Languages Provision in Victorian Government Schools, 2019 CONTENTS CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................... 2 Tables .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Figures ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Preface ........................................................................................................................................... 8 1. Overview of Languages Education in 2019 ........................................................................ 9 Victorian Government Primary and Secondary Schools .................................................................................................. 9 Types of language programs ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Languages taught as a separate subject ................................................................................... 9 Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) programs.................................................... 9 Bilingual programs .................................................................................................................... 9 VET/VCAL language programs ............................................................................................... 10 Language programs in Victorian Government Schools ................................................................................................. 10 Trends in Language programs in Victorian Government Primary Schools (excluding VSL) .......................................... 15 Trends in Language programs in Victorian Government Secondary Schools (excluding VSL) ..................................... 16 Long-term overview for Languages provision ................................................................................................................ 17 Language Profiles .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Chinese (Mandarin) ................................................................................................................. 20 Italian ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Japanese ................................................................................................................................ 21 Indonesian .............................................................................................................................. 21 French ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Auslan ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Spanish ................................................................................................................................... 23 German ................................................................................................................................... 23 Vietnamese ............................................................................................................................. 24 Hindi ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Aboriginal Languages ............................................................................................................. 25 2. Summary of Findings ......................................................................................................... 26 Victorian Government Primary Schools ......................................................................................................................... 26 Schools ................................................................................................................................... 26 Students .................................................................................................................................. 26 Languages taught ................................................................................................................... 26 Contact time ............................................................................................................................ 26 Melbourne August 2020 ©State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training) 2020 Languages Provision in Victorian Government Schools, 2019 is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 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Copyright queries may be directed to [email protected] Regional provision of language programs ............................................................................... 27 Victorian Government Secondary Schools .................................................................................................................... 27 Schools ................................................................................................................................... 27 Students .................................................................................................................................. 27 Languages taught ................................................................................................................... 28 Languages study at the VCE level .......................................................................................... 28 Contact time ............................................................................................................................ 28 Regional provision of languages ............................................................................................. 28 Teachers of Languages in Victorian Government Schools ............................................................................................ 28 Designated Bilingual Programs in Victorian Government Schools ................................................................................ 29 The Victorian School of Languages (VSL) ..................................................................................................................... 29 VSL distance education ........................................................................................................... 29 Community Language Schools (CLS) ........................................................................................................................... 29 3. Detailed Findings: Victorian Government Primary Schools............................................ 30 Schools .......................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Students ........................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Languages Taught ......................................................................................................................................................... 34 Contact Time ................................................................................................................................................................. 37 Regional Provision of Language programs .................................................................................................................... 38 4. Detailed findings: Victorian Government Secondary Schools ........................................ 40 Schools .......................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Students ........................................................................................................................................................................ 42 Languages Taught ......................................................................................................................................................... 45 Retention rates ........................................................................................................................ 47 VCE Languages Study .................................................................................................................................................. 48 Snapshot of students who graduated from VCE in 2019 (students from Victorian government schools) and the languages