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Languages in Victorian Government Schools, 2011
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Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
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June 2012
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Contents
Contents 3
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
4 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
Preface 5
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
6 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
Preface 7
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.
8 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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.
Overview of the Study of Languages in 2011 9
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Italian
Indonesian
Japanese
French
German
Chinese(Mandarin)Auslan
Greek
1,116 87.8%
1,045 82.9% 972
77.4% 947
75.5%
880 71%
847 69.3% 780
64.5%
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Figure 1.1: Number and percentage of primary schools providing a Languages program, 2005–11
Figure 1.2: Number of primary schools offering the eight most widely studied languages, 2005–11
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).
10 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
284 91.3%
289 92.9%
272 88.3%
273 89.2%
275 87.6%
272 86.6%
277 87.4%
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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
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
Overview of the Study of Languages in 2011 11
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 VSL
Primary total
Second. Second. VSL
Second. total
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 (Mandarin)
16,752 1,337 18,089 6,245 1,398 7,643 25,732 8.6
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
12 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
French
German
Chinese(Mandarin)
Language Primary Primary VSL
Primary total
Second. Second. VSL
Second. total
Total enrol.
%*
Portuguese 0 29 29 0 48 48 77 <0.1
Dutch 36 16 52 0 23 23 75 <0.1
Classical Greek
0 0 0 68 0 68 68 <0.1
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 Languages
0 0 0 23 0 23 23 <0.1
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 (Cantonese)
0 9 9 0 8 8 17 <0.1
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*
Note that these enrolments include government primary school and secondary college students and all students studying through
the VSL, including distance education.
Overview of the Study of Languages in 2011 13
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 schools offering
language*
Primary level
programs
Secondary level
programs
Total number of programs
Change from 2010 (number of programs)
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.
14 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
Overview of the Study of Languages in 2011 15
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.
16 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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.
Overview of the Study of Languages in 2011 17
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.
18 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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.
Summary of findings 19
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.
20 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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.
Summary of findings 21
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%).
22 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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).
Victorian government primary schools 23
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Year 6
Year 5
Year 4
Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
Prep
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*
*Among schools with Languages programs
24 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
75.4
6.7
17.9
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Prep to Year 6
Years 3 to 6
Other
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
2005 944
(74.3%)
976
(76.8%)
1,000
(78.7%)
1,070
(84.2%)
1,071
(84.3%)
1,073
(84.4%)
1,073
(84.4%)
2006 872
(69.2%)
908
(72.0%)
918
(72.8%)
994
(78.8%)
1,006
(79.8%)
1,017
(80.7%)
1,017
(80.7%)
2007 785
(62.5%)
812
(64.6%)
835
(66.5%)
907
(72.2%)
925
(73.6%)
944
(75.2%)
935
(74.4%)
2008 747
(59.6%)
779
(62.1%)
795
(63.4%)
863
(68.8%)
871
(69.5%)
910
(72.6%)
912
(72.7%)
2009 689
(55.6%)
718
(57.9%)
733
(59.1%)
801
(64.6%)
811
(65.4%)
838
(67.6%)
842
(67.9%)
2010 653
(53.5%)
691
(56.6%)
696
(57%)
752
(61.6%)
772
(63.2%)
800
(65.5%)
797
(65.3%)
2011 622
(51.4%)
652
(53.9%)
671
(55.5%)
707
(58.4%)
721
(59.6%)
748
(61.8%)
744
(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
.
Victorian government primary schools 25
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%).
26 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
84.1 79.5 73.6 70.7
67.7 66.8 62.3
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Figure 3.3: Percentage of primary school students studying Languages, 2005–11
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 level
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Prep 33,208
(74.7%)
30,612
(68.9%)
27, 283
(61.8%)
26,607
(60.5%)
26,504
(58.8%)
25,673
(57.1%)
25,306
(53.9%)
Year 1 34,082
(77.9%)
31,825
(73%)
28,799
(66.2%)
27,496
(64.1%)
26,905
(61.6%)
27,090
(60.9%)
25,433
(57%)
Year 2 34,895
(79.5%)
32,275
(73.8%)
29,979
(69.1%)
28,892
(66.7%)
27,196
(63.1%)
27,185
(62.2%)
26,412
(58.9%)
Year 3 39,161
(88.6%)
36,707
(83.3%)
33,853
(77.3%)
32,298
(73.8%)
30,776
(70.8%)
29,930
(69.4%)
28,429
(65.3%)
Year 4 39,842
(89.1%)
37,168
(84.2%)
34,422
(78.7%)
32,275
(73.9%)
31,452
(71.5%)
31,053
(71.4%)
28,533
(66.2%)
Year 5 40,069
(89.3%)
37,969
(85.1%)
35,637
(81.3%)
34,073
(78.3%)
32,190
(74.2%)
32,141
(73.7%)
29,288
(68.1%)
Year 6 40,344
(89.1%)
38,398
(88%)
35,341
(81.3%)
34,098
(77.7%)
32,463
(74.3%)
31,943
(73.7%)
29,365
(67.6%)
Total 261,601
(84.1%)
244,504
(79.5%)
225,314
(73.6%)
215,739
(70.7%)
207,486
(67.7%)
205,015
(66.8%)
192,496
(62.3%)
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20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Year 6
Year 5
Year 4
Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
Prep
Figure 3.4: Primary level Languages enrolments, by year level, 2005–11
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.
28 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Italian, 53,114
Japanese, 38,108
Indonesian, 35,745
French, 18,562
Chinese (Mandarin),
16,752
German, 11,653
Auslan, 11,017
Spanish, 2,377
Other, 5,168
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
(Mandarin) 2,213 2,181 2,106 2,547 2,495 2,632 2,578 16,752 8.7
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
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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0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Italian
Indonesian
Japanese
German
French
Chinese(Mandarin)
14.9
78.2
3.8 2.2 0.4 0.5 0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
0 to 30minutes
31 to 60minutes
61 to 90minutes
91 to 120minutes
121 to 150minutes
More than150 minutes
2011
Figure 3.6: Primary enrolments for the six most studied languages, 2005–11
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
30 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
63.4 62.5 64.6
57.5 57.1 56.2 55.3
0
30
60
90
120
150
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Figure 3.8: Average minutes of Languages study per week, 2005–11
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.
Victorian government primary schools 31
49.5
8.6 1.3
40.6
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Languages programs
Content and LanguagesIntegrated Learningprograms
Bilingual/ Immersionprograms
Cultural awareness andlimited language programs
Figure 3.9: Primary Languages enrolments (%), by program type, 2011
Table 3.5: Primary enrolments, by language and program type, 2011
Language Languages
program CLIL Bilingual/
immersion Cultural
awareness Total
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%
32 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
60.6 63.6
54.1 62.3
30.9
87.5
62
75.3
66.4
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
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
Table 3.6: Primary schools providing Languages programs, by region, 2011
Region Schools teaching
Languages Total primary
schools % of primary 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 (Mandarin)
124 2,731 514 56 269 7,918 1,116 3,188 836
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
34 Languages in Victorian government schools
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
47.3
3.3
9
12.3
11.6
4.3
2.5
9.7
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Years 7 to 12
Years 7 to 11
Years 7 to 10
Years 7 to 9
Years 7 to 8
Year 7 only
Upper secondary only
Other sequences
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*
*Among schools with Languages programs
Figure 4.2: Sequences of Languages programs in secondary colleges, 2011
‘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
89
241
79
102
34
25
8
2006 No.
%
263
85
237
76
100
32
22
7
2007 No.
%
250
88
221
78
87
30
19
7
2008 No.
%
252
92
222
81
89
33
21
8
2009 No.
%
249
90
223
81
95
34
21
8
2010 No.
%
241
89.3
214
79.3
85
31.5
23
8.5
2011 No.
%
258
93.1
228
82.3
83
30
12
4.3
*Among colleges providing a Languages program.
36 Languages in Victorian government schools
92.8
82
29.6
4 0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Figure 4.3: Percentage of secondary colleges where a language is compulsory, by year level, 2005–11*
*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 level
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Year 7 38,140
(95.9%)
37,093
(94.6%)
35,479
(91.6%)
34,817
(91.9%)
33,993
(90.9%)
33,712
(91.1%)
33,494
(2.5%)
Year 8 34.668
(88.4%)
34,536
(86.8%)
32,754
(83.1%)
32,621
(83.7%)
31,759
(83%)
30,558
(81.1%)
31,278
(83.9%)
Year 9 20,530
(51.9%)
19,813
(50.7%)
18,018
(45.1%)
16,998
(42.7%)
17,281
(43.5%)
16,416
(42.3%)
16,402
(42.5%)
Year 10 7,701
(21.3%)
8,480
(22.9%)
6,938
(18.3%)
6,659
(17.1%)
6,212
(15.9%)
5,595
(14.1%)
5,728
(14.9%)
Year 11 3,631
(10.4%)
3,329
(9.7%)
3,472
(9.3%)
3,055
(8.3%)
2,926
(7.7%)
2,952
(7.7%)
2,834
(7.4%)
Year 12 2,520
(8.8%)
2,552
(8.8%)
2,695
(9.1%)
2,536
(8.2%)
2,526
(8.2%)
2,424
(7.6%)
2,373
(7.3%)
Total 107,190
(49.1)%
105,803
(48.2%)
99,356
(44.5%)
96,686
(43.3%)
94,697
(42.4%)
91,657
(41.1%)
92,109
(41.6%)
Note: Students enrolled in taster courses are only counted once in the above table.
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0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
49.1 48.2 44.5 43.3 42.4 41.1 41.6
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Figure 4.4: Percentage of secondary students studying a language, by year level, 2005–11
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
[
Note: Students enrolled in taster courses are only counted once in the above table.
38 Languages in Victorian government schools
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 (Mandarin)
2,209 1,823 1,181 208 373 451 6,245 6.6
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 Greek
0 0 23 14 16 15 68 0.1
Aboriginal Languages
4 4 10 5 0 0 23 <0.1
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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French, 19,630
Italian, 19,105
Japanese, 17,602
Indonesian, 17,012 German,
10,836 Chinese (Mandarin), 6,245
Greek, 953
Auslan, 813
Other , 2,180
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Indonesian
French
Italian
Japanese
German
Chinese(Mandarin)
Figure 4.6: Secondary enrolments, by language, 2011
Figure 4.7: Secondary enrolments, six most widely studied languages, 2005–11
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.
40 Languages in Victorian government schools
52.1% 51.7% 47.7%
41.7% 37.8% 38.4%
47.9% 48.3% 52.3%
58.3% 62.2% 61.6%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12
Male
Female
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
Victorian government secondary colleges 41
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.
42 Languages in Victorian government schools
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
students
-17.60% -17.50% -17.40% -17.70%
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)
Chinese First Language
Chinese Second Language Advanced
Chinese Second Language
60
(24)
(19)
(17)
976
(585)
(128)
(263)
416
(209)
(60)
(147)
1,428
(818)
(207)
(427)
French 1 38 509 548
Japanese
Japanese First Language
Japanese Second Language
0
0
0
80
17
63
446
4
442
526
21
505
Vietnamese 23 243 156 422
German 1 47 304 352
Indonesian
Indonesian First Language
Indonesian Second Language
0
0
0
40
6
34
285
4
281
325
10
315
Italian 0 13 217 230
Greek 2 66 56 124
Turkish 1 34 67 102
Korean
Korean First Language
Korean Second Language
13
6
7
58
19
39
20
8
12
91
33
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
44 Languages in Victorian government schools
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Year 12
Year 11
Year 10
Year 9
Year 8
Year 7
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
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.
Victorian government secondary colleges 45
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 program
CLIL Cultural awareness
Total
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.
46 Languages in Victorian government schools
93.7 89.1
51.2
16.9
8.3 8.4
89.7
72.7
23.4
10.3 5.4 4.6 0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12
Metropolitan
Regional
Figure 4.10: Secondary Languages student numbers in metropolitan and regional areas, by year level, 2011
Table 4.10: Secondary Languages enrolments, by metropolitan and regional areas, by year level, 2011
Year level Regional Metropolitan
Languages students
All students
% Languages students
All
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 Greek
0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0
Aboriginal Languages
0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0
Total 6,825 3,699 6,741 4,965 3,427 19,810 13,807 21,350 13,752
Percentage of all students
42.5% 37.2% 40.5% 37.4% 27.3% 47% 43.5% 45.8% 42.4%
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.
48 Languages in Victorian government schools
10.4 10.2 9.8
9.1
8.7
8.8
8.3 8.1
7.5 7.7
6.5 6.2
4.9 5.1
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Metropolitan
Regional
Figure 4.11: Languages enrolments at Years 11 and 12, by regional or metropolitan regions, 2005–11
Teachers of languages 49
572
113
954
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000
Primary school
P to 12 school
Secondary college
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
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).
50 Languages in Victorian government schools
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 Languages
0 1 1
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.
Teachers of languages 51
7
10.7
4.3
2.7
4.5
4.5
4.3
14.8
47.2
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Three year (post-VCE)tertiary language study (orequiv.)
Four year (beginners)tertiary language study
Two year (post-VCE) tertiarylanguage study
Three year (beginners)tertiary language study
Languages accreditation
One year (beginners or post-VCE)/ two years beginnerstertiary language study
Further tertiary studies e.g.Masters in AppliedLinguistics, PhD
Native speaker, no formalLanguages qualifications
Other (e.g. one year living inJapan)
Figure 5.2: Qualification levels of Languages teachers, 2011
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.
52 Languages in Victorian government schools
61.6
26.1
12.3
46.9 51.4
1.7
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Less than 10 hours 10 to 20 hours More than 20 hours
Primary
Secondary
Figure 5.3: Hours spent teaching Languages each week, primary and secondary levels, 2011
Bilingual Programs in Victorian government schools 53
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.
54 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
Richmond West Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) Vietnamese
The Humanities, Mathematics and Languages P–6
P–2
78
26
55 The Victorian School of Languages
15,438 16,097 15,790
8,814 9,183 9,032
6,317 6,914 6,758
0
3,000
6,000
9,000
12,000
15,000
18,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total
Secondary
Primary
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
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.
56 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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 (Mandarin)
294 246 256 159 185 197 172 134 156 181 317 438 2,735 17.3
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
The Victorian School of Languages 57
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 (Cantonese)
3 2 1 3 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 17 0.1
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
58 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
70.5% 71.1%
29.5% 28.9%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Primary Secondary
Government school students
Non-government school students
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
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).
The Victorian School of Languages 59
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
French
German
Japanese
Italian
Indonesian
Spanish
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
60 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Languages by Government Primary
Schools, 2011 Arabic (4 schools) School no.
Bayside P–12 College 8800
Campbellfield Heights Primary School 5034
Coolaroo South Primary School 4952
Dallas Primary School 4900
Auslan (42 schools) School no.
Airly Primary School 4169
Bairnsdale West Primary School 4725
Balliang East Primary School 3787
Cardinia Primary School 3689
Chum Creek Primary School 3279
Cranbourne East Primary School 5518
Dallas North Primary School 4933
Diamond Creek East Primary School 5037
Drummartin Primary School 1473
Dunolly Primary School 1582
Eagle Point Primary School 3215
Eastwood Primary School 4702
Epping Views Primary School 5513
Exford Primary School 3423
Golden Square Primary School 5531
Goongerah P–8 School (interim name) 5547
Harrisfield Primary School 4730
Hillsmeade Primary School 5482
Horsham Primary School (interim name) 5548
Kennington Primary School 3686
Lynbrook Primary School 5494
Manor Lakes P–12 College 8848
Mansfield Primary School 1112
Middle Kinglake Primary School 3315
Mildura South Primary School 4389
Morang South Primary School 1975
Nunawading (Mount Pleasant Road)
Primary School 4808
Officer Primary School 2742
Orbost Primary School 2744
Orchard Grove Primary School 5285
Red Cliffs Primary School 4057
Rosanna Golf Links Primary School 4753
Rowellyn Park Primary School 5313
Seville Primary School 2820
Shepparton (Guthrie Street) Primary
School 5020
St Albans East Primary School 4741
Swifts Creek School (interim name) 8892
The Lakes South Morang P–9 School 8846
Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School 4700
Wesburn Primary School 3466
Willmott Park Primary School 5342
Woorinen District Primary School 5439
Chinese (Mandarin) (86 schools) School no.
Abbotsford Primary School 1886
Alvie Consolidated School 620
Ararat North Primary School 4995
Ararat Primary School 800
Ararat West Primary School 4720
Aspendale Gardens Primary School 530
Auburn Primary School 2948
Auburn South Primary School 4183
Bacchus Marsh Primary School 28
Balliang East Primary School 3787
Balwyn North Primary School 4638
Bentleigh West Primary School 4318
Beverley Hills Primary School 4813
Birralee Primary School 4991
Black Rock Primary School 3631
Blackburn Primary School 2923
Briagolong Primary School 1117
Burwood East Primary School 454
Cape Clear Primary School 1484
Carlton Gardens Primary School 2605
Chandler Park Primary School 5533
Chewton Primary School 1054
Clifton Hill Primary School 1360
Appendix 1: Languages by Victorian government primary schools 61
Coimadai Primary School 716
Collingwood College 6212
Darley Primary School 5200
Delacombe Primary School 5201
Derrimut Primary School 5512
Doncaster Gardens Primary School 5454
Doncaster Primary School 197
Elsternwick Primary School 2870
Footscray City Primary School 1912
Glen Waverley Primary School 5425
Glendal Primary School 5010
Golden Square Primary School 5531
Gordon Primary School 755
Hallam Primary School 244
Hawkesdale P–12 College 5434
Highvale Primary School 4986
Jells Park Primary School 5176
Jindivick Primary School 1951
Kingsbury Primary School 4845
Knox Gardens Primary School 5234
Labertouche Primary School 2471
Lal Lal Primary School 863
Laurimar Primary School 5497
Little Bendigo Primary School 2093
Livingstone Primary School 5113
Loch Sport Primary School 5245
Magpie Primary School 2271
Marnoo Primary School 1554
Milgate Primary School 5212
Moorabbin Primary School 1111
Mount Blowhard Primary School 2037
Mount Clear Primary School 427
Mount View Primary School 4923
Mulgrave Primary School 2172
Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary
School
5402
Napoleons Primary School 1072
Neerim District Rural Primary School 5394
Neerim South Primary School 2432
Noojee Primary School 4098
Parkhill Primary School 5416
Parkmore Primary School 4881
Pentland Primary School 5369
Preston South Primary School 824
Red Cliffs East Primary School 4123
Red Cliffs Primary School 4057
Reservoir East Primary School 4686
Richmond West Primary School 5044
Rokewood Primary School 531
Rosewood Downs Primary School 5087
Rupanyup Primary School 1595
Serpell Primary School 5168
Stawell West Primary School 4934
Sunshine Primary School 3113
Templeton Primary School 5196
Thomas Mitchell Primary School 5294
Wales Street Primary School 3139
Werrimull P–12 School 6257
Wheelers Hill Primary School 5094
Whitehorse Primary School 5530
Willowmavin Primary School 3479
Wycheproof P–12 College 8831
Yarra Primary School 5271
Yawarra Primary School 5429
Dutch (1 school) School no.
Laharum Primary School 2805
French (98 schools) School no.
Amphitheatre Primary School 1637
Avenel Primary School 8
Ballarat North Primary School 4690
Balmoral P–12 Community College
(interim name)
8872
Baranduda Primary School 2222
Beaconsfield Primary School 3033
Bellaire Primary School 4873
Bolinda Primary School 1070
Boort District P–12 School 8882
Buangor Primary School 2072
Burwood Heights Primary School 4932
Camberwell Primary School 888
Camelot Rise Primary School 5111
Carrington Primary School 5426
Carwatha P–12 College 5435
Castlemaine Primary School 119
62 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Caulfield Junior College 3820
Cheltenham Primary School 84
Chiltern Primary School 327
Clarkefield Primary School 3035
Clifton Hill Primary School 1360
Clifton Springs Primary School 5280
Coatesville Primary School 4712
Dandenong North Primary School 4723
Dandenong Primary School 1403
Dandenong West Primary School 4217
Deepdene Primary School 3680
Dhurringile Primary School 3944
Dorset Primary School 5132
East Bentleigh Primary School 4837
Edithvale Primary School 3790
Falls Creek Primary School 5067
Glen Iris Primary School 1148
Glendal Primary School 5010
Greta Valley Primary School 5398
Greythorn Primary School 4694
Guthridge Primary School 4853
Heathcote Primary School 300
Heyfield Primary School 1108
Karingal Primary School 4922
Katunga South Primary School 2269
Kew Primary School 1075
Keysborough Primary School (interim
name)
5534
Kingsbury Primary School 4845
Kunyung Primary School 5182
Kyabram P–12 College (interim name) 7965
Lake Bolac College 854
Landsborough Primary School 1862
Langwarrin Primary School 3531
Lavers Hill P–12 College 6231
Lightning Reef Primary School 5541
Macarthur Primary School 1571
Malmsbury Primary School 1408
Melton Primary School 430
Merrijig Primary School 1379
Middle Park Primary School 2815
Montmorency South Primary School 4925
Montpellier Primary School 4972
Moonambel Primary School 1683
Mornington Park Primary School 5040
Mornington Primary School 2033
Mount Eliza North Primary School 5140
Mount Macedon Primary School 415
Mountain Gate Primary School 4905
Moyhu Primary School 1335
Myrrhee Primary School 2677
Napoleons Primary School 1072
Natte Yallock Primary School 1347
Navarre Primary School 1330
Newham Primary School 1913
Numurkah Primary School 2134
Oberon Primary School 4735
Osbornes Flat Primary School 1463
Patterson Lakes Primary School 5190
Port Melbourne Primary School 2932
Scoresby Primary School 1028
Silverton Primary School 5120
South Yarra Primary School 583
Southern Cross Primary School 5235
Spring Parks Primary School 5538
St Albans Heights Primary School 4948
St Arnaud Primary School 1646
Stanley Primary School 550
Talbot Primary School 954
Talgarno Primary School 1954
Tawonga Primary School 2282
Terang College 6236
Timor Primary School 1207
Tongala Primary School 6255
Toora Primary School 2253
Toorak Primary School 3016
Trawalla Primary School 1150
Wahgunyah Primary School 644
Wandin Yallock Primary School 1033
Weeden Heights Primary School 5157
Weeroona College 7405
Wheelers Hill Primary School 5094
White Hills Primary School 1916
Appendix 1: Languages by Victorian government primary schools 63
German (61 schools) School no.
Amsleigh Park Primary School 5428
Ashby Primary School 1492
Bayswater North Primary School 4143
Bayswater Primary School 2163
Bayswater South Primary School 4973
Benalla West Primary School 4850
Berwick Primary School 40
Billanook Primary School 5193
Bimbadeen Heights Primary School 5011
Boneo Primary School 1184
Boronia Heights Primary School 4967
Boronia Primary School 4081
Branxholme-Wallacedale Community
School
5377
Bright P–12 College 776
Carrum Primary School 3385
Cavendish Primary School 116
Cheltenham Primary School 84
Churchill North Primary School 5117
Concongella Primary School 1136
Dimboola Primary School 1372
Dixons Creek Primary School 1585
Don Valley Primary School 3956
East Loddon P–12 College 6217
Edenhope College 5432
Gladysdale Primary School 3982
Glen Huntly Primary School 3703
Halls Gap Primary School 3058
Harrietville Primary School 843
Highvale Primary School 4986
Hoddles Creek Primary School 2541
Horsham West – Haven Primary School 4697
Kingsbury Primary School 4845
Livingstone Primary School 5113
Macleod College 6242
Melton Primary School 430
Montrose Primary School 2259
Morwell (Commercial Road) Primary
School
2136
Morwell Park Primary School 4975
Mossgiel Park Primary School 5205
Mount Dandenong Primary School 3284
Mount Waverley North Primary School 5430
Murtoa College 1549
Nunawading (Mount Pleasant Road)
Primary School
4808
Old Orchard Primary School 4715
Poowong Consolidated School 6245
Rangeview Primary School 5431
Red Hill Consolidated School 6249
Reservoir East Primary School 4686
Rolling Hills Primary School 5241
Sassafras Primary School 3222
Seaford North Primary School 4974
Selby Primary School 4685
Silvan Primary School 1801
Somers Primary School 4458
Spring Gully Primary School 3505
Stawell Primary School 502
The Basin Primary School 2329
Toongabbie Primary School 856
Upwey Primary School 4530
Woori Yallock Primary School 1259
Yellingbo Primary School 4705
Greek (12 schools) School no.
Clarinda Primary School 3336
Coburg Primary School 484
Coburg West Primary School 3941
Lalor North Primary School 5035
Pinewood Primary School 4874
Preston South Primary School 824
Richmond Primary School 5269
Serpell Primary School 5168
Stonnington Primary School 1896
Wales Street Primary School 3139
Westgarth Primary School 4177
Yarra Primary School 5271
Indonesian (172 schools) School no.
Albany Rise Primary School 5427
Anglesea Primary School 4332
Antonio Park Primary School 4844
Apollo Bay P–12 College 6203
Axedale Primary School 1008
Ballam Park Primary School 5005
64 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Bandiana Primary School 4691
Barnawartha Primary School 1489
Barwon Heads Primary School 1574
Beaconsfield Primary School 3033
Beaconsfield Upper Primary School 2560
Bealiba Primary School 749
Beechworth Primary School 1560
Bellbridge Primary School 5254
Benalla East Primary School 2256
Berwick Lodge Primary School 5213
Bonbeach Primary School 4798
Boort District P–12 School 8882
Brunswick North West Primary School 4399
Bundarra Primary School 5228
Camp Hill Primary School 1976
Campbells Creek Primary School 120
Carisbrook Primary School 1030
Caroline Springs College 5483
Carraragarmungee Primary School 1704
Casterton Primary School 2058
Castlemaine North Primary School 2051
Charlton College 8830
Chelsea Primary School 3729
Chirnside Park Primary School 5194
Colac South West Primary School 4775
Coldstream Primary School 5127
Coral Park Primary School 5292
Corryong College 8843
Courtenay Gardens Primary School 5371
Craigieburn South Primary School 5243
Cranbourne Park Primary School 4887
Cranbourne Primary School 2068
Creswick Primary School 122
Croydon Hills Primary School 5255
Croydon Primary School 2900
Darraweit Guim Primary School 878
Dederang Primary School 1772
Deer Park West Primary School 5032
Drysdale Primary School 1645
Eastbourne Primary School 5133
Echuca West Primary School 3916
Elliminyt Primary School 2028
Elmhurst Primary School 959
Eltham Primary School 209
Elwood Primary School 3942
Eppalock Primary School 1788
Frankston East Primary School 4682
Garfield Primary School 2724
Glenrowan Primary School 1742
Great Ryrie Primary School 5478
Greenvale Primary School 890
Guildford Primary School 264
Hampton Park Primary School 4062
Hastings Primary School 1098
Hastings Westpark Primary School 5202
Heany Park Primary School 5345
Herne Hill Primary School 4681
Hesket Primary School 1004
Heywood Consolidated School 6225
Hughesdale Primary School 4176
James Cook Primary School 5136
Kangaroo Flat Primary School 981
Karingal Heights Primary School 5053
Karoo Primary School 5295
Kensington Primary School 2374
Kerang South Primary School 4949
Kilberry Valley Primary School 5350
Kinglake Primary School 2188
Kingsbury Primary School 4845
Koroit And District Primary School 618
Kyabram P–12 College (interim name) 7965
Kyneton Primary School 343
Langley Primary School 1275
Langwarrin Primary School 3531
Leitchville Primary School 2087
Leongatha Primary School 2981
Leopold Primary School 1146
Lilydale West Primary School 5057
Lloyd Street Primary School 4139
Lorne – Aireys Inlet P–12 College 2162
Lysterfield Primary School 1866
Macedon Primary School 1660
Manifold Heights Primary School 4224
Marong Primary School 400
Appendix 1: Languages by Victorian government primary schools 65
Maryborough Education Centre 8845
Mckinnon Primary School 4366
Mentone Primary School 2950
Mickleham Primary School 1051
Middle Indigo Primary School 1115
Mitcham Primary School 2904
Mitta Mitta Primary School 887
Monbulk Primary School 3265
Moolap Primary School 1911
Mount Beauty Primary School 4644
Mount Eliza Primary School 1368
Murrabit Group School 3859
Murrayville Community College 5433
Nanneella Estate Primary School 3708
Nar Nar Goon Primary School 2248
Narre Warren North Primary School 1901
Narre Warren South P–12 College 8839
New Gisborne Primary School 467
Newport Lakes Primary School 113
Newstead Primary School 452
Newtown Primary School 1887
Nhill College 8833
Noojee Primary School 4098
Noorat Primary School 1178
Oatlands Primary School 5363
Ocean Grove Primary School 3100
Orbost North Primary School 4767
Oxley Primary School 1399
Pakenham Lakeside Primary School 5504
Park Ridge Primary School 5281
Pinewood Primary School 4874
Plenty Parklands Primary School 1915
Point Cook P–9 College 4159
Portland North Primary School 1194
Portland Primary School 489
Pyalong Primary School 2005
Pyramid Hill College 1712
Quambatook Group School 2443
Quarry Hill Primary School 1165
Queenscliff Primary School 1190
Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School 2571
Ringwood Heights Primary School 4911
Ringwood North Primary School 4120
Rochester Primary School 795
Roslyn Primary School 4663
Seaford Primary School 3835
Simpson Primary School 4895
Somerville Primary School 2656
Somerville Rise Primary School 5372
Specimen Hill Primary School 1316
St Leonards Primary School 866
Stratford Primary School 596
Strathfieldsaye Primary School 1211
Tallangatta Primary School 1365
Tallangatta Valley Primary School 2337
Tarnagulla Primary School 1023
Tarwin Lower Primary School 4275
Tarwin Valley Primary School 5420
The Lake Primary School 3581
Thomas Mitchell Primary School 5294
Timbarra P–9 College 5479
Tooborac Primary School 1225
Torquay P–9 College 3368
Tyabb Railway Station Primary School 3544
Tylden Primary School 621
Upper Sandy Creek Primary School 3145
Vermont Primary School 1022
Wallan Primary School 664
Walwa Primary School 2806
Wandin North Primary School 3892
Warburton Primary School 1485
Warrenheip Primary School 1591
Watsonia North Primary School 4988
Wedderburn College 6262
Weeden Heights Primary School 5157
Weeroona College 7405
Welton Primary School 4041
Winters Flat Primary School 652
Winton Primary School 1870
Wonga Park Primary School 3241
Yackandandah Primary School 1103
Yarra Road Primary School 4219
66 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Italian (187 schools) School no.
Aberfeldie Primary School 4220
Albert Park Primary School 1181
Albion North Primary School 4855
Alphington Primary School 3599
Altona P–9 College 8857
Andersons Creek Primary School 5104
Apollo Parkways Primary School 5184
Ardeer South Primary School 5064
Armadale Primary School 2634
Arthurs Creek Primary School 1666
Ascot Vale Primary School 2608
Athol Road Primary School 5536
Avondale Primary School 4812
Baden Powell P–9 College 5315
Baimbridge College 8814
Bayles Regional Primary School 5421
Bayside P–12 College 8800
Bayswater West Primary School 5039
Bell Primary School 4309
Bellbrae Primary School 319
Belle Vue Park Primary School 5453
Belle Vue Primary School 4733
Belmont Primary School 26
Bentleigh West Primary School 4318
Birmingham Primary School 5048
Birregurra Primary School 723
Blackburn Lake Primary School 4860
Boroondara Park Primary School 5288
Brandon Park Primary School 5038
Brighton Primary School 1542
Brunswick East Primary School 3179
Brunswick North Primary School 3585
Brunswick South Primary School 2743
Brunswick South West Primary School 4304
Bullarto Primary School 1288
Cairnlea Park Primary School 1434
Caledonian Primary School 5384
Camberwell South Primary School 4170
Canterbury Primary School 3572
Cardross Primary School 4263
Carlton North Primary School 1252
Carnegie Primary School 2897
Caulfield South Primary School 4315
Ceres Primary School 1602
Chalcot Lodge Primary School 5231
Cheltenham East Primary School 4754
Cheltenham Primary School 84
Chilwell Primary School 2061
Christmas Hills Primary School 1362
Coburg Primary School 484
Coburg West Primary School 3941
Darley Primary School 5200
Daylesford Primary School 1609
Diamond Creek Primary School 1003
Donburn Primary School 5019
Donvale Primary School 4961
Doreen Primary School 945
Drummond Primary School 1848
Eildon Primary School 3931
Elphinstone Primary School 220
Essendon North Primary School 4015
Everton Primary School 5399
Fawkner Primary School 3590
Fitzroy North Primary School 1490
Flemington Primary School 250
Footscray Primary School 253
Footscray West Primary School 3890
Gladesville Primary School 5066
Gladstone Park Primary School 5007
Glen Katherine Primary School 5260
Glenferrie Primary School 1508
Greenhills Primary School 4893
Grovedale Primary School 283
Grovedale West Primary School 5076
Hamlyn Banks Primary School 4804
Hartwell Primary School 4055
Hepburn Primary School 767
Highton Primary School 304
Horsham Primary School (interim
name)
5548
Hurstbridge Primary School 3939
Invergordon Primary School 4896
Iramoo Primary School 5152
Appendix 1: Languages by Victorian government primary schools 67
Irymple South Primary School 3702
Ivanhoe East Primary School 4386
Ivanhoe Primary School 2436
Kangaroo Ground Primary School 2105
Keilor Heights Primary School 4877
Keilor Views Primary School 5539
Kew East Primary School 3161
Kialla Central Primary School 1366
Kialla West Primary School 1727
Kingsbury Primary School 4845
Kingston Heath Primary School 5101
Kingsville Primary School 3988
Koo Wee Rup Primary School 2629
Korumburra Primary School 3077
Laburnum Primary School 4863
Lalor North Primary School 5035
Langwarrin Primary School 3531
Lara Lake Primary School 769
Mackellar Primary School 5297
Malvern Primary School 2586
Manorvale Primary School 5091
Melrose Primary School 5141
Melton Primary School 430
Mentone Park Primary School 4955
Mernda Primary School 488
Merri Creek Primary School 3110
Milawa Primary School 737
Mill Park Heights Primary School 5325
Mill Park Primary School 5160
Monbulk Primary School 3265
Mont Albert Primary School 3943
Moomba Park Primary School 4876
Moonee Ponds Central School 3987
Moriac Primary School 4117
Mossfiel Primary School 5002
Mount Duneed Regional Primary
School
5380
Mount Evelyn Primary School 3642
Mount Ridley P–12 College 8853
Mountain Gate Primary School 4905
Mullum Primary School 4886
Myrtleford P–12 College (interim name) 8873
Niddrie Primary School 5410
North Melbourne Primary School 1402
Northcote Primary School 1401
Orrvale Primary School 3805
Panton Hill Primary School 1134
Park Orchards Primary School 4854
Parktone Primary School 4843
Pascoe Vale Primary School 3081
Pascoe Vale South Primary School 4704
Patterson Lakes Primary School 5190
Penders Grove Primary School 3806
Pinewood Primary School 4874
Porepunkah Primary School 1144
Preston North East Primary School 4764
Preston Primary School 1494
Preston West Primary School 3885
Princes Hill Primary School 2955
Reservoir Primary School 3960
Reservoir West Primary School 4711
Ripponlea Primary School 4087
Rollins Primary School 4867
Rosanna Primary School 4568
Rowville Primary School 5000
Roxburgh Homestead Primary School 5443
Roxburgh Rise Primary School 5493
Rye Primary School 1667
Sandringham Primary School 267
Seabrook Primary School 5337
Shepparton (St Georges Road) Primary
School
4666
Shepparton East Primary School 1713
Southmoor Primary School 4910
Spensley Street Primary School 3146
St Albans Meadows Primary School 5118
St Kilda Park Primary School 2460
Strathaird Primary School 5463
Strathewen Primary School 3947
Streeton Primary School 5438
Sunnycliffs Primary School 4416
Surrey Hills Primary School 2778
Teesdale Primary School 2065
Templestowe Heights Primary School 5004
68 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Templestowe Valley Primary School 4985
Thornbury Primary School 3889
Tooradin Primary School 1503
Trentham District Primary School 1588
Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School 4687
Undera Primary School 1771
Wales Street Primary School 3139
Wallarano Primary School 5055
Wandiligong Primary School 275
Wangaratta Primary School 643
Watsonia North Primary School 4988
Watsonia Primary School 4838
Wattle Park Primary School 3841
Wedge Park Primary School 5206
Westmeadows Primary School 982
Whitfield District Primary School 5397
Whorouly Primary School 1373
Williamstown Primary School 1183
Woodlands Primary School 5319
Yandoit Primary School 691
Yarrambat Primary School 2054
Yarraville West Primary School 2832
Yarrawonga P–12 College 8883
Japanese (158 schools) School no.
Alexandra Primary School 912
Alfredton Primary School 1091
Altona Primary School 3923
Anakie Primary School 1910
Appin Park Primary School 5207
Aspendale Primary School 4193
Bairnsdale Primary School 754
Ballarat (Pleasant Street) Primary
School 695
Balnarring Primary School 1698
Bayside P–12 College 8800
Beaconsfield Primary School 3033
Beaufort Primary School 60
Beaumaris North Primary School 4803
Beaumaris Primary School 3899
Belgrave South Primary School 3551
Bell Park North Primary School 4962
Benton Junior College 5488
Berwick Chase Primary School 5503
Birchip P–12 School 8832
Black Hill Primary School 2043
Bona Vista Primary School 3612
Box Hill North Primary School 4717
Briar Hill Primary School 4341
Bright P–12 College 776
Brighton Beach Primary School 2048
Buln Buln Primary School 2017
Buninyong Primary School 1270
Bunyip Primary School 2229
Carranballac P–9 College 5486
Carrum Downs Primary School 3613
Caulfield Primary School 5489
Chatham Primary School 4314
Clayton North Primary School 734
Clunes Primary School 1552
Cockatoo Primary School 3535
Cohuna Consolidated School 6211
Craigieburn Primary School 4770
Croydon West Primary School 4879
Cudgee Primary School 105
Currawa Primary School 3907
Darnum Primary School 2319
Dartmoor Primary School 1035
Derinya Primary School 4996
Derrinallum P–12 College 5375
Dingley Primary School 4257
Dromana Primary School 184
Ellinbank Primary School 2189
Elmhurst Primary School 959
Eltham East Primary School 4897
Emerald Primary School 3381
Essendon Primary School 483
Ferntree Gully North Primary School 4718
Frankston Heights Primary School 4815
Frankston Primary School 1464
Gardenvale Primary School 3897
Gembrook Primary School 2506
Glen Waverley South Primary School 5436
Glenroy West Primary School 4809
Grasmere Primary School 5381
Appendix 1: Languages by Victorian government primary schools 69
Greensborough Primary School 2062
Gruyere Primary School 2956
Hawthorn West Primary School 293
Heathmont East Primary School 4819
Heidelberg Primary School 294
Huntingdale Primary School 4716
Jamieson Primary School 814
Jeparit Primary School 2988
Kalinda Primary School 5121
Kananook Primary School 5418
Katamatite Primary School 2069
Kent Park Primary School 5082
Kerrimuir Primary School 4816
Kinglake West Primary School 3255
Kings Park Primary School 5236
Kingsbury Primary School 4845
Kingswood Primary School 5106
Kyabram P–12 College (interim Name) 7965
Landsborough Primary School 1862
Launching Place Primary School 2599
Lethbridge Primary School 1386
Lilydale Primary School 876
Longwood Primary School 2707
Lucknow Primary School 1231
Malvern Central School 1604
Malvern Valley Primary School 4669
Manchester Primary School 5009
Monmia Primary School 5336
Moonee Ponds West Primary School 2901
Mount Martha Primary School 5171
Mount Pleasant Primary School 1436
Mount Ridley P–12 College 8853
Mount Waverley Primary School 3432
Movelle Primary School 5139
Murrumbeena Primary School 3449
Myrniong Primary School 487
Navarre Primary School 1330
Newport Gardens Primary School 4665
Niddrie Primary School 5410
Nilma Primary School 2712
Norris Bank Primary School 3618
Northern Bay P–12 College 8901
Nungurner Primary School 4226
Oak Park Primary School 4721
Oakleigh Primary School 1601
Oakleigh South Primary School 4823
Overport Primary School 4780
Peranbin Primary College 5367
Pomonal Primary School 2859
Port Fairy Consolidated School 6247
Research Primary School 2959
Roberts McCubbin Primary School 5419
Ruskin Park Primary School 4916
Rutherglen Primary School 522
Sale Primary School 545
Sandringham East Primary School 4429
Skye Primary School 1222
Solway Primary School 4641
Springhurst Primary School 1583
St Kilda Primary School 1479
Stanley Primary School 550
Strathmore North Primary School 4821
Sussex Heights Primary School 4832
Swan Reach Primary School 1631
Sydenham - Hillside Primary School 3559
Syndal South Primary School 4924
Taggerty Primary School 2544
Tecoma Primary School 3356
Templestowe Park Primary School 5129
The Patch Primary School 5173
Thornton Primary School 1371
Timboon P–12 School 6260
Tinternvale Primary School 5075
Toolangi Primary School 3237
Trawalla Primary School 1150
Tullamarine Primary School 4852
Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School 3926
Upwey South Primary School 4894
Urquhart Park Primary School 2103
Valkstone Primary School 4778
Viewbank Primary School 4892
Waaia Yalca South Primary School 5401
Wangaratta West Primary School 4642
Wantirna Primary School 3709
70 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Warrandyte Primary School 12
Warranwood Primary School 3476
Warrnambool Primary School 1743
Waverley Meadows Primary School 5105
Wendouree Primary School 1813
Williamstown North Primary School 1409
Windermere Primary School 1856
Woady Yaloak Primary School 5440
Wodonga Primary School 37
Wooranna Park Primary School 4989
Yarra Junction Primary School 3216
Yarraman Oaks Primary School (interim
name)
4807
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
Turkish (4 schools) School no.
Coburg Primary School 484
Coolaroo South Primary School 4952
Dallas Brooks Community Primary School 5546
Meadow Heights Primary School 5227
Vietnamese (5 schools) School no.
Abbotsford Primary School 1886
Albanvale Primary School 5179
Footscray Primary School 253
Richmond West Primary School 5044
Sunshine North Primary School 4745
Appendix 2: Languages by Victorian government secondary colleges 71
Appendix 2: Languages by Government Secondary
Colleges, 2011
Aboriginal Languages (1 school) School no.
Woolum Bellum College (interim Name) 8879
Arabic (4 schools) School no.
Bayside P–12 College 8800
Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College 8227
Preston Girls Secondary College 8240
Thomastown Secondary College 8383
Auslan (6 schools) School no.
Charles La Trobe P–12 College 8890
Manor Lakes P–12 College 8848
Bendigo Senior Secondary College 7595
Bendigo South East 7–10 Secondary
College 7837
Forest Hill College 8724
Shepparton High School 8320
Chinese (Mandarin) (43 schools) School no.
Alkira Secondary College 8874
Ashwood Secondary College 8743
Bacchus Marsh College 8777
Balwyn High School 7550
Bendigo Senior Secondary College 7595
Bendigo South East 7–10 Secondary
College
7837
Box Hill High School 7635
Brighton Secondary College 7650
Brunswick Secondary College 8807
Camberwell High School 7680
Collingwood College 6212
Cranbourne East Secondary College 8898
Doncaster Secondary College 7776
Elwood College 7810
Essendon East Keilor District College 8806
Forest Hill College 8724
Glen Eira College 8704
Glen Waverley Secondary College 8808
Hawkesdale P–12 College 5434
Hawthorn Secondary College 7934
Horsham College 8818
Kew High School 7950
Keysborough Secondary College 8867
Koonung Secondary College 7954
Kurnai College 8716
Lowanna College 8821
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary
College
8022
Melbourne Girls College 8819
Mount Clear College 7267
Neerim District Secondary College 8145
Northcote High School 8180
Preston Girls Secondary College 8240
Stawell Secondary College 8731
Strathmore Secondary College 8345
Suzanne Cory High School 8866
Templestowe College 8823
Thornbury High School 8797
Traralgon College 8803
Victoria University Secondary College 8891
Wantirna College 8428
Werribee Secondary College 8465
Werrimull P–12 School 6257
Westall Secondary College 8470
Classical Greek (1 school) School no.
Balwyn High School 7550
French (83 schools) School no.
Albert Park College 8889
Ararat Community College Secondary 8753
Ashwood Secondary College 8743
Balmoral P–12 Community College
(interim name)
8872
Balwyn High School 7550
Bellarine Secondary College 8250
Bendigo Senior Secondary College 7595
Blackburn High School 7610
Boort District P–12 School 8882
Brighton Secondary College 7650
Camberwell High School 7680
72 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Canterbury Girls Secondary College 7690
Carwatha College P–12 5435
Castlemaine Secondary College 8824
Colac Secondary College 8864
Crusoe 7–10 Secondary College 7205
Dandenong High School (interim name) 8858
Donald High School 7775
Doncaster Secondary College 7776
Drouin Secondary College 7785
Eaglehawk Secondary College 7790
Eltham High School 7805
Elwood College 7810
Forest Hill College 8724
Frankston High School 7850
Gisborne Secondary College 7857
Gladstone Park Secondary College 7858
Glen Eira College 8704
Glen Waverley Secondary College 8808
Hampton Park Secondary College 8709
Heywood District Secondary College 7910
Highvale Secondary College 7918
John Monash Science School 8856
Kew High School 7950
Keysborough Secondary College 8867
Koonung Secondary College 7954
Kyabram P–12 College (interim Name) 7965
Kyneton Secondary College 7970
Lake Bolac College 854
Lalor Secondary College 7985
Lilydale High School 7995
Lyndale Secondary College 8000
MacRobertson Girls High School 8135
Mallacoota P–12 College 3515
Mansfield Secondary College 8010
Maroondah Secondary College 8017
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary
College 8022
Mckinnon Secondary College 8125
Melbourne Girls College 8819
Melbourne High School 8025
Mentone Girls Secondary College 8030
Monterey Secondary College 8809
Montmorency Secondary College 8068
Mordialloc College 8075
Northcote High School 8180
Norwood Secondary College 8185
Nossal High School 8865
Pakenham Secondary College 8223
Parkdale Secondary College 8225
Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College 8227
Princes Hill Secondary College 8245
Ringwood Secondary College 8270
Roxburgh College 8407
Rutherglen High School 8300
Sandringham College 8739
Scoresby Secondary College 8307
South Gippsland Secondary College 7845
St Albans Secondary College 8330
Staughton College 7247
Suzanne Cory High School 8866
Swinburne Senior Secondary College 7366
Terang College 6236
University High School 8405
Upwey High School 8415
Vermont Secondary College 8420
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary
School
7384
Warrnambool College 8811
Weeroona College 7405
Wellington Secondary College 8462
Westall Secondary College 8470
Western Heights Secondary College 8820
Wheelers Hill Secondary College 8474
Williamstown High School 8475
German (59 schools) School no.
Bairnsdale Secondary College 8466
Ballarat High School 7540
Ballarat South Community Learning
Precinct (interim name)
8900
Bayswater Secondary College 7560
Bendigo Senior Secondary College 7595
Bendigo South East 7–10 Secondary
College
7837
Berwick Secondary College 7603
Appendix 2: Languages by Victorian government secondary colleges 73
Blackburn High School 7610
Boronia Heights College 7048
Box Hill High School 7635
Brentwood Secondary College 7647
Bright P–12 College 776
Buckley Park College 7670
Bundoora Secondary College 7874
Castlemaine Secondary College 8824
Cranbourne Secondary College 7747
Croydon Secondary College 7755
Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College 7205
Dimboola Memorial Secondary College 7770
East Loddon P–12 College 6217
Edenhope College 5432
Endeavour Hills Secondary
College(interim Name)
8871
Fairhills High School 7823
Forest Hill College 8724
Fountain Gate Secondary College(interim
name)
8870
Geelong High School 7855
Gleneagles Secondary College(interim
name)
8869
Heathmont College 8816
Highvale Secondary College 7918
Hopetoun Secondary College 7920
Horsham College 8818
Kambrya College 8421
Kurnai College 8716
Macleod College 6242
MacRobertson Girls High School 8135
Mckinnon Secondary College 8125
Melbourne High School 8025
Melton Secondary College 8027
Mill Park Secondary College 8775
Mirboo North Secondary College 8050
Monbulk College 8065
Mooroolbark College 8071
Mount Eliza Secondary College 8102
Mount Waverley Secondary College 8105
Mullauna Secondary College 8744
Murtoa College 1549
Noble Park Secondary College 8813
North Geelong Secondary College 7856
Oberon High School 8210
Patterson River Secondary College 8725
Rainbow Secondary College 8255
Stawell Secondary College 8731
Traralgon College 8803
University High School 8405
Upper Yarra Secondary College 8410
Upwey High School 8415
Vermont Secondary College 8420
Viewbank College 8812
Wangaratta High School 8425
Greek (9 schools) School no.
Balwyn High School 7550
Bentleigh Secondary College 7255
Chaffey Secondary College 7250
Hawthorn Secondary College 7934
Lalor Secondary College 7985
Northcote High School 8180
South Oakleigh Secondary College 8801
Strathmore Secondary College 8345
Thornbury High School 8797
Indonesian (96 schools) School no.
Alexandra Secondary College 7505
Apollo Bay P–12 College 6203
Ballarat Secondary College 8828
Beechworth Secondary College 7575
Bellarine Secondary College 8250
Benalla College 8810
Bendigo Senior Secondary College 7595
Bendigo South East 7–10 Secondary
College
7837
Bentleigh Secondary College 7255
Berwick Secondary College 7603
Boort District P–12 School 8882
Camberwell High School 7680
Caroline Springs College 5483
Casterton Secondary College 7695
Castlemaine Secondary College 8824
Chaffey Secondary College 7250
Charlton College 8830
74 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Corryong College 8843
Craigieburn Secondary College 8705
Crusoe 7–10 Secondary College 7205
Dromana Secondary College 7122
Eaglehawk Secondary College 7790
Echuca College 8855
Elisabeth Murdoch College 8722
Eltham High School 7805
Fountain Gate Secondary College(interim
name)
8870
Gisborne Secondary College 7857
Gleneagles Secondary College(interim
name)
8869
Glenroy Secondary College 8893
Goroke P–12 College 6223
Grovedale College 7183
Heathmont College 8816
Irymple Secondary College 7198
Kerang Tech High School 7945
Kyabram P–12 College (interim name) 7965
Kyneton Secondary College 7970
Lara Secondary College 8841
Leongatha Secondary College 8745
Lilydale Heights College 7219
Lilydale High School 7995
Lorne - Aireys Inlet P–12 College 2162
Lowanna College 8821
Lyndhurst Secondary College 7108
MacRobertson Girls High School 8135
Maffra Secondary College 8005
Mansfield Secondary College 8010
Maryborough Education Centre 8845
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary
College
8022
Melbourne High School 8025
Merbein P–10 College 8886
Mildura Senior College 8045
Mooroopna Secondary College 8073
Mornington Secondary College 8804
Mount Beauty Secondary College 8100
Mount Eliza Secondary College 8102
Mount Erin Secondary College 7028
Mullauna Secondary College 8744
Narre Warren South P–12 College 8839
Nathalia Secondary College 8140
Newcomb Secondary College 8151
Nhill College 8833
Norwood Secondary College 8185
Oberon High School 8210
Orbost Secondary College 8215
Parkwood Secondary College 8226
Patterson River Secondary College 8725
Point Cook P–9 College 4159
Portland Secondary College 8798
Pyramid Hill College 1712
Red Cliffs Secondary College 8260
Ringwood Secondary College 8270
Rochester Secondary College 8280
Rosebud Secondary College 8290
Rowville Secondary College 8734
Sandringham College 8739
Seymour P–12 College (interim name) 8884
Somerville Secondary College 8875
Tallangatta Secondary College 8370
Thornbury High School 8797
Timbarra P–9 College 5479
Torquay P–9 College 3368
Trafalgar High School 8395
Vermont Secondary College 8420
Wallan Secondary College 8791
Wantirna College 8428
Warragul Regional College 8827
Warrnambool College 8811
Wedderburn College 6262
Weeroona College 7405
Western Port Secondary College 7893
Wheelers Hill Secondary College 8474
Whittlesea Secondary College 7408
Williamstown High School 8475
Wodonga Middle Years College 8851
Wonthaggi Secondary College 8736
Yea High School 8500
Appendix 2: Languages by Victorian government secondary colleges 75
Italian (72 schools) School no.
Altona P–9 College 8857
Baden Powell P–9 College 5315
Baimbridge College 8814
Bayside P–12 College 8800
Belmont High School 7585
Brunswick Secondary College 8807
Chaffey Secondary College 7250
Cheltenham Secondary College 7720
Copperfield College 8799
Craigieburn Secondary College 8705
Daylesford Secondary College 7115
Debney Park Secondary College 7763
Diamond Valley College 8746
Doncaster Secondary College 7776
East Doncaster Secondary College 7773
Elisabeth Murdoch College 8722
Epping Secondary College 7813
Essendon East Keilor District College 8806
Fitzroy High School 8742
Footscray City College 8836
Galvin Park Secondary College 7402
Gilmore Girls College 7841
Gladstone Park Secondary College 7858
Glen Waverley Secondary College 8808
Greensborough Secondary College 8750
Grovedale College 7183
Hoppers Crossing Secondary College 8710
Irymple Secondary College 7198
John Fawkner Secondary College 8894
Keilor Downs Secondary College 8715
Koo Wee Rup Secondary College 7955
Korumburra Secondary College 7960
Kurunjang Secondary College 8718
Lalor North Secondary College 7986
Lalor Secondary College 7985
Lowanna College 8821
Lyndale Secondary College 8000
Mallacoota P–12 College 3515
Maribyrnong Secondary College 8015
Mc Guire College 7331
Mildura Senior College 8045
Mill Park Secondary College 8775
Moonee Ponds Central School 3987
Mooroopna Secondary College 8073
Mount Ridley P–12 College 8853
Myrtleford P–12 College (interim name) 8873
Northcote High School 8180
Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College 8227
Preston Girls Secondary College 8240
Princes Hill Secondary College 8245
Reservoir High School 8708
Rosehill Secondary College 7275
Rowville Secondary College 8734
Roxburgh College 8407
St Albans Secondary College 8330
St Helena Secondary College 8730
Strathmore Secondary College 8345
Sunbury College 8350
Sunbury Downs Secondary College 8723
Sunshine College 8790
Taylors Lakes Secondary College 8787
Templestowe College 8823
The Grange P–12 College 8783
Thomastown Secondary College 8383
Thornbury High School 8797
Victoria University Secondary College 8891
Wanganui Park Secondary College 8422
Wangaratta High School 8425
Warrandyte High School 8437
Werribee Secondary College 8465
William Ruthven Secondary College 8895
Yarra Hills Secondary College 8815
Japanese (85 schools) School no.
Alexandra Secondary College 7505
Bairnsdale Secondary College 8466
Ballarat High School 7540
Bayside P–12 College 8800
Beaufort Secondary College 7565
Bentleigh Secondary College 7255
Birchip P–12 School 8832
Brauer Secondary College 7395
76 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Brentwood Secondary College 7647
Bright P–12 College 776
Brighton Secondary College 7650
Broadford Secondary College 7655
Buckley Park College 7670
Canterbury Girls Secondary College 7690
Carrum Downs Secondary College 8423
Cobram Secondary College 7725
Cohuna Secondary College 7735
Copperfield College 8799
Dandenong High School (interim name) 8858
Derrinallum P–12 College 5375
Dromana Secondary College 7122
Drouin Secondary College 7785
Elwood College 7810
Emerald Secondary College 8707
Essendon East Keilor District College 8806
Euroa Secondary College 7820
Fairhills High School 7823
Footscray City College 8836
Frankston High School 7850
Geelong High School 7855
Gisborne Secondary College 7857
Grovedale College 7183
Healesville High School 7900
John Monash Science School 8856
Kambrya College 8421
Keilor Downs Secondary College 8715
Kew High School 7950
Koonung Secondary College 7954
Kyabram P–12 College (interim name) 7965
Leongatha Secondary College 8745
Lilydale Heights College 7219
Lyndale Secondary College 8000
MacRobertson Girls High School 8135
Malvern Central School 1604
Maroondah Secondary College 8017
McClelland Secondary College 8835
Melbourne High School 8025
Melton Secondary College 8027
Mentone Girls Secondary College 8030
Monbulk College 8065
Montmorency Secondary College 8068
Mornington Secondary College 8804
Mount Clear College 7267
Mount Ridley P–12 College 8853
Mount Waverley Secondary College 8105
Noble Park Secondary College 8813
Northern Bay P–12 College 8901
Nossal High School 8865
Oberon High School 8210
Parkdale Secondary College 8225
Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College 8227
Rosebud Secondary College 8290
Rosehill Secondary College 7275
Sale College 8834
Sandringham College 8739
Shepparton High School 8320
South Oakleigh Secondary College 8801
St Albans Secondary College 8330
Strathmore Secondary College 8345
Sunbury College 8350
Taylors Lakes Secondary College 8787
Timboon P–12 School 6260
Upper Yarra Secondary College 8410
Upwey High School 8415
Viewbank College 8812
Wanganui Park Secondary College 8422
Wangaratta High School 8425
Warracknabeal Secondary College 8430
Warragul Regional College 8827
Werribee Secondary College 8465
Western Heights Secondary College 8820
Williamstown High School 8475
Wodonga Middle Years College 8851
Wodonga Senior Secondary College 8480
Wonthaggi Secondary College 8736
Latin (2 schools) School no.
Dandenong High School 8858
University High School 8405
Appendix 2: Languages by Victorian government secondary colleges 77
Macedonian (3 schools) School no.
Epping Secondary College 7813
Lalor Secondary College 7985
Thomastown Secondary College 8383
Spanish (5 schools) School no.
Footscray City College 8836
Numurkah Secondary College 8190
Sherbrooke Community School 6252
Wantirna College 8428
Werribee Secondary College 8465
Turkish (1 school) School no.
Roxburgh Secondary College 8407
Vietnamese (9 schools) School no.
Braybrook College 7645
Debney Park Secondary College 7763
Gilmore Girls College 7841
Hawthorn Secondary College 7934
St Albans Secondary College 8330
Sunshine College 8790
Thomastown Secondary College 8383
Victoria University Secondary College 8891
Westall Secondary College 8470
78 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
Appendix 3: Government Primary Schools and
Languages Provided, 2011
School name Language School no.
Abbotsford Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and
Vietnamese 1886
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
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 79
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
80 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
School
German 5377
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
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 81
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
82 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 83
School name Language School no.
Currawa Primary School Japanese 3907
Dallas Brooks Community Primary
School
Arabic and Turkish 5546
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
84 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 85
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
86 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
School name Language School no.
Highton Primary School Italian 304
Highvale Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and
German
4986
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
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 87
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,
German, Indonesian, Italian and
Japanese
4845
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
Kyabram P–12 College French, Indonesian and
Japanese
7965
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
German
5113
Lloyd Street Primary School Indonesian 4139
Loch Sport Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) 5245
Longwood Primary School Japanese 2707
88 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 89
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
School
German 2136
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
90 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
School
Chinese (Mandarin) 5402
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
Indonesian
4098
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)
Primary School
Auslan and German 4808
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
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 91
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
Macedonian 824
Preston West Primary School Italian 3885
Princes Hill Primary School Italian 2955
92 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
German 4686
Reservoir Primary School Italian 3960
Reservoir West Primary School Italian 4711
Richmond Primary School Greek 5269
Richmond West Primary School Chinese (Mandarin) and
Vietnamese
5044
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
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 93
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
School
Auslan 5020
Shepparton (St Georges Road) Primary
School
Italian 4666
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
94 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
Indonesian
5294
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
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 95
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
Italian
3139
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
96 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
Appendix 3: Government primary schools and languages provided 97
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
98 Languages in Victorian government schools, 2011
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
Precinct (interim name)
German 8900
Balmoral K-12 Community College French 8872
Balwyn High School Chinese (Mandarin), Classical Greek,
French and Greek
7550
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,
German and Indonesian
7595
Bendigo South East 7–10 Secondary
College
Auslan, Chinese (Mandarin), French,
German and Indonesian
7837
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
Appendix 4: Government secondary colleges and languages provided 99
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
Indonesian
7680
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
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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
German
8724
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
Vietnamese
7934
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
Appendix 4: Government secondary colleges and languages provided 101
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
Japanese
8135
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
Indonesian
8022
Mc Guire College Italian 7331
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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
Japanese
8025
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
Italian
8180
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
Appendix 4: Government secondary colleges and languages provided 103
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
Japanese
8345
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
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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
Vietnamese
8383
Thornbury High School Chinese (Mandarin), Greek, Indonesian
and Italian
8797
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
Vietnamese
8891
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary
School French
7384
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
Spanish
8428
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
Spanish
8465
Werrimull P–12 School Chinese (Mandarin) 6257
Westall Secondary College Chinese (Mandarin), French and
Vietnamese
8470
Western Heights Secondary College French and Japanese 8820
Western Port Secondary College Indonesian 7893
Appendix 4: Government secondary colleges and languages provided 105
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 5: VSL centres and languages provided 107
Appendix 5: VSL Centres and Languages
Provided, 2011 VSL centre Languages
1. Altona North Campus (Bayside P–12 College)
Arabic, Croatian, Hindi, Macedonian and
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 Waverley)
Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese and Sinhala
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 (Werribee)
Albanian, Bosnian, Karen, Korean, Punjabi
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 (Broadmeadows)
Syriac and Vietnamese
24. Keilor Downs College Croatian, Greek, Macedonian and Turkish
25. Lalor Secondary College Arabic and Vietnamese
26. McKinnon Secondary College Hebrew and Russian
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VSL centre Languages
27. Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College (Geelong)
Chinese (Mandarin), German, Italian,
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