1 48.2 44.5 43.3 42.4 41.1 41.6
40%
20%
0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 [
Note: Students enrolled in taster courses are only counted once in the above table.
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Languages Taught
Sixteen languages were taught in secondary colleges in 2011, with secondary college students also studying 44 languages through the VSL (of a total of 45 languages available at the VSL), including via distance education. Overall, students at secondary colleges studied a total of 47 languages through colleges and/ or the VSL in 2011.
There were a number of changes in the study of languages at the secondary level in 2011. While French remained the most studied language, a 2.8% decrease in enrolments in Japanese and a 6.3% increase in enrolments in Italian resulted in Italian becoming the second most studied language and Japanese the third. Enrolments also declined notably for German (-8.3%), Greek (-14.5%) and Spanish (-72.2%). On the other hand, enrolments increased for Italian (6.3%), Chinese (Mandarin) (15.1%) and Vietnamese (29.1%). Khmer, Maori and Thai, which were offered in 2010, were not offered in 2011. The study of Aboriginal Languages was reintroduced in 2011. Table 4.4: Secondary enrolments, by language and year level, 2011 Language Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Total % French 6,638 6,478 3,780 1,502 718 514 19,630 20.8 Italian 7,140 6,705 3,823 938 277 222 19,105 20.2 Japanese 6,663 5,523 2,994 1,407 571 444 17,602 18.7 Indonesian 7,201 6,542 1,958 707 315 289 17,012 18.0 German 4,010 3,378 2,056 721 381 290 10,836 11.5 Chinese 2,209 1,823 1,181 208 373 451 6,245 6.6 (Mandarin) Greek 338 367 169 15 46 18 953 1.0 Auslan 351 303 77 30 32 20 813 0.9
Vietnamese 236 93 33 23 48 51 484 0.5
Arabic 112 141 87 63 6 6 415 0.4
Spanish 147 204 13 0 1 4 369 0.4
Macedonian 87 84 76 19 3 19 288 0.3
Latin 102 50 49 51 17 10 279 0.3
Turkish 64 42 73 25 30 20 254 0.3 Classical 0 0 23 14 16 15 68 0.1 Greek Aboriginal 4 4 10 5 0 0 23 <0.1 Languages
Total 35,302 31,737 16,402 5,728 2,834 2,373 94,376 100
Figure 4.6 provides a proportional representation of all Languages enrolments in government secondary colleges in 2011, while Figure 4.7 provides a trend analysis of enrolments in the six most widely studied languages. As can be seen in Figure 4.7, between 2005 and 2011, enrolments in German have continually declined, while for Chinese (Mandarin), enrolments continually increased. Among the four most studied languages, enrolments in Japanese declined in recent years, while enrolments in Indonesian and Italian appeared to stabilise in 2011. Enrolments in French remained relatively stable between 2007 and 2011.
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Figure 4.6: Secondary enrolments, by language, 2011
Indonesian,
17,012 German,
10,836 Chinese Japanese, (Mandarin), 6,245 17,602 Greek, 953
Auslan, 813
Italian, French, 19,105 19,630 Other , 2,180
Figure 4.7: Secondary enrolments, six most widely studied languages, 2005–11
25,000
20,000 Indonesian
French 15,000 Italian
10,000 Japanese
German 5,000 Chinese (Mandarin)
0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Table 4.5 represents changes in the percentage of students who study the eight most widely studied languages at the Year 7 level and at the Year 12 level. French, Indonesian, Italian and Japanese were the most studied languages at the Year 7 level, but by Year 12, proportional enrolments in Italian and Indonesian had decreased significantly. This trend was countered by a dramatic increase in proportional enrolments in Chinese (Mandarin). This increase in Chinese (Mandarin) enrolments is largely due to a notable increase, at the senior secondary level, in the number of students in Chinese as a first language programs (Table 4.8). While German, Greek and Vietnamese had proportionately lower enrolments at the Year 7 level, retention rates for these languages were strong.
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Table 4.5: Secondary enrolments as a percentage of all Languages enrolments, selected languages, Years 7 and 12, 2011 (%) Language Year 7 Year 12 Chinese (Mandarin) 6.3 19 French 18.8 21.7 German 11.4 12.2 Greek 1.0 0.8 Indonesian 20.4 12.2 Italian 20.2 9.4 Japanese 18.9 18.7 Vietnamese 0.7 2.1
Male/Female Enrolments
Equivalent numbers of males and females undertook Languages study at the Year 7 and 8 levels in 2011 due to the predominantly compulsory nature of Languages study at these levels. Changes in the proportion of males and females studying Languages over year levels followed similar patterns to 2010, with enrolments starting as fairly even between genders at Year 7 but by Year 12, 61.6% of students of Languages were female (Figure 4.8). Table 4.6 provides a breakdown of gender by language. The overall proportion of secondary Languages students was 50.2% female and 49.8% male (Table 4.6).
Among the 10 most studied languages, notably more females studied French (55%) and Arabic (70.8%) than males, while there were slightly more males than females (53.1%) studying Vietnamese and Greek (57.5%). Figure 4.8: Secondary Languages enrolments, by gender and year level, 2011
100%
Male
Female 80%
62.2% 61.6% 58.3% 60% 52.1% 51.7% 47.7% 41.7% 38.4% 40% 37.8% 47.9% 48.3% 52.3%
20%
0% Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12
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Table 4.6: Secondary enrolments, by gender and language, 2011 Language Male Female Total No. % No. % No.
Aboriginal Languages 14 60.9 9 39.1 23
Auslan 381 46.9 432 53.1 813
Arabic 121 29.2 294 70.8 415 Chinese (Mandarin) 3,234 51.8 3,011 48.2 6,245
Classical Greek 42 61.8 26 38.2 68 French 8,838 45 10,792 55 19,630 German 5,545 51.2 5,291 48.8 10,836 Greek 548 57.5 405 42.5 953 Italian 9,998 52.3 9,107 47.7 19,105 Indonesian 8,489 49.9 8,523 50.1 17,012 Japanese 8,905 50.6 8,697 49.4 17,602
Latin 137 49.1 142 50.9 279
Macedonian 141 49 147 51 288
Spanish 191 51.8 178 48.2 369
Turkish 134 52.8 120 47.2 254
Vietnamese 257 53.1 227 46.9 484
Total 46,975 49.8 47,401 50.2 94,376
Languages Study at the VCE Level
VCE (Years 11 & 12) enrolment figures in Tables 4.3 and 4.4 refer to students who are studying Languages at each year level. However, the flexible nature of the Victorian curriculum results in many students completing a Languages course before they enrol in Year 12. While Table 4.4 (above) indicates that 2,373 students are studying a language in Year 12, it is important to note that over 2,000 Year 12 students had either already completed a Languages course or were continuing Languages study with the VSL or through a community language school.
Similarly, although Table 4.3 (above) indicates that 7.3% of students enrolled in Year 12 were completing Unit 4 in a Languages course, this figure rises considerably once we consider government secondary college students who completed a Languages course (Unit 4) at an earlier year level or outside of regular school classes through the VSL or a community language school.
Among students from government colleges who were eligible to graduate in 2011, 17.7% had completed a Languages course either through their school, through the VSL (including via distance education) or through a community language school. (This data was provided by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.) Table 4.7 lists the most widely studied languages by students eligible to graduate from VCE in 2011, as well as figures for 2008 to 2010.
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Table 4.7: Student enrolments (government colleges) by language, students eligible to graduate from VCE, 2008 –11 (based on VCE unit 4 enrolments) Language Number of students 2008 2009 2010 2011
Arabic 88 87 67 80 Chinese (Mandarin) 1,179 1,191 1,364 1,452 French 588 535 549 548 German 378 360 331 352 Greek 147 134 132 124 Indonesian 470 351 376 325 Italian 284 220 235 230 Japanese 539 588 530 526 Korean 56 91 90 91
Turkish 150 136 129 102 Vietnamese 284 400 371 422 Other 548 551 559 530 Total 4,711 4,644 4,733 4,782 Percentage of all graduating -17.60% -17.50% -17.40% -17.70% students
Source: VCAA, 2012.
Snapshot of students eligible to graduate from VCE in 2011 (students from Victorian government colleges) and the languages studied Table 4.8, following, provides detailed information about the students who graduated in 2011 having completed a Languages course during their senior secondary schooling. As outlined in Table 4.8, this included finishing a Languages course when enrolled in Year 10, Year 11 or Year 12. Overall, a majority of students, 59.1%, completed Unit 4 of a Languages course when they were enrolled in Year 12 (2011). A further 38.5% of students completed Unit 4 of a Languages course when they were enrolled in Year 11 (2010), while the remaining 2.4% completed Unit 4 when they were enrolled in Year 10 (2009).
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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 Year Unit 4 undertaken Language Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Total
Chinese (Mandarin) 60 976 416 1,428 Chinese First Language (24) (585) (209) (818) Chinese Second Language Advanced (19) (128) (60) (207) Chinese Second Language (17) (263) (147) (427) French 1 38 509 548 Japanese 0 80 446 526 Japanese First Language 0 17 4 21 Japanese Second Language 0 63 442 505 Vietnamese 23 243 156 422 German 1 47 304 352 Indonesian 0 40 285 325 Indonesian First Language 0 6 4 10 Indonesian Second Language 0 34 281 315 Italian 0 13 217 230 Greek 2 66 56 124 Turkish 1 34 67 102
Korean 13 58 20 91 Korean First Language 6 19 8 33 Korean Second Language 7 39 12 58 Arabic 0 25 55 80 Persian 3 23 42 68 Other 9 200 253 462 Total 113 1,843 2,826 4,782 Percentage 2.4 38.5 59.1 100.0
Source: VCAA, 2011.
Students eligible to graduate from VCE in 2011 (students from Victorian government colleges) Year 10 (2009) snapshot: Students who completed Unit 4 when enrolled in Year 10 (113 students) studied 15 languages, with the highest percentage studying Chinese language courses (53.1%). The second most studied language was Vietnamese, with 20.4% of students.
Students eligible to graduate from VCE in 2011 (students from Victorian government colleges) Year 11 (2010) snapshot: Students who completed Unit 4 when enrolled in Year 11 (1,843 students) studied 36 languages, with the highest percentage again studying Chinese language courses (53%). The second most studied language was again Vietnamese, with 13.2% of students.
Students eligible to graduate from VCE in 2011 (students from Victorian government colleges) Year 12 (2011) snapshot: Students who completed Unit 4 when enrolled in Year 12 (2,826 students) studied 36 languages, with the highest percentage of students studying French (18%), followed by Japanese (15.8%).
Note that there is a discrepancy between the number of government secondary college students enrolled in Year 12 studying a language, as reported by colleges, in Table 4.4 (2,373 students) and the
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number of government secondary college students enrolled in Year 12 studying a language in Table 4.9 (2,826 students), as reported by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. This discrepancy is due to the fact that some students, who are enrolled in a government secondary college during the day, studied a language through a community language school after hours or on the weekend while enrolled in Year 12. Contact Time
The average contact time for Languages programs varied at each year level and across colleges. At the Year 7 level, the average time allocated for Languages programs was 145.5 minutes per week, increasing across the year levels to an average of 231.9 minutes at Year 12. Average contact times at other year levels were as follows: Year 8: 150.4 minutes, Year 9: 166.9 minutes, Year 10: 203.4 minutes and Year 11: 225 minutes (Figure 4.9).
The time allocated to Languages study also varied from college to college. In 2011, 70% of Year 7 Languages students (slightly up from 66.1% in 2010) and 72.3% of Year 8 Languages students (up from 69% in 2010) were in programs that ran for a minimum of 140 minutes per week. (The recommended minimum is 150 minutes per week, although many school and college timetables produce 140–145 minute allotments per week). At Years 11 and r 12 levels, 93.4% and 96.1% of students respectively, studied a language for more than 190 minutes per week.
Figure 4.9: Average minutes per week for Languages programs, by year level, 2005–11
300
250
200 Year 12
Year 11
150 Year 10 Year 9 100 Year 8
50 Year 7
0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Program Types
The range of Languages programs provided and the teaching methods used in secondary colleges varied according to student needs and available resources. Individual Languages programs within schools can be divided into four types. 1. The first type is a Languages program, which focuses on the teaching and learning of the target language and understanding the connections between language and culture. 2. The second type of program is a Content and Languages Integrated Learning (CLIL) program. These programs include teaching content from another curriculum area, combined with explicit teaching of the target language with a focus on the vocabulary and structures required for the additional curriculum area. Content may include all or part of one or more curriculum areas. 3. The third type of program is a bilingual or immersion program. These programs include teaching at least two key learning areas, in addition to the Language, in the target language. In 2011, there were no designated bilingual schools at the secondary level. 4. The fourth type of program is a Cultural awareness and limited language program. These programs focus on cultural awareness and introduce limited vocabulary in the target language.
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The percentage of students enrolled in programs focused on language acquisition stood at 98.2% in 2011. This was comprised of Languages programs (96.2%) and Content and Languages Integrated Learning (CLIL) programs (2%). Enrolments in language and cultural awareness programs accounted for 1.8% of students (Table 4.9). Table 4.9: Secondary Languages enrolments, by language and program type, 2011 Language Languages CLIL Cultural Total program awareness French 19,469 38 123 19,630 Italian 18,273 679 153 19,105 Japanese 16,975 218 409 17,602 Indonesian 15,910 407 695 17,012 German 10,456 151 229 10,836 Chinese (Mandarin) 5,871 357 17 6,245 Greek 894 19 40 953 Auslan 813 0 0 813
Vietnamese 484 0 0 484
Arabic 415 0 0 415
Spanish 367 2 0 369
Macedonian 288 0 0 288
Latin 279 0 0 279
Turkish 254 0 0 254
Classical Greek 68 0 0 68
Aboriginal Languages 23 0 0 23
Total 90,839 1,871 1,666 94,376
Percentage 96.2% 2% 1.8% 100%
Regional Provision of Languages
In 2011, the percentage of students studying a language in metropolitan areas was higher than in regional areas at all year levels. The gap between metropolitan and regional students increased from Year 7 onwards, with a particularly large decrease in enrolments at the Year 9 level in regional colleges. As a result, the proportion of Languages students in metropolitan areas was around double that of regional secondary colleges from Year 9 onwards (Figure 4.10). Further details are available in Table 4.10. Overall, 44.5% of students studied a language in metropolitan areas, while the percentage of students in regional areas studying a language stood at 35.1% in 2011.
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Figure 4.10: Secondary Languages student numbers in metropolitan and regional areas, by year level, 2011 100% 93.7 89.1 Metropolitan
80% Regional
60% 51.2
89.7 40% 72.7
16.9 20%
23.4 8.3 8.4 10.3 5.4 4.6 0% Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12
Table 4.10: Secondary Languages enrolments, by metropolitan and regional areas, by year level, 2011 Year level Regional Metropolitan Languages All % Languages All % students students students students Year 7 10,274 11,448.4 89.7 23,220 24,779 93.7 Year 8 8,579 11,796.8 72.7 22,699 25,481 89.1 Year 9 2,856 12,193.0 23.4 13,546 26,440 51.2 Year 10 1,241 12,010.8 10.3 4,487 26,544 16.9 Year 11 632 11,722.8 5.4 2,202 26,674 8.3 Year 12 430 9,296.3 4.6 1,943 23,099 8.4 Total 24,012 68,468 35.1 68,097 153,017 44.5
Note: Students enrolled in taster courses are only counted once in the above table.
While German was the most studied language in the Hume Region in 2011, Indonesian was the most studied language in the four other regional areas – Barwon South Western, Grampians, Loddon Mallee and Gippsland Regions. In the metropolitan regions, French (Eastern and Southern Metropolitan Regions) and Italian (Western and Northern Metropolitan Regions) were the most studied languages at the secondary level (highlighted in bold in Table 4.11). Among the 16 languages taught at the secondary level in secondary colleges, five languages, French, Italian, Japanese, Indonesian and German were offered across all regions, although Chinese (Mandarin) was offered in all regions expect for the Hume Region. Overall, between six and 12 languages were studied within each educational region in 2011.
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Table 4.11: Secondary enrolments, by region and language, 2011 Language B.S.W Gramp. L.M Hume Gipps. E.Met W.Met S.Met N.Met
French 1,380 266 1,510 307 316 6,561 1,557 5,673 2,060
Italian 954 218 464 701 361 2,448 5,838 1,642 6,479
Japanese 1,306 887 498 1,595 875 2,974 3,149 5,185 1,133
Indonesian 2,211 423 3,256 1,860 1,184 1,510 1,140 4,557 871
German 622 1,023 491 159 549 3,282 776 2,750 1,184
Chinese (Mandarin) 352 882 222 0 119 2,207 302 1,375 786
Greek 0 0 155 0 0 231 156 48 363
Auslan 0 0 145 294 0 282 4 0 88
Vietnamese 0 0 0 0 0 11 424 10 39
Arabic 0 0 0 0 0 0 208 0 207
Spanish 0 0 0 49 0 236 84 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 288
Latin 0 0 0 0 0 0 169 110 0
Turkish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 254
Classical 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 Greek
Aboriginal 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 Languages
Total 6,825 3,699 6,741 4,965 3,427 19,810 13,807 21,350 13,752
Percentage of all 42.5% 37.2% 40.5% 37.4% 27.3% 47% 43.5% 45.8% 42.4% students
Regional differences at Years 11 and 12 Overall, 8.3% and 8.4% of students enrolled in Years 11 and 12 in metropolitan areas studied a language in 2011, or 8.3% overall at the senior secondary level. In regional areas, the proportion of Languages students increased slightly to 5.4% and 4.6% at Years 11 and 12 respectively, or 5.1% at the senior secondary level (Figure 4.11). However, it is important to bear in mind the caveats outlined in the second paragraph of the section Languages Study at the VCE level, with enrolments at the senior secondary levels likely to be slightly higher in both regional and metropolitan areas than the numbers in Figure 4.11 indicate.
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Figure 4.11: Languages enrolments at Years 11 and 12, by regional or metropolitan regions, 2005–11
12%
10% 10.4 10.2 8.7 9.8 9.1 8% 8.8 8.1 8.3 7.5 7.7 6% 6.5 6.2
4% Metropolitan 4.9 5.1
Regional 2%
0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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5. Teachers of Languages in Victorian Government Schools and Colleges
In 2011, there were 1,639 teachers teaching in Victorian government primary schools and secondary colleges, who had some level of Languages qualification (Figure 5.1). Among the Languages teachers, a small percentage played multiple roles, teaching in more than one school or college, or at both the primary and secondary levels For example, 48 teachers taught at two schools. Another 28 teachers taught at between three and seven schools.
In addition, over 994 teachers teaching or assisting in Languages programs did not have recognised Languages qualifications, although some of these teachers were undertaking Languages studies and/or Languages methodology training in 2011. In some instances, rather than have a specialist Languages teacher teaching the Languages program, all classroom teachers in some primary schools incorporated Languages teaching into the general curriculum (with the support of a qualified Languages teacher). A further 235 qualified teachers of Languages in primary schools and secondary colleges were not teaching a language in 2011. These teachers taught other subjects, assumed other roles within schools or were on leave. Figure 5.1: Languages teachers, by school type, 2011
Secondary college 954
P to 12 school 113
Primary school 572
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000
Teachers of Asian languages represented 46% of Languages teachers, European language teachers accounted for 51.1% of teachers, while teachers of Aboriginal Languages, Arabic, Auslan, and Turkish made up the remaining 2.9% of Languages teachers. There were more teachers of Italian than any of the other languages in 2011 (20% of all Languages teachers), followed by teachers of Indonesian (18.5% of Languages teachers).
The percentage of Languages teachers who were male stood at 18.4% in 2011. Amongst teachers of Asian languages, 19.7% were male, while 17.2% of teachers of European languages were male. Amongst the larger candidature languages, Japanese was the language with the highest percentage of male teachers (21.9%), while only males taught Classical Greek and Latin. On the other hand, only females taught Aboriginal Languages and Karen (Table 5.1). Numerically, there were 1,337 female Languages teachers and 302 male teachers in primary schools and secondary colleges in 2011 (Table 5.1).
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Table 5.1: Teachers by gender and language, 2011 Language Male Female Total Italian 45 282 327 Indonesian 55 248 303 Japanese 65 232 297 French 54 222 276 German 32 144 176 Chinese (Mandarin) 25 107 132 Greek 6 27 33 Auslan 5 25 30 Vietnamese 3 15 18 Spanish 2 11 13 Arabic 2 7 9 Macedonian 1 7 8 Turkish 2 5 7 Karen 1 3 4 Latin 3 0 3 Aboriginal 0 1 1 Languages Classical Greek 1 0 1 Korean 0 1 1 Total 302 1,337 1,639 Percentage 18.4% 81.6% 100%
Among the Languages teachers represented in Figure 5.2, 64.6% were fully qualified, 54% at the primary level and 71.7% at the secondary level. These teachers have completed: A three-year post-VCE major sequence or a four year beginners sequence at the tertiary level in the language they were teaching (or have received a statement of equivalence from a Victorian university), as well as an approved Languages teaching methodology course, including theory and practicum; or A two-year post-VCE sequence or a three year beginners tertiary language sequence. (These were acceptable secondary Languages teaching qualifications for teachers entering the profession up to the beginning of 1996. Such teachers are deemed to be qualified provided they have had continuing employment with the Department since that time).
The remaining teachers had various levels of qualifications, from a two-year post-VCE tertiary level course, to TAFE or adult education level courses (Figure 5.2). Overall, 83.5% of Languages teachers had undertaken Languages methodology training (theory) at the tertiary level, regardless of the level of qualifications they held in the language they taught.
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Figure 5.2: Qualification levels of Languages teachers, 2011
Three year (post-VCE)
tertiary language study (or equiv.) 47.2 Four year (beginners) tertiary language study 14.8
Two year (post-VCE) tertiary 4.3 language study
Three year (beginners) 4.5 tertiary language study
4.5 Languages accreditation
2.7 One year (beginners or post- VCE)/ two years beginners 4.3 tertiary language study Further tertiary studies e.g. 10.7 Masters in Applied Linguistics, PhD 7 Native speaker, no formal Languages qualifications
Other (e.g. one year living in 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Japan)
Figure 5.3 provides a comparison of the number of hours Languages teachers spend teaching Languages each week. Among teachers at the primary level, the largest proportion of teachers, 61.6%, taught for less than 10 hours per week, while at the secondary level, the highest proportion of teachers, 51.4%, taught for between 10 to 20 hours per week. This difference was also reflected in the employment load of teachers. At the primary level, only 30.6% of Languages teachers are employed full time, in comparison to the secondary level, where 66.7% of teachers are employed full time.
Despite the differences in employment level, the average time teaching Languages per week was similar at the primary and secondary levels, with primary teachers teaching for an average of 9.4 hours per week and secondary teachers teaching for an average of 10.6 hours per week. Although at both the primary and secondary levels, staff who were employed full time taught more hours of Languages per week, with full time primary and secondary teachers teaching for an average of 12.4 and 11.6 hours per week, respectively. For part time staff, teachers at the primary and secondary levels taught for an average of 8.1 and 8.5 hours per week, respectively.
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Figure 5.3: Hours spent teaching Languages each week, primary and secondary levels, 2011
100%
Primary 80% Secondary 61.6 60% 51.4 46.9
40% 26.1
20% 12.3
1.7 0% Less than 10 hours 10 to 20 hours More than 20 hours
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6. Bilingual Programs in Victorian Government Schools
In 2011, one specialist school and eleven primary schools offered designated bilingual programs (Table 6.1). Bilingual programs provide students with the opportunity to learn curriculum content in, and through, both English and another language. In addition to the language curriculum, content- based teaching takes place in two or more of the domains within the Discipline-based Learning Strand of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards. Schools may choose from Science, Mathematics, The Arts and The Humanities. Within these domains, bilingual classes are run for subject areas such as ICT, cultural studies, visual arts, performing arts, health, sport and physical education, civics and citizenship, economics, geography, history and the study of society and environment (see Table 6.1). Students are taught in or through the language for between 450 and 700 minutes per week. Additionally, other activities at these schools may also be run in the language such as library time, school assemblies, camps and excursions.
Teachers in the designated bilingual primary schools and secondary college are highly qualified and are often supported by teaching aides, assistants offered directly to primary schools by overseas governments or volunteers from the community. As well as their teaching duties at schools, teachers also share their knowledge at a local, national and international level. Within local clusters of schools, for example, they may provide activities for other schools to use in their language classes. Teachers also provide training and support for student teachers and also host teachers from overseas, modelling effective teaching and learning strategies for use in their home countries. Many schools and teachers also work with university researchers around Australia to conduct research into teaching methodology, student outcomes and the benefits of bilingual education.
Once students near the end of their primary schooling, teachers and schools work with staff at secondary colleges in their areas to provide the maximum opportunity for students to continue with their Languages studies at an appropriate level. This includes developing student portfolios so that secondary college staff are aware of each student’s linguistic achievements and, where possible, provide an advanced curriculum from the Year 7 level.
Table 6.1, following, sets out details of the designated bilingual schools and their programs.
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Table 6.1: Designated bilingual programs, 2011 School Languages Domains Year levels Student numbers Abbotsford Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) The Humanities, Mathematics, ICT and Languages P–6 32 Aurora School Auslan The Humanities, Mathematics and Languages P 6 Bayswater South Primary School German The Humanities, Science, The Arts and Languages P–6 278 Benalla East Primary School Indonesian The Humanities, Mathematics, Science and Languages 1–6 233 Camberwell Primary School French Mathematics, Science and Languages P–6 468 Caulfield Primary School Japanese The Humanities, The Arts and Languages P–6 119 Footscray Primary School Vietnamese The Humanities, Mathematics, Science, The Arts and Languages P–6 91 Gruyere Primary School Japanese The Arts, The Humanities and Languages P–6 37 Huntingdale Primary School Japanese The Humanities, The Arts, Science and Languages P–6 208 Kennington Primary School Auslan The Humanities and Mathematics P–1, 3 & 5–6 95 Lalor North Primary School Macedonian and Greek The Humanities, Mathematics, Science, The Arts and Languages P–6 143
Chinese (Mandarin) P–6 78 Richmond West Primary School The Humanities, Mathematics and Languages Vietnamese P–2 26
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7. The Victorian School of Languages
In 2011, the Victorian School of Languages, a government school, provided programs in 45 languages through its 40 centres (28 in the metropolitan area and 12 in regional areas), as well as through the Distance Education section. The government-run VSL provides for students from all educational sectors who wish to develop their home or heritage language, students who may be seeking continuity in Languages study after changing schools, or students who wish to learn a new language. Lessons are generally provided outside regular school hours, usually on Saturday mornings, and are typically of three hours’ duration.
In total, 15,790 students from Prep to Year 12 studied Languages through the VSL in 2011 (including enrolments via distance education). Of these, 6,758 were primary level students and 9,032 were secondary level students. Total enrolments at the VSL remained stable between 2010 and 2011.
Forty-five languages were taught at the VSL in 2011, with no changes between the languages studied in 2010 and in 2011.
Distance education continued to provide an important avenue for Languages study, with enrolments in distance education representing 21.1% of secondary level VSL enrolments in 2011. A further eight students studied through distance education in Year 6. All figures referring to the VSL in this section include enrolments through distance education. Further details on distance education are available in the following section: Distance Education Section of the Victorian School of Languages.
Figure 7.1 provides a comparison of all VSL enrolments from 2005 to 2011 at the primary and secondary levels and shows that enrolments at both the primary and secondary levels remained stable between 2010 and 2011. Figure 7.1: Enrolments at the VSL, 2005–11 18,000 16,097 15,438 15,790 15,000 Total 12,000 Secondary 9,183 9,032 8,814 Primary 9,000
6,000 6,317 6,914 6,758
3,000
0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Table 7.1 sets out the total VSL enrolments for each language by year level and shows that 45 languages were offered through the VSL in 2011. Forty four of the languages taught at the VSL were studied at both the primary and secondary levels, with Bulgarian only studied at the primary level. The five most popular languages overall were Chinese (Mandarin), Vietnamese, Greek, Turkish and Japanese. Together, these five languages accounted for 47.1% of total enrolments in the VSL, with the remaining students spread over a wide range of languages.
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Table 7.1: VSL enrolments, by language and year level, 2011 Language Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Total % Chinese 294 246 256 159 185 197 172 134 156 181 317 438 2,735 17.3 (Mandarin) Vietnamese 239 184 150 143 156 149 119 119 135 127 183 306 2,010 12.7 Greek 194 100 132 112 94 68 88 44 36 27 29 27 951 6.0 Turkish 73 85 86 81 80 83 63 62 64 77 80 67 901 5.7 Japanese 12 2 12 17 13 24 110 90 110 107 175 175 847 5.4 French 21 12 23 17 9 21 111 65 78 99 136 133 725 4.6 Arabic 85 74 58 57 42 42 48 53 35 31 85 110 720 4.6 Italian 32 34 37 25 40 30 87 44 51 111 94 81 666 4.2 Spanish 46 31 34 34 28 24 71 35 67 51 76 103 600 3.8 Sinhala 88 65 64 51 43 28 27 26 35 24 30 34 515 3.3 German 3 12 3 4 7 11 75 32 73 66 116 90 492 3.1 Macedonian 38 31 26 40 39 51 39 45 38 21 54 41 463 2.9 Punjabi 41 51 36 32 49 48 42 32 34 30 35 31 461 2.9 Indonesian 0 0 0 0 0 6 25 19 38 76 105 114 383 2.4 Croatian 24 28 30 37 37 22 33 28 33 27 20 31 350 2.2 Korean 25 17 19 10 17 14 14 13 19 9 79 82 318 2.0 Hindi 29 42 25 26 22 19 20 19 14 13 33 46 308 2.0 Karen 22 29 25 31 26 31 21 31 28 41 0 0 285 1.8 Dari 14 17 20 17 30 23 28 31 36 40 0 1 257 1.6 Chin (Hakha) 13 21 12 21 25 12 35 14 25 19 0 0 197 1.2 Polish 6 4 5 3 6 5 14 11 29 26 35 47 191 1.2 Persian 5 5 1 2 0 1 4 7 8 9 52 95 189 1.2 Bosnian 5 10 6 11 9 20 17 9 28 19 9 26 169 1.1 Khmer 16 19 11 17 12 7 13 10 13 12 12 23 165 1.0 Serbian 5 7 7 4 11 9 7 10 4 9 20 10 103 0.7
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Language Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Total % Latin 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 9 18 10 20 22 103 0.7 Russian 16 14 9 11 6 6 2 3 2 6 10 11 96 0.6 Hebrew 9 2 2 5 10 14 9 7 7 2 10 12 89 0.6 Portuguese 2 9 4 8 4 2 6 5 8 3 11 15 77 0.5 Albanian 16 9 4 3 3 1 2 6 2 2 4 8 60 0.4 Filipino 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 12 13 23 59 0.4 Maltese 2 4 5 5 5 3 6 3 4 3 0 6 46 0.3 Dutch 3 7 0 2 1 3 1 0 3 2 10 7 39 0.2 Hungarian 4 2 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 3 5 7 34 0.2 Dinka 1 3 2 4 1 3 4 5 3 3 0 0 29 0.2 Syriac 2 2 3 5 2 6 1 2 3 1 0 0 27 0.2 Pushto 1 3 2 2 1 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 19 0.1 Bengali 7 1 3 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 0.1 Romanian 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 8 18 0.1 Amharic 4 1 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.1 Chinese 3 2 1 3 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 17 0.1 (Cantonese) Tigrinya 1 0 3 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.1 Swahili 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 12 0.1 Bulgarian 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.1 Lithuanian 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 <0.1 Total 1,405 1,191 1,131 1,012 1,027 992 1,352 1,032 1,251 1,305 1,862 2,230 15,790 100.0
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Chinese (Mandarin) and Vietnamese were strongly represented across the primary and secondary sectors – both languages have around 1,000 students each at primary and secondary levels. Turkish and Arabic also had consistent enrolments over the primary and secondary levels. There were, however, noticeable differences in patterns of enrolments between the primary and secondary levels for some other languages. Community languages such as Greek and Sinhala, for example, had stronger enrolments in the primary than in the secondary sector. By contrast, Japanese, French, Italian, German and Spanish had a higher proportion of total enrolments at secondary level.
Figure 7.2 represents the proportions of primary and secondary students studying at the VSL who attend government and non-government schools and colleges and shows that access to Languages study through the VSL remained important to both government and non- government school students. Overall, the majority of students at the VSL at both the primary and secondary levels were government school students, 70.8% of enrolments overall, with non-government school students making up the remaining 29.2% of enrolments.
Figure 7.2: Languages enrolments at the VSL, by sector, 2011
100% Government school students
Non-government school students 80% 70.5% 71.1%
60%
40%
29.5% 28.9%
20%
0% Primary Secondary
Distance Education Section of the Victorian School of Languages
In 2011, the Distance Education Section of the Victorian School of Languages offered Languages programs in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin and Spanish to primary (Year 6) and secondary level students wishing to study a language which was not offered at their school, or to those not currently attending a school. Of all secondary students enrolled at the VSL in 2011, 1,709 students or 21.1% were studying a language through distance education (Table 7.2). Enrolments through distance education have increased 34.7% between 2005 and 2011.
Enrolments in distance education fluctuated between 2005 and 2011, with enrolments in most of the six most studied languages increasing between 2009 and 2011 (Figure 7.3).
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Table 7.2: Student enrolments in distance education, by language and year level, 2011 Language Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Total French 0 72 24 48 34 80 67 325 German 1 56 16 54 38 82 58 305 Japanese 0 38 20 34 38 79 74 283 Italian 0 37 11 18 57 66 45 234 Indonesian 6 15 3 25 42 44 55 190 Spanish 1 45 0 20 0 22 35 123
Latin 0 23 9 18 11 20 22 103 Chinese (Mandarin) 0 0 0 0 0 38 34 72 Greek 0 15 8 4 2 14 8 51 Arabic 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 23 Total 8 301 91 221 222 458 408 1,709
Figure 7.3: Student enrolments in distance education (six most studied languages), 2005–11
450
400
350
300 French German 250 Japanese 200 Italian 150 Indonesian 100 Spanish 50
0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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APPENDICES Appendix 1: Languages by Government Primary Schools, 2011 Arabic (4 schools) School no. Red Cliffs Primary School 4057 Bayside P–12 College 8800 Rosanna Golf Links Primary School 4753 Campbellfield Heights Primary School 5034 Rowellyn Park Primary School 5313 Coolaroo South Primary School 4952 Seville Primary School 2820 Shepparton (Guthrie Street) Primary Dallas Primary School 4900 5020 School Auslan (42 schools) School no. St Albans East Primary School 4741 Airly Primary School 4169 Swifts Creek School (interim name) 8892 Bairnsdale West Primary School 4725 The Lakes South Morang P–9 School 8846 Balliang East Primary School 3787 Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School 4700 Cardinia Primary School 3689 Wesburn Primary School 3466 Chum Creek Primary School 3279 Willmott Park Primary School 5342 Cranbourne East Primary School 5518 Woorinen District Primary School 5439 Dallas North Primary School 4933 Chinese (Mandarin) (86 schools) School no. Diamond Creek East Primary School 5037 Abbotsford Primary School 1886 Drummartin Primary School 1473 Alvie Consolidated School 620 Dunolly Primary School 1582 Ararat North Primary School 4995 Eagle Point Primary School 3215 Ararat Primary School 800 Eastwood Primary School 4702 Ararat West Primary School 4720 Epping Views Primary School 5513 Aspendale Gardens Primary School 530 Exford Primary School 3423 Auburn Primary School 2948 Golden Square Primary School 5531 Auburn South Primary School 4183 Goongerah P–8 School (interim name) 5547 Bacchus Marsh Primary School 28 Harrisfield Primary School 4730 Balliang East Primary School 3787 Hillsmeade Primary School 5482 Balwyn North Primary School 4638 Horsham Primary School (interim name) 5548 Bentleigh West Primary School 4318 Kennington Primary School 3686 Beverley Hills Primary School 4813 Lynbrook Primary School 5494 Birralee Primary School 4991 Manor Lakes P–12 College 8848 Black Rock Primary School 3631 Mansfield Primary School 1112 Blackburn Primary School 2923 Middle Kinglake Primary School 3315 Briagolong Primary School 1117 Mildura South Primary School 4389 Burwood East Primary School 454 Morang South Primary School 1975 Cape Clear Primary School 1484 Nunawading (Mount Pleasant Road) 4808 Primary School Carlton Gardens Primary School 2605 Officer Primary School 2742 Chandler Park Primary School 5533 Orbost Primary School 2744 Chewton Primary School 1054 Orchard Grove Primary School 5285 Clifton Hill Primary School 1360
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Coimadai Primary School 716 Pentland Primary School 5369 Collingwood College 6212 Preston South Primary School 824 Darley Primary School 5200 Red Cliffs East Primary School 4123 Delacombe Primary School 5201 Red Cliffs Primary School 4057 Derrimut Primary School 5512 Reservoir East Primary School 4686 Doncaster Gardens Primary School 5454 Richmond West Primary School 5044 Doncaster Primary School 197 Rokewood Primary School 531 Elsternwick Primary School 2870 Rosewood Downs Primary School 5087 Footscray City Primary School 1912 Rupanyup Primary School 1595 Glen Waverley Primary School 5425 Serpell Primary School 5168 Glendal Primary School 5010 Stawell West Primary School 4934 Golden Square Primary School 5531 Sunshine Primary School 3113 Gordon Primary School 755 Templeton Primary School 5196 Hallam Primary School 244 Thomas Mitchell Primary School 5294 Hawkesdale P–12 College 5434 Wales Street Primary School 3139 Highvale Primary School 4986 Werrimull P–12 School 6257 Jells Park Primary School 5176 Wheelers Hill Primary School 5094 Jindivick Primary School 1951 Whitehorse Primary School 5530 Kingsbury Primary School 4845 Willowmavin Primary School 3479 Knox Gardens Primary School 5234 Wycheproof P–12 College 8831 Labertouche Primary School 2471 Yarra Primary School 5271 Lal Lal Primary School 863 Yawarra Primary School 5429 Laurimar Primary School 5497 Dutch (1 school) School no. Little Bendigo Primary School 2093 Laharum Primary School 2805 Livingstone Primary School 5113 French (98 schools) School no. Loch Sport Primary School 5245 Amphitheatre Primary School 1637 Magpie Primary School 2271 Avenel Primary School 8 Marnoo Primary School 1554 Ballarat North Primary School 4690 Milgate Primary School 5212 Balmoral P–12 Community College 8872 (interim name) Moorabbin Primary School 1111 Baranduda Primary School 2222 Mount Blowhard Primary School 2037 Beaconsfield Primary School 3033 Mount Clear Primary School 427 Bellaire Primary School 4873 Mount View Primary School 4923 Bolinda Primary School 1070 Mulgrave Primary School 2172 Boort District P–12 School 8882 Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary 5402 School Buangor Primary School 2072 Napoleons Primary School 1072 Burwood Heights Primary School 4932 Neerim District Rural Primary School 5394 Camberwell Primary School 888 Neerim South Primary School 2432 Camelot Rise Primary School 5111 Noojee Primary School 4098 Carrington Primary School 5426 Parkhill Primary School 5416 Carwatha P–12 College 5435 Parkmore Primary School 4881 Castlemaine Primary School 119
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Caulfield Junior College 3820 Montpellier Primary School 4972 Cheltenham Primary School 84 Moonambel Primary School 1683 Chiltern Primary School 327 Mornington Park Primary School 5040 Clarkefield Primary School 3035 Mornington Primary School 2033 Clifton Hill Primary School 1360 Mount Eliza North Primary School 5140 Clifton Springs Primary School 5280 Mount Macedon Primary School 415 Coatesville Primary School 4712 Mountain Gate Primary School 4905 Dandenong North Primary School 4723 Moyhu Primary School 1335 Dandenong Primary School 1403 Myrrhee Primary School 2677 Dandenong West Primary School 4217 Napoleons Primary School 1072 Deepdene Primary School 3680 Natte Yallock Primary School 1347 Dhurringile Primary School 3944 Navarre Primary School 1330 Dorset Primary School 5132 Newham Primary School 1913 East Bentleigh Primary School 4837 Numurkah Primary School 2134 Edithvale Primary School 3790 Oberon Primary School 4735 Falls Creek Primary School 5067 Osbornes Flat Primary School 1463 Glen Iris Primary School 1148 Patterson Lakes Primary School 5190 Glendal Primary School 5010 Port Melbourne Primary School 2932 Greta Valley Primary School 5398 Scoresby Primary School 1028 Greythorn Primary School 4694 Silverton Primary School 5120 Guthridge Primary School 4853 South Yarra Primary School 583 Heathcote Primary School 300 Southern Cross Primary School 5235 Heyfield Primary School 1108 Spring Parks Primary School 5538 Karingal Primary School 4922 St Albans Heights Primary School 4948 Katunga South Primary School 2269 St Arnaud Primary School 1646 Kew Primary School 1075 Stanley Primary School 550 Keysborough Primary School (interim 5534 Talbot Primary School 954 name) Talgarno Primary School 1954 Kingsbury Primary School 4845 Tawonga Primary School 2282 Kunyung Primary School 5182 Terang College 6236 Kyabram P–12 College (interim name) 7965 Timor Primary School 1207 Lake Bolac College 854 Tongala Primary School 6255 Landsborough Primary School 1862 Toora Primary School 2253 Langwarrin Primary School 3531 Toorak Primary School 3016 Lavers Hill P–12 College 6231 Trawalla Primary School 1150 Lightning Reef Primary School 5541 Wahgunyah Primary School 644 Macarthur Primary School 1571 Wandin Yallock Primary School 1033 Malmsbury Primary School 1408 Weeden Heights Primary School 5157 Melton Primary School 430 Weeroona College 7405 Merrijig Primary School 1379 Wheelers Hill Primary School 5094 Middle Park Primary School 2815 White Hills Primary School 1916 Montmorency South Primary School 4925
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German (61 schools) School no. Mount Waverley North Primary School 5430 Amsleigh Park Primary School 5428 Murtoa College 1549 Ashby Primary School 1492 Nunawading (Mount Pleasant Road) 4808 Primary School Bayswater North Primary School 4143 Old Orchard Primary School 4715 Bayswater Primary School 2163 Poowong Consolidated School 6245 Bayswater South Primary School 4973 Rangeview Primary School 5431 Benalla West Primary School 4850 Red Hill Consolidated School 6249 Berwick Primary School 40 Reservoir East Primary School 4686 Billanook Primary School 5193 Rolling Hills Primary School 5241 Bimbadeen Heights Primary School 5011 Sassafras Primary School 3222 Boneo Primary School 1184 Seaford North Primary School 4974 Boronia Heights Primary School 4967 Selby Primary School 4685 Boronia Primary School 4081 Silvan Primary School 1801 Branxholme-Wallacedale Community 5377 School Somers Primary School 4458 Bright P–12 College 776 Spring Gully Primary School 3505 Carrum Primary School 3385 Stawell Primary School 502 Cavendish Primary School 116 The Basin Primary School 2329 Cheltenham Primary School 84 Toongabbie Primary School 856 Churchill North Primary School 5117 Upwey Primary School 4530 Concongella Primary School 1136 Woori Yallock Primary School 1259 Dimboola Primary School 1372 Yellingbo Primary School 4705 Dixons Creek Primary School 1585 Greek (12 schools) School no. Don Valley Primary School 3956 Clarinda Primary School 3336 East Loddon P–12 College 6217 Coburg Primary School 484 Edenhope College 5432 Coburg West Primary School 3941 Gladysdale Primary School 3982 Lalor North Primary School 5035 Glen Huntly Primary School 3703 Pinewood Primary School 4874 Halls Gap Primary School 3058 Preston South Primary School 824 Harrietville Primary School 843 Richmond Primary School 5269 Highvale Primary School 4986 Serpell Primary School 5168 Hoddles Creek Primary School 2541 Stonnington Primary School 1896 Horsham West – Haven Primary School 4697 Wales Street Primary School 3139 Kingsbury Primary School 4845 Westgarth Primary School 4177 Livingstone Primary School 5113 Yarra Primary School 5271 Macleod College 6242 Indonesian (172 schools) School no. Melton Primary School 430 Albany Rise Primary School 5427 Montrose Primary School 2259 Anglesea Primary School 4332 Morwell (Commercial Road) Primary 2136 Antonio Park Primary School 4844 School Apollo Bay P–12 College 6203 Morwell Park Primary School 4975 Axedale Primary School 1008 Mossgiel Park Primary School 5205 Ballam Park Primary School 5005 Mount Dandenong Primary School 3284
Appendix 1: Languages by Victorian government primary schools 63
Bandiana Primary School 4691 Elmhurst Primary School 959 Barnawartha Primary School 1489 Eltham Primary School 209 Barwon Heads Primary School 1574 Elwood Primary School 3942 Beaconsfield Primary School 3033 Eppalock Primary School 1788 Beaconsfield Upper Primary School 2560 Frankston East Primary School 4682 Bealiba Primary School 749 Garfield Primary School 2724 Beechworth Primary School 1560 Glenrowan Primary School 1742 Bellbridge Primary School 5254 Great Ryrie Primary School 5478 Benalla East Primary School 2256 Greenvale Primary School 890 Berwick Lodge Primary School 5213 Guildford Primary School 264 Bonbeach Primary School 4798 Hampton Park Primary School 4062 Boort District P–12 School 8882 Hastings Primary School 1098 Brunswick North West Primary School 4399 Hastings Westpark Primary School 5202 Bundarra Primary School 5228 Heany Park Primary School 5345 Camp Hill Primary School 1976 Herne Hill Primary School 4681 Campbells Creek Primary School 120 Hesket Primary School 1004 Carisbrook Primary School 1030 Heywood Consolidated School 6225 Caroline Springs College 5483 Hughesdale Primary School 4176 Carraragarmungee Primary School 1704 James Cook Primary School 5136 Casterton Primary School 2058 Kangaroo Flat Primary School 981 Castlemaine North Primary School 2051 Karingal Heights Primary School 5053 Charlton College 8830 Karoo Primary School 5295 Chelsea Primary School 3729 Kensington Primary School 2374 Chirnside Park Primary School 5194 Kerang South Primary School 4949 Colac South West Primary School 4775 Kilberry Valley Primary School 5350 Coldstream Primary School 5127 Kinglake Primary School 2188 Coral Park Primary School 5292 Kingsbury Primary School 4845 Corryong College 8843 Koroit And District Primary School 618 Courtenay Gardens Primary School 5371 Kyabram P–12 College (interim name) 7965 Craigieburn South Primary School 5243 Kyneton Primary School 343 Cranbourne Park Primary School 4887 Langley Primary School 1275 Cranbourne Primary School 2068 Langwarrin Primary School 3531 Creswick Primary School 122 Leitchville Primary School 2087 Croydon Hills Primary School 5255 Leongatha Primary School 2981 Croydon Primary School 2900 Leopold Primary School 1146 Darraweit Guim Primary School 878 Lilydale West Primary School 5057 Dederang Primary School 1772 Lloyd Street Primary School 4139 Deer Park West Primary School 5032 Lorne – Aireys Inlet P–12 College 2162 Drysdale Primary School 1645 Lysterfield Primary School 1866 Eastbourne Primary School 5133 Macedon Primary School 1660 Echuca West Primary School 3916 Manifold Heights Primary School 4224 Elliminyt Primary School 2028 Marong Primary School 400
64 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Maryborough Education Centre 8845 Ringwood North Primary School 4120 Mckinnon Primary School 4366 Rochester Primary School 795 Mentone Primary School 2950 Roslyn Primary School 4663 Mickleham Primary School 1051 Seaford Primary School 3835 Middle Indigo Primary School 1115 Simpson Primary School 4895 Mitcham Primary School 2904 Somerville Primary School 2656 Mitta Mitta Primary School 887 Somerville Rise Primary School 5372 Monbulk Primary School 3265 Specimen Hill Primary School 1316 Moolap Primary School 1911 St Leonards Primary School 866 Mount Beauty Primary School 4644 Stratford Primary School 596 Mount Eliza Primary School 1368 Strathfieldsaye Primary School 1211 Murrabit Group School 3859 Tallangatta Primary School 1365 Murrayville Community College 5433 Tallangatta Valley Primary School 2337 Nanneella Estate Primary School 3708 Tarnagulla Primary School 1023 Nar Nar Goon Primary School 2248 Tarwin Lower Primary School 4275 Narre Warren North Primary School 1901 Tarwin Valley Primary School 5420 Narre Warren South P–12 College 8839 The Lake Primary School 3581 New Gisborne Primary School 467 Thomas Mitchell Primary School 5294 Newport Lakes Primary School 113 Timbarra P–9 College 5479 Newstead Primary School 452 Tooborac Primary School 1225 Newtown Primary School 1887 Torquay P–9 College 3368 Nhill College 8833 Tyabb Railway Station Primary School 3544 Noojee Primary School 4098 Tylden Primary School 621 Noorat Primary School 1178 Upper Sandy Creek Primary School 3145 Oatlands Primary School 5363 Vermont Primary School 1022 Ocean Grove Primary School 3100 Wallan Primary School 664 Orbost North Primary School 4767 Walwa Primary School 2806 Oxley Primary School 1399 Wandin North Primary School 3892 Pakenham Lakeside Primary School 5504 Warburton Primary School 1485 Park Ridge Primary School 5281 Warrenheip Primary School 1591 Pinewood Primary School 4874 Watsonia North Primary School 4988 Plenty Parklands Primary School 1915 Wedderburn College 6262 Point Cook P–9 College 4159 Weeden Heights Primary School 5157 Portland North Primary School 1194 Weeroona College 7405 Portland Primary School 489 Welton Primary School 4041 Pyalong Primary School 2005 Winters Flat Primary School 652 Pyramid Hill College 1712 Winton Primary School 1870 Quambatook Group School 2443 Wonga Park Primary School 3241 Quarry Hill Primary School 1165 Yackandandah Primary School 1103 Queenscliff Primary School 1190 Yarra Road Primary School 4219 Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School 2571 Ringwood Heights Primary School 4911
Appendix 1: Languages by Victorian government primary schools 65
Italian (187 schools) School no. Carnegie Primary School 2897 Aberfeldie Primary School 4220 Caulfield South Primary School 4315 Albert Park Primary School 1181 Ceres Primary School 1602 Albion North Primary School 4855 Chalcot Lodge Primary School 5231 Alphington Primary School 3599 Cheltenham East Primary School 4754 Altona P–9 College 8857 Cheltenham Primary School 84 Andersons Creek Primary School 5104 Chilwell Primary School 2061 Apollo Parkways Primary School 5184 Christmas Hills Primary School 1362 Ardeer South Primary School 5064 Coburg Primary School 484 Armadale Primary School 2634 Coburg West Primary School 3941 Arthurs Creek Primary School 1666 Darley Primary School 5200 Ascot Vale Primary School 2608 Daylesford Primary School 1609 Athol Road Primary School 5536 Diamond Creek Primary School 1003 Avondale Primary School 4812 Donburn Primary School 5019 Baden Powell P–9 College 5315 Donvale Primary School 4961 Baimbridge College 8814 Doreen Primary School 945 Bayles Regional Primary School 5421 Drummond Primary School 1848 Bayside P–12 College 8800 Eildon Primary School 3931 Bayswater West Primary School 5039 Elphinstone Primary School 220 Bell Primary School 4309 Essendon North Primary School 4015 Bellbrae Primary School 319 Everton Primary School 5399 Belle Vue Park Primary School 5453 Fawkner Primary School 3590 Belle Vue Primary School 4733 Fitzroy North Primary School 1490 Belmont Primary School 26 Flemington Primary School 250 Bentleigh West Primary School 4318 Footscray Primary School 253 Birmingham Primary School 5048 Footscray West Primary School 3890 Birregurra Primary School 723 Gladesville Primary School 5066 Blackburn Lake Primary School 4860 Gladstone Park Primary School 5007 Boroondara Park Primary School 5288 Glen Katherine Primary School 5260 Brandon Park Primary School 5038 Glenferrie Primary School 1508 Brighton Primary School 1542 Greenhills Primary School 4893 Brunswick East Primary School 3179 Grovedale Primary School 283 Brunswick North Primary School 3585 Grovedale West Primary School 5076 Brunswick South Primary School 2743 Hamlyn Banks Primary School 4804 Brunswick South West Primary School 4304 Hartwell Primary School 4055 Bullarto Primary School 1288 Hepburn Primary School 767 Cairnlea Park Primary School 1434 Highton Primary School 304 Caledonian Primary School 5384 Horsham Primary School (interim 5548 name) Camberwell South Primary School 4170 Hurstbridge Primary School 3939 Canterbury Primary School 3572 Invergordon Primary School 4896 Cardross Primary School 4263 Iramoo Primary School 5152 Carlton North Primary School 1252
66 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Irymple South Primary School 3702 Niddrie Primary School 5410 Ivanhoe East Primary School 4386 North Melbourne Primary School 1402 Ivanhoe Primary School 2436 Northcote Primary School 1401 Kangaroo Ground Primary School 2105 Orrvale Primary School 3805 Keilor Heights Primary School 4877 Panton Hill Primary School 1134 Keilor Views Primary School 5539 Park Orchards Primary School 4854 Kew East Primary School 3161 Parktone Primary School 4843 Kialla Central Primary School 1366 Pascoe Vale Primary School 3081 Kialla West Primary School 1727 Pascoe Vale South Primary School 4704 Kingsbury Primary School 4845 Patterson Lakes Primary School 5190 Kingston Heath Primary School 5101 Penders Grove Primary School 3806 Kingsville Primary School 3988 Pinewood Primary School 4874 Koo Wee Rup Primary School 2629 Porepunkah Primary School 1144 Korumburra Primary School 3077 Preston North East Primary School 4764 Laburnum Primary School 4863 Preston Primary School 1494 Lalor North Primary School 5035 Preston West Primary School 3885 Langwarrin Primary School 3531 Princes Hill Primary School 2955 Lara Lake Primary School 769 Reservoir Primary School 3960 Mackellar Primary School 5297 Reservoir West Primary School 4711 Malvern Primary School 2586 Ripponlea Primary School 4087 Manorvale Primary School 5091 Rollins Primary School 4867 Melrose Primary School 5141 Rosanna Primary School 4568 Melton Primary School 430 Rowville Primary School 5000 Mentone Park Primary School 4955 Roxburgh Homestead Primary School 5443 Mernda Primary School 488 Roxburgh Rise Primary School 5493 Merri Creek Primary School 3110 Rye Primary School 1667 Milawa Primary School 737 Sandringham Primary School 267 Mill Park Heights Primary School 5325 Seabrook Primary School 5337 Mill Park Primary School 5160 Shepparton (St Georges Road) Primary 4666 School Monbulk Primary School 3265 Shepparton East Primary School 1713 Mont Albert Primary School 3943 Southmoor Primary School 4910 Moomba Park Primary School 4876 Spensley Street Primary School 3146 Moonee Ponds Central School 3987 St Albans Meadows Primary School 5118 Moriac Primary School 4117 St Kilda Park Primary School 2460 Mossfiel Primary School 5002 Strathaird Primary School 5463 Mount Duneed Regional Primary 5380 School Strathewen Primary School 3947 Mount Evelyn Primary School 3642 Streeton Primary School 5438 Mount Ridley P–12 College 8853 Sunnycliffs Primary School 4416 Mountain Gate Primary School 4905 Surrey Hills Primary School 2778 Mullum Primary School 4886 Teesdale Primary School 2065 Myrtleford P–12 College (interim name) 8873 Templestowe Heights Primary School 5004
Appendix 1: Languages by Victorian government primary schools 67
Templestowe Valley Primary School 4985 Berwick Chase Primary School 5503 Thornbury Primary School 3889 Birchip P–12 School 8832 Tooradin Primary School 1503 Black Hill Primary School 2043 Trentham District Primary School 1588 Bona Vista Primary School 3612 Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School 4687 Box Hill North Primary School 4717 Undera Primary School 1771 Briar Hill Primary School 4341 Wales Street Primary School 3139 Bright P–12 College 776 Wallarano Primary School 5055 Brighton Beach Primary School 2048 Wandiligong Primary School 275 Buln Buln Primary School 2017 Wangaratta Primary School 643 Buninyong Primary School 1270 Watsonia North Primary School 4988 Bunyip Primary School 2229 Watsonia Primary School 4838 Carranballac P–9 College 5486 Wattle Park Primary School 3841 Carrum Downs Primary School 3613 Wedge Park Primary School 5206 Caulfield Primary School 5489 Westmeadows Primary School 982 Chatham Primary School 4314 Whitfield District Primary School 5397 Clayton North Primary School 734 Whorouly Primary School 1373 Clunes Primary School 1552 Williamstown Primary School 1183 Cockatoo Primary School 3535 Woodlands Primary School 5319 Cohuna Consolidated School 6211 Yandoit Primary School 691 Craigieburn Primary School 4770 Yarrambat Primary School 2054 Croydon West Primary School 4879 Yarraville West Primary School 2832 Cudgee Primary School 105 Yarrawonga P–12 College 8883 Currawa Primary School 3907 Japanese (158 schools) School no. Darnum Primary School 2319 Alexandra Primary School 912 Dartmoor Primary School 1035 Alfredton Primary School 1091 Derinya Primary School 4996 Altona Primary School 3923 Derrinallum P–12 College 5375 Anakie Primary School 1910 Dingley Primary School 4257 Appin Park Primary School 5207 Dromana Primary School 184 Aspendale Primary School 4193 Ellinbank Primary School 2189 Bairnsdale Primary School 754 Elmhurst Primary School 959 Ballarat (Pleasant Street) Primary 695 Eltham East Primary School 4897 School Emerald Primary School 3381 Balnarring Primary School 1698 Essendon Primary School 483 Bayside P–12 College 8800 Ferntree Gully North Primary School 4718 Beaconsfield Primary School 3033 Frankston Heights Primary School 4815 Beaufort Primary School 60 Frankston Primary School 1464 Beaumaris North Primary School 4803 Gardenvale Primary School 3897 Beaumaris Primary School 3899 Gembrook Primary School 2506 Belgrave South Primary School 3551 Glen Waverley South Primary School 5436 Bell Park North Primary School 4962 Glenroy West Primary School 4809 Benton Junior College 5488 Grasmere Primary School 5381
68 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Greensborough Primary School 2062 Nungurner Primary School 4226 Gruyere Primary School 2956 Oak Park Primary School 4721 Hawthorn West Primary School 293 Oakleigh Primary School 1601 Heathmont East Primary School 4819 Oakleigh South Primary School 4823 Heidelberg Primary School 294 Overport Primary School 4780 Huntingdale Primary School 4716 Peranbin Primary College 5367 Jamieson Primary School 814 Pomonal Primary School 2859 Jeparit Primary School 2988 Port Fairy Consolidated School 6247 Kalinda Primary School 5121 Research Primary School 2959 Kananook Primary School 5418 Roberts McCubbin Primary School 5419 Katamatite Primary School 2069 Ruskin Park Primary School 4916 Kent Park Primary School 5082 Rutherglen Primary School 522 Kerrimuir Primary School 4816 Sale Primary School 545 Kinglake West Primary School 3255 Sandringham East Primary School 4429 Kings Park Primary School 5236 Skye Primary School 1222 Kingsbury Primary School 4845 Solway Primary School 4641 Kingswood Primary School 5106 Springhurst Primary School 1583 Kyabram P–12 College (interim Name) 7965 St Kilda Primary School 1479 Landsborough Primary School 1862 Stanley Primary School 550 Launching Place Primary School 2599 Strathmore North Primary School 4821 Lethbridge Primary School 1386 Sussex Heights Primary School 4832 Lilydale Primary School 876 Swan Reach Primary School 1631 Longwood Primary School 2707 Sydenham - Hillside Primary School 3559 Lucknow Primary School 1231 Syndal South Primary School 4924 Malvern Central School 1604 Taggerty Primary School 2544 Malvern Valley Primary School 4669 Tecoma Primary School 3356 Manchester Primary School 5009 Templestowe Park Primary School 5129 Monmia Primary School 5336 The Patch Primary School 5173 Moonee Ponds West Primary School 2901 Thornton Primary School 1371 Mount Martha Primary School 5171 Timboon P–12 School 6260 Mount Pleasant Primary School 1436 Tinternvale Primary School 5075 Mount Ridley P–12 College 8853 Toolangi Primary School 3237 Mount Waverley Primary School 3432 Trawalla Primary School 1150 Movelle Primary School 5139 Tullamarine Primary School 4852 Murrumbeena Primary School 3449 Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School 3926 Myrniong Primary School 487 Upwey South Primary School 4894 Navarre Primary School 1330 Urquhart Park Primary School 2103 Newport Gardens Primary School 4665 Valkstone Primary School 4778 Niddrie Primary School 5410 Viewbank Primary School 4892 Nilma Primary School 2712 Waaia Yalca South Primary School 5401 Norris Bank Primary School 3618 Wangaratta West Primary School 4642 Northern Bay P–12 College 8901 Wantirna Primary School 3709
Appendix 1: Languages by Victorian government primary schools 69
Warrandyte Primary School 12 Turkish (4 schools) School no. Warranwood Primary School 3476 Coburg Primary School 484 Warrnambool Primary School 1743 Coolaroo South Primary School 4952 Waverley Meadows Primary School 5105 Dallas Brooks Community Primary School 5546 Wendouree Primary School 1813 Meadow Heights Primary School 5227 Williamstown North Primary School 1409 Vietnamese (5 schools) School no. Windermere Primary School 1856 Abbotsford Primary School 1886 Woady Yaloak Primary School 5440 Albanvale Primary School 5179 Wodonga Primary School 37 Footscray Primary School 253 Wooranna Park Primary School 4989 Richmond West Primary School 5044 Yarra Junction Primary School 3216 Sunshine North Primary School 4745 Yarraman Oaks Primary School (interim 4807 name) Yarrunga Primary School 4761
Yering Primary School 1034
Zeerust Primary School 4359
Karen (3 schools) School no.
Thomas Chirnside Primary School 5343
Werribee Primary School 649
Wyndham Park Primary School 5540
Korean (2 schools) School no.
Mordialloc Beach Primary School 846
Ormond Primary School 3074
Macedonian (2 schools) School no. Lalor North Primary School 5035 Preston South Primary School 824 Spanish (13 schools) School no. Ascot Vale West Primary School 4025 Boneo Primary School 1184 Bungaree Primary School 1960 Christmas Hills Primary School 1362 Clayton South Primary School 4384 Geelong (Tate Street) Primary School 4398 Hampton Primary School 3754 Hastings Primary School 1098 Point Lonsdale Primary School 3322 Regency Park Primary School 5131 Selby Primary School 4685 Sherbrooke Community School 6252 Wooragee Primary School 653
70 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Appendix 2: Languages by Government Secondary Colleges, 2011
Aboriginal Languages (1 school) School no. Kew High School 7950 Woolum Bellum College (interim Name) 8879 Keysborough Secondary College 8867 Arabic (4 schools) School no. Koonung Secondary College 7954 Bayside P–12 College 8800 Kurnai College 8716 Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College 8227 Lowanna College 8821 Preston Girls Secondary College 8240 Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary 8022 Thomastown Secondary College 8383 College Auslan (6 schools) School no. Melbourne Girls College 8819 Charles La Trobe P–12 College 8890 Mount Clear College 7267 Manor Lakes P–12 College 8848 Neerim District Secondary College 8145 Bendigo Senior Secondary College 7595 Northcote High School 8180 Bendigo South East 7–10 Secondary Preston Girls Secondary College 8240 7837 College Stawell Secondary College 8731 Forest Hill College 8724 Strathmore Secondary College 8345 Shepparton High School 8320 Suzanne Cory High School 8866 Chinese (Mandarin) (43 schools) School no. Templestowe College 8823 Alkira Secondary College 8874 Thornbury High School 8797 Ashwood Secondary College 8743 Traralgon College 8803 Bacchus Marsh College 8777 Victoria University Secondary College 8891 Balwyn High School 7550 Wantirna College 8428 Bendigo Senior Secondary College 7595 Werribee Secondary College 8465 Bendigo South East 7–10 Secondary 7837 Werrimull P–12 School 6257 College Westall Secondary College 8470 Box Hill High School 7635 Brighton Secondary College 7650 Classical Greek (1 school) School no. Balwyn High School 7550 Brunswick Secondary College 8807 French (83 schools) School no. Camberwell High School 7680 Albert Park College 8889 Collingwood College 6212 Ararat Community College Secondary 8753 Cranbourne East Secondary College 8898 Ashwood Secondary College 8743 Doncaster Secondary College 7776 Balmoral P–12 Community College 8872 Elwood College 7810 (interim name) Essendon East Keilor District College 8806 Balwyn High School 7550 Forest Hill College 8724 Bellarine Secondary College 8250 Glen Eira College 8704 Bendigo Senior Secondary College 7595 Glen Waverley Secondary College 8808 Blackburn High School 7610 Hawkesdale P–12 College 5434 Boort District P–12 School 8882 Hawthorn Secondary College 7934 Brighton Secondary College 7650 Horsham College 8818 Camberwell High School 7680
Appendix 2: Languages by Victorian government secondary colleges 71
Canterbury Girls Secondary College 7690 Montmorency Secondary College 8068 Carwatha College P–12 5435 Mordialloc College 8075 Castlemaine Secondary College 8824 Northcote High School 8180 Colac Secondary College 8864 Norwood Secondary College 8185 Crusoe 7–10 Secondary College 7205 Nossal High School 8865 Dandenong High School (interim name) 8858 Pakenham Secondary College 8223 Donald High School 7775 Parkdale Secondary College 8225 Doncaster Secondary College 7776 Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College 8227 Drouin Secondary College 7785 Princes Hill Secondary College 8245 Eaglehawk Secondary College 7790 Ringwood Secondary College 8270 Eltham High School 7805 Roxburgh College 8407 Elwood College 7810 Rutherglen High School 8300 Forest Hill College 8724 Sandringham College 8739 Frankston High School 7850 Scoresby Secondary College 8307 Gisborne Secondary College 7857 South Gippsland Secondary College 7845 Gladstone Park Secondary College 7858 St Albans Secondary College 8330 Glen Eira College 8704 Staughton College 7247 Glen Waverley Secondary College 8808 Suzanne Cory High School 8866 Hampton Park Secondary College 8709 Swinburne Senior Secondary College 7366 Heywood District Secondary College 7910 Terang College 6236 Highvale Secondary College 7918 University High School 8405 John Monash Science School 8856 Upwey High School 8415 Kew High School 7950 Vermont Secondary College 8420 Keysborough Secondary College 8867 Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary 7384 School Koonung Secondary College 7954 Warrnambool College 8811 Kyabram P–12 College (interim Name) 7965 Weeroona College 7405 Kyneton Secondary College 7970 Wellington Secondary College 8462 Lake Bolac College 854 Westall Secondary College 8470 Lalor Secondary College 7985 Western Heights Secondary College 8820 Lilydale High School 7995 Wheelers Hill Secondary College 8474 Lyndale Secondary College 8000 Williamstown High School 8475 MacRobertson Girls High School 8135 German (59 schools) School no. Mallacoota P–12 College 3515 Bairnsdale Secondary College 8466 Mansfield Secondary College 8010 Ballarat High School 7540 Maroondah Secondary College 8017 Ballarat South Community Learning 8900 Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary 8022 Precinct (interim name) College Bayswater Secondary College 7560 Mckinnon Secondary College 8125 Bendigo Senior Secondary College 7595 Melbourne Girls College 8819 Bendigo South East 7–10 Secondary 7837 Melbourne High School 8025 College Mentone Girls Secondary College 8030 Berwick Secondary College 7603 Monterey Secondary College 8809
72 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Blackburn High School 7610 Noble Park Secondary College 8813 Boronia Heights College 7048 North Geelong Secondary College 7856 Box Hill High School 7635 Oberon High School 8210 Brentwood Secondary College 7647 Patterson River Secondary College 8725 Bright P–12 College 776 Rainbow Secondary College 8255 Buckley Park College 7670 Stawell Secondary College 8731 Bundoora Secondary College 7874 Traralgon College 8803 Castlemaine Secondary College 8824 University High School 8405 Cranbourne Secondary College 7747 Upper Yarra Secondary College 8410 Croydon Secondary College 7755 Upwey High School 8415 Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College 7205 Vermont Secondary College 8420 Dimboola Memorial Secondary College 7770 Viewbank College 8812 East Loddon P–12 College 6217 Wangaratta High School 8425 Edenhope College 5432 Greek (9 schools) School no. Endeavour Hills Secondary 8871 Balwyn High School 7550 College(interim Name) Bentleigh Secondary College 7255 Fairhills High School 7823 Chaffey Secondary College 7250 Forest Hill College 8724 Hawthorn Secondary College 7934 Fountain Gate Secondary College(interim 8870 Lalor Secondary College 7985 name) Northcote High School 8180 Geelong High School 7855 South Oakleigh Secondary College 8801 Gleneagles Secondary College(interim 8869 name) Strathmore Secondary College 8345 Heathmont College 8816 Thornbury High School 8797 Highvale Secondary College 7918 Indonesian (96 schools) School no. Hopetoun Secondary College 7920 Alexandra Secondary College 7505 Horsham College 8818 Apollo Bay P–12 College 6203 Kambrya College 8421 Ballarat Secondary College 8828 Kurnai College 8716 Beechworth Secondary College 7575 Macleod College 6242 Bellarine Secondary College 8250 MacRobertson Girls High School 8135 Benalla College 8810 Mckinnon Secondary College 8125 Bendigo Senior Secondary College 7595 Melbourne High School 8025 Bendigo South East 7–10 Secondary 7837 College Melton Secondary College 8027 Bentleigh Secondary College 7255 Mill Park Secondary College 8775 Berwick Secondary College 7603 Mirboo North Secondary College 8050 Boort District P–12 School 8882 Monbulk College 8065 Camberwell High School 7680 Mooroolbark College 8071 Caroline Springs College 5483 Mount Eliza Secondary College 8102 Casterton Secondary College 7695 Mount Waverley Secondary College 8105 Castlemaine Secondary College 8824 Mullauna Secondary College 8744 Chaffey Secondary College 7250 Murtoa College 1549 Charlton College 8830
Appendix 2: Languages by Victorian government secondary colleges 73
Corryong College 8843 Mullauna Secondary College 8744 Craigieburn Secondary College 8705 Narre Warren South P–12 College 8839 Crusoe 7–10 Secondary College 7205 Nathalia Secondary College 8140 Dromana Secondary College 7122 Newcomb Secondary College 8151 Eaglehawk Secondary College 7790 Nhill College 8833 Echuca College 8855 Norwood Secondary College 8185 Elisabeth Murdoch College 8722 Oberon High School 8210 Eltham High School 7805 Orbost Secondary College 8215 Fountain Gate Secondary College(interim 8870 Parkwood Secondary College 8226 name) Patterson River Secondary College 8725 Gisborne Secondary College 7857 Point Cook P–9 College 4159 Gleneagles Secondary College(interim 8869 Portland Secondary College 8798 name) Pyramid Hill College 1712 Glenroy Secondary College 8893 Red Cliffs Secondary College 8260 Goroke P–12 College 6223 Ringwood Secondary College 8270 Grovedale College 7183 Rochester Secondary College 8280 Heathmont College 8816 Rosebud Secondary College 8290 Irymple Secondary College 7198 Rowville Secondary College 8734 Kerang Tech High School 7945 Sandringham College 8739 Kyabram P–12 College (interim name) 7965 Seymour P–12 College (interim name) 8884 Kyneton Secondary College 7970 Somerville Secondary College 8875 Lara Secondary College 8841 Tallangatta Secondary College 8370 Leongatha Secondary College 8745 Thornbury High School 8797 Lilydale Heights College 7219 Timbarra P–9 College 5479 Lilydale High School 7995 Torquay P–9 College 3368 Lorne - Aireys Inlet P–12 College 2162 Trafalgar High School 8395 Lowanna College 8821 Vermont Secondary College 8420 Lyndhurst Secondary College 7108 Wallan Secondary College 8791 MacRobertson Girls High School 8135 Wantirna College 8428 Maffra Secondary College 8005 Warragul Regional College 8827 Mansfield Secondary College 8010 Warrnambool College 8811 Maryborough Education Centre 8845 Wedderburn College 6262 Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary 8022 College Weeroona College 7405 Melbourne High School 8025 Western Port Secondary College 7893 Merbein P–10 College 8886 Wheelers Hill Secondary College 8474 Mildura Senior College 8045 Whittlesea Secondary College 7408 Mooroopna Secondary College 8073 Williamstown High School 8475 Mornington Secondary College 8804 Wodonga Middle Years College 8851 Mount Beauty Secondary College 8100 Wonthaggi Secondary College 8736 Mount Eliza Secondary College 8102 Yea High School 8500 Mount Erin Secondary College 7028
74 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Italian (72 schools) School no. Mildura Senior College 8045 Altona P–9 College 8857 Mill Park Secondary College 8775 Baden Powell P–9 College 5315 Moonee Ponds Central School 3987 Baimbridge College 8814 Mooroopna Secondary College 8073 Bayside P–12 College 8800 Mount Ridley P–12 College 8853 Belmont High School 7585 Myrtleford P–12 College (interim name) 8873 Brunswick Secondary College 8807 Northcote High School 8180 Chaffey Secondary College 7250 Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College 8227 Cheltenham Secondary College 7720 Preston Girls Secondary College 8240 Copperfield College 8799 Princes Hill Secondary College 8245 Craigieburn Secondary College 8705 Reservoir High School 8708 Daylesford Secondary College 7115 Rosehill Secondary College 7275 Debney Park Secondary College 7763 Rowville Secondary College 8734 Diamond Valley College 8746 Roxburgh College 8407 Doncaster Secondary College 7776 St Albans Secondary College 8330 East Doncaster Secondary College 7773 St Helena Secondary College 8730 Elisabeth Murdoch College 8722 Strathmore Secondary College 8345 Epping Secondary College 7813 Sunbury College 8350 Essendon East Keilor District College 8806 Sunbury Downs Secondary College 8723 Fitzroy High School 8742 Sunshine College 8790 Footscray City College 8836 Taylors Lakes Secondary College 8787 Galvin Park Secondary College 7402 Templestowe College 8823 Gilmore Girls College 7841 The Grange P–12 College 8783 Gladstone Park Secondary College 7858 Thomastown Secondary College 8383 Glen Waverley Secondary College 8808 Thornbury High School 8797 Greensborough Secondary College 8750 Victoria University Secondary College 8891 Grovedale College 7183 Wanganui Park Secondary College 8422 Hoppers Crossing Secondary College 8710 Wangaratta High School 8425 Irymple Secondary College 7198 Warrandyte High School 8437 John Fawkner Secondary College 8894 Werribee Secondary College 8465 Keilor Downs Secondary College 8715 William Ruthven Secondary College 8895 Koo Wee Rup Secondary College 7955 Yarra Hills Secondary College 8815 Korumburra Secondary College 7960 Japanese (85 schools) School no. Kurunjang Secondary College 8718 Alexandra Secondary College 7505 Lalor North Secondary College 7986 Bairnsdale Secondary College 8466 Lalor Secondary College 7985 Ballarat High School 7540 Lowanna College 8821 Bayside P–12 College 8800 Lyndale Secondary College 8000 Beaufort Secondary College 7565 Mallacoota P–12 College 3515 Bentleigh Secondary College 7255 Maribyrnong Secondary College 8015 Birchip P–12 School 8832 Mc Guire College 7331 Brauer Secondary College 7395
Appendix 2: Languages by Victorian government secondary colleges 75
Brentwood Secondary College 7647 Monbulk College 8065 Bright P–12 College 776 Montmorency Secondary College 8068 Brighton Secondary College 7650 Mornington Secondary College 8804 Broadford Secondary College 7655 Mount Clear College 7267 Buckley Park College 7670 Mount Ridley P–12 College 8853 Canterbury Girls Secondary College 7690 Mount Waverley Secondary College 8105 Carrum Downs Secondary College 8423 Noble Park Secondary College 8813 Cobram Secondary College 7725 Northern Bay P–12 College 8901 Cohuna Secondary College 7735 Nossal High School 8865 Copperfield College 8799 Oberon High School 8210 Dandenong High School (interim name) 8858 Parkdale Secondary College 8225 Derrinallum P–12 College 5375 Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College 8227 Dromana Secondary College 7122 Rosebud Secondary College 8290 Drouin Secondary College 7785 Rosehill Secondary College 7275 Elwood College 7810 Sale College 8834 Emerald Secondary College 8707 Sandringham College 8739 Essendon East Keilor District College 8806 Shepparton High School 8320 Euroa Secondary College 7820 South Oakleigh Secondary College 8801 Fairhills High School 7823 St Albans Secondary College 8330 Footscray City College 8836 Strathmore Secondary College 8345 Frankston High School 7850 Sunbury College 8350 Geelong High School 7855 Taylors Lakes Secondary College 8787 Gisborne Secondary College 7857 Timboon P–12 School 6260 Grovedale College 7183 Upper Yarra Secondary College 8410 Healesville High School 7900 Upwey High School 8415 John Monash Science School 8856 Viewbank College 8812 Kambrya College 8421 Wanganui Park Secondary College 8422 Keilor Downs Secondary College 8715 Wangaratta High School 8425 Kew High School 7950 Warracknabeal Secondary College 8430 Koonung Secondary College 7954 Warragul Regional College 8827 Kyabram P–12 College (interim name) 7965 Werribee Secondary College 8465 Leongatha Secondary College 8745 Western Heights Secondary College 8820 Lilydale Heights College 7219 Williamstown High School 8475 Lyndale Secondary College 8000 Wodonga Middle Years College 8851 MacRobertson Girls High School 8135 Wodonga Senior Secondary College 8480 Malvern Central School 1604 Wonthaggi Secondary College 8736 Maroondah Secondary College 8017 Latin (2 schools) School no. McClelland Secondary College 8835 Dandenong High School 8858 Melbourne High School 8025 University High School 8405 Melton Secondary College 8027 Mentone Girls Secondary College 8030
76 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Macedonian (3 schools) School no. Vietnamese (9 schools) School no. Epping Secondary College 7813 Braybrook College 7645 Lalor Secondary College 7985 Debney Park Secondary College 7763 Thomastown Secondary College 8383 Gilmore Girls College 7841 Spanish (5 schools) School no. Hawthorn Secondary College 7934 Footscray City College 8836 St Albans Secondary College 8330 Numurkah Secondary College 8190 Sunshine College 8790 Sherbrooke Community School 6252 Thomastown Secondary College 8383 Wantirna College 8428 Victoria University Secondary College 8891 Werribee Secondary College 8465 Westall Secondary College 8470 Turkish (1 school) School no. Roxburgh Secondary College 8407
Appendix 2: Languages by Victorian government secondary colleges 77
Appendix 3: Government Primary Schools and Languages Provided, 2011
School name Language School no. Chinese (Mandarin) and Abbotsford Primary School 1886 Vietnamese Aberfeldie Primary School Italian 4220 Airly Primary School Auslan 4169 Albanvale Primary School Vietnamese 5179 Albany Rise Primary School Indonesian 5427 Albert Park Primary School Italian 1181 Albion North Primary School Italian 4855 Alexandra Primary School Japanese 912 Alfredton Primary School Japanese 1091 Alphington Primary School Italian 3599 Altona P–9 College Italian 8857 Altona Primary School Japanese 3923 Alvie Consolidated School Chinese (Mandarin) 6201 Amphitheatre Primary School French 1637 Amsleigh Park Primary School German 5428 Anakie Primary School Japanese 1910 Andersons Creek Primary School Italian 5104 Anglesea Primary School Indonesian 4332 Antonio Park Primary School Indonesian 4844 Apollo Bay P–12 College Indonesian 6203 Apollo Parkways Primary School Italian 5184 Appin Park Primary School Japanese 5207 Ararat North Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 4995 Ararat Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 800 Ararat West Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 4720 Ardeer South Primary School Italian 5064 Armadale Primary School Italian 2634 Arthurs Creek Primary School Italian 1666 Ascot Vale Primary School Italian 2608 Ascot Vale West Primary School Spanish 4025 Ashby Primary School German 1492 Aspendale Gardens Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5301 Aspendale Primary School Japanese 4193 Athol Road Primary School Italian 5536 Auburn Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 2948 Auburn South Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 4183 Avenel Primary School French 8
78 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Avondale Primary School Italian 4812 Axedale Primary School Indonesian 1008 Bacchus Marsh Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 28 Baden Powell P–9 College Italian 5315 Baimbridge College Italian 8814 Bairnsdale Primary School Japanese 754 Bairnsdale West Primary School Auslan 4725 Ballam Park Primary School Indonesian 5005 Ballarat (Pleasant Street) Primary School Japanese 695 Ballarat North Primary School French 4690 Balliang East Primary School Auslan and Chinese (Mandarin) 3787 Balmoral K–12 Community College French 8872 Balnarring Primary School Japanese 1698 Balwyn North Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 4638 Bandiana Primary School Indonesian 4691 Baranduda Primary School French 2222 Barnawartha Primary School Indonesian 1489 Barwon Heads Primary School Indonesian 1574 Bayles Regional Primary School Italian 5421 Bayside P–12 College Arabic, Italian and Japanese 8800 Bayswater North Primary School German 4143 Bayswater Primary School German 2163 Bayswater South Primary School German 4973 Bayswater West Primary School Italian 5039 Beaconsfield Primary School French, Indonesian & Japanese 3033 Beaconsfield Upper Primary School Indonesian 2560 Bealiba Primary School Indonesian 749 Beaufort Primary School Japanese 60 Beaumaris North Primary School Japanese 4803 Beaumaris Primary School Japanese 3899 Beechworth Primary School Indonesian 1560 Belgrave South Primary School Japanese 3551 Bell Park North Primary School Japanese 4962 Bell Primary School Italian 4309 Bellaire Primary School French 4873 Bellbrae Primary School Italian 319 Bellbridge Primary School Indonesian 5254 Belle Vue Park Primary School Italian 5453 Belle Vue Primary School Italian 4733 Belmont Primary School Italian 26 Benalla East Primary School Indonesian 2256
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 79
School name Language School no. Benalla West Primary School German 4850 Bentleigh West Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and Italian 4318 Benton Junior College Japanese 5488 Berwick Chase Primary School Japanese 5503 Berwick Lodge Primary School Indonesian 5213 Berwick Primary School German 40 Beverley Hills Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 4813 Billanook Primary School German 5193 Bimbadeen Heights Primary School German 5011 Birchip P–12 School Japanese 8832 Birmingham Primary School Italian 5048 Birralee Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 4991 Birregurra Primary School Italian 723 Black Hill Primary School Japanese 2043 Black Rock Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 3631 Blackburn Lake Primary School Italian 4860 Blackburn Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 2923 Bolinda Primary School French 1070 Bona Vista Primary School Japanese 3612 Bonbeach Primary School Indonesian 4798 Boneo Primary School German and Spanish 1184 Boort District P–12 School French and Indonesian 8882 Boronia Heights Primary School German 4967 Boronia Primary School German 4081 Boroondara Park Primary School Italian 5288 Box Hill North Primary School Japanese 4717 Brandon Park Primary School Italian 5038 Branxholme-Wallacedale Community German 5377 School Briagolong Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 1117 Briar Hill Primary School Japanese 4341 Bright P–12 College German and Japanese 776 Brighton Beach Primary School Japanese 2048 Brighton Primary School Italian 1542 Brunswick East Primary School Italian 3179 Brunswick North Primary School Italian 3585 Brunswick North West Primary School Indonesian 4399 Brunswick South Primary School Italian 2743 Brunswick South West Primary School Italian 4304 Buangor Primary School French 2072 Bullarto Primary School Italian 1288 Buln Buln Primary School Japanese 2017
80 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Bundarra Primary School Indonesian 5228 Bungaree Primary School Spanish 1960 Buninyong Primary School Japanese 1270 Bunyip Primary School Japanese 2229 Burwood East Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 454 Burwood Heights Primary School French 4932 Cairnlea Park Primary School Italian 1434 Caledonian Primary School Italian 5384 Camberwell Primary School French 888 Camberwell South Primary School Italian 4170 Camelot Rise Primary School French 5111 Camp Hill Primary School Indonesian 1976 Campbellfield Heights Primary School Arabic 5034 Campbells Creek Primary School Indonesian 120 Canterbury Primary School Italian 3572 Cape Clear Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 1484 Cardinia Primary School Auslan 3689 Cardross Primary School Italian 4263 Carisbrook Primary School Indonesian 1030 Carlton Gardens Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 2605 Carlton North Primary School Italian 1252 Carnegie Primary School Italian 2897 Caroline Springs College Indonesian 5483 Carranballac P–9 College Japanese 5486 Carraragarmungee Primary School Indonesian 1704 Carrington Primary School French 5426 Carrum Downs Primary School Japanese 3613 Carrum Primary School German 3385 Carwatha P–12 College French 5435 Casterton Primary School Indonesian 2058 Castlemaine North Primary School Indonesian 2051 Castlemaine Primary School French 119 Caulfield Junior College French 3820 Caulfield Primary School Japanese 5489 Caulfield South Primary School Italian 4315 Cavendish Primary School German 116 Ceres Primary School Italian 1602 Chalcot Lodge Primary School Italian 5231 Chandler Park Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5533 Charlton College Indonesian 8830 Chatham Primary School Japanese 4314
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 81
School name Language School no. Chelsea Primary School Indonesian 3729 Cheltenham East Primary School Italian 4754 Cheltenham Primary School French, German and Italian 84 Chewton Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 1054 Chiltern Primary School French 327 Chilwell Primary School Italian 2061 Chirnside Park Primary School Indonesian 5194 Christmas Hills Primary School Italian and Spanish 1362 Chum Creek Primary School Auslan 3279 Churchill North Primary School German 5117 Clarinda Primary School Greek 3336 Clarkefield Primary School French 3035 Clayton North Primary School Japanese 734 Clayton South Primary School Spanish 4384 Clifton Hill Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and French 1360 Clifton Springs Primary School French 5280 Clunes Primary School Japanese 1552 Coatesville Primary School French 4712 Coburg Primary School Greek, Italian and Turkish 484 Coburg West Primary School Greek and Italian 3941 Cockatoo Primary School Japanese 3535 Cohuna Consolidated School Japanese 6211 Coimadai Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 716 Colac South West Primary School Indonesian 4775 Coldstream Primary School Indonesian 5127 Collingwood College Chinese (Mandarin) 6212 Concongella Primary School German 1136 Coolaroo South Primary School Arabic and Turkish 4952 Coral Park Primary School Indonesian 5292 Corryong College Indonesian 8843 Courtenay Gardens Primary School Indonesian 5371 Craigieburn Primary School Japanese 4770 Craigieburn South Primary School Indonesian 5243 Cranbourne East Primary School Auslan 5518 Cranbourne Park Primary School Indonesian 4887 Cranbourne Primary School Indonesian 2068 Creswick Primary School Indonesian 122 Croydon Hills Primary School Indonesian 5255 Croydon Primary School Indonesian 2900 Croydon West Primary School Japanese 4879 Cudgee Primary School Japanese 105
82 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Currawa Primary School Japanese 3907 Dallas Brooks Community Primary Arabic and Turkish 5546 School Dallas North Primary School Auslan 4933 Dandenong North Primary School French 4723 Dandenong Primary School French 1403 Dandenong West Primary School French 4217 Darley Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and Italian 5200 Darnum Primary School Japanese 2319 Darraweit Guim Primary School Indonesian 878 Dartmoor Primary School Japanese 1035 Daylesford Primary School Italian 1609 Dederang Primary School Indonesian 1772 Deepdene Primary School French 3680 Deer Park West Primary School Indonesian 5032 Delacombe Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5201 Derinya Primary School Japanese 4996 Derrimut Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5512 Derrinallum P–12 College Japanese 5375 Dhurringile Primary School French 3944 Diamond Creek East Primary School Auslan 5037 Diamond Creek Primary School Italian 1003 Dimboola Primary School German 1372 Dingley Primary School Japanese 4257 Dixons Creek Primary School German 1585 Don Valley Primary School German 3956 Donburn Primary School Italian 5019 Doncaster Gardens Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5454 Doncaster Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 197 Donvale Primary School Italian 4961 Doreen Primary School Italian 945 Dorset Primary School French 5132 Dromana Primary School Japanese 184 Drummartin Primary School Auslan 1473 Drummond Primary School Italian 1848 Drysdale Primary School Indonesian 1645 Dunolly Primary School Auslan 1582 Eagle Point Primary School Auslan 3215 East Bentleigh Primary School French 4837 East Loddon P–12 College German 6217 Eastbourne Primary School Indonesian 5133 Eastwood Primary School Auslan 4702
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 83
School name Language School no. Echuca West Primary School Indonesian 3916 Edenhope College German 5432 Edithvale Primary School French 3790 Eildon Primary School Italian 3931 Elliminyt Primary School Indonesian 2028 Ellinbank Primary School Japanese 2189 Elmhurst Primary School Indonesian and Japanese 959 Elphinstone Primary School Italian 220 Elsternwick Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 2870 Eltham East Primary School Japanese 4897 Eltham Primary School Indonesian 209 Elwood Primary School Indonesian 3942 Emerald Primary School Japanese 3381 Eppalock Primary School Indonesian 1788 Epping Views Primary School Auslan 5513 Essendon North Primary School Italian 4015 Essendon Primary School Japanese 483 Everton Primary School Italian 5399 Exford Primary School Auslan 3423 Falls Creek Primary School French 5067 Fawkner Primary School Italian 3590 Ferntree Gully North Primary School Japanese 4718 Fitzroy North Primary School Italian 1490 Flemington Primary School Italian 250 Footscray City Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 1912 Footscray Primary School Italian and Vietnamese 253 Footscray West Primary School Italian 3890 Frankston East Primary School Indonesian 4682 Frankston Heights Primary School Japanese 4815 Frankston Primary School Japanese 1464 Gardenvale Primary School Japanese 3897 Garfield Primary School Indonesian 2724 Geelong (Tate Street) Primary School Spanish 4398 Gembrook Primary School Japanese 2506 Gladesville Primary School Italian 5066 Gladstone Park Primary School Italian 5007 Gladysdale Primary School German 3982 Glen Huntly Primary School German 3703 Glen Iris Primary School French 1148 Glen Katherine Primary School Italian 5260 Glen Waverley Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5425
84 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Glen Waverley South Primary School Japanese 5436 Glendal Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and French 5010 Glenferrie Primary School Italian 1508 Glenrowan Primary School Indonesian 1742 Glenroy West Primary School Japanese 4809 Golden Square Primary School Auslan and Chinese (Mandarin) 5531 Goongerah P-8 School (interim name) Auslan 5547 Gordon Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 755 Grasmere Primary School Japanese 5381 Great Ryrie Primary School Indonesian 5478 Greenhills Primary School Italian 4893 Greensborough Primary School Japanese 2062 Greenvale Primary School Indonesian 890 Greta Valley Primary School French 5398 Greythorn Primary School French 4694 Grovedale Primary School Italian 283 Grovedale West Primary School Italian 5076 Gruyere Primary School Japanese 2956 Guildford Primary School Indonesian 264 Guthridge Primary School French 4853 Hallam Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 244 Halls Gap Primary School German 3058 Hamlyn Banks Primary School Italian 4804 Hampton Park Primary School Indonesian 4062 Hampton Primary School Spanish 3754 Harrietville Primary School German 843 Harrisfield Primary School Auslan 4730 Hartwell Primary School Italian 4055 Hastings Primary School Indonesian and Spanish 1098 Hastings Westpark Primary School Indonesian 5202 Hawkesdale P–12 College Chinese (Mandarin) 5434 Hawthorn West Primary School Japanese 293 Heany Park Primary School Indonesian 5345 Heathcote Primary School French 300 Heathmont East Primary School Japanese 4819 Heidelberg Primary School Japanese 294 Hepburn Primary School Italian 767 Herne Hill Primary School Indonesian 4681 Hesket Primary School Indonesian 1004 Heyfield Primary School French 1108 Heywood Consolidated School Indonesian 6225
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 85
School name Language School no. Highton Primary School Italian 304 Highvale Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and 4986 German Hillsmeade Primary School Auslan 5482 Hoddles Creek Primary School German 2541 Horsham Primary School (interim name) Auslan and Italian 5548 Horsham West - Haven Primary School German 4697 Hughesdale Primary School Indonesian 4176 Huntingdale Primary School Japanese 4716 Hurstbridge Primary School Italian 3939 Invergordon Primary School Italian 4896 Iramoo Primary School Italian 5152 Irymple South Primary School Italian 3702 Ivanhoe East Primary School Italian 4386 Ivanhoe Primary School Italian 2436 James Cook Primary School Indonesian 5136 Jamieson Primary School Japanese 814 Jells Park Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5176 Jeparit Primary School Japanese 2988 Jindivick Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 1951 Kalinda Primary School Japanese 5121 Kananook Primary School Japanese 5418 Kangaroo Flat Primary School Indonesian 981 Kangaroo Ground Primary School Italian 2105 Karingal Heights Primary School Indonesian 5053 Karingal Primary School French 4922 Karoo Primary School Indonesian 5295 Katamatite Primary School Japanese 2069 Katunga South Primary School French 2269 Keilor Heights Primary School Italian 4877 Keilor Views Primary School Italian 5539 Kennington Primary School Auslan 3686 Kensington Primary School Indonesian 2374 Kent Park Primary School Japanese 5082 Kerang South Primary School Indonesian 4949 Kerrimuir Primary School Japanese 4816 Kew East Primary School Italian 3161 Kew Primary School French 1075 Keysborough Primary School French 5534 Kialla Central Primary School Italian 1366 Kialla West Primary School Italian 1727 Kilberry Valley Primary School Indonesian 5350
86 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Kinglake Primary School Indonesian 2188 Kinglake West Primary School Japanese 3255 Kings Park Primary School Japanese 5236 Kingsbury Primary School Chinese (Mandarin), French, 4845 German, Indonesian, Italian and Japanese Kingston Heath Primary School Italian 5101 Kingsville Primary School Italian 3988 Kingswood Primary School Japanese 5106 Knox Gardens Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5234 Koo Wee Rup Primary School Italian 2629 Koroit And District Primary School Indonesian 618 Korumburra Primary School Italian 3077 Kunyung Primary School French 5182 French, Indonesian and 7965 Kyabram P–12 College Japanese Kyneton Primary School Indonesian 343 Labertouche Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 2471 Laburnum Primary School Italian 4863 Laharum Primary School Dutch 2805 Lake Bolac College French 854 Lal Lal Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 863 Lalor North Primary School Greek, Italian and Macedonian 5035 Landsborough Primary School French and Japanese 1862 Langley Primary School Indonesian 1275 Langwarrin Primary School French, Indonesian and Italian 3531 Lara Lake Primary School Italian 769 Launching Place Primary School Japanese 2599 Laurimar Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5497 Lavers Hill P–12 College French 6231 Leitchville Primary School Indonesian 2087 Leongatha Primary School Indonesian 2981 Leopold Primary School Indonesian 1146 Lethbridge Primary School Japanese 1386 Lightning Reef Primary School French 5541 Lilydale Primary School Japanese 876 Lilydale West Primary School Indonesian 5057 Little Bendigo Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 2093 Livingstone Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and 5113 German Lloyd Street Primary School Indonesian 4139 Loch Sport Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5245 Longwood Primary School Japanese 2707
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 87
School name Language School no. Lorne – Aireys Inlet P–12 College Indonesian 2162 Lucknow Primary School Japanese 1231 Lynbrook Primary School Auslan 5494 Lysterfield Primary School Indonesian 1866 Macarthur Primary School French 1571 Macedon Primary School Indonesian 1660 Mackellar Primary School Italian 5297 Macleod College German 6242 Magpie Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 2271 Malmsbury Primary School French 1408 Malvern Central School Japanese 1604 Malvern Primary School Italian 2586 Malvern Valley Primary School Japanese 4669 Manchester Primary School Japanese 5009 Manifold Heights Primary School Indonesian 4224 Manor Lakes P–12 College Auslan 8848 Manorvale Primary School Italian 5091 Mansfield Primary School Auslan 1112 Marnoo Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 1554 Marong Primary School Indonesian 400 Maryborough Education Centre Indonesian 8845 Mckinnon Primary School Indonesian 4366 Meadow Heights Primary School Turkish 5227 Melrose Primary School Italian 5141 Melton Primary School French, German and Italian 430 Mentone Park Primary School Italian 4955 Mentone Primary School Indonesian 2950 Mernda Primary School Italian 488 Merri Creek Primary School Italian 3110 Merrijig Primary School French 1379 Mickleham Primary School Indonesian 1051 Middle Indigo Primary School Indonesian 1115 Middle Kinglake Primary School Auslan 3315 Middle Park Primary School French 2815 Milawa Primary School Italian 737 Mildura South Primary School Auslan 4389 Milgate Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5212 Mill Park Heights Primary School Italian 5325 Mill Park Primary School Italian 5160 Mitcham Primary School Indonesian 2904 Mitta Mitta Primary School Indonesian 887
88 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Monbulk Primary School Indonesian and Italian 3265 Monmia Primary School Japanese 5336 Mont Albert Primary School Italian 3943 Montmorency South Primary School French 4925 Montpellier Primary School French 4972 Montrose Primary School German 2259 Moolap Primary School Indonesian 1911 Moomba Park Primary School Italian 4876 Moonambel Primary School French 1683 Moonee Ponds Central School Italian 3987 Moonee Ponds West Primary School Japanese 2901 Moorabbin Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 1111 Morang South Primary School Auslan 1975 Mordialloc Beach Primary School Korean 846 Moriac Primary School Italian 4117 Mornington Park Primary School French 5040 Mornington Primary School French 2033 Morwell (Commercial Road) Primary German 2136 School Morwell Park Primary School German 4975 Mossfiel Primary School Italian 5002 Mossgiel Park Primary School German 5205 Mount Beauty Primary School Indonesian 4644 Mount Blowhard Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 2037 Mount Clear Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 427 Mount Dandenong Primary School German 3284 Mount Duneed Regional Primary School Italian 5380 Mount Eliza North Primary School French 5140 Mount Eliza Primary School Indonesian 1368 Mount Evelyn Primary School Italian 3642 Mount Macedon Primary School French 415 Mount Martha Primary School Japanese 5171 Mount Pleasant Primary School Japanese 1436 Mount Ridley P–12 College Italian and Japanese 8853 Mount View Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 4923 Mount Waverley North Primary School German 5430 Mount Waverley Primary School Japanese 3432 Mountain Gate Primary School French and Italian 4905 Movelle Primary School Japanese 5139 Moyhu Primary School French 1335 Mulgrave Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 2172 Mullum Primary School Italian 4886
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 89
School name Language School no. Murrabit Group School Indonesian 3859 Murrayville Community College Indonesian 5433 Murrumbeena Primary School Japanese 3449 Murtoa College German 1549 Myrniong Primary School Japanese 487 Myrrhee Primary School French 2677 Myrtleford P–12 College Italian 8873 Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary Chinese (Mandarin) 5402 School Nanneella Estate Primary School Indonesian 3708 Napoleons Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and French 1072 Nar Nar Goon Primary School Indonesian 2248 Narre Warren North Primary School Indonesian 1901 Narre Warren South P–12 College Indonesian 8839 Natte Yallock Primary School French 1347 Navarre Primary School French and Japanese 1330 Neerim District Rural Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5394 Neerim South Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 2432 New Gisborne Primary School Indonesian 467 Newham Primary School French 1913 Newport Gardens Primary School Japanese 4665 Newport Lakes Primary School Indonesian 113 Newstead Primary School Indonesian 452 Newtown Primary School Indonesian 1887 Nhill College Indonesian 8833 Niddrie Primary School Italian and Japanese 5410 Nilma Primary School Japanese 2712 Noojee Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and 4098 Indonesian Noorat Primary School Indonesian 1178 Norris Bank Primary School Japanese 3618 North Melbourne Primary School Italian 1402 Northcote Primary School Italian 1401 Northern Bay P–12 College Japanese 8901 Numurkah Primary School French 2134 Nunawading (Mount Pleasant Road) Auslan and German 4808 Primary School Nungurner Primary School Japanese 4226 Oak Park Primary School Japanese 4721 Oakleigh Primary School Japanese 1601 Oakleigh South Primary School Japanese 4823 Oatlands Primary School Indonesian 5363
90 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Oberon Primary School French 4735 Ocean Grove Primary School Indonesian 3100 Officer Primary School Auslan 2742 Old Orchard Primary School German 4715 Orbost North Primary School Indonesian 4767 Orbost Primary School Auslan 2744 Orchard Grove Primary School Auslan 5285 Ormond Primary School Korean 3074 Orrvale Primary School Italian 3805 Osbornes Flat Primary School French 1463 Overport Primary School Japanese 4780 Oxley Primary School Indonesian 1399 Pakenham Lakeside Primary School Indonesian 5504 Panton Hill Primary School Italian 1134 Park Orchards Primary School Italian 4854 Park Ridge Primary School Indonesian 5281 Parkhill Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5416 Parkmore Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 4881 Parktone Primary School Italian 4843 Pascoe Vale Primary School Italian 3081 Pascoe Vale South Primary School Italian 4704 Patterson Lakes Primary School French and Italian 5190 Penders Grove Primary School Italian 3806 Pentland Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5369 Peranbin Primary College Japanese 5367 Pinewood Primary School Greek, Indonesian and Italian 4874 Plenty Parklands Primary School Indonesian 1915 Point Cook P–9 College Indonesian 4159 Point Lonsdale Primary School Spanish 3322 Pomonal Primary School Japanese 2859 Poowong Consolidated School German 6245 Porepunkah Primary School Italian 1144 Port Fairy Consolidated School Japanese 6247 Port Melbourne Primary School French 2932 Portland North Primary School Indonesian 1194 Portland Primary School Indonesian 489 Preston North East Primary School Italian 4764 Preston Primary School Italian 1494 Preston South Primary School Chinese (Mandarin), Greek and 824 Macedonian Preston West Primary School Italian 3885 Princes Hill Primary School Italian 2955
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 91
School name Language School no. Pyalong Primary School Indonesian 2005 Pyramid Hill College Indonesian 1712 Quambatook Group School Indonesian 2443 Quarry Hill Primary School Indonesian 1165 Queenscliff Primary School Indonesian 1190 Rangeview Primary School German 5431 Red Cliffs East Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 4123 Red Cliffs Primary School Auslan and Chinese (Mandarin) 4057 Red Hill Consolidated School German 6249 Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School Indonesian 2571 Regency Park Primary School Spanish 5131 Research Primary School Japanese 2959 Reservoir East Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and 4686 German Reservoir Primary School Italian 3960 Reservoir West Primary School Italian 4711 Richmond Primary School Greek 5269 Richmond West Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and 5044 Vietnamese Ringwood Heights Primary School Indonesian 4911 Ringwood North Primary School Indonesian 4120 Ripponlea Primary School Italian 4087 Roberts McCubbin Primary School Japanese 5419 Rochester Primary School Indonesian 795 Rokewood Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 531 Rolling Hills Primary School German 5241 Rollins Primary School Italian 4867 Rosanna Golf Links Primary School Auslan 4753 Rosewood Downs Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5087 Roslyn Primary School Indonesian 4663 Rowellyn Park Primary School Auslan 5313 Rowville Primary School Italian 5000 Roxburgh Homestead Primary School Italian 5443 Roxburgh Rise Primary School Italian 5493 Rupanyup Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 1595 Ruskin Park Primary School Japanese 4916 Rutherglen Primary School Japanese 522 Rye Primary School Italian 1667 Sale Primary School Japanese 545 Sandringham East Primary School Japanese 4429 Sandringham Primary School Italian 267 Sassafras Primary School German 3222
92 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Scoresby Primary School French 1028 Seabrook Primary School Italian 5337 Seaford North Primary School German 4974 Seaford Primary School Indonesian 3835 Selby Primary School German and Spanish 4685 Serpell Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and Greek 5168 Seville Primary School Auslan 2820 Shepparton (Guthrie Street) Primary Auslan 5020 School Shepparton (St Georges Road) Primary Italian 4666 School Shepparton East Primary School Italian 1713 Sherbrooke Community School Spanish 6252 Silvan Primary School German 1801 Silverton Primary School French 5120 Simpson Primary School Indonesian 4895 Skye Primary School Japanese 1222 Solway Primary School Japanese 4641 Somers Primary School German 4458 Somerville Primary School Indonesian 2656 Somerville Rise Primary School Indonesian 5372 South Yarra Primary School French 583 Southern Cross Primary School French 5235 Southmoor Primary School Italian 4910 Specimen Hill Primary School Indonesian 1316 Spensley Street Primary School Italian 3146 Spring Gully Primary School German 3505 Spring Parks Primary School French 5538 Springhurst Primary School Japanese 1583 St Albans East Primary School Auslan 4741 St Albans Heights Primary School French 4948 St Albans Meadows Primary School Italian 5118 St Arnaud Primary School French 1646 St Kilda Park Primary School Italian 2460 St Kilda Primary School Japanese 1479 St Leonards Primary School Indonesian 866 Stanley Primary School French and Japanese 550 Stawell Primary School German 502 Stawell West Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 4934 Stonnington Primary School Greek 1896 Stratford Primary School Indonesian 596 Strathaird Primary School Italian 5463
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 93
School name Language School no. Strathewen Primary School Italian 3947 Strathfieldsaye Primary School Indonesian 1211 Strathmore North Primary School Japanese 4821 Streeton Primary School Italian 5438 Sunnycliffs Primary School Italian 4416 Sunshine North Primary School Vietnamese 4745 Sunshine Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 3113 Surrey Hills Primary School Italian 2778 Sussex Heights Primary School Japanese 4832 Swan Reach Primary School Japanese 1631 Swifts Creek School (interim name) Auslan 8892 Sydenham - Hillside Primary School Japanese 3559 Syndal South Primary School Japanese 4924 Taggerty Primary School Japanese 2544 Talbot Primary School French 954 Talgarno Primary School French 1954 Tallangatta Primary School Indonesian 1365 Tallangatta Valley Primary School Indonesian 2337 Tarnagulla Primary School Indonesian 1023 Tarwin Lower Primary School Indonesian 4275 Tarwin Valley Primary School Indonesian 5420 Tawonga Primary School French 2282 Tecoma Primary School Japanese 3356 Teesdale Primary School Italian 2065 Templestowe Heights Primary School Italian 5004 Templestowe Park Primary School Japanese 5129 Templestowe Valley Primary School Italian 4985 Templeton Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5196 Terang College French 6236 The Basin Primary School German 2329 The Lake Primary School Indonesian 3581 The Lakes South Morang P–9 School Auslan 8846 The Patch Primary School Japanese 5173 Thomas Chirnside Primary School Karen 5343 Thomas Mitchell Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and 5294 Indonesian Thornbury Primary School Italian 3889 Thornton Primary School Japanese 1371 Timbarra P–9 College Indonesian 5479 Timboon P–12 School Japanese 6260 Timor Primary School French 1207 Tinternvale Primary School Japanese 5075
94 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Tongala Primary School French 6255 Tooborac Primary School Indonesian 1225 Toolangi Primary School Japanese 3237 Toongabbie Primary School German 856 Toora Primary School French 2253 Tooradin Primary School Italian 1503 Toorak Primary School French 3016 Torquay P–9 College Indonesian 3368 Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School Auslan 4700 Trawalla Primary School French and Japanese 1150 Trentham District Primary School Italian 1588 Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School Italian 4687 Tullamarine Primary School Japanese 4852 Tyabb Railway Station Primary School Indonesian 3544 Tylden Primary School Indonesian 621 Undera Primary School Italian 1771 Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School Japanese 3926 Upper Sandy Creek Primary School Indonesian 3145 Upwey Primary School German 4530 Upwey South Primary School Japanese 4894 Urquhart Park Primary School Japanese 2103 Valkstone Primary School Japanese 4778 Vermont Primary School Indonesian 1022 Viewbank Primary School Japanese 4892 Waaia Yalca South Primary School Japanese 5401 Wahgunyah Primary School French 644 Wales Street Primary School Chinese (Mandarin), Greek and 3139 Italian Wallan Primary School Indonesian 664 Wallarano Primary School Italian 5055 Walwa Primary School Indonesian 2806 Wandiligong Primary School Italian 275 Wandin North Primary School Indonesian 3892 Wandin Yallock Primary School French 1033 Wangaratta Primary School Italian 643 Wangaratta West Primary School Japanese 4642 Wantirna Primary School Japanese 3709 Warburton Primary School Indonesian 1485 Warrandyte Primary School Japanese 12 Warranwood Primary School Japanese 3476 Warrenheip Primary School Indonesian 1591 Warrnambool Primary School Japanese 1743
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 95
School name Language School no. Watsonia North Primary School Indonesian and Italian 4988 Watsonia Primary School Italian 4838 Wattle Park Primary School Italian 3841 Waverley Meadows Primary School Japanese 5105 Wedderburn College Indonesian 6262 Wedge Park Primary School Italian 5206 Weeden Heights Primary School French and Indonesian 5157 Weeroona College French and Indonesian 7405 Welton Primary School Indonesian 4041 Wendouree Primary School Japanese 1813 Werribee Primary School Karen 649 Werrimull P–12 School Chinese (Mandarin) 6257 Wesburn Primary School Auslan 3466 Westgarth Primary School Greek 4177 Westmeadows Primary School Italian 982 Wheelers Hill Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and French 5094 White Hills Primary School French 1916 Whitehorse Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5530 Whitfield District Primary School Italian 5397 Whorouly Primary School Italian 1373 Williamstown North Primary School Japanese 1409 Williamstown Primary School Italian 1183 Willmott Park Primary School Auslan 5342 Willowmavin Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 3479 Windermere Primary School Japanese 1856 Winters Flat Primary School Indonesian 652 Winton Primary School Indonesian 1870 Woady Yaloak Primary School Japanese 5440 Wodonga Primary School Japanese 37 Wonga Park Primary School Indonesian 3241 Woodlands Primary School Italian 5319 Wooragee Primary School Spanish 653 Wooranna Park Primary School Japanese 4989 Woori Yallock Primary School German 1259 Woorinen District Primary School Auslan 5439 Wycheproof P–12 College Chinese (Mandarin) 8831 Wyndham Park Primary School Karen 5540 Yackandandah Primary School Indonesian 1103 Yandoit Primary School Italian 691 Yarra Junction Primary School Japanese 3216 Yarra Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and Greek 5271
96 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Yarra Road Primary School Indonesian 4219 Yarraman Oaks Primary School Japanese 4807 Yarrambat Primary School Italian 2054 Yarraville West Primary School Italian 2832 Yarrawonga P–12 College Italian 8883 Yarrunga Primary School Japanese 4761 Yawarra Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5429 Yellingbo Primary School German 4705 Yering Primary School Japanese 1034 Zeerust Primary School Japanese 4359
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 97
Appendix 4: Government Secondary Colleges and Languages Provided, 2011
School name Language School no. Albert Park College French 8889 Alexandra Secondary College Indonesian and Japanese 7505 Alkira Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin) 8874 Altona P–9 College Italian 8857 Apollo Bay P–12 College Indonesian 6203 Ararat Community College Secondary French 8753 Ashwood Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin) and French 8743 Bacchus Marsh College Chinese (Mandarin) 8777 Baden Powell P–9 College Italian 5315 Baimbridge College Italian 8814 Bairnsdale Secondary College German and Japanese 8466 Ballarat High School German and Japanese 7540 Ballarat Secondary College Indonesian 8828 Ballarat South Community Learning German 8900 Precinct (interim name) Balmoral K-12 Community College French 8872 Balwyn High School Chinese (Mandarin), Classical Greek, 7550 French and Greek Bayside P–12 College Arabic, Italian and Japanese 8800 Bayswater Secondary College German 7560 Beaufort Secondary College Japanese 7565 Beechworth Secondary College Indonesian 7575 Bellarine Secondary College French and Indonesian 8250 Belmont High School Italian 7585 Benalla College Indonesian 8810 Bendigo Senior Secondary College Auslan, Chinese (Mandarin), French, 7595 German and Indonesian Bendigo South East 7–10 Secondary Auslan, Chinese (Mandarin), French, 7837 College German and Indonesian Bentleigh Secondary College Greek, Indonesian and Japanese 7255 Berwick Secondary College German and Indonesian 7603 Birchip P–12 School Japanese 8832 Blackburn High School French and German 7610 Boort District P–12 School French and Indonesian 8882 Boronia Heights College German 7048 Box Hill High School Chinese (Mandarin) and German 7635 Brauer Secondary College Japanese 7395 Braybrook College Vietnamese 7645
98 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Brentwood Secondary College German and Japanese 7647 Bright P–12 College German and Japanese 776 Brighton Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), French and Japanese 7650 Broadford Secondary College Japanese 7655 Brunswick Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin) and Italian 8807 Buckley Park College German and Japanese 7670 Bundoora Secondary College German 7874 Camberwell High School Chinese (Mandarin), French and 7680 Indonesian Canterbury Girls Secondary College French and Japanese 7690 Caroline Springs College Indonesian 5483 Carrum Downs Secondary College Japanese 8423 Carwatha P–12 College French 5435 Casterton Secondary College Indonesian 7695 Castlemaine Secondary College French, German and Indonesian 8824 Chaffey Secondary College Greek, Indonesian and Italian 7250 Charles La Trobe P–12 College Auslan 8890 Charlton College Indonesian 8830 Cheltenham Secondary College Italian 7720 Cobram Secondary College Japanese 7725 Cohuna Secondary College Japanese 7735 Colac Secondary College French 8864 Collingwood College Chinese (Mandarin) 6212 Copperfield College Italian and Japanese 8799 Corryong College Indonesian 8843 Craigieburn Secondary College Indonesian and Italian 8705 Cranbourne East Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin) 8898 Cranbourne Secondary College German 7747 Croydon Secondary College German 7755 Crusoe 7–10 Secondary College French, German and Indonesian 7205 Dandenong High School French, Japanese and Latin 8858 Daylesford Secondary College Italian 7115 Debney Park Secondary College Italian and Vietnamese 7763 Derrinallum P–12 College Japanese 5375 Diamond Valley College Italian 8746 Dimboola Memorial Secondary College German 7770 Donald High School French 7775 Doncaster Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), French and Italian 7776 Dromana Secondary College Indonesian and Japanese 7122 Drouin Secondary College French and Japanese 7785 Eaglehawk Secondary College French and Indonesian 7790
Appendix 4: Government secondary colleges and languages provided 99
School name Language School no. East Doncaster Secondary College Italian 7773 East Loddon P–12 College German 6217 Echuca College Indonesian 8855 Edenhope College German 5432 Elisabeth Murdoch College Indonesian and Italian 8722 Eltham High School French and Indonesian 7805 Elwood College Chinese (Mandarin), French and Japanese 7810 Emerald Secondary College Japanese 8707 Endeavour Hills Secondary College German 8871 Epping Secondary College Italian and Macedonian 7813 Essendon East Keilor District College Chinese (Mandarin), Italian and Japanese 8806 Euroa Secondary College Japanese 7820 Fairhills High School German and Japanese 7823 Fitzroy High School Italian 8742 Footscray City College Italian, Japanese and Spanish 8836 Forest Hill College Auslan, Chinese (Mandarin), French and 8724 German Fountain Gate Secondary College German and Indonesian 8870 Frankston High School French and Japanese 7850 Galvin Park Secondary College Italian 7402 Geelong High School German and Japanese 7855 Gilmore Girls College Italian and Vietnamese 7841 Gisborne Secondary College French, Indonesian and Japanese 7857 Gladstone Park Secondary College French and Italian 7858 Glen Eira College Chinese (Mandarin) and French 8704 Glen Waverley Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), French and Italian 8808 Gleneagles Secondary College German and Indonesian 8869 Glenroy Secondary College Indonesian 8893 Goroke P–12 College Indonesian 6223 Greensborough Secondary College Italian 8750 Grovedale College Indonesian, Italian and Japanese 7183 Hampton Park Secondary College French 8709 Hawkesdale P–12 College Chinese (Mandarin) 5434 Hawthorn Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), Greek and 7934 Vietnamese Healesville High School Japanese 7900 Heathmont College German and Indonesian 8816 Heywood District Secondary College French 7910 Highvale Secondary College French and German 7918 Hopetoun Secondary College German 7920 Hoppers Crossing Secondary College Italian 8710
100 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Horsham College Chinese (Mandarin) and German 8818 Irymple Secondary College Indonesian and Italian 7198 John Fawkner Secondary College Italian 8894 John Monash Science School French and Japanese 8856 Kambrya College German and Japanese 8421 Keilor Downs Secondary College Italian and Japanese 8715 Kerang Tech High School Indonesian 7945 Kew High School Chinese (Mandarin), French and Japanese 7950 Keysborough Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin) and French 8867 Koo Wee Rup Secondary College Italian 7955 Koonung Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), French and Japanese 7954 Korumburra Secondary College Italian 7960 Kurnai College Chinese (Mandarin) and German 8716 Kurunjang Secondary College Italian 8718 Kyabram P–12 College French, Indonesian and Japanese 7965 Kyneton Secondary College French and Indonesian 7970 Lake Bolac College French 854 Lalor North Secondary College Italian 7986 Lalor Secondary College French, Greek, Italian and Macedonian 7985 Lara Secondary College Indonesian 8841 Leongatha Secondary College Indonesian and Japanese 8745 Lilydale Heights College Indonesian and Japanese 7219 Lilydale High School French and Indonesian 7995 Lorne – Aireys Inlet P–12 College Indonesian 2162 Lowanna College Chinese (Mandarin), Indonesian and Italian 8821 Lyndale Secondary College French, Italian and Japanese 8000 Lyndhurst Secondary College Indonesian 7108 Macleod College German 6242 MacRobertson Girls’ High School French, German, Indonesian and 8135 Japanese Maffra Secondary College Indonesian 8005 Mallacoota P–12 College French and Italian 3515 Malvern Central School Japanese 1604 Manor Lakes P–12 College Auslan 8848 Mansfield Secondary College French and Indonesian 8010 Maribyrnong Secondary College Italian 8015 Maroondah Secondary College French and Japanese 8017 Maryborough Education Centre Indonesian 8845 Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), French and 8022 Indonesian Mc Guire College Italian 7331
Appendix 4: Government secondary colleges and languages provided 101
School name Language School no. McClelland Secondary College Japanese 8835 Mckinnon Secondary College French and German 8125 Melbourne Girls College Chinese (Mandarin) and French 8819 Melbourne High School French, German, Indonesian and 8025 Japanese Melton Secondary College German and Japanese 8027 Mentone Girls Secondary College French and Japanese 8030 Merbein P-10 College Indonesian 8886 Mildura Senior College Indonesian and Italian 8045 Mill Park Secondary College German and Italian 8775 Mirboo North Secondary College German 8050 Monbulk College German and Japanese 8065 Monterey Secondary College French 8809 Montmorency Secondary College French and Japanese 8068 Moonee Ponds Central School Italian 3987 Mooroolbark College German 8071 Mooroopna Secondary College Indonesian and Italian 8073 Mordialloc College French 8075 Mornington Secondary College Indonesian and Japanese 8804 Mount Beauty Secondary College Indonesian 8100 Mount Clear College Chinese (Mandarin) and Japanese 7267 Mount Eliza Secondary College German and Indonesian 8102 Mount Erin Secondary College Indonesian 7028 Mount Ridley P–12 College Italian and Japanese 8853 Mount Waverley Secondary College German and Japanese 8105 Mullauna Secondary College German and Indonesian 8744 Murtoa College German 1549 Myrtleford P–12 College Italian 8873 Narre Warren South P–12 College Indonesian 8839 Nathalia Secondary College Indonesian 8140 Neerim District Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin) 8145 Newcomb Secondary College Indonesian 8151 Nhill College Indonesian 8833 Noble Park Secondary College German and Japanese 8813 North Geelong Secondary College German 7856 Northcote High School Chinese (Mandarin), French, Greek and 8180 Italian Northern Bay P–12 College Japanese 8901 Norwood Secondary College French and Indonesian 8185 Nossal High School French and Japanese 8865 Numurkah Secondary College Spanish 8190
102 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Oberon High School German, Indonesian and Japanese 8210 Orbost Secondary College Indonesian 8215 Pakenham Secondary College French 8223 Parkdale Secondary College French and Japanese 8225 Parkwood Secondary College Indonesian 8226 Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College Arabic, French, Italian and Japanese 8227 Patterson River Secondary College German and Indonesian 8725 Point Cook P–9 College Indonesian 4159 Portland Secondary College Indonesian 8798 Preston Girls Secondary College Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin) and Italian 8240 Princes Hill Secondary College French and Italian 8245 Pyramid Hill College Indonesian 1712 Rainbow Secondary College German 8255 Red Cliffs Secondary College Indonesian 8260 Reservoir High School Italian 8708 Ringwood Secondary College French and Indonesian 8270 Rochester Secondary College Indonesian 8280 Rosebud Secondary College Indonesian and Japanese 8290 Rosehill Secondary College Italian and Japanese 7275 Rowville Secondary College Indonesian and Italian 8734 Roxburgh College French, Italian and Turkish 8407 Rutherglen High School French 8300 Sale College Japanese 8834 Sandringham College French, Indonesian and Japanese 8739 Scoresby Secondary College French 8307 Seymour P–12 College (interim name) Indonesian 8884 Shepparton High School Auslan and Japanese 8320 Sherbrooke Community School Spanish 6252 Somerville Secondary College Indonesian 8875 South Gippsland Secondary College French 7845 South Oakleigh Secondary College Greek and Japanese 8801 St Albans Secondary College French, Italian, Japanese and Vietnamese 8330 St Helena Secondary College Italian 8730 Staughton College French 7247 Stawell Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin) and German 8731 Strathmore Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), Greek , Italian and 8345 Japanese Sunbury College Italian and Japanese 8350 Sunbury Downs Secondary College Italian 8723 Sunshine College Italian and Vietnamese 8790 Suzanne Cory High School Chinese (Mandarin) and French 8866
Appendix 4: Government secondary colleges and languages provided 103
School name Language School no. Swinburne Senior Secondary College French 7366 Tallangatta Secondary College Indonesian 8370 Taylors Lakes Secondary College Italian and Japanese 8787 Templestowe College Chinese (Mandarin) and Italian 8823 Terang College French 6236 The Grange P–12 College Italian 8783 Thomastown Secondary College Arabic, Italian, Macedonian and 8383 Vietnamese Thornbury High School Chinese (Mandarin), Greek, Indonesian 8797 and Italian Timbarra P–9 College Indonesian 5479 Timboon P–12 School Japanese 6260 Torquay P–9 College Indonesian 3368 Trafalgar High School Indonesian 8395 Traralgon College Chinese (Mandarin) and German 8803 University High School French, German and Latin 8405 Upper Yarra Secondary College German and Japanese 8410 Upwey High School French, German and Japanese 8415 Vermont Secondary College French, German and Indonesian 8420 Victoria University Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), Italian and 8891 Vietnamese Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary 7384 French School Viewbank College German and Japanese 8812 Wallan Secondary College Indonesian 8791 Wanganui Park Secondary College Italian and Japanese 8422 Wangaratta High School German, Italian and Japanese 8425 Wantirna College Chinese (Mandarin), Indonesian and 8428 Spanish Warracknabeal Secondary College Japanese 8430 Warragul Regional College Indonesian and Japanese 8827 Warrandyte High School Italian 8437 Warrnambool College French and Indonesian 8811 Wedderburn College Indonesian 6262 Weeroona College French and Indonesian 7405 Wellington Secondary College French 8462 Werribee Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), Italian, Japanese and 8465 Spanish Werrimull P–12 School Chinese (Mandarin) 6257 Westall Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), French and 8470 Vietnamese Western Heights Secondary College French and Japanese 8820 Western Port Secondary College Indonesian 7893
104 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no. Wheelers Hill Secondary College French and Indonesian 8474 Whittlesea Secondary College Indonesian 7408 William Ruthven Secondary College Italian 8895 Williamstown High School French, Indonesian and Japanese 8475 Wodonga Middle Years College Indonesian and Japanese 8851 Wodonga Senior Secondary College Japanese 8480 Wonthaggi Secondary College Indonesian and Japanese 8736 Woolum Bellum College (interim name) Aboriginal Languages 8879 Yarra Hills Secondary College Italian 8815 Yea High School Indonesian 8500
Appendix 4: Government secondary colleges and languages provided 105
Appendix 5: VSL Centres and Languages Provided, 2011 VSL centre Languages 1. Altona North Campus (Bayside P–12 Arabic, Croatian, Hindi, Macedonian and College) Vietnamese 2. Ballarat High School Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Greek and Italian 3. Beaconhills College (Pakenham) Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi and Spanish 4. Bendigo Senior Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin) and German 5. Bentleigh Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), Greek, Russian and Turkish 6. Blackburn High School Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi and Vietnamese 7. Box Hill High School Chin (Hakha), Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, German, Italian, Persian and Spanish 8. Brentwood Secondary College (Glen Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese and Sinhala Waverley) 9. Brimbank College (St Albans) Arabic, Bosnian, Spanish and Vietnamese 10. Brunswick Secondary College Albanian, Chinese (Mandarin), Greek, Indonesian and Italian 11. Carwatha College (Noble Park) Arabic, Bosnian, French, Greek, Italian, Sinhala and Spanish 12. Cobram Secondary College Arabic 13. Collingwood College Spanish and Vietnamese 14. Dandenong High School Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, Filipino, Hindi, Hungarian, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Pushto, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Tigrinya and Turkish 15. Distance Education Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin and Spanish 16. Doncaster Secondary College Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin) and Greek 17. Footscray City College Amharic, Greek, Spanish and Vietnamese 18. Galvin Park Secondary College Albanian, Bosnian, Karen, Korean, Punjabi (Werribee) and Sinhala 19. Gisborne Secondary College French, Italian and Japanese 20. Glen Waverley Secondary College Bulgarian, Chinese (Mandarin), French, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese and Persian 21. Haileybury College (Keysborough) Chinese (Mandarin), Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese 22. Hampton Park Secondary College Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, French, Japanese, Khmer, Punjabi and Sinhala 23. Hume Central Secondary College Syriac and Vietnamese (Broadmeadows) 24. Keilor Downs College Croatian, Greek, Macedonian and Turkish 25. Lalor Secondary College Arabic and Vietnamese 26. McKinnon Secondary College Hebrew and Russian
Appendix 5: VSL centres and languages provided 107
VSL centre Languages 27. Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary Chinese (Mandarin), German, Italian, College (Geelong) Japanese, Persian and Spanish 28. Mildura Secondary College Italian and Turkish 29. Mill Park Secondary College Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Greek, Hindi, Italian, and Sinhala 30. North Geelong Secondary College Bosnian, Croatian, Karen, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Turkish and Vietnamese 31. Princes Hill Secondary College Arabic, German, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese and Turkish 32. Roxburgh College (Roxburgh Park) Arabic, Croatian, Sinhala, Spanish, and Turkish 33. Shepparton High School Albanian, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, Filipino, French, Greek, Hindi, Persian, Punjabi, Swahili and Turkish 34. Sunshine Secondary College Chin (Hakha), Dinka, Hindi and Vietnamese 35. Taylors Lakes Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), Maltese and Punjabi 36. Thomastown Secondary College Macedonian, Punjabi and Turkish 37. Traralgon Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin) 38. University High School (Parkville) Chinese (Mandarin), French, Japanese and Spanish 39. Warrnambool College Chinese (Mandarin), French and Italian 40. Westall Secondary College Bengali, Croatian, German, Khmer and Vietnamese 41. Wodonga West Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish
108 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011