Languages Provision in
Victorian Government
Schools, 2012
Published by
Languages Unit, Priority Programs Branch
Learning and Teaching Division
Early Childhood and School Education Group
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Melbourne
July 2013
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Contents
List of tables and figures
5
Tables
5
Figures
6
Acronyms
7
Preface
8
Data Collection Process
8
Overview
8
1. Overview of the Study of Languages in 2012
10
Victorian Government Primary and Secondary Schools
10
Languages Programs in Victorian Government Schools
10
Trends in Languages Programs in Victorian Government
Primary Schools (excluding VSL)
14
Trends in Languages Programs in Victorian Government
Secondary Schools (excluding VSL)
15
Language Profiles
17
2. Summary of Findings
21
Victorian Government Primary Schools
21
Victorian Government Secondary Schools
22
Teachers of Languages in Victorian Government Schools
23
Bilingual Programs in Victorian Government Schools
23
The Victorian School of Languages
23
Community Languages Schools
24
3. Victorian Government Primary Schools
25
Schools
25
Students
27
Languages Taught
29
Contact Time
32
Program Types
33
Contents
3
Regional Provision of Languages Programs
4. Victorian Government Secondary Schools
35
37
Schools
37
Students
39
Languages Taught
40
Male/Female Enrolments
42
Languages Study at the VCE Level
44
Contact Time
46
Program Types
46
Regional Provision of Languages
47
5. Teachers of Languages in Victorian Government Schools
50
6. Bilingual Programs in Victorian Government Schools
53
7. The Victorian School of Languages
55
Distance Education Provision at the Victorian School of
Languages
58
8. Community Languages Schools
60
Appendix 1: Languages by provider of programs, 2012
62
Appendix 2: Languages by Government Primary Schools,
2012
63
Appendix 3: Languages by Government Secondary Schools,
2012
74
Appendix 4: Government Primary Schools and Languages
Provided, 2012
81
Appendix 5: Government Secondary Schools and Languages
Provided, 2012
99
Appendix 6: VSL Centres and Languages Provided, 2012
107
Appendix 7: Schools without Languages programs, 2012
109
Appendix 8: Victorian government schools that did not
provide data, 2012
116
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
List of tables and figures
Tables
Table 1.1:
Total enrolments in Languages study, government primary and
secondary
schools, and the VSL, 2012 ................................................................................................. 11
Table 1.2:
Number of primary and secondary level programs, by language, 2012 ............................... 13
Table 1.3:
Enrolment trends in Italian, 2006–12 ................................................................................... 17
Table 1.4:
Enrolment trends in Indonesian, 2006–12 ........................................................................... 17
Table 1.5:
Enrolment trends in Japanese, 2006–12 ............................................................................. 17
Table 1.6:
Enrolment trends in French, 2006–12 .................................................................................. 18
Table 1.7:
Enrolment trends in Chinese (Mandarin), 2006–12.............................................................. 18
Table 1.8:
Enrolment trends in German, 2006–12 ................................................................................ 18
Table 1.9:
Enrolment trends in Auslan, 2006–12 .................................................................................. 19
Table 1.10:
Enrolment trends in Spanish, 2006–12 ................................................................................ 19
Table 1.11:
Enrolment trends in Greek, 2006–12 ................................................................................... 19
Table 1.12:
Enrolment trends in Vietnamese, 2006–12 .......................................................................... 20
Table 1.13:
Enrolment trends in Turkish, 2006–12 ................................................................................. 20
Table 1.14:
Enrolment trends in Arabic, 2006–12 ................................................................................... 20
Table 3.1:
Number and percentage of primary schools with Languages programs, by
year level, 2006–12.............................................................................................................. 26
Table 3.2:
Number and percentage of primary level programs,
Table 3.3:
Primary level Languages enrolments by year level and as a percentage of
total student population, 2006–12 ........................................................................................ 28
Table 3.4:
Primary enrolments, by language and year level, 2012 ....................................................... 30
Table 3.5:
Primary enrolments, by language and program type, 2012 ................................................. 34
Table 3.6:
Primary schools providing Languages programs, by region, 2012 ....................................... 35
Table 3.7:
Primary enrolments, by language and region, 2012 ............................................................. 36
Table 4.1:
Number and percentage of secondary programs, by language, 2012 ................................. 38
Table 4.2:
Secondary level Languages enrolments, by year level and as a percentage
of total student population, 2006–12 .................................................................................... 39
Table 4.3:
Secondary enrolments, by language and year level, 2012 .................................................. 41
Table 4.4:
Secondary enrolments as a percentage of all Languages enrolments,
selected languages, Years 7 and 12, 2012 .......................................................................... 42
Table 4.5:
Secondary enrolments, by gender and language, 2012 ....................................................... 43
Table 4.6:
Student enrolments (government schools) by language, students eligible to
graduate from VCE, 2008 –12 (based on VCE unit 4 enrolments)....................................... 44
Table 4.7:
Government school students eligible to graduate from VCE, 2012: number of
students who completed a VCE Unit 4 Languages course by year undertaken ................... 45
Table 4.8:
Secondary Languages enrolments, by language and program type, 2012 .......................... 47
Table 4.9:
Secondary enrolments, by region and language, 2012 ........................................................ 48
Table 4.10:
Secondary Languages students, by metropolitan and regional areas, by year
level, 2012............................................................................................................................ 49
Table 5.1:
Teachers by gender and language, 2012 ............................................................................ 51
Table 6.1:
Designated bilingual programs, 2012 ................................................................................... 54
Table 7.1:
VSL enrolments, by language and year level, 2012 ............................................................. 56
Table 7.2:
Student enrolments in distance education, by language and year level, 2012 ..................... 59
Table 8.1:
CLS enrolments by language, and school numbers, 2012 ................................................... 60
by language, 2012 ........................... 27
Tables and Figures
5
Table 8.2:
CLS teachers, by language, 2012 ....................................................................................... 61
Figures
Figure 1.1:
Total enrolments in six most-studied languages, 2006–12 .................................................. 12
Figure 1.2:
Number and percentage of primary schools providing a Languages program,
2006–12 .............................................................................................................................. 14
Figure 1.3:
Number of primary schools offering the six most-studied languages, 2006-12 ................... 15
Figure 1.4:
Number and percentage of secondary schools providing a Languages
program, 2006–12 ............................................................................................................... 15
Figure 1.5:
Number of secondary schools offering the six most-studied languages, 200612 ........................................................................................................................................ 16
Figure 3.1:
Percentage of primary schools providing Languages programs, by year level,
2006–12 .............................................................................................................................. 25
Figure 3.2:
Sequences of Languages programs in primary schools, 2012 ............................................ 26
Figure 3.3:
Percentage of primary school students studying Languages, 2006–12 .............................. 28
Figure 3.4:
Primary level Languages enrolments, by year level, 2006–12 ............................................ 29
Figure 3.5:
Primary level enrolments, by language, 2012...................................................................... 31
Figure 3.6:
Primary enrolments for the seven most-studied languages, 2006–12 ................................. 31
Figure 3.7:
Enrolments in primary Languages programs, by minutes per week, 2012 .......................... 32
Figure 3.8:
Average minutes of Languages study per week, 2006–12 .................................................. 32
Figure 3.9:
Primary Languages enrolments (%), by program type, 2012 .............................................. 33
Figure 3.10:
Percentage of primary schools providing a Languages program, by region,
2012 .................................................................................................................................... 35
Figure 4.1:
Percentage of secondary schools providing Languages programs, by year
level, 2006–12 ..................................................................................................................... 37
Figure 4.2:
Sequences of Languages programs in secondary schools*, 2012 ...................................... 38
Figure 4.3:
Percentage of secondary students studying a language, by year level, 2006–
12 ........................................................................................................................................ 40
Figure 4.4:
Percentage of secondary level students studying a language, 2006–12 ............................. 40
Figure 4.5:
Secondary enrolments, by language, 2012 ......................................................................... 41
Figure 4.6:
Secondary enrolments, six most-studied languages, 2006–12 ........................................... 42
Figure 4.7:
Secondary Languages enrolments, by gender and year level, 2012 ................................... 43
Figure 4.8:
Average minutes per week for Languages programs, by year level, 2006–12 .................... 46
Figure 4.9:
Secondary Languages students (percentage) in metropolitan and regional
areas, by year level, 2012 ................................................................................................... 48
Figure 4.10:
Languages enrolments at Years 11 and 12, by regional or metropolitan
regions, 2006–12................................................................................................................. 49
Figure 5.1:
Languages teachers, by school type, 2012 ......................................................................... 50
Figure 5.2:
Qualification levels of Languages teachers, 2012 ............................................................... 52
Figure 5.3:
Hours spent teaching Languages each week, primary and secondary levels,
2012 .................................................................................................................................... 52
Figure 7.1:
Enrolments at the VSL, 2006–12......................................................................................... 55
Figure 7.2:
Languages enrolments at the VSL, by sector, 2012 ............................................................ 58
Figure 7.3:
Student enrolments in distance education (six most-studied languages),
2006–12 .............................................................................................................................. 59
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Acronyms
AusVELS
Victorian Foundation (Prep) to Year 10 curriculum
CLS
Community Languages School
NEV
North-Eastern Victoria - encompasses the Hume and Eastern
Metropolitan Regions
NWV
North Western Victoria - encompasses the Loddon Mallee and
Northern Metropolitan Regions
SEV
South-Eastern Victoria - encompasses the Gippsland and Southern
Metropolitan Regions.
SWV
South-Western Victoria - encompasses the Barwon South Western,
Grampians and Western Metropolitan Regions
VCAA
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
VCE
Victorian Certificate of Education
VSL
Victorian School of Languages
Acronyms
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Preface
Comprehensive data about the provision of Languages education in Victorian government schools
has been collected centrally and published since 1991. This report provides an analysis of the
provision of Languages education in Victorian government schools in 2012, including the Victorian
School of Languages (VSL). For the first time this report includes data about the provision of
Languages education in accredited Community Languages Schools (CLS) funded by DEECD in
2012. Community Languages Schools provide classes to students from Prep to Year 12
(depending on the language) outside mainstream school hours; i.e. after school or on weekends.
The report does not include data about the provision of languages education in non-government
schools.
The Victorian Government's Vision for Languages Education, released in November 2011, outlined
the Government's commitment to extend and improve Languages education in Victorian schools.
This includes a commitment to introduce compulsory languages education for all government
school students from Prep to Year 10 by 2025, beginning with Prep in 2015.
In 2012, a range of initiatives and strategies that support the Vision were implemented. This
included redefining the types of Languages programs necessary to achieve the Government’s
languages education vision. Programs, which focus on developing cultural awareness and limited
vocabulary in the target language (Cultural Awareness and Limited Language Programs), were
previously included in data and reports on Languages education in Victorian schools. From 2012,
these programs were not considered Languages programs on the basis that they would not lead to
student proficiency in a language. They are therefore are no longer counted in the report, which
only considers programs where the primary aim is language acquisition.
Data Collection Process
The data in this report is based on responses from primary and secondary schools to a web-based
Languages survey. The Languages survey is administered as part of the DEECD mid-year (August)
school supplementary census and the data collected provides a picture of the provision of
Languages education at that time in Victoria.
In 2012, due to industrial action, more than 160 schools chose not to complete part of or all of the
DEECD Mid-year (August) school supplementary census, including the Languages component.
Some of these non-responses may have also been due to technical difficulties. Where 2011 data
was available for those schools, this data was used in compiling the 2012 report. Therefore, if a
school did not offer a Languages program or a Cultural Awareness and Limited Language Program
in 2011, they are recorded as not having a Languages program in 2012.The lack of data from some
schools has had most impact on findings detailed in the section 5 of the report. Appendix 8 of this
report includes a list of the schools for which the Languages component of the August census in
2012 was not complete, and identifies where 2011 data was used.
Overview
In 2012, twenty-two languages were taught in government schools, 50 languages were studied
through the VSL and 43 languages were studied though CLS, representing 67 languages in total.
Appendix 1 contains a list of the 67 languages studied in Victorian government schools, the VSL
and CLS and lists the types of school in which each is taught.
Italian, Indonesian, Japanese, French, Chinese (Mandarin), German, Auslan and Spanish were the
most-studied languages across all government primary and secondary schools. At the VSL,
community languages were more widely studied. The eight most -studied languages at the VSL
were Chinese (Mandarin), Vietnamese, Greek, Turkish, Japanese, French, Arabic and Italian. The
six most-studied languages in CLS were Chinese (Mandarin), Greek, Vietnamese, Arabic, Somali
and Italian.
Nine hundred and sixty-six or 66.4% of government schools in Victoria offered Languages
programs in 2012, with a total of 266,146 students (49.7%) enrolled in these programs. A further
3,409 students were enrolled in taster programs at the secondary level. A taster program exposes
students to a range of languages for a short period before they select one language for ongoing
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study. There were also 15,586 enrolments at the Victorian School of Languages, with eleven
languages provided by distance education mode. A total of 281,732 students were enrolled in
language programs in 2012. In addition, 36,964 students studied languages at an accredited CLS.
These students may also have studied a language at a government or non-government mainstream
school.
The exclusion of Cultural Awareness and Limited Language Programs from the 2012 report has
resulted in a decline in the reported number of Languages programs and the number of students
learning a language, predominantly at the primary level. In 2011, 78,174 (40.6%) of primary
students and 1,666 (1.8%) of secondary students were enrolled in a language and cultural
awareness program (data from 1,539 schools). This needs to be considered when comparing 2011
and 2012 data.
Appendix 7 contains a list of government schools, which did not offer a Languages program in 2012
and indicates whether they offered a cultural program.
Preface
9
1. Overview of the Study of Languages in 2012
The following analysis reviews Languages study overall and at the primary and secondary levels in
Victorian government schools 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 and Secondary Schools
This report considers data collected in August 2012, from 1,454 government primary and secondary
schools in Victoria. Across the 1,454 schools, 1,209 schools offered primary level schooling and
319 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 changes slightly each year. For example,
data from 1,470 schools was considered in the 2010 report, while this number decreased to 1,456
schools in 2011 and to 1,454 in 2012. Therefore, percentages, as well as actual numbers, are
provided for clarity in some tables and figures (e.g. Figure 1.2).
Languages Programs in Victorian Government Schools
In 2012, 966 (66.4%) of 1,454 government schools in Victoria offered Languages programs. A total
of 266,146 students (49.7%) were enrolled in these programs. A further 3,409 students were
enrolled in taster programs at the secondary level. There were also 15,586 enrolments at the
Victorian School of Languages (VSL) bringing the total number of enrolments in Languages
programs in 2012 to 285,141 (Table 1.1).
Twenty-two languages were taught in government schools in 2012, while 50 languages were
studied through the VSL. Table 1.1 provides a summary of enrolments in Victorian government
primary and secondary schools, including all enrolments at the VSL (including through distance
education), for 2012. (Appendix 1 lists all 67 languages that were studied by Victorian government
school students at their schools or through the VSL or CLS. The languages are listed by type of
provider.)
Note that at the secondary level, students studying more than one language through taster
programs are counted for each language they are enrolled in. Hence, Table 1.1 represents student
enrolments, not the number of students studying a language.
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Table 1.1:
Language
Total enrolments in Languages study, government primary and
secondary schools, and the VSL, 2012
Italian
42,848
Primary
VSL
167
Indonesian
35,692
5
35,697
18,375
404
18,779
54,476
19.1
Japanese
35,050
90
35,140
17,245
714
17,959
53,099
18.6
French
14,701
114
14,815
18,914
626
19,540
34,355
12.0
19,368
1,325
20,693
7,251
1,364
8,615
29,308
10.3
9,077
35
9,112
10,949
427
11,376
20,488
7.2
Auslan
9,222
0
9,222
407
0
407
9,629
3.4
Spanish
3,581
210
3,791
460
384
844
4,635
1.6
Greek
2,103
728
2,831
1,071
267
1,338
4,169
1.5
Vietnamese
437
1,061
1,498
562
932
1,494
2,992
1.0
Turkish
733
431
1,164
254
398
652
1,816
0.6
Arabic
459
285
744
214
326
540
1,284
0.5
Korean
726
118
844
0
201
201
1,045
0.4
Hindi
396
188
584
0
171
171
755
0.3
Macedonian
132
188
320
214
203
417
737
0.3
Sinhala
0
399
399
0
187
187
586
0.2
Punjabi
0
246
246
0
212
212
458
0.2
Karen
36
205
241
0
158
158
399
0.1
Latin
0
0
0
272
103
375
375
0.1
Croatian
0
180
180
0
133
133
313
0.1
Chin (Hakha)
0
133
133
0
87
87
220
0.1
Persian
0
13
13
0
175
175
188
0.1
Dari
0
79
79
0
96
96
175
0.1
76
0
76
96
0
96
172
0.1
0
77
77
0
88
88
165
0.1
Polish
0
25
25
0
125
125
150
0.1
Bosnian
0
44
44
0
96
96
140
<0.1
Serbian
14
45
59
0
73
73
132
<0.1
Hebrew
0
28
28
0
62
62
90
<0.1
Russian
0
58
58
0
31
31
89
<0.1
39
18
57
0
30
30
87
<0.1
3
36
39
0
47
47
86
<0.1
0
0
0
79
6
85
85
<0.1
0
35
35
0
44
44
79
<0.1
Dinka
0
49
49
0
26
26
75
<0.1
Filipino
0
7
7
0
40
40
47
<0.1
Maltese
0
25
25
0
19
19
44
<0.1
Hungarian
0
16
16
0
16
16
32
<0.1
Chinese
(Mandarin)
German
Aboriginal
Languages
Khmer
Dutch
Portuguese
Classical
Greek
Albanian
Primary
Primary
total
43,015
Second. Second. Second.
VSL
total
18,499
435
18,934
Overview
Total
enrol.
61,949
11
%*
21.7
Language
Primary
Chin (Falam)
0
Primary
VSL
15
Chin (Matu)
0
21
21
0
4
4
25
<0.1
Tamil
0
23
23
0
0
0
23
<0.1
Romanian
0
1
1
0
21
21
22
<0.1
Pushto
0
16
16
0
5
5
21
<0.1
0
12
12
0
7
7
19
<0.1
0
14
14
0
1
1
15
<0.1
Tigrinya
0
9
9
0
2
2
11
<0.1
Swahili
0
5
5
0
6
6
11
<0.1
Amharic
0
9
9
0
1
1
10
<0.1
Syriac
0
9
9
0
0
0
9
<0.1
Bulgarian
0
7
7
0
0
0
7
<0.1
Gujarati
0
6
6
0
1
1
7
<0.1
Lithuanian
0
1
1
0
4
4
5
<0.1
174,693
6,811
181,504
94,862
8,775
103,637
285,141
100
Chinese
(Cantonese)
Bengali
Total
Primary
total
15
Second. Second. Second.
VSL
total
0
17
17
Total
enrol.
32
%*
<0.1
*As a percentage of Languages enrolments.
Figure 1.1 provides trends in the six most-studied languages between 2006 and 2012. 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 across primary and secondary
schools has been the decline in enrolments for Italian, Japanese and German. Enrolments in
Indonesian also experienced a significant decline between 2006 and 2010 but increased slightly in
2012. Enrolments in French were stable, but experienced a slight decline in 2012. Chinese (Mandarin)
was the only language among the six most-studied languages to consistently grow between 2006 and
2012, up 95.3%, albeit from a small base.
Table 1.2 provides the number of Languages programs in Victorian government primary and secondary
schools in 2012. Overall decline in the number of Languages programs is the result of the exclusion of
Cultural Awareness and Limited Language Programs. Of note however, is the continuing uptake of
Chinese (Mandarin) by schools, up by 26 programs in 2012.
Figure 1.1:
Total enrolments in six most-studied languages, 2006–12*
100,000
Indonesian
80,000
Italian
Japanese
60,000
French
40,000
German
20,000
Chinese
(Mandarin)
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
*Note that these enrolments include government primary and secondary school students and all students
studying through the VSL, including distance education.
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Table 1.2:
Number of primary and secondary level programs, by language, 2012
Language
Number of
schools
offering
language*
Primary
level
programs
Secondary
level
programs
Total
number of
programs
Change from
2011 (number
of programs)
Indonesian
247
161
98
259
-9
Italian
230
166
69
235
-24
Japanese
217
140
85
225
-18
French
158
80
81
161
-20
Chinese (Mandarin)
154
108
47
155
26
German
104
53
56
109
-11
Auslan
47
42
5
47
-1
Spanish
22
19
4
23
5
Greek
20
13
7
19
-2
Vietnamese
14
6
8
14
0
Arabic
7
3
4
7
-1
Aboriginal Languages
6
2
4
6
5
Turkish
6
5
1
6
1
Macedonian
5
2
3
5
0
Korean
4
4
0
4
2
Latin
2
0
2
2
0
Classical Greek
1
0
1
1
0
Dutch
1
1
0
1
0
Hindi
1
1
0
1
1
Karen
1
1
0
1
-2
Portuguese
1
1
0
1
1
Serbian
1
1
0
1
1
*Note that the second column counts the number of schools teaching each language, while the other columns
count program numbers. If a P-9 or P-12 school offers a Languages program at both primary and secondary
levels, it is counted in both the Primary level programs column and the Secondary level programs column.
Hence, the totals in the Number of schools offering language column is sometimes less than the Total number
of programs column.
Overview
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Trends in Languages Programs in Victorian Government Primary
Schools (excluding VSL)
There was a continual decline in the number of government primary schools providing Languages
programs between 2006 and 2012 (Figure 1.2), along with a concomitant decline in student
enrolments. The number of schools providing a Languages program declined from 82.9% in 2006
to 60.1% in 2012. The decline in Languages programs was relatively consistent across all year
levels (Figure 3.1). Concurrently, the percentage of students studying Languages at the primary
level declined from 79.5% in 2006 to 55.5% in 2012 (Figure 3.3). However, as is noted in the
Preface, Cultural Awareness and Limited Language Programs are excluded from this 2012 report.
This exclusion contributes significantly to this decline in the number of schools offering Languages
programs and in the number of students studying languages between 2011 and 2012.
The number of primary schools providing each language fluctuated between 2006 and 2012. As
can be seen in Figure 1.3, of the six most-studied languages, Chinese (Mandarin) was the only
language with increased provision between 2006 and 2012. The number of primary schools
offering Italian, Indonesian, Japanese, French and German declined over the same period.
Figure 1.2:
Number and percentage of primary schools providing a
Languages program, 2006–12
1,200
1,000
1,045
82.9%
800
972
77.4%
947
75.5%
880
71%
847
69.3%
600
780
64.5%
727
60.1%
400
200
0
2006
14
2007
2008
2009
2010
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
2011
2012
Figure 1.3:
Number of primary schools offering the six most-studied
languages, 2006-12
300
Italian
250
Indonesian
200
Japanese
150
French
100
German
50
Chinese
(Mandarin)
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Trends in Languages Programs in Victorian Government Secondary
Schools (excluding VSL)
The percentage of secondary schools offering a language program remained stable between 2007
and 2012 (Figure 1.4). Over the same time frame, the percentage of students studying a language
at the secondary level decreased from 48.2% in 2006 to 42.4% in 2009 but remained relatively
stable between 2010 (41.1%) and 2012 (41.7%) (Table 4.2). One of the most notable decreases in
enrolments over time has been at the Year 9 and 10 levels, however, enrolments increased by
6.3% at the Year 9 level and by 7.8% at the Year 10 level between 2011 and 2012 (Table 4.2 and
Figure 4.3).
Figure 1.4:
Number and percentage of secondary schools providing a
Languages program, 2006–12
300
289
92.9%
272
88.3%
273
89.2%
275
87.6%
2008
2009
272
86.6%
277
87.4%
276
86.5%
200
100
0
2006
2007
2010
2011
Trends
2012
15
The number of secondary schools providing each language fluctuated between 2006 and 2012. As
can be seen in Figure 1.5, of the six most-studied languages, Chinese (Mandarin) was the only
language with increased provision between 2006 and 2012. The number of secondary schools
offering Indonesian, Japanese and French fluctuated over the same time frame, but remained
relatively stable between 2008 and 2012, while the number of secondary schools offering Italian
(-11.5%) and German (-12.5%) declined between 2009 and 2012.
Figure 1.5:
Number of secondary schools offering the six most-studied
languages, 2006-12
140
120
Indonesian
100
Japanese
80
French
60
Italian
40
German
20
Chinese
(Mandarin)
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
The percentage of students attending government secondary schools who include a language in
their VCE course of study has remained stable over a number of years, standing at 17.3% in 2012
(Table 4.6). This figure includes government school students who completed a Unit 4 Languages
study through their government school, the VSL or a CLS.
When looking at enrolment changes for specific languages, among the six most-studied languages
in government secondary schools, Chinese (Mandarin) is the only language to have experienced a
continuing increase in student enrolments. Enrolments in French, Italian, Japanese and German
have fluctuated but remained stable between 2010 and 2012. Enrolments in Indonesian have also
fluctuated but increased notably between 2010 and 2012 (Figure 4.6). Overall, the six most-studied
languages at the secondary level in 2012 were French, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese, German and
Chinese (Mandarin).
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Language Profiles
Italian
In 2012, 61,949 students studied Italian in Victorian government schools. It was taught by 304
teachers in 22.8% of primary schools and 25.1% of secondary schools with Languages programs.
Overall, Italian was offered in 230 primary and secondary schools, as well as through 13 VSL
centres, including through distance education. In 2012, 254 students eligible to graduate from
secondary school had completed Italian study to Year 12 level (Unit 4). Table 1.3 provides student
enrolments in Italian between 2006 and 2012.
Table 1.3:
Enrolment trends in Italian, 2006–12
2006
Primary schools
VSL secondary
Total
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
71,560
66,948
60,703
58,984
55,783
53,114
42,848
75
49
184
132
203
198
167
21,505
21,873
18,836
18,842
17,979
19,105
18,499
212
209
522
481
456
468
435
93,352
89,079
80,245
78,439
74,421
72,885
61,949
VSL primary
Secondary schools
2007
Indonesian
In 2012, 54,476 students studied Indonesian in Victorian government. It was taught by 289
teachers in 22.1% of primary schools and 35.6% of secondary schools with Languages programs.
Overall, Indonesian was offered in 246 primary and secondary schools, as well as through three
VSL centres, including through distance education. In 2012, 276 students eligible to graduate from
secondary school had completed Indonesian study to Year 12 level (Unit 4). Table 1.4 provides
student enrolments in Indonesian between 2006 and 2012.
Table 1.4:
Enrolment trends in Indonesian, 2006–12
Primary schools
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
61,513
51,141
48,076
43,186
39,049
35,745
35,692
3
1
5
8
2
6
5
21,828
20,151
18,434
17,849
16,637
17,012
18,375
252
245
390
326
369
377
404
83,596
71,538
66,905
61,369
56,057
53,140
54,476
VSL primary
Secondary schools
VSL secondary
Total
Japanese
In 2012, 53,099 students studied Japanese in Victorian government schools. It was taught by 277
teachers in 19.3% of primary schools and 30.9% of secondary schools with Languages programs.
Overall, Japanese was offered in 217 primary and secondary schools, as well as through eight VSL
centres, including through distance education. In 2012, 530 students eligible to graduate from
secondary school had completed Japanese study to Year 12 level (Unit 4). Table 1.5 provides
student enrolments in Japanese between 2006 and 2012.
Table 1.5:
Enrolment trends in Japanese, 2006–12
Primary schools
VSL primary
Secondary schools
VSL secondary
Total
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
48,347
46,193
45,395
41,798
43,183
38,108
35,050
21
32
57
55
70
80
90
20,127
18,862
20,147
19,050
18,115
17,602
17,245
435
410
763
717
853
767
714
68,930
65,497
66,362
61,620
62,221
56,557
53,099
Language Profiles
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French
In 2012, 34,355 students studied French in Victorian government schools. It was taught by 276
teachers in 11% of primary schools and 29.5% of secondary schools with Languages programs.
Overall, French was offered in 276 primary and secondary schools, as well as through 10 VSL
centres, including through distance education. In 2012, 589 students eligible to graduate from
secondary school had completed French study to Year 12 level (Unit 4). Table 1.6 provides student
enrolments in French between 2006 and 2012.
Table 1.6:
Enrolment trends in French, 2006–12
Primary schools
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
17,644
17,614
17,852
17,785
18,969
18,562
14,701
37
27
85
93
118
103
114
21,765
20,352
20,782
19,673
19,731
19,630
18,914
368
322
656
608
656
622
39,814
38,315
39,375
38,159
39,474
38,917
VSL primary
Secondary schools
VSL secondary
Total
626
34,355
Chinese (Mandarin)
In 2012, 29,308 students studied Chinese (Mandarin) in Victorian government schools. It was
taught by 150 teachers in 14.9% of primary schools and 17.1% of secondary schools with
Languages programs. Overall, Chinese (Mandarin) was offered in 153 primary and secondary
schools, as well as through 22 VSL centres, including through distance education. In 2012, 1,334
students eligible to graduate from secondary school had completed Chinese (Mandarin) study to
Year 12 level (Unit 4). Table 1.7 provides student enrolments in Chinese (Mandarin) between 2006
and 2012.
Table 1.7:
Enrolment trends in Chinese (Mandarin), 2006–12
2006
Primary schools
VSL primary
Secondary schools
VSL secondary
Total
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
8,988
9,163
10,113
12,333
14,292
16,752
19,368
907
895
1,300
1,230
1,314
1,337
1,325
4,121
3,817
4,121
4,726
5,424
6,245
7,251
991
932
1,497
1,441
1,430
1,398
1,364
15,007
14,807
17,031
19,730
22,460
25,732
29,308
German
In 2012, 20,488 students studied German in Victorian government schools. It was taught by 158
teachers in 7.3% of primary schools and 20.4% of secondary schools with Languages programs.
Overall, German was offered in 104 primary and secondary schools, as well as through eight VSL
centres, including through distance education. In 2012, 333 students eligible to graduate from
secondary school had completed German study to Year 12 level (Unit 4). Table 1.8 provides
student enrolments in German between 2006 and 2012.
Table 1.8:
Enrolment trends in German, 2006–12
Primary schools
VSL primary
Secondary schools
VSL secondary
Total
18
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
18,628
16,802
16,760
15,555
13,987
11,653
9,077
32
26
66
56
54
40
35
15,764
13,820
13,468
13,833
11,816
10,836
10,949
241
268
372
388
430
452
427
34,665
30,916
30,666
29,832
26,287
22,981
20,488
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
2012
Auslan
In 2012, 9,629 students studied Auslan in Victorian government schools. It was taught by 37
teachers in 5.8% of primary schools and 1.8% of secondary schools with Languages programs.
Overall, Auslan was offered in 48 primary and secondary schools. In 2012, 45 students eligible to
graduate from secondary school had completed Auslan study to Year 12 level (Unit 4). Table 1.9
provides student enrolments in Auslan between 2006 and 2012.
Table 1.9:
Enrolment trends in Auslan, 2006–12
2006
Primary schools
2009
2010
2011
2012
7,070
7,469
9,282
10,722
11,017
9,222
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
277
246
401
577
821
813
407
0
0
9
5
0
0
0
7,124
7,316
7,879
9,864
11,543
11,830
9,629
VSL secondary
Total
2008
6,847
VSL primary
Secondary schools
2007
Spanish
In 2012, 4,635 students studied Spanish in Victorian government schools. It was taught by 13
teachers in 2.6% of primary schools and 1.5% of secondary schools with Languages programs.
Overall, Spanish was offered in 21 primary and secondary schools, as well as through 12 VSL
centres, including through distance education. In 2012, 47 students eligible to graduate from
secondary school had completed Spanish study to Year 12 level (Unit 4). Table 1.10 provides
student enrolments in Spanish between 2006 and 2012.
Table 1.10:
Enrolment trends in Spanish, 2006–12
2006
Primary schools
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
1,479
1,808
1,653
1,819
2,260
2,377
3,581
VSL primary
101
90
175
206
185
197
210
Secondary schools
435
1,083
1,041
1,280
1,327
369
460
VSL secondary
132
157
404
408
379
403
384
2,147
3,138
3,273
3,713
4,151
3,346
4,635
Total
Greek
In 2012, 4,169 students studied Greek in Victorian government schools. It was taught by 28
teachers in 1.7% of primary schools and 2.5% of secondary schools with Languages programs.
Overall, Greek was offered in 20 primary and secondary schools, as well as through 14 VSL
centres, including through distance education. In 2012, 105 students eligible to graduate from
secondary school had completed Greek study to Year 12 level (Unit 4). Table 1.11 provides
student enrolments in Greek between 2006 and 2012.
Table 1.11:
Enrolment trends in Greek, 2006–12
2006
Primary schools
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
3,169
3,104
3,187
3,026
2,656
2,187
2,103
VSL primary
547
456
664
655
660
700
728
Secondary schools
873
766
795
915
1,115
953
1,071
VSL secondary
192
127
241
216
205
251
267
4,781
4,453
4,887
4,812
4,636
4,091
4,169
Total
Language Profiles
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Vietnamese
In 2012, 2,992 students studied Vietnamese in Victorian government schools. It was taught by 18
teachers in 0.8% of primary schools and 2.9% of secondary schools with Languages programs.
Overall, Vietnamese was offered in five primary and secondary schools, as well as through 11
VSL centres. In 2012, 368 students eligible to graduate from secondary school had completed
Vietnamese study to Year 12 level (Unit 4). Table 1.12 provides student enrolments in Vietnamese
between 2006 and 2012.
Table 1.12:
Enrolment trends in Vietnamese, 2006–12
2006
Primary schools
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
1,638
1,694
1,292
898
736
472
437
VSL primary
560
510
1,126
1,042
1,041
1,021
1,061
Secondary schools
570
563
671
431
375
484
562
VSL secondary
585
542
1,030
1,014
1,045
989
932
3,353
3,309
4,119
3,385
3,197
2,966
2,992
Total
Turkish
In 2012, 1,816 students studied Turkish in Victorian government schools. It was taught by seven
teachers in 0.4% of primary schools and 0.3% of secondary schools with Languages programs.
Overall, Turkish was offered in six primary and secondary schools, as well as through nine VSL
centres. In 2012, 102 students eligible to graduate from secondary school had completed Turkish
study to Year 12 level (Unit 4). Table 1.13 provides student enrolments in Turkish between 2006 and
2012.
Table 1.13:
Enrolment trends in Turkish, 2006–12
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Primary schools
673
600
583
1,202
652
836
733
VSL primary
600
537
596
486
468
488
431
Secondary schools
305
305
221
221
286
254
254
VSL secondary
582
424
559
435
439
413
398
2,160
1,866
1,959
2,344
1,845
1,991
1,816
Total
Arabic
In 2012, 1,284 students studied Arabic in Victorian government schools. It was taught by 8 teachers
in 0.2% of primary schools and 1.3% of secondary schools with Languages programs. Overall,
Arabic was offered in seven primary and secondary schools, as well as through 11 VSL centres. In
2012, 69 students eligible to graduate from secondary school had completed Arabic study to Year 12
level (Unit 4). Table 1.14 provides student enrolments in Arabic between 2006 and 2012.
Table 1.14:
Enrolment trends in Arabic, 2006–12
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Primary schools
535
922
645
928
764
443
459
VSL primary
288
306
383
354
391
358
285
Secondary schools
432
423
420
356
370
415
214
VSL secondary
224
157
337
334
358
362
326
1,479
1,808
1,785
1,972
1,883
1,578
1,284
Total
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
2. Summary of Findings
Victorian Government Primary Schools
Schools

Seven hundred and twenty-seven (727) government primary schools provided a
Languages program in 2012, 60.1% of the total of 1,209 primary schools.1 Across all
schools, Languages study was most commonly offered at Year 5 (52.4%) and Year 6
(53.1%) (Figure 3.1 and Table 3.1).

Italian was the most widely-taught language in Victorian government primary schools,
with 166 or 22.8% of schools providing a Languages program, followed by Indonesian
(161 schools, 22.1%), Japanese (140 schools, 19.3%), Chinese (Mandarin) (108
schools, 14.9%), French (80 schools, 11%), German (53 schools, 7.3%) (Table 3.2).
Appendices 2 and 4 provide details of primary schools and the Languages programs
offered in 2012.
Students

A total of 174,693 primary students studied a language in 2012, representing 55.5% of
government primary school students. Languages study was lowest at the Prep level,
where 47.2% of students studied a language, while the highest concentration of students
studying a language was at Years 4 (60.9%) and 5 (61.8%) (Table 3.3 and Figure 3.4).
Languages taught

Twenty languages were offered in government primary schools in 2012 (excluding the
VSL). Aboriginal Languages, Hindi, Portuguese and Serbian, which were not offered in
2011, were taught in primary schools in 2012.

The seven most-studied languages in 2012 were Italian (accounting for 24.5% of
enrolments), Indonesian (20.4%), Japanese (20.1%), Chinese (Mandarin) (11.1%),
French (8.4%), Auslan (5.3%) and German (5.2%) (Table 3.4 and Figure 3.5).
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 10 minutes to 300
minutes per week, with an average of 55.9 minutes per week (excluding Bilingual programs in
which Languages programs were provided for between 450 and 750 minutes per week). Excluding
Bilingual programs, only 0.4% of Languages programs consisted of at least 150 minutes of teaching
per week, which is the minimum time recommended by DEECD (Figures 3.7 and 3.8).
Program type
Three types of programs were considered in this data, Languages programs, Content and
Language Integrated Learning programs (CLIL) and Bilingual/Immersion programs. The majority of
primary school students, 86.9%, were in Language programs, with 12.1% of students learning
languages through Content and Languages Integrated Learning (CLIL) programs. Bilingual /
immersion programs accounted for 1% of enrolments. Cultural Awareness and Limited Language
programs were not considered in this report (Figure 3.9).
Regional provision of languages

In 2013, DEECD moved to deliver educational services through a four-region model,
replacing the previous nine-region model. Regional data has been analysed based on
the four new regions. See the Regional provision sections in the primary and
secondary sections for further details.

At the primary level, between 12 and 15 languages were offered in each of the four
regions, with Italian the most-studied language in the South-Western and North-
1
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
Western Victoria regions, and Japanese the most studied language in the NorthEastern and South-Eastern Victoria regions.
Victorian Government Secondary Schools
Schools

In 2012, 275 or 86.2% of the 319 government secondary schools provided Languages
programs at one or more year levels (Figure 1.4 and Table 4.1).

Of the schools providing a Languages program, 43.5% provided a continuous language
sequence from Year 7 to Year 12. The next highest percentage was for programs from
Years 7 to 10, accounting for 13.1% of enrolments in Languages programs (Figure 4.2).

Indonesian was the most widely-taught language across Victorian government
secondary schools, (98 or 35.6% of schools with Language programs), with Japanese
(85 schools, 30.9%), French (81 schools, 29.5%), Italian (69 schools, 25.1%), German
(56 schools, 20.4%), and Chinese (Mandarin) (47 schools, 17.1%), representing the six
most-studied languages in 2012 (Table 4.1). Appendices 3 and 5 provide details of
schools and the Languages programs offered in 2012.
Students

A total of 91,453 students studied Languages in Victorian government secondary
schools in 2012, representing 41.7% of full-time students at Victorian government
schools (Table 4.2 and Figure 4.4). A further 3,409 student enrolments were recorded
for students studying an additional language (for example, through taster programs),
bringing the total number of student enrolments to 94,862 (Table 4.3).

Among the students who were eligible to graduate from VCE in 2012, 17.3% completed
a language to the Year 12 level (Unit 4) (Table 4.6).
Languages taught
Sixteen languages were taught in Victorian government secondary schools in 2012. The six moststudied languages were French, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese, German and Chinese (Mandarin)
(Table 4.3).
Male/female enrolments
In 2012, male students of Languages slightly outnumbered female students in Years 7 and 8, but
by Year 12, females accounted for 64.3% of Languages students (Figure 4.7).
Languages study at the VCE level
Among the students eligible to complete Year 12 in 2012, 4,608 or 17.3% of students completed a
Languages course to Unit 4 level during their schooling, including through the VSL and CLS (Table
4.6). 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).
Contact time

The average weekly contact time for Languages programs was 143.7 minutes at Year
7, increasing to 230.2 minutes per week at Year 12.

In 2012, 74.2% of Year 7 Languages students and 76.1% of Year 8 Languages
students were in programs that ran for a minimum of 140 minutes per week. At Years
11 and 12, 98.1% and 96.8% of Languages students, respectively, studied for a
minimum of 190 minutes per week (Figure 4.8).
Program type
Among Languages students at the secondary level, 97% studied a language through Languages
programs, with the remaining 3% studying through Content and Languages Integrated Learning
(CLIL) programs (Table 4.8).
Regional provision of Languages

22
From the beginning of 2013, DEECD moved to deliver educational services through a
four-region model. Regional data has been analysed based on the four new regions.
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
See the Regional provision sections in the primary and secondary sections for further
details.

In 2012, Italian was the most-studied language in the South-Western and NorthWestern Victoria regions, French was the most-studied language in the North-Eastern
Victoria region, while Japanese was the most-studied language in the South-Eastern
Victoria region (Table 4.9).

In 2012, 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 53.6% of
metropolitan students and 27.6% of regional students undertook the study of a
language. By the Year 12 level, this disparity had decreased to 7.6% of metropolitan
students and 4.3% of regional students (Figure 4.9 and Table 4.10). These figures
relate to students enrolled in a Year 12 Languages program at their day school. Overall,
including enrolments at the VSL and CLS, 17.3% of government school students had
completed a Languages course to Year 12 level (Unit 4) by the time they graduated
from secondary school (Table 4.6). See the Languages Study at the VCE Level
section for further detail.
Teachers of Languages in Victorian Government Schools

There were 1,587 Languages teachers with some level of Languages qualification
teaching in government primary and secondary schools in 2012 (Table 5.1). A further
134 Languages qualified teachers were working in primary and secondary schools in
2012 in areas other than the teaching of Languages, or were on leave.

Teachers of Asian languages represented 46.5% of Languages teachers, European
language teachers accounted for 50% of teachers, while the remaining 3.5% of
Languages teachers taught Aboriginal Languages, Arabic, Auslan and Turkish.
Teachers of Italian comprised the largest group of teachers of European languages at
19.2% of all teachers, while teachers of Indonesian comprised the largest group of
teachers of Asian languages at 18.2% of all teachers (Table 5.1).

In 2012, 80.7% of Languages teachers were female. Males represented a slightly
higher percentage of teachers of Asian languages (20.7%) than of European languages
(17.9%) (Table 5.1).
Bilingual Programs in Victorian Government Schools
In 2012, one special school and eleven primary schools offered designated bilingual programs
where students are taught in or through the language for between 450 and 700 minutes per week
(Table 6.1).
The Victorian School of Languages

In 2012, 50 languages were provided across 40 Victorian School of Languages centres,
30 in metropolitan areas and 10 in regional areas. Appendix 6 provides a list of VSL
centres and the languages each centre offered in 2012.

Of the 50 languages offered, 48 were studied at the primary level, and 47 were studied
at the secondary level (Table 7.1). Students were provided with approximately three
hours per week of instruction, mainly on Saturday mornings.

In 2012, 15,586 students from government, Catholic and independent schools, as well
as home-schooled students studied Languages through the VSL. Enrolments totalled
6,811 at the primary level and 8,775 at the secondary level. These figures include
enrolments through distance education (Table 7.1 and Figure 7.1).

Overall in 2012, government school students accounted for 68% of enrolments at the
VSL, with students from Catholic and independent schools and home-schooled
students accounting for the remaining 32% of enrolments (Figure 7.2).
Summary of findings
23
VSL Distance Education

The VSL offered programs in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Classical Greek, French,
German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin and Spanish by distance
education in 2012.

There were 1,554 students from all educational sectors enrolled in Languages study
through distance education in 2012 (17.7% of all secondary level enrolments at the
VSL) (Table 7.2).
Community Languages Schools
Community Languages Schools are conducted by incorporated community-based, not-for-profit
organisations accredited for funding by the Department of Education and Early Childhood
Development. In 2012, there were 181 accredited Community Languages Schools operating
throughout Victoria, providing programs in 43 languages to 36,964 students (Table 8.1).
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
3. Victorian Government Primary Schools
Schools
In 2012, 1,209 government schools offered primary level education in Victoria, with 727 or 60.1%
of these schools providing some form of Languages program. This figure represents a decrease of
53 schools in comparison to the previous year. It is important to refer to the caveat in the Preface
relating to changes to the definition of Languages Programs in 2012 when considering this decline.
There were 482 schools without a Languages program at the primary level, including twelve
schools providing primary and secondary schooling (e.g. P-9, P-12 or Middle Years schools) which
offered a Languages program at the secondary level, but not at the primary level. The most
frequent reasons why a Languages program was not provided were an inability to recruit suitable
Languages teachers (60.5%) and being a small school and/or in a rural location (49.9%). Appendix
7 lists schools without a Languages program in 2012, and indicates whether or not they offered a
cultural program.
The number of students studying a language decreased by 9.3%, down 17,803 students between
2011 and 2012. This decrease continues a downward trend at the primary level, where enrolments
declined 28.6% overall between 2006 and 2012 (Table 3.3).
Although there were 727 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 and Table 3.1, Languages provision was highest at the senior primary levels, from
Years 3 to 6 (between 50.2% and 53.1% of students). Provision of Languages was lower from Prep
to Year 2 (between 44.8% and 46.1% of students). Since 2006, 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, 2006–12*
100%
90%
Year 6
80%
Year 5
70%
Year 4
60%
Year 3
Year 2
50%
Year 1
40%
Prep
30%
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
*Across all Victorian government primary schools
Victorian government primary schools
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Table 3.1:
Number and percentage of primary schools with Languages
programs, by year level, 2006–12*
Year
Prep
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
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%)
2012
542
(44.8%)
541
(44.7%)
557
(46.1%)
607
(50.2%)
612
(50.6%)
634
(52.4%)
642
(53.1)
*As a percentage of all schools.
In 2012, although there were 727 primary schools (60.1%) providing a Languages program, many
of those schools did not offer a Languages program at all year levels. As a result, the percentage of
schools providing a language at each year level in 2012 was lower than the overall percentage, as
can be seen in Table 3.1.
Among the schools providing a Languages program, 64.7% ran continuous programs from Prep to
Year 6 (down from 75.4% in 2011), with a further 6.1% of schools running programs from Years 3
to 6. The remaining 29.2% of programs, as detailed in Figure 3.2, consisted of non-sequential or
partial sequences (Figure 3.2).
Figure 3.2:
Sequences of Languages programs in primary schools, 2012
Prep to Year 6
64.7%
Years 1 to 6
4.1%
Years 3 to 6
6.1%
Years 5 to 6
4.1%
Prep only
4.4%
Other
16.6%
0%
26
.
20%
40%
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
60%
80%
Twenty languages were offered at the primary level in government schools in 2012. Four languages
- Aboriginal Languages, Hindi, Portuguese and Serbian, which were not taught in 2011, were taught
in 2012. The number of schools providing Chinese (Mandarin) programs increased markedly in
2012, up 22 programs, while Spanish programs increased by six.
Table 3.2:
Number and percentage of primary level programs,
by language, 2012
Language
No.
%*
Change
from 2011
(number of
programs)
Italian
166
22.8
-21
Indonesian
161
22.1
-11
Japanese
140
19.3
-18
Chinese (Mandarin)
108
14.9
+22
French
80
11.0
-18
German
53
7.3
-8
Auslan
42
5.8
0
Spanish
19
2.6
+6
Greek
13
1.8
+1
Vietnamese
6
0.8
+1
Turkish
5
0.7
+1
Korean
4
0.6
+2
Arabic
3
0.4
-1
Aboriginal Languages
2
0.3
+2
Macedonian
2
0.3
0
Dutch
1
0.1
0
Hindi
1
0.1
+1
Karen
1
0.1
-2
Portuguese
1
0.1
+1
Serbian
1
0.1
+1
*As a percentage of government primary schools with Languages programs. Note that some schools offered
more than one language.
Students
In 2012, 55.5% or 174,693 students studied a language at the primary level in government schools
(Figures 3.3 and Table 3.3). Although the percentage of students studying a language declined
from 62.3% in 2011 (a decrease of 17,803 students), a majority of this decline can be attributed to
the refocusing of Languages programs requirements, as is outlined in the Preface. Again, although
Figure 3.3 shows a steeper decline in enrolments between 2011 and 2012 when compared to the
historical timeline, this change is significantly explained by the redefinition of Languages programs.
Comparative enrolment numbers and percentages for 2006 to 2012, listed by year level, are
presented in Table 3.3 and Figure 3.4.
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Figure 3.3:
Percentage of primary school students studying Languages,
2006–12
100%
79.5
73.6
80%
70.7
67.7
66.8
62.3
55.5
60%
40%
20%
0%
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
The total number of primary students (2012 mid-year census, excluding students in special and English
language schools and ungraded students) was 315,029.8 (equivalent full-time of students).
Table 3.3:
Year
level
Prep
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Total
28
Primary level Languages enrolments by year level and as a percentage
of total student population, 2006–12
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
30,612
27, 283
26,607
26,504
25,673
25,306
23,425
(68.9%)
(61.8%)
(60.5%)
(58.8%)
(57.1%)
(53.9%)
(47.2%)
31,825
28,799
27,496
26,905
27,090
25,433
23,743
(73%)
(66.2%)
(64.1%)
(61.6%)
(60.9%)
(57%)
(50.8%)
32,275
29,979
28,892
27,196
27,185
26,412
22,963
(73.8%)
(69.1%)
(66.7%)
(63.1%)
(62.2%)
(58.9%)
(51.3%)
36,707
33,853
32,298
30,776
29,930
28,429
26,084
(83.3%)
(77.3%)
(73.8%)
(70.8%)
(69.4%)
(65.3%)
(58.6%)
37,168
34,422
32,275
31,452
31,053
28,533
26,578
(84.2%)
(78.7%)
(73.9%)
(71.5%)
(71.4%)
(66.2%)
(60.9%)
37,969
35,637
34,073
32,190
32,141
29,288
26,295
(85.1%)
(81.3%)
(78.3%)
(74.2%)
(73.7%)
(68.1%)
(61.8%)
38,398
35,341
34,098
32,463
31,943
29,365
25,605
(88%)
(81.3%)
(77.7%)
(74.3%)
(73.7%)
(67.6%)
(59.4%)
244,504
225,314
215,739
207,486
205,015
192,496
174,693
(79.5%)
(73.6%)
(70.7%)
(67.7%)
(66.8%)
(62.3%)
(55.5%)
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Figure 3.4:
Primary level Languages enrolments, by year level, 2006–12
40,000
35,000
Year 6
Year 5
Year 4
30,000
Year 3
Year 2
25,000
Year 1
Prep
20,000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Languages Taught
Twenty languages were taught in government primary schools in 2012 (Table 3.4), with primary
school students also studying 48 languages through the VSL (out of a total of 50 languages
available at the VSL), including via distance education at the Year 6 level. Overall, primary school
students studied a total of 50 languages through schools and the VSL in 2012 (Table 1.1).
In primary schools, Italian retained the highest number of student enrolments (42,848 enrolments)
in 2012. Indonesian (35,692), Japanese (35,050), Chinese (Mandarin) (19,368), French (14,701)
and Auslan (9,222) rounded out the six most-studied languages, with these languages accounting
for 89.8% of all primary Languages enrolments in government schools. The other languages taught
in primary schools, in order of enrolment numbers, were German, Spanish, Greek, Turkish, Korean,
Arabic, Vietnamese, Hindi, Macedonian, Aboriginal Languages, Dutch, Karen, Serbian and
Portuguese. Table 3.4 provides details of student enrolments by language and year level. Figure
3.5 provides a proportional representation of Languages enrolments in government primary
schools. Note that Figures 3.5 and 3.6 contain representations of the seven most-studied
languages, as opposed to the six most-studied languages, in 2012. German has been the sixth
most studied language for many years but enrolments in Auslan overtook German in 2012. Seven
languages have been presented to provide historical context in these figures.
Victorian government primary schools
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Table 3.4:
Primary enrolments, by language and year level, 2012
Language
Prep
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Total
%
Italian
5,850
5,743
5,651
6,284
6,199
6,330
6,791
42,848
24.5
Indonesian
3,728
4,549
3,919
5,804
6,688
6,091
4,913
35,692
20.4
Japanese
4,580
4,655
4,797
5,197
5,025
5,566
5,230
35,050
20.1
Chinese
(Mandarin)
3,021
2,711
2,548
2,909
2,812
2,595
2,772
19,368
11.1
French
2,141
2,048
2,144
1,920
2,021
2,142
2,285
14,701
8.4
Auslan
1,723
1,509
1,390
1,346
1,210
997
1,047
9,222
5.3
German
1,213
1,173
1,095
1,387
1,349
1,413
1,447
9,077
5.2
Spanish
491
638
568
538
504
436
406
3,581
2
Greek
294
362
333
262
349
261
242
2,103
1.2
Turkish
27
29
180
148
123
122
104
733
0.4
Korean
98
117
124
98
98
102
89
726
0.4
Arabic
73
72
77
66
72
43
56
459
0.3
Vietnamese
63
49
40
39
36
100
110
437
0.3
Hindi
54
59
69
55
58
40
61
396
0.2
Macedonian
21
19
24
18
21
8
21
132
0.1
Aboriginal
Languages
7
5
0
5
8
35
16
76
<0.1
Dutch
5
5
4
7
5
7
6
39
<0.1
Karen
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
<0.1
Serbian
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
14
<0.1
Portuguese
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
<0.1
23,425
23,743
22,963
26,084
26,578
26,295
25,605
Total
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
174,693
100
Figure 3.5:
Primary level enrolments, by language, 2012
Chinese
(Mandarin),
19,368
French, 14,701
Japanese,
35,050
Auslan, 9,222
German, 9,077
Indonesian,
35,692
Italian,
42,848
Other, 8,735
Figure 3.6 outlines long-term the changes in enrolments for the seven most-studied languages in
2012. The most noticeable trend was the continuing decline in enrolments for Italian, Japanese and
German, although enrolments in Indonesian increased slightly after a long period of decline.
Enrolments in French declined in 2012 for the first time in a number of years, and enrolments in
Chinese (Mandarin) continued to grow. Enrolments in Auslan have fluctuated over the same time
period.
Figure 3.6:
Primary enrolments for the seven most-studied languages,
2006–12
80,000
Italian
Indonesian
60,000
Japanese
Chinese
(Mandarin)
French
40,000
Auslan
20,000
German
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Victorian government primary schools
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Contact Time
The amount of time primary students spent on Languages learning in 2012 ranged from 10 minutes
to 300 minutes per week, with an average of 55.9 minutes per week. This data excludes the
bilingual programs, which provided between 450 and 750 minutes per week. See the Bilingual
Program section for further details. The largest proportion of students, 84.2%, was in programs of
between 31 and 60 minutes per week, while only 0.4% of students were in programs for the
recommended minimum of 150 minutes per week (Figure 3.7). Figure 3.8 provides the average
contact time per week between 2006 and 2012. While minutes per week spent on Languages study
decreased from 64.6 minutes per week in 2007, it remained relatively stable between 2008 and
2012.
Figure 3.7:
Enrolments in primary Languages programs, by minutes per
week, 2012
100%
84.2%
80%
60%
40%
20%
9.6%
3.1%
2.7%
0.4%
61 to 90
minutes
91 to 149
minutes
150 minutes or
more
0%
0 to 30 minutes
Figure 3.8:
31 to 60
minutes
Average minutes of Languages study per week, 2006–12
150
120
90
60
62.5
64.6
57.5
57.1
56.2
55.3
55.9
2010
2011
2012
30
0
2006
32
2007
2008
2009
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Program Types
Languages programs in Victoria are classified as one of the following three types.
1.
2.
3.
A Languages program, which focuses on the teaching and learning of the target
language and understanding the connections between language and culture.
A Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) program which teaches
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.
A Bilingual or immersion program which teach at least two key learning areas, in
addition to the Language, in the target language. In 2012, there were 14 designated
bilingual programs in 12 schools that were required to provide at least 450 minutes
of tuition per week in the target language.
In 2012, 86.9% of primary languages students were in Languages programs, 12.1% were in a CLIL
program and 1% were in a Bilingual or immersion program (Figure 3.9). The percentage of
Languages students in programs focused on language acquisition differed according to the
language being studied. See Table 3.5, following, for details.
Cultural Awareness and Limited Language programs were not considered in this report.
Figure 3.9:
Primary Languages enrolments (%), by program type, 2012
100%
Languages programs
80%
Content and Languages
Integrated Learning
programs
60%
86.9%
40%
20%
Bilingual/ Immersion
programs
12.1%
1%
0%
Victorian government primary schools
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Table 3.5:
Primary enrolments, by language and program type, 2012
Languages
program
Language
CLIL
Bilingual/
immersion
Total
Italian
37,389
5,459
0
42,848
Indonesian
29,827
5,769
96
35,692
Japanese
30,984
3,643
423
35,050
Chinese (Mandarin)
17,961
1,273
134
19,368
French
13,161
1,046
494
14,701
Auslan
7,099
2,017
106
9,222
German
8,225
610
242
9,077
Spanish
2,761
820
0
3,581
Greek
1,744
298
61
2,103
Turkish
733
0
0
733
Korean
600
126
0
726
Arabic
459
0
0
459
Vietnamese
252
0
185
437
Hindi
396
0
0
396
Macedonian
44
0
88
132
Aboriginal
Languages
76
0
0
76
Dutch
39
0
0
39
Karen
0
36
0
36
14
0
0
14
3
0
0
3
151,767
21,097
1,829
174,693
86.9
12.1
1
100
Serbian
Portuguese
Total
Percentages
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Regional Provision of Languages Programs
From the beginning of 2013, the Victorian DEECD moved to deliver educational services through a
four-region model. Regional data has been analysed based on the four new regions, which
encompasses the former nine regions as follows:

South-Western Victoria (SWV) – encompasses the Barwon South Western, Grampians
and Western Metropolitan Regions

North Western Victoria (NWV) – encompasses the Loddon Mallee and Northern
Metropolitan Regions

North-Eastern Victoria (NEV) – encompasses the Hume and Eastern Metropolitan
Regions

South-Eastern Victoria (SEV) – encompasses the Gippsland and Southern Metropolitan
Regions.
Although, 60.1% of government primary schools offered some form of Languages program in 2012,
this varied across regions, as is indicated in Figure 3.10. Table 3.6, following, provides both school
numbers and percentages for schools offering Languages programs at the primary level, across
regions, in 2012.
Figure 3.10:
Percentage of primary schools providing a Languages
program, by region, 2012
100%
80%
70.4
62.3
54.2
60%
52.6
40%
20%
0%
Table 3.6:
Primary schools providing Languages programs, by region, 2012
Schools teaching
Languages
Total primary
schools
% of primary schools
with Languages
programs
South-Western Victoria
197
316
62.3
North-Western Victoria
147
271
54.2
North-Eastern Victoria
221
314
70.4
South-Eastern Victoria
162
308
52.6
Total
727
1,209
60.1
Region
Victorian government primary schools
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Table 3.7 following provides primary enrolments in Languages programs across the four regions in
2012. Between 12 and 15 were offered in all four regions, with Italian the most-studied language in
the South-Western and North-Western Victoria regions, and Japanese the most-studied language
in the North-Eastern and South-Eastern Victoria regions.
Table 3.7:
Primary enrolments, by language and region, 2012
Language
SWV
NWV
NEV
SEV
Total
11,223
13,611
9,893
8,121
42,848
Indonesian
9,497
9,431
7,422
9,342
35,692
Japanese
8,995
1,641
12,554
11,860
35,050
Chinese (Mandarin)
3,733
1,380
10,512
3,743
19,368
French
1,934
2,185
4,346
6,236
14,701
Auslan
809
3,449
1,625
3,339
9,222
German
1,005
492
5,393
2,187
9,077
Spanish
647
0
1,208
1,726
3,581
Greek
56
1,263
414
370
2,103
Turkish
0
652
0
81
733
Korean
0
0
0
726
726
Arabic
59
400
0
0
459
247
123
0
67
437
Hindi
0
0
0
396
396
Macedonian
0
132
0
0
132
Aboriginal Languages
0
0
27
49
76
Dutch
39
0
0
0
39
Karen
36
0
0
0
36
Serbian
0
0
0
14
14
Portuguese
0
0
3
0
3
38,280
34,759
53,397
48,257
174,693
Italian
Vietnamese
Total
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
4. Victorian Government Secondary Schools
Schools
In 2012, the number of government secondary schools providing Languages programs increased
by two to 275 schools. This represents 86.2% of the 319 government schools teaching secondary
level classes. There were 44 schools without a Languages program at the secondary level,
including ten P-9 or P-12 schools which offered a Languages program at the primary level, but not
at the secondary level. Appendix 7 contains a list of schools without a Languages program in 2012,
and indicates whether or not they offered a cultural program.
Of the secondary schools that offered Languages programs, provision was highest at the lower
secondary level, with 92% of the 276 schools providing Languages programs at the Year 7 level. By
the Year 11 and 12 levels, Languages provision had decreased to 52.2% and 53.3% of secondary
schools with Languages programs respectively (Figure 4.1).
Of the secondary schools that offered Languages programs in 2012, 43.5% provided continuous
programs from Years 7 to 12, enabling students the opportunity to study a language through to
completion at school (Figure 4.2). A further 13.1% of schools offered Languages programs from
Years 7 to 10. Note that around 6.5% of secondary schools, such as senior secondary schools, do
not run from Years 7 to 12. Subsequently, as is noted in Figure 4.2, 4.4% of schools offered
Languages programs at the senior secondary level only.
Figure 4.1:
Percentage of secondary schools providing Languages
programs, by year level, 2006–12*
100%
80%
Year 7
60%
Year 8
Year 9
40%
Year 10
Year 11
20%
Year 12
0%
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
*Among schools with Languages programs
Victorian government secondary schools
37
Figure 4.2:
Sequences of Languages programs in secondary schools*, 2012
Other sequences
11.8%
Upper secondary only
4.4%
Year 7 only
3.6%
Years 7 to 8
12%
Years 7 to 9
9.8%
Years 7 to 10
13.1%
Years 7 to 11
1.8%
Years 7 to 12
43.5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
*‘Other sequences’ refers to the provision of Languages programs at non-sequential year levels, or partial sequences.
Sixteen languages were taught in government secondary schools in 2012, with no changes to the
languages offered in 2011. The number of schools offering Aboriginal Languages, Indonesian and
Chinese (Mandarin) increased, while, among the most widely-taught languages, there was a
decline in the number of schools offering German, Italian, French and Greek. See Table 4.1 for
further details.
Table 4.1:
Number and percentage of secondary programs, by language, 2012
Language
No.
%*
Change from
2011 (Number
of programs)
Indonesian
98
35.6
2
Japanese
85
30.9
-
French
81
29.5
-2
Italian
69
25.1
-3
German
56
20.4
-3
Chinese (Mandarin)
47
17.1
4
Vietnamese
8
2.9
-1
Greek
7
2.5
-2
Auslan
5
1.8
-1
Aboriginal Languages
4
1.5
3
Arabic
4
1.5
-
Spanish
4
1.5
-1
Macedonian
3
1.1
-
Latin
2
0.7
-
Classical Greek
1
0.4
-
Turkish
1
0.4
-
*As a percentage of government secondary schools with Languages programs. Note that some schools
offered more than one language.
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Students
In 2012, 41.7% or 91,453 students studied a language in government secondary schools (Table
4.2). A further 3,409 enrolments represented students who studied more than one language
through taster programs, bringing the total number of Languages enrolments to 94,862 (Table 4.3).
The number of students studying a language in 2012 remained stable between 2011 and 2012
(Table 4.2), with just a slight decrease of 0.7% in student numbers. Increases in participation rates
occurred at the Year 9 and Year 10 levels, up 6.3% and 7.8% respectively, but declined slightly at
the other year levels. See Figure 4.3 and Table 4.2 for further detail.
Note that in Figures 4.3, 4.4 and 4.9 and Tables 4.2 and 4.10 students are only counted once
(91,453 students). All other tables and figures in this section contain information on the number of
enrolments in Languages programs (94,862 enrolments). Enrolment figures double counts students
who are studying more than one language through taster programs. Twenty secondary schools
offered taster courses in 2012, where, for example, students studied two languages for twenty
weeks each per year.
It is also important to note that the Year 12 enrolment figures in this section count students enrolled
in Year 12 and studying a language. However, 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.
Table 4.2:
Year
level
Secondary level Languages enrolments, by year level and as a percentage
of total student population, 2006–12
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Year 7
37,093
(94.6%)
35,479
(91.6%)
34,817
(91.9%)
33,993
(90.9%)
33,712
(91.1%)
33,494
(92.5%)
32,672
(90%)
Year 8
34,536
(86.8%)
32,754
(83.1%)
32,621
(83.7%)
31,759
(83%)
30,558
(81.1%)
31,278
(83.9%)
30,397
(83.2%)
Year 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%)
17,434
(45.6%)
Year 10
8,480
(22.9%)
6,938
(18.3%)
6,659
(17.1%)
6,212
(15.9%)
5,595
(14.1%)
5,728
(14.9%)
6,175
(16%)
Year 11
3,329
(9.7%)
3,472
(9.3%)
3,055
(8.3%)
2,926
(7.7%)
2,952
(7.7%)
2,834
(7.4%)
2,637
(7%)
Year 12
2,552
(8.8%)
2,695
(9.1%)
2,536
(8.2%)
2,526
(8.2%)
2,424
(7.6%)
2,373
(7.3%)
2,138
(6.6%)
105,803
(48.2%)
99,356
(44.5%)
96,686
(43.3%)
94,697
(42.4%)
91,657
(41.1%)
92,109
(41.6%)
91,453
(41.7%)
Total
2012
The total number of secondary students (2012 mid-year census, excluding students in special and English language
schools and ungraded students) was 219,517.6 (equivalent full-time students).
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Figure 4.3:
Percentage of secondary students studying a language, by year
level, 2006–12
100%
Year 7
80%
Year 8
60%
Year 9
Year 10
40%
Year 11
Year 12
20%
0%
2006
2007
Figure 4.4:
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Percentage of secondary level students studying a language,
2006–12
100%
80%
60%
48.2
44.5
43.3
42.4
41.1
41.6
41.7
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
40%
20%
0%
2006
[
Note: Students enrolled in taster courses are only counted once in the above table. The total number of
secondary students (2012 mid-year census, excluding students in special and English language schools and
ungraded students) was 219,517.6 (equivalent full-time of students).
Languages Taught
Sixteen languages were taught in secondary schools in 2012, with secondary school students also
studying 47 languages through the VSL (of a total of 50 languages available at the VSL), including
via distance education. Overall, students at secondary schools studied a total of 49 languages
through schools and/or the VSL in 2012. See Table 4.3 for details.
While enrolments remained relatively stable between 2011 and 2012, there were still some
fluctuations in enrolments between languages. For example, enrolments increased for Indonesian,
Chinese (Mandarin), Greek and Spanish, while declining slightly for French, Italian and Japanese
(Figure 4.6).
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Table 4.3:
Language
Secondary enrolments, by language and year level, 2012
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Total
%
French
6,378
6,147
3,765
1,475
666
483
18,914
19.9
Italian
6,687
6,443
3,780
1,124
257
208
18,499
19.5
Indonesian
7,518
6,807
2,596
934
309
211
18,375
19.4
Japanese
6,816
4,963
3,242
1,331
510
383
17,245
18.2
German
4,183
3,444
1,982
689
347
304
10,949
11.5
Chinese
(Mandarin)
2,365
2,120
1,377
608
374
407
7,251
7.6
Greek
578
194
251
26
12
10
1,071
1.1
Vietnamese
190
134
87
58
65
28
562
0.6
Spanish
117
125
213
5
0
0
460
0.5
Auslan
214
102
32
7
11
41
407
0.4
Latin
100
50
58
40
24
0
272
0.3
Turkish
64
42
73
25
30
20
254
0.3
Arabic
67
69
52
8
10
8
214
0.2
Macedonian
58
53
62
19
3
19
214
0.2
Aboriginal
Languages
44
8
32
5
7
0
96
0.1
0
0
39
12
12
16
79
0.1
35,379
30,701
17,641
6,366
2,637
2,138
94,862
100
Classical
Greek
Total
Figure 4.5 provides a proportional representation of all Languages enrolments in government secondary
schools in 2012, while Figure 4.6 provides a trend analysis of enrolments in the six most-studied
languages.
Figure 4.5:
Secondary enrolments, by language, 2012
Japanese, 17,245
German,
10,949
Indonesian,
18,375
Italian, 18,499
Chinese
(Mandarin), 7,251
Other , 3,629
French, 18,914
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Figure 4.6:
Secondary enrolments, six most-studied languages, 2006–12
25,000
Indonesian
20,000
French
15,000
Italian
Japanese
10,000
German
5,000
Chinese
(Mandarin)
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Table 4.4 represents changes in the percentage of students who study the eight most-studied
languages at the Year 7 level and at the Year 12 level. At the Year 7 level, French, Indonesian,
Italian and Japanese were the most studied languages, but at the Year 12 level, proportional
enrolments in Italian and Indonesian had decreased significantly. This trend was countered by a
significant increase in proportional enrolments in Chinese (Mandarin), which is largely due to an
increase in the number of students in Chinese as a first language programs at the senior secondary
level (Table 4.7). While German, Greek and Vietnamese had proportionately lower enrolments at
the Year 7 level, retention rates for these languages typically remain strong.
Table 4.4:
Secondary enrolments as a percentage of all Languages
enrolments, selected languages, Years 7 and 12, 2012
Language
Year 7
Year 12
Chinese (Mandarin)
6.7
19
French
18
22.6
11.8
14.2
1.6
0.5
Indonesian
21.2
9.9
Italian
18.9
9.7
Japanese
19.3
17.9
0.5
1.3
German
Greek
Vietnamese
Male/Female Enrolments
Roughly equivalent numbers of males and females undertook Languages study at the Year 7 and 8
levels in 2012 presumably 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 2011, with enrolments starting out as fairly even between genders at
Year 7, but enrolments of male students declining as students progress through school. In 2012
64.3% of Year 12 students of Languages were female (Figure 4.7). Table 4.5 provides a breakdown
of enrolments by gender and year level in 2012. The overall proportion of secondary Languages
students was 50.6% female and 49.4% male (Table 4.5).
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Among the 10 most studied languages, more females studied French (55.8%), Vietnamese
(60.7%), Auslan (57%) and Arabic (75.7%) than males, while there were more males than females
studying Greek (58%), Aboriginal Languages (56.3%) and Classical Greek (58.2%). See Table 4.5
for further detail.
Figure 4.7:
Secondary Languages enrolments, by gender and year level,
2012
100%
Male
Female
80%
60%
51.5
50.6
48.7
43.8
38.8
35.7
40%
49.4
48.5
51.3
64.3
61.2
56.2
20%
0%
Year 7
Table 4.5:
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Secondary enrolments, by gender and language, 2012
Language
Male
No.
Female
%
No.
Total
%
No.
French
8,367
44.2
10,547
55.8
18,914
Italian
9,480
51.2
9,019
48.8
18,499
Indonesian
9,248
50.3
9,127
49.7
18,375
Japanese
8,709
50.5
8,536
49.5
17,245
German
5,526
50.5
5,423
49.5
10,949
Chinese (Mandarin)
3,791
52.3
3,460
47.7
7,251
Greek
621
58
450
42
1,071
Vietnamese
221
39.3
341
60.7
562
Spanish
240
52.2
220
47.8
460
Auslan
175
43
232
57
407
Latin
134
49.3
138
50.7
272
Turkish
134
52.8
120
47.2
254
Arabic
52
24.3
162
75.7
214
101
47.2
113
52.8
214
Aboriginal Languages
54
56.3
42
43.8
96
Classical Greek
46
58.2
33
41.8
79
46,899
49.4
47,963
50.6
94,862
Macedonian
Total
Victorian government secondary schools
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Languages Study at the VCE Level
VCE (Years 11 & 12) enrolment figures in Tables 4.2 and 4.3 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 4.3
(above) indicates that 2,138 students are studying a language in Year 12, it is of note that around
2,000 Year 12 students had either already completed a Languages course or were continuing
Languages study with the VSL or through a CLS.
Although Table 4.2 (above) indicates that 6.6% of students enrolled in Year 12 were completing
Unit 4 in a Languages course, this figure rises considerably once we consider government
secondary school students who completed a Languages course (Unit 4) at an earlier year level or
outside of regular school classes through the VSL or through a CLS.
Among students from government schools who were eligible to graduate in 2012, 17.3% had
completed a Languages course either through their school, through the VSL (including via distance
education) or through a community languages school. This data was provided by the Victorian
Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Table 4.6 lists the most-studied languages by students
eligible to graduate from VCE in 2012, as well as figures for 2008 to 2011.
Table 4.6:
Student enrolments (government schools) by language, students eligible to
graduate from VCE, 2008 –12 (based on VCE unit 4 enrolments)
Language
Number of students
2008
Arabic
2009
2010
2011
2012
88
87
67
80
69
1,179
1,191
1,364
1,452
1,334
French
588
535
549
548
589
German
378
360
331
352
333
Greek
147
134
132
124
105
Indonesian
470
351
376
325
276
Italian
284
220
235
230
254
Japanese
539
588
530
526
530
Korean
56
91
90
91
63
Turkish
150
136
129
102
102
Vietnamese
284
400
371
422
368
Other
548
551
559
530
585
Total
4,711
4,644
4,733
4,782
4,608
17.6%
17.5%
17.4%
17.7%
17.3%
Chinese
(Mandarin)
Percentage of
all graduating
students
Source: VCAA, 2013.
Snapshot of students eligible to graduate from VCE in 2012 (students from
Victorian government schools) and the languages studied
Table 4.7, following, provides detailed information about the students eligible to graduate in 2012
having completed a Languages course during their senior secondary schooling. As outlined in
Table 4.7, 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 (2012). A further 38.5% of students completed Unit 4 of a Languages course
when they were enrolled in Year 11 (2011), while the remaining 2.4% completed Unit 4 when they
were enrolled in Year 10 (2010).
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Table 4.7:
Government school students eligible to graduate from VCE, 2012: 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
61
872
401
1,334
Chinese First Language
17
468
189
674
Chinese Second Language Advanced
21
250
145
416
Chinese Second Language
23
154
67
244
French
1
60
528
589
Japanese
Chinese (Mandarin)
1
79
450
530
Japanese First Language
0
12
8
20
Japanese Second Language
1
67
442
510
Vietnamese
9
229
130
368
German
1
47
285
333
Indonesian
1
55
220
276
Indonesian First Language
0
2
9
11
Indonesian Second Language
1
53
211
265
Italian
4
25
225
254
Greek
4
46
55
105
Turkish
1
24
77
102
Persian
1
43
44
88
Arabic
0
24
45
69
Korean
8
45
10
63
Korean First Language
3
18
3
24
Korean Second Language
5
27
7
39
Other
19
224
254
497
Total
111
1,773
2,724
4,608
Percentage
2.4
38.5
59.1
100
Source: VCAA, 2013.
Note that there is a discrepancy between the number of government secondary school students
enrolled in Year 12 studying a language, as reported by schools, in Table 4.2 (2,138 students) and
the number of government secondary school students enrolled in Year 12 studying a language in
Table 4.7 (2,724 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
school during the day, studied a language through a community language school after hours or on
the weekend while enrolled in Year 12.
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Contact Time
The average contact time for Languages programs varied at each year level and across schools. At
the Year 7 level, the average time allocated for Languages programs was 143.7 minutes per week,
increasing across the year levels to an average of 230.2 minutes at Year 12. Average contact
times at other year levels were Year 8, 152.5 minutes; Year 9, 163.4 minutes; Year 10, 203.2
minutes; and Year 11, 228.6 minutes (Figure 4.8).
The time allocated to Languages study also varied from school to school. In 2012, 74.2% of Year 7
Languages students (slightly up from 70% in 2011) and 76.1% of Year 8 Languages students (up
from 72.3% in 2010) were in programs of a minimum140 minutes per week. (The recommended
minimum is 150 minutes per week, although many school timetables produce 140–145 minute
allotments per week). At Years 11 and 12, 98.1% and 96.8% of students respectively, studied a
language for more than 190 minutes per week.
Figure 4.8:
Average minutes per week for Languages programs, by year
level, 2006–12
300
250
Year 12
200
Year 11
150
Year 10
Year 9
100
Year 8
Year 7
50
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Program Types
The range of Languages programs provided and the teaching methods used in secondary schools
varied according to student needs and available resources. Individual Languages programs within
schools can be divided into two types.
1.
2.
A Languages program, which focuses on the teaching and learning of the target
language and understanding the connections between language and culture.
A Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) program, which teaches 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.
In 2012, 97% of students were enrolled in Languages programs, with the remaining 3% enrolled in
Content and Languages Integrated Learning (CLIL) programs (Table 4.8).
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Table 4.8:
Secondary Languages enrolments, by language and program type,
2012
Language
Languages
programs
CLIL
programs
Total
French
18,867
47
18,914
Italian
17,996
503
18,499
Indonesian
17,828
547
18,375
Japanese
16,707
538
17,245
German
10,650
299
10,949
6,500
751
7,251
Greek
957
114
1,071
Vietnamese
562
0
562
Spanish
427
33
460
Auslan
407
0
407
Latin
272
0
272
Turkish
254
0
254
Arabic
214
0
214
Macedonian
214
0
214
Aboriginal Languages
63
33
96
Classical Greek
79
0
79
91,997
2,865
94,862
97%
3%
100%
Chinese (Mandarin)
Total
Percentage
Regional Provision of Languages
From the beginning of 2013, DEECD moved to deliver educational services through a four-region
model. Regional data has been analysed based on the four new regions, which encompasses the
former nine regions as follows:

South-Western Victoria (SWV) – encompasses the Barwon South Western, Grampians
and Western Metropolitan Regions

North-Western Victoria (NWV) – encompasses the Loddon Mallee and Northern
Metropolitan Regions

North-Eastern Victoria (NEV) – encompasses the Hume and Eastern Metropolitan
Regions

South-Eastern Victoria (SEV) – encompasses the Gippsland and Southern Metropolitan
Regions.
Between nine and 13 languages were offered across the four regions in 2012. Although enrolments
were quite evenly spread across the major languages, Italian was the most-studied language in the
South-Western and North-Western Victoria regions, French was the most-studied language in the
North-Eastern Victoria region and Japanese the most-studied in South-Eastern Victoria region
(Table 4.9).
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Table 4.9:
Secondary enrolments, by region and language, 2012
Language
SWV
NWV
NEV
SEV
Total
French
3,362
3,341
6,484
Italian
6,986
7,856
2,710
947
18,499
Indonesian
5,184
4,414
3,217
5,560
18,375
Japanese
5,831
1,527
4,134
5,753
17,245
German
2,413
1,612
3,386
3,538
10,949
Chinese (Mandarin)
1,636
1,439
2,433
1,743
7,251
Greek
257
541
273
0
1,071
Vietnamese
507
39
6
10
562
Spanish
237
0
223
0
460
0
223
184
0
407
164
0
0
108
272
Turkish
0
254
0
0
254
Arabic
79
135
0
0
214
0
214
0
0
214
40
6
27
23
96
0
0
79
0
79
26,696
21,601
23,156
23,409
94,862
Auslan
Latin
Macedonian
Aboriginal Languages
Classical Greek
Total
5,727
18,914
In 2012, 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
schools. As a result, the proportion of Languages students in metropolitan areas was around
double that of regional secondary schools from Year 9 onwards (Figure 4.9). 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 2012.
Figure 4.9:
100%
Secondary Languages students (percentage) in metropolitan and
regional areas, by year level, 2012
91.3
89.3
Metropolitan
80%
60%
Regional
53.6
86.9
70
40%
20%
27.6
17.6
8
12.4
4.6
7.6
4.3
0%
Year 7
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Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Year 11
Year 12
Table 4.10:
Secondary Languages students, by metropolitan and regional areas,
by year level, 2012
Year level
Regional
Languages
students
Metropolitan
All
students
%
Languages
students
All
%
students
Year 7
9,656
11,106.20
86.9
23,016
25,201.60
91.3
Year 8
8,015
11,450.70
70
22,382
25,072.70
89.3
Year 9
3,257
11,797.50
27.6
14,177
26,426.70
53.6
Year 10
1,429
11,555.40
12.4
4,746
26,999.70
17.6
Year 11
521
11,244.60
4.6
2,116
26,492.80
8
Year 12
394
9,092.40
4.3
1,744
23,077.30
7.6
23,272
66,246.80
35.1
68,181
153,270.80
44.5
Total
Regional differences at Years 11 and 12
Overall, 8% and 7.6% of students enrolled in Years 11 and 12 in metropolitan areas studied a
language in 2012, or 7.8% overall at the senior secondary level. In regional areas, the proportion of
Languages students increased slightly to 4.6% and 4.3% at Years 11 and 12 respectively, or 4.5% at
the senior secondary level (Table 4.10 and Figure 4.10). However, it too refers to the caveats outlined
in the Languages Study at the VCE level section, with enrolments at the senior secondary levels
likely to be higher in both regional and metropolitan areas than the numbers in Figure 4.10 indicate.
Figure 4.10:
Languages enrolments at Years 11 and 12, by regional or
metropolitan regions, 2006–12
12%
10%
10.2
9.8
8%
7.5
9.1
8.7
7.7
6%
6.5
4%
8.8
8.3
7.8
6.2
Metropolitan
4.9
5.1
2010
2011
4.5
Regional
2%
0%
2006
2007
2008
2009
2012
Victorian government secondary schools
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5. Teachers of Languages in Victorian Government Schools
In 2012, there were 1,587 teachers teaching in Victorian government primary and secondary
schools, 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 at both the
primary and secondary levels. For example, 37 teachers taught at two or three schools. A further
134 qualified teachers of Languages in primary and secondary schools were not teaching a
language in 2012. These teachers taught other subjects, were classroom teachers, had assumed
other roles within schools or were on leave.
Figure 5.1:
Languages teachers, by school type, 2012
Secondary school
906
P to 12 school
105
Primary school
576
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
Teachers of Asian languages represented 46.5% of Languages teachers, European language teachers
accounted for 50% of teachers, while teachers of Aboriginal Languages, Arabic, Auslan, and Turkish
made up the remaining 3.5% of Languages teachers. There were more teachers of Italian than any of the
other languages in 2012 (19.2% of all Languages teachers), followed by teachers of Indonesian (18.2%
of Languages teachers) (Table 5.1).
The percentage of Languages teachers who were male stood at 19.3% in 2012. Twenty point seven
percent (20.7%) of teachers of Asian languages were male, and 17.9% of teachers of European
languages were male. Amongst the larger candidature languages, Japanese was the language with the
highest percentage of male teachers (22.7%). Numerically, there were 1,281 female Languages teachers
and 306 male teachers in primary and secondary schools in 2012 (Table 5.1).
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Table 5.1:
Teachers by gender and language, 2012
Language
Male
Female
Total
Italian
44
260
304
Indonesian
60
229
289
Japanese
63
214
277
French
58
218
276
German
30
128
158
Chinese (Mandarin)
26
124
150
Auslan
7
30
37
Greek
2
27
29
Vietnamese
2
16
18
Spanish
2
11
13
Arabic
2
6
8
Macedonian
1
7
8
Turkish
2
5
7
Latin
4
0
4
Aboriginal languages
0
3
3
Karen
1
1
2
Korean
1
1
2
Classical Greek
1
0
1
Hindi
0
1
1
Total
306
1,281
1,587
Percentage
19.3
80.7
100
Figure 5.2, following, provides information on the qualification levels of teachers of Languages in
Victorian government schools, while Figure 5.3 provides details on the hours teachers spent
teaching Languages each week. As data was not available for 214 teachers or 13.5% of the
teacher cohort, information in these figures should only be seen as indicative of the situation.
Teachers of Languages
51
Figure 5.2:
Qualification levels of Languages teachers, 2012
Three year (post-VCE)
tertiary language study (or
equiv.)
Four year (beginners) tertiary
language study
52.7%
12.6%
4.5%
Two year (post-VCE) tertiary
language study
3.8%
Three year (beginners)
tertiary language study
Languages accreditation
4.8%
2.4%
One year (beginners or postVCE)
1.1%
Two year beginners tertiary
language study
3.6%
Further tertiary studies e.g.
Masters in Applied
Linguistics, PhD
Native speaker, no formal
Languages qualifications
7%
6.9%
0.6%
Other (e.g. one year living in
Japan)
Undetermined
0%
Figure 5.3:
20%
40%
60%
Hours spent teaching Languages each week, primary and
secondary levels, 2012
100%
Primary
80%
Secondary
60%
55.9%
49.4%
40%
49.4%
32.9%
20%
11.2%
1.2%
0%
Less than 10 hours
52
10 to 20 hours
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
More than 20 hours
6. Bilingual Programs in Victorian Government
Schools
In 2012, one special 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, contentbased teaching takes place in two or more of the domains within the Discipline-based Learning
Strand of the AusVELS. Schools may choose from Science, Mathematics, The Arts and The
Humanities. Within these domains, bilingual classes are run for subject areas such as visual arts,
performing arts, health, sport and physical education, 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 programs are highly qualified and are often supported
by teacher aides, assistants provided 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 support university
researchers around Australia who are conducting 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 schools 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 school 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.
Bilingual programs
53
Table 6.1:
Designated bilingual programs, 2012
School
Languages
Domains
Abbotsford Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
The Humanities, Mathematics, ICT and
Languages
Aurora School
Auslan
The Humanities, Mathematics and
Languages
Bayswater South Primary School
German
The Humanities, Science, The Arts and
Languages
Benalla East Primary School
Indonesian
The Humanities, Mathematics, Science and
Languages
Camberwell Primary School
French
Mathematics, Science and Languages
Caulfield Primary School
Japanese
The Humanities, The Arts and Languages
Footscray Primary School
Vietnamese
Year levels
Student
numbers
450 minutes for Prep to Year 6
43
200 minutes for Prep only
16
450 minutes for Prep to Year 6
278
450 minute for Prep only
18
500 to 700 minutes for Prep to Year 6
494
600 minutes for Prep to Year 2,
67
300 minutes for Years 3 to 6
54
The Humanities, Mathematics, Science,
The Arts and Languages
120 minutes for Prep to Year 2
163
240 minutes for Years 3 to 6
Gruyere Primary School
Japanese
The Arts, The Humanities and Languages
450 minutes for Prep to Year 6
34
Huntingdale Primary School
Japanese
The Humanities, The Arts, Science and
Languages
450 minutes for Prep to Year 6
268
Kennington Primary School
Auslan
The Humanities and Mathematics
450 minutes for Prep only.
95
500 to 750 minutes for Prep to Year 6
88
Greek
The Humanities, Mathematics, Science,
The Arts and Languages
450 to 600 minutes for Prep to Year 6
61
Chinese (Mandarin)
Vietnamese
The Humanities, Mathematics and
Languages
480 to 600 minutes for Prep to Year 6
91
600 minutes for Prep to Year 2
22
Lalor North Primary School
Richmond West Primary School
54
Macedonian
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
7. The Victorian School of Languages
The Victorian School of Languages is a government school which provides programs in 50
languages through its 40 centres (30 in the metropolitan area and 10 in regional areas), as well as
through distance education in 2012. The VSL provides programs for students from government and
non-government schools 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, who cannot access a particular language in their mainstream school. Lessons are
provided outside regular school hours, usually on Saturday mornings, and are typically of three
hours’ duration.
In total, 15,586 Prep to Year 12 students studied Languages through the VSL in 2012 (including
enrolments via distance education). Of these, 6,811 were primary students and 8,775 were
secondary students. Total enrolments at the VSL remained relatively stable between 2010 and
2012.
Of the fifty languages taught at the VSL in 2012, five languages - Chin (Falam), Chin (Matu),
Classical Greek, Gujarati and Tamil, were not offered in 2011.
Distance education continued to provide an important avenue for Languages study, with enrolments
in distance education representing 17.7% of secondary VSL enrolments in 2012. Nine students who
were enrolled full-time at the Distance Education Centre of Victoria in Year 6 were also given
permission to study a language at the VSL through distance education in 2012. All figures referring
to the VSL in this section include enrolments through distance education. Further details on
distance education are available in the Distance Education Provision at the Victorian School of
Languages Figure 7.1 which provides a comparison of all VSL enrolments from 2006 to 2012 at
the primary and secondary levels and shows that enrolments at both the primary and secondary
levels remained relatively stable between 2011 and 2012.
Figure 7.1:
18,000
Enrolments at the VSL, 2006–12
16,097
15,908
15,122
15,586
15,000
Total
12,000
9,000
Secondary
8,618
6,000
6,366
9,183
9,159
8,775
6,914
6,749
6,811
Primary
3,000
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Table 7.1 sets out the total VSL enrolments for each language by year level. Forty-five of the
languages taught at the VSL were studied at both the primary and secondary levels, with Bulgarian,
Syriac and Tamil only studied at the primary level and Latin and Classical Greek only studied at the
secondary level. The five most popular languages overall were Chinese (Mandarin), Vietnamese,
Greek, Turkish and Japanese. Together, these five languages accounted for 46.9% of total
enrolments in the VSL, with the remaining students spread over a wide range of languages.
55
The Victorian School of Languages
Table 7.1:
Language
VSL enrolments, by language and year level, 2012
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Chinese
(Mandarin)
Vietnamese
269
267
240
210
161
178
205
168
306
156
169
147
135
148
132
Greek
195
141
108
106
102
76
72
Turkish
73
85
73
64
70
66
Japanese
18
18
9
18
14
French
15
24
19
22
Arabic
63
55
47
38
Italian
33
31
29
Spanish
65
38
Sinhala
99
91
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Total
%
130
156
297
408
2,689
17.3
118
114
132
184
252
1,993
12.8
63
42
26
37
27
995
6.4
69
59
55
57
81
77
829
5.3
13
88
89
88
123
149
177
804
5.2
20
14
109
52
117
74
149
125
740
4.7
49
33
45
34
37
35
75
100
611
3.9
21
28
25
76
48
68
80
98
65
602
3.9
25
35
24
23
68
29
58
38
103
88
594
3.8
73
48
48
40
31
22
28
27
45
34
586
3.8
German
9
2
8
2
7
7
59
24
72
64
112
96
462
3.0
Punjabi
64
28
48
33
36
37
47
32
28
32
32
41
458
2.9
Indonesian
0
0
0
0
0
5
15
20
37
65
143
124
409
2.6
Macedonian
27
36
33
28
36
28
40
30
38
28
26
41
391
2.5
Karen
24
34
44
30
27
46
33
33
40
52
0
0
363
2.3
Hindi
35
32
40
23
36
22
30
21
30
12
32
46
359
2.3
Korean
40
13
20
17
11
17
22
12
18
6
53
90
319
2.0
Croatian
33
27
26
30
32
32
18
25
26
24
20
20
313
2.0
Chin (Hakha)
13
17
31
18
30
24
25
26
20
16
0
0
220
1.4
Persian
6
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
3
9
56
107
188
1.2
Dari
12
9
18
12
10
18
20
17
29
30
0
0
175
1.1
Khmer
14
11
13
12
14
13
5
13
11
18
12
29
165
1.1
Polish
3
6
4
6
4
2
8
16
13
25
30
33
150
1.0
Bosnian
5
2
12
5
14
6
15
20
8
16
27
10
140
0.9
Serbian
3
9
7
8
8
10
7
17
9
8
14
18
118
0.8
Latin
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
4
19
8
29
15
103
0.7
Hebrew
3
3
5
2
4
11
11
12
10
3
16
10
90
0.6
Russian
19
6
9
11
9
4
6
2
2
4
9
8
89
0.6
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Language
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Portuguese
6
4
11
5
5
5
2
6
7
5
12
15
83
0.5
Albanian
8
9
9
2
1
6
3
8
11
6
1
15
79
0.5
Dinka
9
12
5
8
6
9
Dutch
6
8
7
5
0
0
75
0.5
5
4
7
1
1
Filipino
0
0
2
3
1
0
2
1
1
3
9
14
48
0.3
1
1
1
1
3
15
19
47
0.3
Maltese
5
2
3
4
6
5
4
6
2
2
5
0
44
0.3
Chin (Falam)
2
3
6
0
4
0
9
5
2
1
0
0
32
0.2
Hungarian
3
4
Chin (Matu)
4
5
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
0
4
7
32
0.2
1
6
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
25
0.2
22
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0.1
Romanian
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
4
14
22
0.1
Pushto
4
4
2
1
2
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
21
0.1
Cantonese
1
6
3
1
1
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
19
0.1
Bengali
5
4
1
1
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
15
0.1
Swahili
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
3
2
0
0
11
0.1
Tigrinya
3
0
1
0
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
11
0.1
Amharic
5
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
10
0.1
Syriac
4
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0.1
Bulgarian
1
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
<0.1
Gujarati
2
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
<0.1
Classical Greek
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
<0.1
Tamil
Lithuanian
Total
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Total
%
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
5
<0.1
1,535
1,203
1,174
985
976
938
1,326
1,053
1,188
1,204
1,879
2,125
15,586
100
The Victorian School of Languages
57
Chinese (Mandarin) was strongly represented across the primary and secondary levels - each had
around 1,300 students - while enrolments in Vietnamese remained strong with around 1,000
enrolments at both primary and secondary levels. Overall, there were noticeable differences in
patterns of enrolments between the primary and secondary levels for some other languages. Some
community languages such as Greek and Sinhala, for example, had stronger enrolments at primary
than at secondary level, although most community languages had fairly even enrolments across the
primary and secondary levels. By contrast, Japanese, French, Indonesian, Italian, German and
Spanish had a higher proportion of total enrolments at the secondary levels.
Figure 7.2 represents the proportions of primary and secondary students studying at the VSL who
attend government and non-government schools and shows that access to Languages study
through the VSL remained important to students from both sectors. Overall, the majority of students
at the VSL were government school students, 68% of enrolments overall, with non-government
school students (from Catholic and independent schools, as well as home-schooled students)
making up the remaining 32% of enrolments.
Figure 7.2:
Languages enrolments at the VSL, by sector, 2012
100%
Government school students
Non-government school students
80%
68.4%
68%
66.7%
60%
40%
31.6%
32.3%
32%
20%
0%
Primary
Secondary
Overall
Distance Education Provision at the Victorian School of Languages
In 2012, the Victorian School of Languages offered Languages programs through distance
education in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Classical Greek, French, German, Greek, Indonesian,
Italian, Japanese, Latin and Spanish to primary (Year 6) students enrolled full-time through distance
education and to secondary students wishing to study a language which was not offered at their
school or not currently attending a school. Of all secondary students enrolled at the VSL in 2012,
1,554 students or 17.6% were studying a language through distance education (Table 7.2). Figure
7.3 provides changes in enrolments in the six languages most studied through distance education
between 2006 and 2012.
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Table 7.2:
Language
Student enrolments in distance education, by language and year level, 2012
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
French
2
82
17
62
29
66
57
315
German
2
45
10
52
39
67
56
271
Japanese
0
20
17
21
29
47
72
206
Italian
0
38
17
25
33
45
42
200
Indonesian
5
5
5
15
29
64
57
180
Spanish
0
41
0
20
0
35
26
122
Latin
0
28
4
19
8
29
15
103
Chinese
0
7
0
1
0
25
37
70
Greek
0
12
10
9
3
20
8
62
Arabic
0
0
0
0
0
8
11
19
Classical Greek
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
Total
9
284
80
224
170
406
381
1,554
Figure 7.3:
Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12
Total
Student enrolments in distance education (six most-studied
languages), 2006–12
450
400
350
French
300
German
250
Japanese
200
Italian
150
Indonesian
100
Spanish
50
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
The Victorian School of Languages
59
8. Community Languages Schools
Community Languages Schools (CLS), previously known as after-hours ethnic schools, are
conducted by incorporated community-based, not-for-profit organisations accredited for funding by
the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
Community Languages Schools provide languages education programs that are complementary to
those provided by mainstream schools and the Victorian School of Languages (VSL). Community
Languages Schools provide classes to students from Prep to Year 12 (depending on the language)
outside mainstream school hours; i.e. after school or on weekends.
In 2012, there were 181 accredited Community Languages Schools operating throughout Victoria,
offering programs in 43 languages to 36,964 enrolled students. Table 8.1 provides enrolments in
CLS at the primary and secondary level by language, as well as listing the number of CLS offering
each language.
Table 8.2 provides the number of teachers teaching each language. These teachers have a range
of qualifications including primary and/or secondary teacher qualifications in Australia or from
overseas, qualifications in language teaching methodology or no teacher qualifications. DEECD
continues to provide support and training opportunities for teachers employed in CLS.
Table 8.1:
CLS enrolments by language, and school numbers, 2012
Primary
enrolments
Language
Arabic
Secondary
enrolments
Total
enrolments
Number of
schools
2,257
190
2,447
19
Armenian
84
27
111
2
Assyrian
168
0
168
2
Bengali
107
40
147
2
Chinese (Cantonese)
204
74
278
3
Chinese (Mandarin)
8,154
4,635
12,789
27
Croatian
84
11
95
2
Danish
49
4
53
1
411
0
411
2
49
0
49
1
5
61
66
1
174
71
245
3
5,158
1,618
6,776
40
Harari*
223
9
232
2
Hebrew
194
0
194
1
24
6
30
2
Italian
683
112
795
2
Japanese
281
78
359
1
Dari
Dinka
Filipino
German
Greek
Hungarian
Khmer
33
5
38
1
Korean
197
69
266
2
Kurdish*
246
44
290
1
Latvian
37
10
47
1
Nuer
7
0
7
1
Oromo*
78
36
114
2
Otuho
38
14
52
1
Persian
161
40
201
1
Polish
187
45
232
2
60
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Primary
enrolments
Language
Punjabi
Secondary
enrolments
Total
enrolments
Number of
schools
60
0
60
1
5
6
11
1
Russian
351
123
474
5
Serbian
148
75
223
3
38
0
38
1
Sinhala
618
134
752
6
Slovak
16
4
20
1
Somali*
635
346
981
6
Spanish
62
38
100
2
Romanian
Shona/Ndebele
Swedish
98
34
132
1
Tamil
348
74
422
2
Thai
64
5
69
2
9
10
19
1
315
87
402
5
Tigrinya*
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Total
66
39
105
1
4,743
1,921
6,664
18
26,869
10,095
36,964
181
*Indicates that some Arabic is included in some, but not all, of these language programs for religious
and cultural purposes.
Table 8.2:
CLS teachers, by language, 2012
Language
Arabic
Teacher
numbers
Language
278
Teacher numbers
Nuer
5
Armenian
16
Oromo*
Assyrian
17
Otuho
Bengali
12
Persian
38
Chinese (Cantonese)
48
Polish
35
Punjabi
16
Chinese (Mandarin)
Croatian
Danish
1,124
13
Romanian
18
5
2
6
Russian
73
Dari
25
Serbian
19
Dinka
10
Shona/Ndebele
Filipino
German
4
Sinhala
7
88
33
Slovak
3
Greek
519
Somali*
66
Harari*
45
Spanish
24
Hebrew
12
Swedish
14
8
Tamil
74
Italian
36
Thai
21
Japanese
39
Tigrinya*
Hungarian
Khmer
5
Korean
Kurdish*
9
Turkish
33
40
Ukrainian
26
11
Vietnamese
525
Latvian
13
*Indicates that some Arabic is included in some, but not all, of these language programs for religious
and cultural purposes.
Community Languages Schools
61
Appendix 1: Languages by provider of programs, 2012
Key: GS = government school, VSL = Victorian School of Languages, CLS = Community Language
School
Language
School type
Language
School type
Aboriginal
Languages
Albanian
GS
Khmer
VSL, CLS
VSL
Korean
GS, VSL, CLS
Amharic
VSL
Kurdish*
Arabic
GS, VSL, CLS
Latin
CLS
GS, VSL
Armenian
CLS
Latvian
CLS
Assyrian
CLS
Lithuanian
VSL
Auslan
GS
Bengali
VSL, CLS
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Macedonian
GS, VSL
Maltese
VSL
VSL
Nuer
CLS
VSL
Oromo*
CLS
Chin (Falam)
VSL
Otuho
CLS
Chin (Hakha)
VSL
Persian
VSL, CLS
Chin (Matu)
Chinese
(Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)
VSL
Polish
VSL, CLS
Classical Greek
Croatian
VSL, CLS
Portuguese
GS, VSL
GS, VSL, CLS
Punjabi
VSL, CLS
GS, VSL
Pushto
VSL
Romanian
VSL, CLS
CLS
Russian
VSL, CLS
Dari
VSL, CLS
Serbian
GS, VSL, CLS
Dinka
VSL, CLS
Shona/Ndebele
Dutch
GS, VSL
Sinhala
Filipino
VSL, CLS
Slovak
CLS
French
GS, VSL
Somali*
CLS
German
GS, VSL, CLS
Spanish
GS, VSL, CLS
Greek
GS, VSL, CLS
Swahili
VSL
Danish
VSL, CLS
CLS
VSL, CLS
Gujarati
VSL
Swedish
CLS
Harari*
CLS
Syriac
VSL
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Indonesian
VSL, CLS
Tamil
GS, VSL
Thai
VSL, CLS
GS, VSL
Tigrinya*
Turkish
Italian
GS, VSL, CLS
Ukrainian
Japanese
GS, VSL, CLS
Vietnamese
VSL, CLS
CLS
VSL, CLS
GS, VSL, CLS
CLS
GS, VSL, CLS
Karen
GS, VSL
*Note that some Arabic is included in some, but not all, of these language programs for religious
and cultural purposes.
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Appendix 2: Languages by Government Primary
Schools, 2012
Aboriginal Languages (2 schools) School no.
Orchard Grove Primary School
5285
Monbulk Primary School
3265
Rosanna Golf Links Primary School
4753
Nyora Primary School
3401
Rowellyn Park Primary School
5313
Seville Primary School
2820
Shepparton (Guthrie Street) Primary
School
5020
Somers Primary School
4458
St Albans East Primary School
4741
Swifts Creek School
8892
The Lakes South Morang P-9 School
8846
Arabic (3 schools)
School no.
Coolaroo South Primary School
4952
Dallas Brooks Community Primary School
5546
Debney Meadows Primary School
5068
Auslan (42 schools)
School no.
Airly Primary School
4169
Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School
4700
Bairnsdale West Primary School
4725
Wesburn Primary School
3466
Balliang East Primary School
3787
Willmott Park Primary School
5342
Broadford Primary School
1125
Woodside Primary School
1176
Cardinia Primary School
3689
Woorinen District Primary School
5439
Chum Creek Primary School
3279
Coimadai Primary School
716
Cranbourne East Primary School
5518
Dallas North Primary School
4933
Diamond Creek East Primary School
5037
Drummartin Primary School
1473
Dunolly Primary School
1582
Eastwood Primary School
4702
Exford Primary School
3423
Golden Square Primary School
5531
Grovedale West Primary School
5076
Harrisfield Primary School
4730
Horsham Primary School
5548
Kennington Primary School
3686
Koorlong Primary School
3470
Lake Charm Primary School
2122
Lynbrook Primary School
5494
Merrigum Primary School
1874
Middle Kinglake Primary School
3315
Mildura South Primary School
4389
Morang South Primary School
1975
Narre Warren North Primary School
1901
Officer Primary School
2742
Appendix 2: Languages by primary schools
Chinese (Mandarin) (108 schools) School no.
Abbotsford Primary School
1886
Alvie Consolidated School
6201
Ararat North Primary School
4995
Ararat Primary School
800
Ararat West Primary School
4720
Aspendale Gardens Primary School
5301
Athlone Primary School
3623
Auburn Primary School
2948
Auburn South Primary School
4183
Bacchus Marsh Primary School
28
Balliang East Primary School
3787
Balwyn North Primary School
4638
Balwyn Primary School
1026
Bayswater Primary School
2163
Beverley Hills Primary School
4813
Black Rock Primary School
3631
Blackburn Primary School
2923
Brandon Park Primary School
5038
Briagolong Primary School
1117
Burwood East Primary School
454
Caledonian Primary School
5384
Camp Hill Primary School
1976
63
Carlton Gardens Primary School
2605
Moe (Albert Street) Primary School
2142
Chandler Park Primary School
5533
Moorabbin Primary School
1111
Chewton Primary School
1054
Mount Blowhard Primary School
2037
Clifton Hill Primary School
1360
Mount Clear Primary School
427
Coimadai Primary School
716
Mount Pleasant Primary School
1436
Collingwood College
6212
Mount View Primary School
4923
Creswick North Primary School
2041
Mulgrave Primary School
2172
Delacombe Primary School
5201
Derrimut Primary School
5512
Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary
School
5402
Donburn Primary School
5019
Napoleons Primary School
1072
Doncaster Gardens Primary School
5454
Narracan Primary School
2295
Doncaster Primary School
197
Neerim District Rural Primary School
5394
Elsternwick Primary School
2870
Neerim South Primary School
2432
Epsom Primary School
2367
Newborough East Primary School
4670
Footscray City Primary School
1912
Noojee Primary School
4098
Glen Waverley Primary School
5425
Parkhill Primary School
5416
Glendal Primary School
5010
Parkmore Primary School
4881
Golden Square Primary School
5531
Paynesville Primary School
2343
Gordon Primary School
755
Pentland Primary School
5369
Great Western Primary School
860
Pomonal Primary School
2859
Hawkesdale P-12 College
5434
Preston South Primary School
824
Highvale Primary School
4986
Red Cliffs East Primary School
4123
Invermay Primary School
882
Red Cliffs Primary School
4057
Jells Park Primary School
5176
Richmond West Primary School
5044
Jindivick Primary School
1951
Ripplebrook Primary School
2129
Kangaroo Flat Primary School
981
Rokewood Primary School
531
Kingsbury Primary School
4845
Rosewood Downs Primary School
5087
Knox Gardens Primary School
5234
Rupanyup Primary School
1595
Knox Park Primary School
4990
Serpell Primary School
5168
Labertouche Primary School
2471
Skipton Primary School
582
Lal Lal Primary School
863
Specimen Hill Primary School
1316
Lardner and District Primary School
5393
Stawell West Primary School
4934
Laurimar Primary School
5497
Surrey Hills Primary School
2778
Learmonth Primary School
386
Templeton Primary School
5196
Little Bendigo Primary School
2093
Thomas Mitchell Primary School
5294
Livingstone Primary School
5113
Wales Street Primary School
3139
Longwarry Primary School
2505
Wattle Park Primary School
3841
Malvern Primary School
2586
Werrimull P-12 School
6257
Marnoo Primary School
1554
Wheelers Hill Primary School
5094
Mckinnon Primary School
4366
Whitehorse Primary School
5530
Meredith Primary School
1420
Willow Grove Primary School
2520
Milgate Primary School
5212
Willowmavin Primary School
3479
64
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Wycheproof P-12 College
8831
Heathcote Primary School
300
Yarra Primary School
5271
Katunga South Primary School
2269
Yawarra Primary School
5429
Kew Primary School
1075
Keysborough Primary School
5534
Kingsbury Primary School
4845
Kunyung Primary School
5182
Landsborough Primary School
1862
Dutch (1 school)
School no.
Laharum Primary School
French (80 schools)
2805
School no.
Lavers Hill P-12 College
6231
Albert Park Primary School
1181
Macarthur Primary School
1571
Amphitheatre Primary School
1637
Malmsbury Primary School
1408
Balmoral P-12 Community College
(interim Name)
8872
Maroona Primary School
1943
Baranduda Primary School
2222
Melton Primary School
430
Bellaire Primary School
4873
Merrijig Primary School
1379
Bolinda Primary School
1070
Middle Park Primary School
2815
Boort District P-12 School
8882
Montmorency South Primary School
4925
Buangor Primary School
2072
Montpellier Primary School
4972
Camberwell Primary School
888
Moonambel Primary School
1683
Camelot Rise Primary School
5111
Mornington Park Primary School
5040
Carrington Primary School
5426
Mornington Primary School
2033
Carwatha P-12 College
5435
Mount Eliza North Primary School
5140
Castlemaine Primary School
119
Mount Macedon Primary School
415
Caulfield Junior College
3820
Napoleons Primary School
1072
Navarre Primary School
1330
Newham Primary School
1913
Numurkah Primary School
2134
Olinda Primary School
3494
Patterson Lakes Primary School
5190
Port Melbourne Primary School
2932
Scoresby Primary School
1028
South Yarra Primary School
583
Southern Cross Primary School
5235
St Arnaud Primary School
1646
Stanley Primary School
550
Talbot Primary School
954
Talgarno Primary School
1954
Terang College
6236
Timor Primary School
1207
Tongala Primary School
6255
Toora Primary School
2253
Toorak Primary School
3016
Wahgunyah Primary School
644
Wandin Yallock Primary School
1033
Cheltenham Primary School
84
Chiltern Primary School
327
Clarkefield Primary School
3035
Clifton Hill Primary School
1360
Coatesville Primary School
4712
Dandenong North Primary School
4723
Dandenong Primary School
1403
Deepdene Primary School
3680
Dorset Primary School
5132
East Bentleigh Primary School
4837
Edithvale Primary School
3790
Elmhurst Primary School
959
Fairfield Primary School
2711
Falls Creek Primary School
5067
Glen Iris Primary School
1148
Glendal Primary School
5010
Greythorn Primary School
4694
Guthridge Primary School
4853
Hampton Primary School
3754
Appendix 2: Languages by primary schools
65
Weeroona College Bendigo
7405
Moyhu Primary School
1335
Wheelers Hill Primary School
5094
Murtoa College
1549
White Hills Primary School
1916
Natte Yallock Primary School
1347
Willaura Primary School
2662
Olinda Primary School
3494
Wooranna Park Primary School
4989
Poowong Consolidated School
6245
Rainbow Primary School
3313
German (53 schools)
School no.
Rangeview Primary School
5431
Amsleigh Park Primary School
5428
Red Hill Consolidated School
6249
Ashby Primary School
1492
Rolling Hills Primary School
5241
Bayswater South Primary School
4973
Sassafras Primary School
3222
Beaconsfield Primary School
3033
Somers Primary School
4458
Billanook Primary School
5193
Spring Gully Primary School
3505
Bimbadeen Heights Primary School
5011
Stawell Primary School
502
Boneo Primary School
1184
The Basin Primary School
2329
Boronia Heights Primary School
4967
Upwey Primary School
4530
Boronia K-12 College
8913
Weeden Heights Primary School
5157
Branxholme-Wallacedale Community
School
Woori Yallock Primary School
1259
5377
Yaapeet Primary School
3976
Carrum Primary School
3385
Yellingbo Primary School
4705
Cavendish Primary School
116
Cheltenham Primary School
84
Concongella Primary School
1136
Dimboola Primary School
1372
Don Valley Primary School
3956
East Loddon P-12 College
6217
Edenhope College
5432
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
Marlo Primary School
3433
Melton Primary School
430
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
Mountain Gate Primary School
4905
66
Greek (13 schools)
School no.
Clarinda Primary School
3336
Coburg Primary School
484
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
Sunshine Heights Primary School
4744
Wales Street Primary School
3139
Westgarth Primary School
4177
Wooranna Park Primary School
4989
Yarra Primary School
5271
Hindi (1 school)
Rangebank Primary School
Indonesian (161 schools)
School no.
5232
School no.
Albany Rise Primary School
5427
Anakie Primary School
1910
Anglesea Primary School
4332
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Antonio Park Primary School
4844
Eltham Primary School
209
Apollo Bay P-12 College
6203
Elwood Primary School
3942
Ballam Park Primary School
5005
Eppalock Primary School
1788
Bandiana Primary School
4691
Eskdale Primary School
2318
Barwon Heads Primary School
1574
Fountain Gate Primary School
5072
Bayswater North Primary School
4143
Glen Huntly Primary School
3703
Beaconsfield Upper Primary School
2560
Glenrowan Primary School
1742
Bealiba Primary School
749
Goroke P-12 College
6223
Beechworth Primary School
1560
Grasmere Primary School
5381
Benalla East Primary School
2256
Great Ryrie Primary School
5478
31
Greenvale Primary School
890
Bethanga Primary School
1883
Guildford Primary School
264
Big Hill Primary School
1551
Heany Park Primary School
5345
Bolwarra Primary School
1324
Herne Hill Primary School
4681
Bonbeach Primary School
4798
Hesket Primary School
1004
Boort District P-12 School
8882
Heyfield Primary School
1108
Bridgewater Primary School
1097
Heywood Consolidated School
6225
Broken Creek Primary School
862
Hughesdale Primary School
4176
Camp Hill Primary School
1976
Kangaroo Flat Primary School
981
Campbells Creek Primary School
120
Karingal Heights Primary School
5053
Carisbrook Primary School
1030
Karoo Primary School
5295
Carlisle River Primary School
3497
Kinglake Primary School
2188
Carraragarmungee Primary School
1704
Kingsbury Primary School
4845
Casterton Primary School
2058
Koroit And District Primary School
618
Castlemaine North Primary School
2051
Kyabram P-12 College
7965
84
Kyneton Primary School
343
Colac South West Primary School
4775
Langley Primary School
1275
Coleraine Primary School
2118
Leitchville Primary School
2087
Courtenay Gardens Primary School
5371
Leongatha Primary School
2981
Craigieburn South Primary School
5243
Leopold Primary School
1146
Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School
5510
Lilydale West Primary School
5057
Creekside K-9 College
8909
Little River Primary School
1961
Creswick Primary School
122
Lloyd Street Primary School
4139
Croydon Hills Primary School
5255
Lorne - Aireys Inlet P-12 College
2162
Darraweit Guim Primary School
878
Lysterfield Primary School
1866
Dederang Primary School
1772
Mandama Primary School
5185
Devenish Primary School
1764
Manifold Heights Primary School
4224
Drysdale Primary School
1645
Manor Lakes P-12 College
8848
Eastbourne Primary School
5133
Maramba Primary School
5293
Echuca West Primary School
3916
Marlborough Primary School
5045
Elliminyt Primary School
2028
Marong Primary School
400
Elmore Primary School
1515
Mckinnon Primary School
4366
Benalla Primary School
Cheltenham Primary School
Appendix 2: Languages by primary schools
67
Mentone Primary School
2950
Specimen Hill Primary School
1316
Merino Consolidated School
6237
Springside P-9 College
8911
Mickleham Primary School
1051
St Leonards Primary School
866
Middle Indigo Primary School
1115
Stanley Primary School
550
Mitcham Primary School
2904
Stratford Primary School
596
Moolap Primary School
1911
Strathaird Primary School
5463
Mount Beauty Primary School
4644
Strathfieldsaye Primary School
1211
Mount Eliza Primary School
1368
Surfside Primary School
5354
Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading
Primary School
Tallangatta Primary School
1365
4808
Tarnagulla Primary School
1023
Murrabit Group School
3859
Tarwin Valley Primary School
5420
Nanneella Estate Primary School
3708
The Lake Primary School
3581
Narrawong District Primary School
5382
Thomas Mitchell Primary School
5294
Narre Warren South P-12 College
8839
Thoona Primary School
2056
New Gisborne Primary School
467
Timbarra P-9 College
5479
Newport Lakes Primary School
113
Tootgarook Primary School
4661
Newstead Primary School
452
Torquay P-6 College
3368
Newtown Primary School
1887
Tyabb Railway Station Primary School
3544
Nhill College
8833
Tylden Primary School
621
Noojee Primary School
4098
Upper Sandy Creek Primary School
3145
Oatlands Primary School
5363
Vermont Primary School
1022
Ocean Grove Primary School
3100
Walwa Primary School
2806
Pakenham Consolidated School
6243
Wandin North Primary School
3892
Park Ridge Primary School
5281
Wantirna South Primary School
4582
Pinewood Primary School
4874
Warburton Primary School
1485
Plenty Parklands Primary School
1915
Warrenheip Primary School
1591
Point Cook P-9 College
4159
Wedderburn College
6262
Portland North Primary School
1194
Weeden Heights Primary School
5157
Portland Primary School
489
Welton Primary School
4041
Portland South Primary School
4750
Winters Flat Primary School
652
Pyramid Hill College
1712
Winton Primary School
1870
Quarry Hill Primary School
1165
Yackandandah Primary School
1103
Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School
2571
Yarra Road Primary School
4219
Ringwood Heights Primary School
4911
Ringwood North Primary School
4120
Rochester Primary School
795
Aberfeldie Primary School
4220
Rowellyn Park Primary School
5313
Albert Park Primary School
1181
Seaford Park Primary School
5191
Albion North Primary School
4855
Seaford Primary School
3835
Alphington Primary School
3599
Somerville Primary School
2656
Altona P-9 College
8857
Somerville Rise Primary School
5372
Andersons Creek Primary School
5104
Sorrento Primary School
1090
Apollo Parkways Primary School
5184
68
Italian (166 schools)
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
School no.
Ardeer South Primary School
5064
Essendon North Primary School
4015
Armadale Primary School
2634
Everton Primary School
5399
Arthurs Creek Primary School
1666
Fawkner Primary School
3590
Ascot Vale Primary School
2608
Fitzroy North Primary School
1490
Baden Powell P-9 College
5315
Flemington Primary School
250
Baimbridge College
8814
Footscray Primary School
253
Ballam Park Primary School
5005
Footscray West Primary School
3890
Bayles Regional Primary School
5421
Fyans Park Primary School
4919
Bayswater West Primary School
5039
Gladesville Primary School
5066
Bell Primary School
4309
Gladstone Park Primary School
5007
Bellbrae Primary School
319
Glen Katherine Primary School
5260
Belle Vue Primary School
4733
Glenferrie Primary School
1508
Bentleigh West Primary School
4318
Greenhills Primary School
4893
Birmingham Primary School
5048
Grovedale Primary School
283
Birregurra Primary School
723
Grovedale West Primary School
5076
Blackburn Lake Primary School
4860
Hamilton (Gray Street) Primary School
295
Brighton Primary School
1542
Hamlyn Banks Primary School
4804
Brunswick East Primary School
3179
Hampton Primary School
3754
Brunswick North Primary School
3585
Hartwell Primary School
4055
Brunswick South West Primary School
4304
Hepburn Primary School
767
Cairnlea Park Primary School
1434
Highton Primary School
304
Camberwell South Primary School
4170
Horsham Primary School
5548
Canterbury Primary School
3572
Hurstbridge Primary School
3939
Cardross Primary School
4263
Invergordon Primary School
4896
Carlton North Primary School
1252
Iramoo Primary School
5152
Carnegie Primary School
2897
Ivanhoe Primary School
2436
Caulfield South Primary School
4315
Kangaroo Ground Primary School
2105
Ceres Primary School
1602
Keilor Views Primary School
5539
Chalcot Lodge Primary School
5231
Kew East Primary School
3161
Cheltenham East Primary School
4754
Kialla Central Primary School
1366
84
Kialla West Primary School
1727
Chilwell Primary School
2061
Kingsbury Primary School
4845
Coburg Primary School
484
Kingsville Primary School
3988
Daylesford Primary School
1609
Koo Wee Rup Primary School
2629
Debney Meadows Primary School
5068
Laburnum Primary School
4863
Diamond Creek Primary School
1003
Lalor North Primary School
5035
Donburn Primary School
5019
Mackellar Primary School
5297
Doreen Primary School
945
Malvern Primary School
2586
Drummond Primary School
1848
Manorvale Primary School
5091
Eildon Primary School
3931
Melrose Primary School
5141
Elphinstone Primary School
220
Melton Primary School
430
Eltham North Primary School
4212
Mentone Park Primary School
4955
Cheltenham Primary School
Appendix 2: Languages by primary schools
69
Mernda Primary School
488
Shepparton East Primary School
1713
Milawa Primary School
737
Spensley Street Primary School
3146
Mill Park Heights Primary School
5325
St Albans Meadows Primary School
5118
Mill Park Primary School
5160
St Kilda Park Primary School
2460
Monbulk Primary School
3265
Strathewen Primary School
3947
Mont Albert Primary School
3943
Strathmore Primary School
4612
Moomba Park Primary School
4876
Streeton Primary School
5438
Moonee Ponds Central School
3987
Surrey Hills Primary School
2778
Moriac Primary School
4117
Tallygaroopna Primary School
3067
Mossfiel Primary School
5002
Teesdale Primary School
2065
Mount Evelyn Primary School
3642
Templestowe Heights Primary School
5004
Mount Ridley P-12 College
8853
Templestowe Valley Primary School
4985
Mullum Primary School
4886
Tooradin Primary School
1503
Myrtleford P-12 College
8873
Trentham District Primary School
1588
North Melbourne Primary School
1402
Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School
4687
Orrvale Primary School
3805
Tullamarine Primary School
4852
Osbornes Flat Primary School
1463
Undera Primary School
1771
Oxley Primary School
1399
Wales Street Primary School
3139
Panton Hill Primary School
1134
Wallarano Primary School
5055
Park Orchards Primary School
4854
Wandiligong Primary School
275
Parktone Primary School
4843
Wangaratta Primary School
643
Pascoe Vale North Primary School
4731
Watsonia Heights Primary School
4935
Pascoe Vale Primary School
3081
Watsonia Primary School
4838
Pascoe Vale South Primary School
4704
Westmeadows Primary School
982
Patterson Lakes Primary School
5190
Whitfield District Primary School
5397
Penders Grove Primary School
3806
Whorouly Primary School
1373
Porepunkah Primary School
1144
Williamstown Primary School
1183
Preston North East Primary School
4764
Winchelsea Primary School
2015
Preston Primary School
1494
Woodlands Primary School
5319
Preston West Primary School
3885
Wooranna Park Primary School
4989
Princes Hill Primary School
2955
Yandoit Primary School
691
Reservoir West Primary School
4711
Yarrambat Primary School
2054
Ripponlea Primary School
4087
Yarraville West Primary School
2832
Rollins Primary School
4867
Yarrawonga P-12 College
8883
Rosanna Primary School
4568
Rowville Primary School
5000
Japanese (140 schools)
Roxburgh Homestead Primary School
5443
Alexandra Primary School
912
Roxburgh Rise Primary School
5493
Alfredton Primary School
1091
Sandringham Primary School
267
Altona Primary School
3923
Seabrook Primary School
5337
Appin Park Primary School
5207
Shepparton (St Georges Road) Primary
School
Aspendale Primary School
4193
4666
Bairnsdale Primary School
754
70
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
School no.
Ballarat (Dana Street) Primary School
33
Grasmere Primary School
5381
Balnarring Primary School
1698
Greensborough Primary School
2062
Banyan Fields Primary School
3613
Gruyere Primary School
2956
Bayside P-12 College
8800
Hampton Primary School
3754
60
Hawthorn West Primary School
293
Beaumaris North Primary School
4803
Heathmont East Primary School
4819
Beaumaris Primary School
3899
Huntingdale Primary School
4716
Bell Park North Primary School
4962
Jamieson Primary School
814
Benton Junior College
5488
Jeparit Primary School
2988
Berwick Chase Primary School
5503
Kalinda Primary School
5121
Birchip P-12 School
8832
Kananook Primary School
5418
Black Hill Primary School
2043
Katamatite Primary School
2069
Bona Vista Primary School
3612
Kent Park Primary School
5082
Box Hill North Primary School
4717
Kerrimuir Primary School
4816
Briar Hill Primary School
4341
Kinglake West Primary School
3255
Bright P-12 College
776
Kings Park Primary School
5236
Brighton Beach Primary School
2048
Kingsbury Primary School
4845
Buln Buln Primary School
2017
Kingswood Primary School
5106
Buninyong Primary School
1270
Lake Bolac College
854
Bunyip Primary School
2229
Launching Place Primary School
2599
Carranballac P-9 College
5486
Lethbridge Primary School
1386
Caulfield Primary School
5489
Lilydale Primary School
876
Chatham Primary School
4314
Longwood Primary School
2707
Clayton North Primary School
734
Lucknow Primary School
1231
Clayton South Primary School
4384
Malvern Central School
1604
Clunes Primary School
1552
Malvern Valley Primary School
4669
Cobains Primary School
4387
Monmia Primary School
5336
Cohuna Consolidated School
6211
Moonee Ponds West Primary School
2901
Darnum Primary School
2319
Dartmoor Primary School
1035
Mount Duneed Regional Primary
School
5380
Derinya Primary School
4996
Mount Egerton Primary School
1918
Derrinallum P-12 College
5375
Mount Martha Primary School
5171
Dromana Primary School
184
Mount Ridley P-12 College
8853
Ellinbank Primary School
2189
Mount Waverley Primary School
3432
Emerald Primary School
3381
Movelle Primary School
5139
Essendon Primary School
483
Murrumbeena Primary School
3449
Euroa Primary School
1706
Myrniong Primary School
487
Ferntree Gully North Primary School
4718
Newport Gardens Primary School
4665
Frankston Primary School
1464
Niddrie Primary School
5410
Gardenvale Primary School
3897
Nilma Primary School
2712
Gembrook Primary School
2506
Norris Bank Primary School
3618
Glen Waverley South Primary School
5436
Oak Park Primary School
4721
Beaufort Primary School
Appendix 2: Languages by primary schools
71
Oakleigh Primary School
1601
Waverley Meadows Primary School
5105
Oakleigh South Primary School
4823
Wendouree Primary School
1813
Overport Primary School
4780
Williamstown North Primary School
1409
Peranbin Primary College
5367
Windermere Primary School
1856
Ballarat (Pleasant Street) Primary
School
Woady Yaloak Primary School
5440
695
Red Hill Consolidated School
6249
Roberts McCubbin Primary School
5419
Rowellyn Park Primary School
5313
Ruskin Park Primary School
4916
Rutherglen Primary School
522
Sale Primary School
545
Sandringham East Primary School
4429
Selby Primary School
4685
Skye Primary School
1222
Solway Primary School
4641
Chelsea Primary School
3729
Spotswood Primary School
3659
Mordialloc Beach Primary School
846
Springhurst Primary School
1583
Ormond Primary School
3074
St Kilda Primary School
1479
Wooranna Park Primary School
4989
Stanley Primary School
550
Strathmore North Primary School
4821
Macedonian (2 schools)
School no.
Sussex Heights Primary School
4832
Lalor North Primary School
5035
Sydenham - Hillside Primary School
3559
Preston South Primary School
Syndal South Primary School
4924
Taggerty Primary School
2544
Portuguese (1 school)
Templestowe Park Primary School
5129
Stanley Primary School
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
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
Wantirna Primary School
3709
Warrandyte Primary School
12
Warranwood Primary School
3476
Warrnambool Primary School
1743
72
Wodonga Primary School
37
Wooranna Park Primary School
4989
Yarrunga Primary School
4761
Yering Primary School
1034
Zeerust Primary School
4359
Karen (1 school)
School no.
Wyndham Park Primary School
5540
Korean (4 schools)
Serbian (1 school)
School no.
824
School no.
550
School no.
Wooranna Park Primary School
Spanish (19 schools)
Ascot Vale West Primary School
Berwick Primary School
4989
School no.
4025
40
Boneo Primary School
1184
Bungaree Primary School
1960
Cheltenham Primary School
84
Clayton South Primary School
4384
Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School
5510
Geelong (Tate Street) Primary School
4398
Hampton Primary School
3754
Hastings Primary School
1098
Jindivick Primary School
1951
Mountain Gate Primary School
4905
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Orchard Grove Primary School
5285
Point Lonsdale Primary School
3322
Regency Park Primary School
5131
Sherbrooke Community School
6252
Winchelsea Primary School
2015
Wooragee Primary School
653
Wooranna Park Primary School
4989
Turkish (5 schools)
School no.
Coburg Primary School
484
Coolaroo South Primary School
4952
Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School
5510
Dallas Brooks Community Primary School
5546
Meadow Heights Primary School
5227
Vietnamese (6 schools)
School no.
Abbotsford Primary School
1886
Debney Meadows Primary School
5068
Footscray Primary School
253
Richmond West Primary School
5044
Southmoor Primary School
4910
Sunshine North Primary School
4745
Appendix 2: Languages by primary schools
73
Appendix 3: Languages by Government Secondary
Schools, 2012
Aboriginal Languages (4 schools) School no.
Essendon East Keilor District College
8806
Bright P-12 College
776
Forest Hill College
8724
Heywood District Secondary College
7910
Glen Eira College
8704
Two Rivers College
8877
Glen Waverley Secondary College
8808
Woolum Bellum College
8879
Hawkesdale P-12 College
5434
Hawthorn Secondary College
7934
Arabic (4 schools)
School no.
Horsham College
8818
Bayside P-12 College
8800
Kew High School
7950
Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College
8227
Keysborough Secondary College
8867
Preston Girls Secondary College
8240
Koonung Secondary College
7954
Thomastown Secondary College
8383
Kurnai College
8716
Lowanna College
8821
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary
College
8022
Melbourne Girls College
8819
Merbein P-10 College
8886
Auslan (5 schools)
School no.
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
7595
Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary
College
7837
Charles La Trobe P-12 College
8890
Mount Clear College
7267
Forest Hill College
8724
Mount Eliza Secondary College
8102
Shepparton High School
8320
Neerim District Secondary College
8145
Northcote High School
8180
Preston Girls Secondary College
8240
Red Cliffs Secondary College
8260
Stawell Secondary College
8731
Suzanne Cory High School
8866
Templestowe College
8823
Thornbury High School
8797
Traralgon College
8803
Victoria University Secondary College
8891
Wantirna College
8428
Weeroona College Bendigo
7405
Werribee Secondary College
8465
Westall Secondary College
8470
Chinese (Mandarin) (47 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
Charles La Trobe P-12 College
8890
Collingwood College
6212
Cranbourne East Secondary College
8898
Doncaster Secondary College
7776
East Doncaster Secondary College
7773
Elwood College
7810
74
Classical Greek (1 school)
Balwyn High School
French (81 schools)
School no.
7550
School no.
Albert Park College
8889
Ararat College
8753
Ashwood Secondary College
8743
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Balwyn High School
7550
Mckinnon Secondary College
8125
Bellarine Secondary College
8250
Melbourne Girls College
8819
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
7595
Melbourne High School
8025
Blackburn High School
7610
Mentone Girls Secondary College
8030
Boort District P-12 School
8882
Monterey Secondary College
8809
Brighton Secondary College
7650
Montmorency Secondary College
8068
Camberwell High School
7680
Mordialloc College
8075
Canterbury Girls Secondary College
7690
Northcote High School
8180
Carwatha P-12 College
5435
Norwood Secondary College
8185
Castlemaine Secondary College
8824
Nossal High School
8865
Colac Secondary College
8864
Pakenham Secondary College
8223
Croydon Maroondah College
8912
Parkdale Secondary College
8225
Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College
7205
Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College
8227
Dandenong High School
8858
Princes Hill Secondary College
8245
Donald High School
7775
Ringwood Secondary College
8270
Doncaster Secondary College
7776
Roxburgh College
8407
Drouin Secondary College
7785
Rutherglen High School
8300
Eaglehawk Secondary College
7790
Sandringham College
8739
Eltham High School
7805
Scoresby Secondary College
8307
Elwood College
7810
South Gippsland Secondary College
7845
Forest Hill College
8724
St Albans Secondary College
8330
Frankston High School
7850
Staughton College
7247
Gisborne Secondary College
7857
Suzanne Cory High School
8866
Gladstone Park Secondary College
7858
Swinburne Senior Secondary College
7366
Glen Eira College
8704
Tarneit Senior College
8854
Glen Waverley Secondary College
8808
Terang College
6236
Hampton Park Secondary College
8709
University High School
8405
Highvale Secondary College
7918
Upwey High School
8415
John Monash Science School
8856
Vermont Secondary College
8420
Kew High School
7950
Keysborough Secondary College
8867
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary
School
7384
Koonung Secondary College
7954
Warrnambool College
8811
Kyabram P-12 College
7965
Weeroona College Bendigo
7405
Kyneton Secondary College
7970
Wellington Secondary College
8462
Lake Bolac College
854
Westall Secondary College
8470
Lalor Secondary College
7985
Western Heights Secondary College
8820
Lilydale High School
7995
Wheelers Hill Secondary College
8474
Lyndale Secondary College
8000
Williamstown High School
8475
MacRobertson Girls High School
8135
Mansfield Secondary College
8010
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary
College
Appendix 3: Languages by secondary schools
8022
German (56 schools)
School no.
Bairnsdale Secondary College
8466
Ballarat High School
7540
75
Bayswater Secondary College
7560
Murtoa College
1549
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
7595
North Geelong Secondary College
7856
Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary
College
Oberon High School
8210
7837
Patterson River Secondary College
8725
Berwick Secondary College
7603
Phoenix P-12 Community College
8900
Blackburn High School
7610
Rainbow Secondary College
8255
Boronia K-12 College
8913
Stawell Secondary College
8731
Box Hill High School
7635
Traralgon College
8803
Brentwood Secondary College
7647
University High School
8405
Bright P-12 College
776
Upper Yarra Secondary College
8410
Buckley Park College
7670
Vermont Secondary College
8420
Bundoora Secondary College
7874
Viewbank College
8812
Castlemaine Secondary College
8824
Wangaratta High School
8425
Cranbourne Secondary College
7747
Croydon Maroondah College
8912
Greek (7 schools)
Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College
7205
Balwyn High School
7550
Dimboola Memorial Secondary College
7770
Hawthorn Secondary College
7934
East Loddon P-12 College
6217
Lalor Secondary College
7985
Edenhope College
5432
Northcote High School
8180
Endeavour Hills Secondary College
8871
South Oakleigh Secondary College
8801
Fairhills High School
7823
Strathmore Secondary College
8345
Fountain Gate Secondary College
8870
Thornbury High School
8797
Geelong High School
7855
Gleneagles Secondary College
8869
Heathmont College
8816
Alexandra Secondary College
7505
Highvale Secondary College
7918
Apollo Bay P-12 College
6203
Hopetoun P-12 College
8904
Ballarat Secondary College
8828
Horsham College
8818
Beechworth Secondary College
7575
Kambrya College
8421
Bellarine Secondary College
8250
Kurnai College
8716
Belmont High School
7585
Macleod College
6242
Benalla College
8810
MacRobertson Girls High School
8135
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
7595
Mckinnon Secondary College
8125
Melbourne High School
8025
Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary
College
7837
Melton Secondary College
8027
Bentleigh Secondary College
7255
Mill Park Secondary College
8775
Berwick Secondary College
7603
Mirboo North Secondary College
8050
Boort District P-12 School
8882
Monbulk College
8065
Brookside P-9 College
8908
Mooroolbark College
8071
Casterton Secondary College
7695
Mount Eliza Secondary College
8102
Castlemaine Secondary College
8824
Mount Waverley Secondary College
8105
Chaffey Secondary College
7250
Mullauna Secondary College
8744
Charlton College
8830
76
Indonesian (98 schools)
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
School no.
School no.
Corryong College
8843
Nathalia Secondary College
8140
Craigieburn Secondary College
8705
Newcomb Secondary College
8151
Creekside K-9 College
8909
Nhill College
8833
Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College
7205
Norwood Secondary College
8185
Dromana Secondary College
7122
Oberon High School
8210
Echuca College
8855
Orbost Secondary College
8215
Elisabeth Murdoch College
8722
Parkwood Secondary College
8226
Eltham High School
7805
Patterson River Secondary College
8725
Fountain Gate Secondary College
8870
Point Cook P-9 College
4159
Gisborne Secondary College
7857
Portland Secondary College
8798
Gleneagles Secondary College
8869
Pyramid Hill College
1712
Glenroy Secondary College
8893
Red Cliffs Secondary College
8260
Goroke P-12 College
6223
Ringwood Secondary College
8270
Heathmont College
8816
Rochester Secondary College
8280
Irymple Secondary College
7198
Rosebud Secondary College
8290
Kerang Technical High School
7945
Rowville Secondary College
8734
Kyabram P-12 College
7965
Sandringham College
8739
Kyneton Secondary College
7970
Seymour College
8884
Lara Secondary College
8841
Somerville Secondary College
8875
Leongatha Secondary College
8745
Surf Coast Secondary College
8903
Lilydale Heights College
7219
Swan Hill College
8802
Lilydale High School
7995
Tallangatta Secondary College
8370
Lorne - Aireys Inlet P-12 College
2162
Thornbury High School
8797
Lowanna College
8821
Timbarra P-9 College
5479
Lyndhurst Secondary College
7108
Trafalgar High School
8395
MacRobertson Girls High School
8135
Vermont Secondary College
8420
Maffra Secondary College
8005
Wallan Secondary College
8791
Manor Lakes P-12 College
8848
Wantirna College
8428
Mansfield Secondary College
8010
Warragul Regional College
8827
Maryborough Education Centre
8845
Warrnambool College
8811
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary
College
Wedderburn College
6262
8022
Weeroona College Bendigo
7405
Melbourne High School
8025
Western Port Secondary College
7896
Merbein P-10 College
8886
Wheelers Hill Secondary College
8474
Mildura Senior College
8045
Whittlesea Secondary College
7408
Mooroopna Secondary College
8073
Williamstown High School
8475
Mornington Secondary College
8804
Wodonga Middle Years College
8851
Mount Beauty Secondary College
8100
Wodonga Senior Secondary College
8480
Mount Eliza Secondary College
8102
Wonthaggi Secondary College
8736
Mount Erin Secondary College
7028
Yea High School
8500
Mullauna Secondary College
8744
Narre Warren South P-12 College
8839
Appendix 3: Languages by secondary schools
77
Italian (69 schools)
School no.
Mooroopna Secondary College
8073
Altona P-9 College
8857
Mount Alexander 7-12 College
7763
Baden Powell P-9 College
5315
Mount Ridley P-12 College
8853
Bayside P-12 College
8800
Myrtleford P-12 College
8873
Belmont High School
7585
Northcote High School
8180
Brunswick Secondary College
8807
Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College
8227
Chaffey Secondary College
7250
Preston Girls Secondary College
8240
Cheltenham Secondary College
7720
Princes Hill Secondary College
8245
Copperfield College
8799
Reservoir High School
8708
Craigieburn Secondary College
8705
Rosehill Secondary College
7275
Daylesford Secondary College
7115
Rowville Secondary College
8734
Diamond Valley College
8746
Roxburgh College
8407
Doncaster Secondary College
7776
St Albans Secondary College
8330
East Doncaster Secondary College
7773
St Helena Secondary College
8730
Elisabeth Murdoch College
8722
Strathmore Secondary College
8345
Epping Secondary College
7813
Sunbury College
8350
Essendon East Keilor District College
8806
Sunbury Downs Secondary College
8723
Fitzroy High School
8742
Sunshine College
8790
Footscray City College
8836
Taylors Lakes Secondary College
8787
Galvin Park Secondary College
7402
The Grange P-12 College
8783
Gilmore College for Girls
7841
Thomastown Secondary College
8383
Gladstone Park Secondary College
7858
Thornbury High School
8797
Glen Waverley Secondary College
8808
Victoria University Secondary College
8891
Greensborough Secondary College
8750
Wanganui Park Secondary College
8422
Grovedale College
7183
Wangaratta High School
8425
Hoppers Crossing Secondary College
8710
Warrandyte High School
8437
Irymple Secondary College
7198
Werribee Secondary College
8465
John Fawkner Secondary College
8894
William Ruthven Secondary College
8895
Keilor Downs Secondary College
8715
Yarra Hills Secondary College
8815
Koo Wee Rup Secondary College
7955
Korumburra Secondary College
7960
Kurunjang Secondary College
8718
Alexandra Secondary College
7505
Lalor North Secondary College
7986
Bairnsdale Secondary College
8466
Lalor Secondary College
7985
Ballarat High School
7540
Lowanna College
8821
Bayside P-12 College
8800
Lyndale Secondary College
8000
Beaufort Secondary College
7565
Maribyrnong Secondary College
8015
Bentleigh Secondary College
7255
McGuire College
7331
Birchip P-12 School
8832
Mildura Senior College
8045
Brauer Secondary College
7395
Mill Park Secondary College
8775
Brentwood Secondary College
7647
Moonee Ponds Central School
3987
Bright P-12 College
776
78
Japanese (85 schools)
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
School no.
Brighton Secondary College
7650
Mornington Secondary College
8804
Broadford Secondary College
7655
Mount Clear College
7267
Buckley Park College
7670
Mount Ridley P-12 College
8853
Canterbury Girls Secondary College
7690
Mount Waverley Secondary College
8105
Carrum Downs Secondary College
8423
Noble Park Secondary College
8813
Cobram Secondary College
7725
Nossal High School
8865
Cohuna Secondary College
7735
Numurkah Secondary College
8190
Copperfield College
8799
Oberon High School
8210
Croydon Maroondah College
8912
Parkdale Secondary College
8225
Dandenong High School
8858
Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College
8227
Derrinallum P-12 College
5375
Rosebud Secondary College
8290
Dromana Secondary College
7122
Rosehill Secondary College
7275
Drouin Secondary College
7785
Sale College
8834
Elwood College
7810
Sandringham College
8739
Emerald Secondary College
8707
Shepparton High School
8320
Essendon East Keilor District College
8806
South Oakleigh Secondary College
8801
Euroa Secondary College
7820
St Albans Secondary College
8330
Fairhills High School
7823
Strathmore Secondary College
8345
Footscray City College
8836
Sunbury College
8350
Frankston High School
7850
Taylors Lakes Secondary College
8787
Geelong High School
7855
Timboon P-12 School
6260
Gisborne Secondary College
7857
Upper Yarra Secondary College
8410
Grovedale College
7183
Upwey High School
8415
Healesville High School
7900
Viewbank College
8812
John Monash Science School
8856
Wanganui Park Secondary College
8422
Kambrya College
8421
Wangaratta High School
8425
Keilor Downs Secondary College
8715
Warracknabeal Secondary College
8430
Kew High School
7950
Warragul Regional College
8827
Koonung Secondary College
7954
Werribee Secondary College
8465
Lake Bolac College
854
Western Heights Secondary College
8820
Leongatha Secondary College
8745
Williamstown High School
8475
Lilydale Heights College
7219
Wodonga Middle Years College
8851
Lyndale Secondary College
8000
Wodonga Senior Secondary College
8480
MacRobertson Girls High School
8135
Wonthaggi Secondary College
8736
Malvern Central School
1604
McClelland Secondary College
8835
Melbourne High School
8025
Dandenong High School
8858
Melton Secondary College
8027
University High School
8405
Mentone Girls Secondary College
8030
Monbulk College
8065
Montmorency Secondary College
8068
Appendix 3: Languages by secondary schools
Latin (2 schools)
School no.
79
Macedonian (3 schools)
School no.
Epping Secondary College
7813
Lalor Secondary College
7985
Thomastown Secondary College
8383
Spanish (4 schools)
School no.
Creekside K-9 College
8909
Footscray City College
8836
Sherbrooke Community School
6252
Wantirna College
8428
Turkish (1 school)
Roxburgh Secondary College
Vietnamese (8 schools)
School no.
8407
School no.
Braybrook College
7645
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
80
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Appendix 4: Government Primary Schools and
Languages Provided, 2012
School name
Language
School no.
Abbotsford Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Vietnamese
8857
Aberfeldie Primary School
Italian
6203
Airly Primary School
Auslan
5315
Albany Rise Primary School
Indonesian
8814
Albert Park Primary School
French and Italian
8872
Albion North Primary School
Italian
8800
Alexandra Primary School
Japanese
8832
Alfredton Primary School
Japanese
8882
Alphington Primary School
Italian
8913
Altona P-9 College
Italian
776
Altona Primary School
Japanese
5486
Alvie Consolidated School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5435
Amphitheatre Primary School
French
6212
Amsleigh Park Primary School
German
8909
Anakie Primary School
Indonesian
5375
Andersons Creek Primary School
Italian
6217
Anglesea Primary School
Indonesian
5432
Antonio Park Primary School
Indonesian
6223
Apollo Bay P-12 College
Indonesian
5434
Apollo Parkways Primary School
Italian
7965
Appin Park Primary School
Japanese
854
Ararat North Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
6231
Ararat Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
2162
Ararat West Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
6242
Ardeer South Primary School
Italian
1604
Armadale Primary School
Italian
8848
Arthurs Creek Primary School
Italian
3987
Ascot Vale Primary School
Italian
8853
Ascot Vale West Primary School
Spanish
1549
Ashby Primary School
German
8873
Aspendale Gardens Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
8839
Aspendale Primary School
Japanese
8833
Athlone Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4159
Auburn Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1712
Auburn South Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
6252
Bacchus Marsh Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
8911
Baden Powell P-9 College
Italian
8892
Appendix 4: Primary schools and languages provided
81
Baimbridge College
Italian
6236
Bairnsdale Primary School
Japanese
8846
Bairnsdale West Primary School
Auslan
5479
Ballam Park Primary School
Indonesian and Italian
6260
Ballarat (Dana Street) Primary School
Japanese
6262
Ballarat (Pleasant Street) Primary School
Japanese
7405
Balliang East Primary School
Auslan and Chinese (Mandarin)
6257
Balmoral K-12 Community College
French
8831
Balnarring Primary School
Japanese
8883
Balwyn North Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1886
Balwyn Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4220
Bandiana Primary School
Indonesian
4169
Banyan Fields Primary School
Japanese
5427
Baranduda Primary School
French
1181
Barwon Heads Primary School
Indonesian
4855
Bayles Regional Primary School
Italian
912
Bayside P-12 College
Arabic, Italian and Japanese
1091
Bayswater North Primary School
Indonesian
3599
Bayswater Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3923
Bayswater South Primary School
German
6201
Bayswater West Primary School
Italian
1637
Beaconsfield Primary School
German
5428
Beaconsfield Upper Primary School
Indonesian
1910
Bealiba Primary School
Indonesian
5104
Beaufort Primary School
Japanese
4332
Beaumaris North Primary School
Japanese
4844
Beaumaris Primary School
Japanese
5184
Beechworth Primary School
Indonesian
5207
Bell Park North Primary School
Japanese
4995
Bell Primary School
Italian
800
Bellaire Primary School
French
4720
Bellbrae Primary School
Italian
5064
Belle Vue Primary School
Italian
2634
Benalla East Primary School
Indonesian
1666
Benalla Primary School
Indonesian
2608
Bentleigh West Primary School
Italian
4025
Benton Junior College
Japanese
1492
Berwick Chase Primary School
Japanese
5301
Berwick Primary School
Spanish
4193
Bethanga Primary School
Indonesian
3623
Beverley Hills Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
2948
Big Hill Primary School
Indonesian
4183
82
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Billanook Primary School
German
28
Bimbadeen Heights Primary School
German
754
Birchip P-12 School
Japanese
4725
Birmingham Primary School
Italian
5005
Birregurra Primary School
Italian
33
Black Hill Primary School
Japanese
695
Black Rock Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3787
Blackburn Lake Primary School
Italian
1698
Blackburn Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4638
Bolinda Primary School
French
1026
Bolwarra Primary School
Indonesian
4691
Bona Vista Primary School
Japanese
3613
Bonbeach Primary School
Indonesian
2222
Boneo Primary School
German and Spanish
1574
Boort District P-12 School
French and Indonesian
5421
Boronia Heights Primary School
German
4143
Boronia K-12 College
German
2163
Box Hill North Primary School
Japanese
4973
Brandon Park Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5039
Branxholme-Wallacedale Community
School
German
3033
Briagolong Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
2560
Briar Hill Primary School
Japanese
749
Bridgewater Primary School
Indonesian
60
Bright P-12 College
Aboriginal Languages, German and
Japanese
4803
Brighton Beach Primary School
Japanese
3899
Brighton Primary School
Italian
1560
Broadford Primary School
Auslan
4962
Broken Creek Primary School
Indonesian
4309
Brunswick East Primary School
Italian
4873
Brunswick North Primary School
Italian
319
Brunswick South West Primary School
Italian
4733
Buangor Primary School
French
2256
Buln Buln Primary School
Japanese
31
Bungaree Primary School
Spanish
4318
Buninyong Primary School
Japanese
5488
Bunyip Primary School
Japanese
5503
Burwood East Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
40
Cairnlea Park Primary School
Italian
1883
Caledonian Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4813
Camberwell Primary School
French
1551
Camberwell South Primary School
Italian
5193
Appendix 4: Primary schools and languages provided
83
Camelot Rise Primary School
French
5011
Camp Hill Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Indonesian
5048
Campbells Creek Primary School
Indonesian
723
Canterbury Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Italian
2043
Cardinia Primary School
Auslan
3631
Cardross Primary School
Italian
4860
Carisbrook Primary School
Indonesian
2923
Carlisle River Primary School
Indonesian
1070
Carlton Gardens Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1324
Carlton North Primary School
Italian
3612
Carnegie Primary School
Italian
4798
Carranballac P-9 College
Japanese
1184
Carraragarmungee Primary School
Indonesian
4967
Carrington Primary School
French
4717
Carrum Primary School
German
5038
Carwatha P-12 College
French
5377
Casterton Primary School
Indonesian
1117
Castlemaine North Primary School
Indonesian
4341
Castlemaine Primary School
French
1097
Caulfield Junior College
French
2048
Caulfield Primary School
Japanese
1542
Caulfield South Primary School
Italian
1125
Cavendish Primary School
German
862
Ceres Primary School
Italian
3179
Chalcot Lodge Primary School
Italian
3585
Chandler Park Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4304
Chatham Primary School
Japanese
2072
Chelsea Primary School
Korean
2017
Cheltenham East Primary School
Italian
1960
Cheltenham Primary School
French, German, Indonesian, Italian
and Spanish
1270
Chewton Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
2229
Chiltern Primary School
French
454
Chilwell Primary School
Italian
1434
Chum Creek Primary School
Auslan
5384
Clarinda Primary School
Greek
888
Clarkefield Primary School
French
4170
Clayton North Primary School
Japanese
5111
Clayton South Primary School
Japanese and Spanish
1976
Clifton Hill Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and French
120
Clunes Primary School
Japanese
3572
Coatesville Primary School
French
3689
Cobains Primary School
Japanese
4263
84
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Coburg Primary School
Greek, Italian and Turkish
1030
Cohuna Consolidated School
Japanese
3497
Coimadai Primary School
Auslan and Chinese (Mandarin)
2605
Colac South West Primary School
Indonesian
1252
Coleraine Primary School
Indonesian
2897
Collingwood College
Chinese (Mandarin)
1704
Concongella Primary School
German
5426
Coolaroo South Primary School
Arabic and Turkish
3385
Courtenay Gardens Primary School
Indonesian
2058
Craigieburn South Primary School
Indonesian
2051
Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School
Indonesian, Spanish and Turkish
119
Cranbourne East Primary School
Auslan
3820
Creekside K-9 College
Indonesian and Spanish
5489
Creswick North Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4315
Creswick Primary School
Indonesian
116
Croydon Hills Primary School
Indonesian
1602
Dallas Brooks Community Primary School
Arabic and Turkish
5231
Dallas North Primary School
Auslan
5533
Dandenong North Primary School
French
4314
Dandenong Primary School
French
3729
Darnum Primary School
Japanese
4754
Darraweit Guim Primary School
Indonesian
84
Dartmoor Primary School
Japanese
1054
Daylesford Primary School
Italian
327
Debney Meadows Primary School
Arabic, Italian and Vietnamese
2061
Dederang Primary School
Indonesian
3279
Deepdene Primary School
French
3336
Delacombe Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3035
Derinya Primary School
Japanese
734
Derrimut Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4384
Derrinallum P-12 College
Japanese
1360
Devenish Primary School
Indonesian
1552
Diamond Creek East Primary School
Auslan
4712
Diamond Creek Primary School
Italian
4387
Dimboola Primary School
German
484
Don Valley Primary School
German
6211
Donburn Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Italian
716
Doncaster Gardens Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4775
Doncaster Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
2118
Doreen Primary School
Italian
1136
Dorset Primary School
French
4952
Dromana Primary School
Japanese
5371
Appendix 4: Primary schools and languages provided
85
Drummartin Primary School
Auslan
5243
Drummond Primary School
Italian
5510
Drysdale Primary School
Indonesian
5518
Dunolly Primary School
Auslan
2041
East Bentleigh Primary School
French
122
East Loddon P-12 College
German
5255
Eastbourne Primary School
Indonesian
5546
Eastwood Primary School
Auslan
4933
Echuca West Primary School
Indonesian
4723
Edenhope College
German
1403
Edithvale Primary School
French
2319
Eildon Primary School
Italian
878
Elliminyt Primary School
Indonesian
1035
Ellinbank Primary School
Japanese
1609
Elmhurst Primary School
French
5068
Elmore Primary School
Indonesian
1772
Elphinstone Primary School
Italian
3680
Elsternwick Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5201
Eltham North Primary School
Italian
4996
Eltham Primary School
Indonesian
5512
Elwood Primary School
Indonesian
1764
Emerald Primary School
Japanese
5037
Eppalock Primary School
Indonesian
1003
Epsom Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1372
Eskdale Primary School
Indonesian
3956
Essendon North Primary School
Italian
5019
Essendon Primary School
Japanese
5454
Euroa Primary School
Japanese
197
Everton Primary School
Italian
945
Exford Primary School
Auslan
5132
Fairfield Primary School
French
184
Falls Creek Primary School
French
1473
Fawkner Primary School
Italian
1848
Ferntree Gully North Primary School
Japanese
1645
Fitzroy North Primary School
Italian
1582
Flemington Primary School
Italian
4837
Footscray City Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5133
Footscray Primary School
Italian and Vietnamese
4702
Footscray West Primary School
Italian
3916
Fountain Gate Primary School
Indonesian
3790
Frankston Primary School
Japanese
3931
Fyans Park Primary School
Italian
2028
86
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Gardenvale Primary School
Japanese
2189
Geelong (Tate Street) Primary School
Spanish
959
Gembrook Primary School
Japanese
1515
Gladesville Primary School
Italian
220
Gladstone Park Primary School
Italian
2870
Glen Huntly Primary School
Indonesian
4212
Glen Iris Primary School
French
209
Glen Katherine Primary School
Italian
3942
Glen Waverley Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3381
Glen Waverley South Primary School
Japanese
1788
Glendal Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and French
2367
Glenferrie Primary School
Italian
2318
Glenrowan Primary School
Indonesian
4015
Golden Square Primary School
Auslan and Chinese (Mandarin)
483
Gordon Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1706
Goroke P-12 College
Indonesian
5399
Grasmere Primary School
Indonesian and Japanese
3423
Great Ryrie Primary School
Indonesian
2711
Great Western Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5067
Greenhills Primary School
Italian
3590
Greensborough Primary School
Japanese
4718
Greenvale Primary School
Indonesian
1490
Greythorn Primary School
French
250
Grovedale Primary School
Italian
1912
Grovedale West Primary School
Auslan and Italian
253
Gruyere Primary School
Japanese
3890
Guildford Primary School
Indonesian
5072
Guthridge Primary School
French
1464
Halls Gap Primary School
German
4919
Hamilton (Gray Street) Primary School
Italian
3897
Hamlyn Banks Primary School
Italian
4398
Hampton Primary School
French, Italian, Japanese and
Spanish
2506
Harrietville Primary School
German
5066
Harrisfield Primary School
Auslan
5007
Hartwell Primary School
Italian
3703
Hastings Primary School
Spanish
1148
Hawkesdale P-12 College
Chinese (Mandarin)
5260
Hawthorn West Primary School
Japanese
5425
Heany Park Primary School
Indonesian
5436
Heathcote Primary School
French
5010
Heathmont East Primary School
Japanese
1508
Hepburn Primary School
Italian
1742
Appendix 4: Primary schools and languages provided
87
Herne Hill Primary School
Indonesian
5531
Hesket Primary School
Indonesian
755
Heyfield Primary School
Indonesian
5381
Heywood Consolidated School
Indonesian
5478
Highton Primary School
Italian
860
Highvale Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and German
4893
Hoddles Creek Primary School
German
2062
Horsham Primary School
Auslan and Italian
890
Horsham West - Haven Primary School
German
4694
Hughesdale Primary School
Indonesian
283
Huntingdale Primary School
Japanese
5076
Hurstbridge Primary School
Italian
2956
Invergordon Primary School
Italian
264
Invermay Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4853
Iramoo Primary School
Italian
3058
Ivanhoe Primary School
Italian
295
Jamieson Primary School
Japanese
4804
Jells Park Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3754
Jeparit Primary School
Japanese
843
Jindivick Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Spanish
4730
Kalinda Primary School
Japanese
4055
Kananook Primary School
Japanese
1098
Kangaroo Flat Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Indonesian
293
Kangaroo Ground Primary School
Italian
5345
Karingal Heights Primary School
Indonesian
300
Karoo Primary School
Indonesian
4819
Katamatite Primary School
Japanese
767
Katunga South Primary School
French
4681
Keilor Views Primary School
Italian
1004
Kennington Primary School
Auslan
1108
Kent Park Primary School
Japanese
6225
Kerrimuir Primary School
Japanese
304
Kew East Primary School
Italian
4986
Kew Primary School
French
2541
Keysborough Primary School
French
5548
Kialla Central Primary School
Italian
4697
Kialla West Primary School
Italian
4176
Kinglake Primary School
Indonesian
4716
Kinglake West Primary School
Japanese
3939
Kings Park Primary School
Japanese
4896
Kingsbury Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin), French, German,
Indonesian, Italian and Japanese
882
Kingsville Primary School
Italian
5152
88
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Kingswood Primary School
Japanese
2436
Knox Gardens Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
814
Knox Park Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5176
Koo Wee Rup Primary School
Italian
2988
Koorlong Primary School
Auslan
1951
Koroit and District Primary School
Indonesian
5121
Kunyung Primary School
French
5418
Kyabram P-12 College
French and Indonesian
981
Kyneton Primary School
Indonesian
2105
Labertouche Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5053
Laburnum Primary School
Italian
5295
Laharum Primary School
Dutch
2069
Lake Bolac College
French and Japanese
2269
Lake Charm Primary School
Auslan
5539
Lal Lal Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3686
Lalor North Primary School
Greek, Italian and Macedonian
5082
Landsborough Primary School
French
4816
Langley Primary School
Indonesian
3161
Lardner and District Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1075
Launching Place Primary School
Japanese
5534
Laurimar Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1366
Lavers Hill P-12 College
French
1727
Learmonth Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
2188
Leitchville Primary School
Indonesian
3255
Leongatha Primary School
Indonesian
5236
Leopold Primary School
Indonesian
4845
Lethbridge Primary School
Japanese
3988
Lilydale Primary School
Japanese
5106
Lilydale West Primary School
Indonesian
5234
Little Bendigo Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4990
Little River Primary School
Indonesian
2629
Livingstone Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and German
3470
Lloyd Street Primary School
Indonesian
618
Longwarry Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5182
Longwood Primary School
Japanese
343
Lorne - Aireys Inlet P-12 College
Indonesian
2471
Lucknow Primary School
Japanese
4863
Lynbrook Primary School
Auslan
2805
Lysterfield Primary School
Indonesian
2122
Macarthur Primary School
French
863
Mackellar Primary School
Italian
5035
Macleod College
German
1862
Appendix 4: Primary schools and languages provided
89
Malmsbury Primary School
French
1275
Malvern Central School
Japanese
5393
Malvern Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Italian
2599
Malvern Valley Primary School
Japanese
5497
Mandama Primary School
Indonesian
386
Manifold Heights Primary School
Indonesian
2087
Manor Lakes P-12 College
Indonesian
2981
Manorvale Primary School
Italian
1146
Maramba Primary School
Indonesian
1386
Marlborough Primary School
Indonesian
876
Marlo Primary School
German
5057
Marnoo Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
2093
Marong Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Indonesian
1961
Maroona Primary School
French
5113
Mckinnon Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Indonesian
4139
Meadow Heights Primary School
Turkish
2505
Melrose Primary School
Italian
2707
Melton Primary School
French, German and Italian
1231
Mentone Park Primary School
Italian
5494
Mentone Primary School
Indonesian
1866
Meredith Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1571
Merino Consolidated School
Indonesian
5297
Mernda Primary School
Italian
1408
Merrigum Primary School
Auslan
2586
Merrijig Primary School
French
4669
Mickleham Primary School
Indonesian
5185
Middle Indigo Primary School
Indonesian
4224
Middle Kinglake Primary School
Auslan
5091
Middle Park Primary School
French
5293
Milawa Primary School
Italian
5045
Mildura South Primary School
Auslan
3433
Milgate Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1554
Mill Park Heights Primary School
Italian
400
Mill Park Primary School
Italian
1943
Mitcham Primary School
Indonesian
4366
Moe (Albert Street) Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5227
Monbulk Primary School
Aboriginal Languages and Italian
5141
Monmia Primary School
Japanese
430
Mont Albert Primary School
Italian
4955
Montmorency South Primary School
French
2950
Montpellier Primary School
French
1420
Moolap Primary School
Indonesian
6237
90
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Moomba Park Primary School
Italian
488
Moonambel Primary School
French
1874
Moonee Ponds Central School
Italian
1379
Moonee Ponds West Primary School
Japanese
1051
Moorabbin Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1115
Morang South Primary School
Auslan
3315
Mordialloc Beach Primary School
Korean
2815
Moriac Primary School
Italian
737
Mornington Park Primary School
French
4389
Mornington Primary School
French
5212
Morwell (Commercial Road) Primary
School
German
5325
Morwell Park Primary School
German
5160
Mossfiel Primary School
Italian
2904
Mossgiel Park Primary School
German
2142
Mount Beauty Primary School
Indonesian
3265
Mount Blowhard Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5336
Mount Clear Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3943
Mount Dandenong Primary School
German
4925
Mount Duneed Regional Primary School
Japanese
4972
Mount Egerton Primary School
Japanese
1911
Mount Eliza North Primary School
French
4876
Mount Eliza Primary School
Indonesian
1683
Mount Evelyn Primary School
Italian
2901
Mount Macedon Primary School
French
1111
Mount Martha Primary School
Japanese
1975
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
846
Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary
School
Indonesian
4117
Mount Ridley P-12 College
Italian and Japanese
5040
Mount View Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
2033
Mount Waverley North Primary School
German
2136
Mount Waverley Primary School
Japanese
4975
Mountain Gate Primary School
German and Spanish
5002
Movelle Primary School
Japanese
5205
Moyhu Primary School
German
4644
Mulgrave Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
2037
Mullum Primary School
Italian
427
Murrabit Group School
Indonesian
3284
Murrumbeena Primary School
Japanese
5380
Murtoa College
German
1918
Myrniong Primary School
Japanese
5140
Myrtleford P-12 College
Italian
1368
Appendix 4: Primary schools and languages provided
91
Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary
School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3642
Nanneella Estate Primary School
Indonesian
415
Napoleons Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and French
5171
Narracan Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1436
Narrawong District Primary School
Indonesian
4808
Narre Warren North Primary School
Auslan
4923
Narre Warren South P-12 College
Indonesian
5430
Natte Yallock Primary School
German
3432
Navarre Primary School
French
4905
Neerim District Rural Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5139
Neerim South Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1335
New Gisborne Primary School
Indonesian
2172
Newborough East Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4886
Newham Primary School
French
3859
Newport Gardens Primary School
Japanese
3449
Newport Lakes Primary School
Indonesian
487
Newstead Primary School
Indonesian
5402
Newtown Primary School
Indonesian
3708
Nhill College
Indonesian
1072
Niddrie Primary School
Japanese
2295
Nilma Primary School
Japanese
5382
Noojee Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Indonesian
1901
Norris Bank Primary School
Japanese
1347
North Melbourne Primary School
Italian
1330
Numurkah Primary School
French
5394
Nyora Primary School
Aboriginal Languages
2432
Oak Park Primary School
Japanese
467
Oakleigh Primary School
Japanese
4670
Oakleigh South Primary School
Japanese
1913
Oatlands Primary School
Indonesian
4665
Ocean Grove Primary School
Indonesian
113
Officer Primary School
Auslan
452
Olinda Primary School
French and German
1887
Orchard Grove Primary School
Auslan and Spanish
5410
Ormond Primary School
Korean
2712
Orrvale Primary School
Italian
4098
Osbornes Flat Primary School
Italian
3618
Overport Primary School
Japanese
1402
Oxley Primary School
Italian
2134
Pakenham Consolidated School
Indonesian
3401
Panton Hill Primary School
Italian
4721
Park Orchards Primary School
Italian
1601
92
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Park Ridge Primary School
Indonesian
4823
Parkhill Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5363
Parkmore Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3100
Parktone Primary School
Italian
2742
Pascoe Vale North Primary School
Italian
3494
Pascoe Vale Primary School
Italian
5285
Pascoe Vale South Primary School
Italian
3074
Patterson Lakes Primary School
French and Italian
3805
Paynesville Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1463
Penders Grove Primary School
Italian
4780
Pentland Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1399
Peranbin Primary College
Japanese
6243
Pinewood Primary School
Greek and Indonesian
1134
Plenty Parklands Primary School
Indonesian
4854
Point Cook P-9 College
Indonesian
5281
Point Lonsdale Primary School
Spanish
5416
Pomonal Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
4881
Poowong Consolidated School
German
4843
Porepunkah Primary School
Italian
4731
Port Melbourne Primary School
French
3081
Portland North Primary School
Indonesian
4704
Portland Primary School
Indonesian
5190
Portland South Primary School
Indonesian
2343
Preston North East Primary School
Italian
3806
Preston Primary School
Italian
5369
Preston South Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin), Greek and
Macedonian
5367
Preston West Primary School
Italian
4874
Princes Hill Primary School
Italian
1915
Pyramid Hill College
Indonesian
3322
Quarry Hill Primary School
Indonesian
2859
Rainbow Primary School
German
6245
Rangebank Primary School
Hindi
1144
Rangeview Primary School
German
2932
Red Cliffs East Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1194
Red Cliffs Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
489
Red Hill Consolidated School
German and Japanese
4750
Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School
Indonesian
4764
Regency Park Primary School
Spanish
1494
Reservoir West Primary School
Italian
824
Richmond Primary School
Greek
3885
Richmond West Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Vietnamese
2955
Ringwood Heights Primary School
Indonesian
1165
Appendix 4: Primary schools and languages provided
93
Ringwood North Primary School
Indonesian
3313
Ripplebrook Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5232
Ripponlea Primary School
Italian
5431
Roberts McCubbin Primary School
Japanese
4123
Rochester Primary School
Indonesian
4057
Rokewood Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
6249
Rolling Hills Primary School
German
2571
Rollins Primary School
Italian
5131
Rosanna Golf Links Primary School
Auslan
4711
Rosanna Primary School
Italian
5269
Rosewood Downs Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5044
Rowellyn Park Primary School
Auslan, Indonesian and Japanese
4911
Rowville Primary School
Italian
4120
Roxburgh Homestead Primary School
Italian
2129
Roxburgh Rise Primary School
Italian
4087
Rupanyup Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5419
Ruskin Park Primary School
Japanese
795
Rutherglen Primary School
Japanese
531
Sale Primary School
Japanese
5241
Sandringham East Primary School
Japanese
4867
Sandringham Primary School
Italian
4753
Sassafras Primary School
German
4568
Scoresby Primary School
French
5087
Seabrook Primary School
Italian
5313
Seaford Park Primary School
Indonesian
5000
Seaford Primary School
Indonesian
5443
Selby Primary School
Japanese
5493
Serpell Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Greek
1595
Seville Primary School
Auslan
4916
Shepparton (Guthrie Street) Primary
School
Auslan
522
Shepparton (St Georges Road) Primary
School
Italian
545
Shepparton East Primary School
Italian
4429
Sherbrooke Community School
Spanish
267
Skipton Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3222
Skye Primary School
Japanese
1028
Solway Primary School
Japanese
5337
Somers Primary School
Auslan and German
5191
Somerville Primary School
Indonesian
3835
Somerville Rise Primary School
Indonesian
4685
Sorrento Primary School
Indonesian
5168
South Yarra Primary School
French
2820
94
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Southern Cross Primary School
French
5020
Southmoor Primary School
Vietnamese
4666
Specimen Hill Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Indonesian
1713
Spensley Street Primary School
Italian
582
Spotswood Primary School
Japanese
1222
Spring Gully Primary School
German
4641
Springhurst Primary School
Japanese
4458
Springside P-9 College
Indonesian
2656
St Albans East Primary School
Auslan
5372
St Albans Meadows Primary School
Italian
1090
St Arnaud Primary School
French
583
St Kilda Park Primary School
Italian
5235
St Kilda Primary School
Japanese
4910
St Leonards Primary School
Indonesian
1316
Stanley Primary School
French, Indonesian, Japanese and
Portuguese
3146
Stawell Primary School
German
3659
Stawell West Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3505
Stonnington Primary School
Greek
1583
Stratford Primary School
Indonesian
4741
Strathaird Primary School
Indonesian
5118
Strathewen Primary School
Italian
1646
Strathfieldsaye Primary School
Indonesian
2460
Strathmore North Primary School
Japanese
1479
Strathmore Primary School
Italian
866
Streeton Primary School
Italian
550
Sunshine Heights Primary School
Greek
502
Sunshine North Primary School
Vietnamese
4934
Surfside Primary School
Indonesian
1896
Surrey Hills Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Italian
596
Sussex Heights Primary School
Japanese
5463
Swifts Creek School
Auslan
3947
Sydenham - Hillside Primary School
Japanese
1211
Syndal South Primary School
Japanese
4821
Taggerty Primary School
Japanese
4612
Talbot Primary School
French
5438
Talgarno Primary School
French
4744
Tallangatta Primary School
Indonesian
4745
Tallygaroopna Primary School
Italian
5354
Tarnagulla Primary School
Indonesian
2778
Tarwin Valley Primary School
Indonesian
4832
Teesdale Primary School
Italian
3559
Templestowe Heights Primary School
Italian
4924
Appendix 4: Primary schools and languages provided
95
Templestowe Park Primary School
Japanese
2544
Templestowe Valley Primary School
Italian
954
Templeton Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1954
Terang College
French
1365
The Basin Primary School
German
3067
The Lake Primary School
Indonesian
1023
The Lakes South Morang P-9 School
Auslan
5420
The Patch Primary School
Japanese
2065
Thomas Mitchell Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Indonesian
5004
Thoona Primary School
Indonesian
5129
Thornton Primary School
Japanese
4985
Timbarra P-9 College
Indonesian
5196
Timboon P-12 School
Japanese
2329
Timor Primary School
French
3581
Tinternvale Primary School
Japanese
5173
Tongala Primary School
French
5294
Toolangi Primary School
Japanese
2056
Toora Primary School
French
1371
Tooradin Primary School
Italian
1207
Toorak Primary School
French
5075
Tootgarook Primary School
Indonesian
6255
Torquay P-6 College
Indonesian
3237
Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School
Auslan
2253
Trawalla Primary School
Japanese
1503
Trentham District Primary School
Italian
3016
Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School
Italian
4661
Tullamarine Primary School
Italian
3368
Tyabb Railway Station Primary School
Indonesian
4700
Tylden Primary School
Indonesian
1150
Undera Primary School
Italian
1588
Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School
Japanese
4687
Upper Sandy Creek Primary School
Indonesian
4852
Upwey Primary School
German
3544
Upwey South Primary School
Japanese
621
Urquhart Park Primary School
Japanese
1771
Valkstone Primary School
Japanese
3926
Vermont Primary School
Indonesian
3145
Viewbank Primary School
Japanese
4530
Waaia Yalca South Primary School
Japanese
4894
Wahgunyah Primary School
French
2103
Wales Street Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin), Greek and
Italian
4778
Wallarano Primary School
Italian
1022
96
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Walwa Primary School
Indonesian
4892
Wandiligong Primary School
Italian
5401
Wandin North Primary School
Indonesian
644
Wandin Yallock Primary School
French
3139
Wangaratta Primary School
Italian
5055
Wantirna Primary School
Japanese
2806
Wantirna South Primary School
Indonesian
275
Warburton Primary School
Indonesian
3892
Warrandyte Primary School
Japanese
1033
Warranwood Primary School
Japanese
643
Warrenheip Primary School
Indonesian
3709
Warrnambool Primary School
Japanese
4582
Watsonia Heights Primary School
Italian
1485
Watsonia Primary School
Italian
12
Wattle Park Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
3476
Waverley Meadows Primary School
Japanese
1591
Wedderburn College
Indonesian
1743
Weeden Heights Primary School
German and Indonesian
4935
Weeroona College Bendigo
Chinese (Mandarin), French and
Indonesian
4838
Welton Primary School
Indonesian
3841
Wendouree Primary School
Japanese
5105
Werrimull P-12 School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5157
Wesburn Primary School
Auslan
4041
Westgarth Primary School
Greek
1813
Westmeadows Primary School
Italian
3466
Wheelers Hill Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and French
4177
White Hills Primary School
French
982
Whitehorse Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5094
Whitfield District Primary School
Italian
1916
Whorouly Primary School
Italian
5530
Willaura Primary School
French
5397
Williamstown North Primary School
Japanese
1373
Williamstown Primary School
Italian
2662
Willmott Park Primary School
Auslan
1409
Willow Grove Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
1183
Willowmavin Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin)
5342
Winchelsea Primary School
Italian and Spanish
2520
Windermere Primary School
Japanese
3479
Winters Flat Primary School
Indonesian
2015
Winton Primary School
Indonesian
1856
Woady Yaloak Primary School
Japanese
652
Wodonga Primary School
Japanese
1870
Appendix 4: Primary schools and languages provided
97
Woodlands Primary School
Italian
5440
Woodside Primary School
Auslan
37
Wooragee Primary School
Spanish
5319
Wooranna Park Primary School
French, Greek, Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Serbian and Spanish
1176
Woori Yallock Primary School
German
653
Woorinen District Primary School
Auslan
4989
Wycheproof P-12 College
Chinese (Mandarin)
1259
Wyndham Park Primary School
Karen
5439
Yaapeet Primary School
German
5540
Yackandandah Primary School
Indonesian
3976
Yandoit Primary School
Italian
1103
Yarra Primary School
Chinese (Mandarin) and Greek
691
Yarra Road Primary School
Indonesian
5271
Yarrambat Primary School
Italian
4219
Yarraville West Primary School
Italian
2054
Yarrawonga P-12 College
Italian
2832
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, 2012
Appendix 5: Government Secondary Schools and
Languages Provided, 2012
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 College
French
8753
Ashwood Secondary College
Chinese (Mandarin) and French
8743
Bacchus Marsh College
Chinese (Mandarin)
8777
Baden Powell P-9 College
Italian
5315
Bairnsdale Secondary College
German and Japanese
8466
Ballarat High School
German and Japanese
7540
Ballarat Secondary College
Indonesian
8828
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
Indonesian and 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), German and
Indonesian
7837
Bentleigh Secondary College
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 K-12 College
German
8913
Box Hill High School
Chinese (Mandarin) and German
7635
Brauer Secondary College
Japanese
7395
Braybrook College
Vietnamese
7645
Brentwood Secondary College
German and Japanese
7647
Bright P-12 College
Aboriginal Languages, German and
Japanese
776
Brighton Secondary College
Chinese (Mandarin), French and Japanese
7650
Appendix 5: Secondary schools and languages provided
99
School name
Language
School no.
Broadford Secondary College
Japanese
7655
Brookside P-9 College
Indonesian
8908
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) and French
7680
Canterbury Girls Secondary College
French and Japanese
7690
Carrum Downs Secondary College
Japanese
8423
Carwatha P-12 College
French
5435
Casterton Secondary College
Indonesian
7695
Castlemaine Secondary College
French and Indonesian
8824
Chaffey Secondary College
Indonesian and Italian
7250
Charles La Trobe P-12 College
Auslan and Chinese (Mandarin)
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
Creekside K-9 College
Indonesian and Spanish
8909
Croydon Maroondah College
French, German and Japanese
8912
Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College
French, German and Indonesian
7205
Dandenong High School
French, Japanese and Latin
8858
Daylesford Secondary College
Italian
7115
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
7790
East Doncaster Secondary College
Chinese (Mandarin)
7773
East Loddon P-12 College
German
6217
Echuca College
Indonesian
8855
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
School name
Language
School no.
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) and French
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 College for Girls
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
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
Aboriginal Languages
7910
Highvale Secondary College
French and German
7918
Hopetoun P-12 College
German
8904
Hoppers Crossing Secondary College
Italian
8710
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
Appendix 5: Secondary schools and languages provided
101
School name
Language
School no.
Kambrya College
German and Japanese
8421
Keilor Downs Secondary College
Italian and Japanese
8715
Kerang Technical 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 and Indonesian
7965
Kyneton Secondary College
French and Indonesian
7970
Lake Bolac College
French and Japanese
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
Malvern Central School
Japanese
1604
Manor Lakes P-12 College
Indonesian
8848
Mansfield Secondary College
French and Indonesian
8010
Maribyrnong Secondary College
Italian
8015
Maryborough Education Centre
Indonesian
8845
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
Chinese (Mandarin), French and
Indonesian
8022
McClelland Secondary College
Japanese
8835
McGuire College
Italian
7331
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
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
School name
Language
School no.
Mentone Girls Secondary College
French and Japanese
8030
Merbein P-10 College
Chinese (Mandarin) and 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 Alexander 7-12 College
Italian and Vietnamese
7763
Mount Beauty Secondary College
Indonesian
8100
Mount Clear College
Chinese (Mandarin) and Japanese
7267
Mount Eliza Secondary College
Chinese (Mandarin), 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
Japanese
8813
North Geelong Secondary College
German
7856
Northcote High School
Chinese (Mandarin), French, Greek and
Italian
8180
Norwood Secondary College
French and Indonesian
8185
Nossal High School
French and Japanese
8865
Numurkah Secondary College
Japanese
8190
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
Appendix 5: Secondary schools and languages provided
103
School name
Language
School no.
Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College
Arabic, French, Italian and Japanese
8227
Patterson River Secondary College
German and Indonesian
8725
Phoenix P-12 Community College
German
8900
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
Chinese (Mandarin) and 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 College
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
Greek, Italian and Japanese
8345
Sunbury College
Italian and Japanese
8350
Sunbury Downs Secondary College
Italian
8723
Sunshine College
Italian and Vietnamese
8790
Surf Coast Secondary College
Indonesian
8903
Suzanne Cory High School
Chinese (Mandarin) and French
8866
Swan Hill College
Indonesian
8802
Swinburne Senior Secondary College
French
7366
Tallangatta Secondary College
Indonesian
8370
104
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
School name
Language
School no.
Tarneit Senior College
French
8854
Taylors Lakes Secondary College
Italian and Japanese
8787
Templestowe College
Chinese (Mandarin)
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
Trafalgar High School
Indonesian
8395
Traralgon College
Chinese (Mandarin) and German
8803
Two Rivers College
Aboriginal Languages
8877
University High School
French, German and Latin
8405
Upper Yarra Secondary College
German and Japanese
8410
Upwey High School
French 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 Bendigo
Chinese (Mandarin), French and
Indonesian
7405
Wellington Secondary College
French
8462
Werribee Secondary College
Chinese (Mandarin), Italian, Japanese and
Spanish
8465
Westall Secondary College
Chinese (Mandarin), French and
Vietnamese
8470
Western Heights Secondary College
French and Japanese
8820
Western Port Secondary College
Indonesian
7893
Wheelers Hill Secondary College
French and Indonesian
8474
Appendix 5: Secondary schools and languages provided
105
School name
Language
School no.
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
Indonesian and Japanese
8480
Wonthaggi Secondary College
Indonesian and Japanese
8736
Woolum Bellum College
Aboriginal Languages
8879
Yarra Hills Secondary College
Italian
8815
Yea High School
Indonesian
8500
106
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Appendix 6: VSL Centres and Languages Provided,
2012
VSL centre
Languages
1. Altona North Campus (Bayside P-12
College)
Arabic, Croatian, 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), French 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
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, Greek, Indonesian, Italian and
Turkish
11. Carwatha College (Noble Park)
Arabic, Bosnian, French, Greek, Italian,
Sinhala and Spanish
12. Cobram Secondary College
Arabic
13. Collingwood College
Lithuanian, Portuguese, Spanish and
Vietnamese
14. Croydon Secondary College
Chin (Falam), Chin (Hakha), Chinese
(Mandarin) and Karen
15. Dandenong High School
Albanian, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, Filipino,
Hindi, Hungarian, Macedonian, Persian,
Polish, Pushto, Romanian, Serbian, Tigrinya
and Turkish
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,
Sinhala and Tamil
19. Gisborne Secondary College
French and Italian
20. Glen Waverley Secondary College
Bulgarian, Chinese (Mandarin), French,
Greek, Hindi, Indonesian and Japanese
21. Haileybury College (Keysborough)
Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Greek, Italian,
Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese
22. Hampton Park Secondary College
Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French,
Japanese, Khmer, Punjabi and Sinhala
23. John Fawkner College (Fawkner)
Arabic, Greek, Italian, 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
Appendix 6: VSL centres and Languages programs
107
VSL centre
Languages
27. Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary
College (Geelong)
Chinese (Mandarin), German, Italian,
Japanese and Spanish
28. Mildura Secondary College
Chinese (Mandarin), Italian, Hindi 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. Roxburgh College (Roxburgh Park)
Arabic, Sinhala, Spanish, and Turkish
32. Shepparton High School
Albanian, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari,
Dinka, Dutch, Filipino, French, Greek,
Gujarati, Hindi, Persian, Punjabi, Swahili and
Turkish
33. Sunshine Secondary College
Chin (Hakha), Chin (Matu), Dinka, Hindi and
Vietnamese
34. Taylors Lakes Secondary College
Chinese (Mandarin), Maltese and Punjabi
35. Thomastown Secondary College
Macedonian, Punjabi and Turkish
36. Traralgon (Grey St Primary School)
Chinese (Mandarin)
37. University High School (Parkville)
Chinese (Mandarin), French, German,
Japanese, Polish and Spanish
38. Warrnambool College
Chinese (Mandarin), French and Italian
39. Westall Secondary College
Bengali, German, Khmer and Vietnamese
40. Wodonga West Secondary College
Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian,
Japanese and Spanish
108
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Appendix 7: Schools without Languages programs,
2012
N/A = Information not available
*indicates response based on 2011 data.
School name
Ainslie Parklands Primary School
Cultural
awareness
program?
Yes*
Cultural
awareness
program?
School name
Belmont Primary School
Yes
Aitken Creek Primary School
No
Belvedere Park Primary School
Yes
Albanvale Primary School
No
Benalla West Primary School
Yes
Alberton Primary School
No
Bendigo Primary School
Yes
Albion Primary School
No
Berwick Fields Primary School
No
Aldercourt Primary School
Yes
Berwick Lodge Primary School
Yes
Allansford and District Primary School
N/A
Bethal Primary School
No
Altona Green Primary School
N/A
Beulah Primary School
N/A
Altona Meadows Primary School
Yes
Beverford District Primary School
No
Altona North Primary School
No
Beveridge Primary School
No
Apsley Primary School
No
Birralee Primary School
Yes*
Araluen Primary School
No
Bittern Primary School
No
Ardeer Primary School
No
Boisdale Consolidated School
N/A
Ardmona Primary School
Yes
Boolarra Primary School
Yes
Ashburton Primary School
Yes
Boronia West Primary School
N/A
Athol Road Primary School
Yes
Boroondara Park Primary School
Yes*
Avenel Primary School
Yes
Box Hill Senior Secondary College
No
Avoca Primary School
Yes
Brentwood Park Primary School
No
Avondale Primary School
Yes
Broadmeadows Primary School
N/A
Axedale Primary School
No
Yes
Badger Creek Primary School
No
Broadmeadows Valley Primary
School
Ballan Primary School
Yes
Brunswick North West Primary School
Yes
Ballarat North Primary School
Yes
Brunswick South Primary School
Yes*
Bannockburn Primary School
No
Banyule Primary School
Yes
Baringhup Primary School
No
Barnawartha Primary School
Yes
Bass Valley Primary School
Yes
Baxter Primary School
Yes
Beeac Primary School
Yes
Belgrave South Primary School
Yes
Bellbridge Primary School
Yes
Belle Vue Park Primary School
Yes
Appendix 7: Schools without Languages programs
Bruthen Primary School
No
Buchan Primary School
No
Bullarto Primary School
No
Bundalaguah Primary School
N/A
Bundarra Primary School
Yes*
Bundoora Primary School
Yes
Burwood Heights Primary School
Yes
Buxton Primary School
No
California Gully Primary School
Yes
Cambridge Primary School
No
Campbellfield Heights Primary School
Yes
109
School name
Cultural
awareness
program?
School name
Cultural
awareness
program?
Camperdown College
No
Currawa Primary School
No
Canadian Lead Primary School
Yes
Dandenong South Primary School
No
Cann River P-12 College
No
Dandenong West Primary School
Yes*
Darley Primary School
Yes
Cape Clear Primary School
Yes*
Carlton Primary School
No
Deans Marsh Primary School
N/A
Caulfield Park Community School
No
Deer Park North Primary School
Yes
Chelsea Heights Primary School
N/A
Deer Park West Primary School
Yes
Chirnside Park Primary School
Yes
Devon Meadows Primary School
Yes
Christmas Hills Primary School
Yes
Devon North Primary School
Yes
Churchill North Primary School
Yes
Dhurringile Primary School
Yes
Churchill Primary School
Yes
Diggers Rest Primary School
No
Clifton Creek Primary School
N/A
Dingley Primary School
Yes
Clifton Springs Primary School
Yes*
Dinjerra Primary School
No
Clyde Primary School
No
Dixons Creek Primary School
Yes
Cobden Primary School
No
Donald Primary School
No
Cobden Technical School
No
Donvale Primary School
No
Cobram Primary School
No
Dookie Primary School
Yes
Coburg North Primary School
N/A
Doveton College
No
Coburg Senior High School
No
Drouin Primary School
Yes
Yes*
Drouin South Primary School
No
No
Drouin West Primary School
No
Cockatoo Primary School
Yes*
Dunkeld Consolidated School
No
Colac Primary School
Yes
Eagle Point Primary School
Yes
Colac West Primary School
N/A
Eaglehawk North Primary School
No
Colbinabbin Primary School
No
Eaglehawk Primary School
N/A
Coldstream Primary School
Yes*
Echuca East Primary School
No
Congupna Primary School
No
Echuca Primary School
Yes
Coral Park Primary School
Yes
Echuca South Primary School
Yes
Cowes Primary School
Yes
Edi Upper Primary School
Yes
Cowwarr Primary School
Yes
Epping Primary School
N/A
Craigieburn Primary School
Yes
Epping Views Primary School
No
Cranbourne Park Primary School
Yes
Essex Heights Primary School
No
Cranbourne Primary School
Yes
Fairhills Primary School
No
Cranbourne South Primary School
Yes
Ferny Creek Primary School
Yes
Cranbourne West Primary School
N/A
Findon Primary School
No
Crib Point Primary School
Yes
No
Croydon Community School
N/A
Fish Creek and District Primary
School
Croydon Primary School
Yes
Fitzroy Primary School
No
Cudgee Primary School
Yes
Fleetwood Primary School
N/A
Coburg West Primary School
Coburn Primary School
110
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
School name
Cultural
awareness
program?
Cultural
awareness
program?
School name
Flowerdale Primary School
No
Healesville Primary School
Yes
Footscray North Primary School
No
Heatherhill Primary School
No
Forest Street Primary School
Yes
Heidelberg Primary School
Yes*
Forrest Primary School
Yes
Highlands Primary School
No
Foster Primary School
No
Hillsmeade Primary School
Yes
Frankston East Primary School
Yes
Hume Central Secondary College
No
Frankston Heights Primary School
Yes
Huntly Primary School
Yes
Garfield Primary School
Yes
Inglewood Primary School
No
Geelong East Primary School
Yes
Inverleigh Primary School
No
Geelong South Primary School
Yes
Inverloch Primary School
Yes
Girgarre Primary School
Yes
Irymple Primary School
No
Gisborne Primary School
No
Irymple South Primary School
No
Gladstone Views Primary School
Yes
Ivanhoe East Primary School
Yes*
Gladysdale Primary School
Yes*
James Cook Primary School
Yes
Glen Park Primary School
No
Kallista Primary School
Yes
Glengala/Sunshine West Primary
School
Yes
Kaniva College
Yes
Karingal Primary School
Yes
Glengarry Primary School
Yes
Katandra West Primary School
No
Glenroy Central Primary School
N/A
Katunga Primary School
No
Glenroy West Primary School
No
Keilor Heights Primary School
Yes
Goonawarra Primary School
No
Keilor Primary School
No
Goongerah P-8 School
Yes
Kensington Community High School
Yes
Goornong Primary School
No
Kensington Primary School
Yes*
Gormandale And District Primary
School
N/A
Grahamvale Primary School
Yes
Greta Valley Primary School
No
Gunbower Primary School
Yes
Haddon Primary School
No
Hallam Primary School
Yes
Hallam Senior Secondary College
No
Hamilton (George Street) Primary
School
No
Hamilton North Primary School
No
Kismet Park Primary School
No
Hampton Park Primary School
No
Kongwak Primary School
Yes
Harcourt Valley Primary School
No
Koondrook Primary School
Yes
Harkaway Primary School
Yes
Kororoit Creek Primary School
No
Harston Primary School
No
Korumburra Primary School
Hastings Westpark Primary School
No
Kurunjang Primary School
No
Hazelwood North Primary School
Yes
Lake Boga Primary School
No
Appendix 7: Schools without Languages programs
Kerang Primary School
No
Kerang South Primary School
Yes
Kiewa Valley Primary School
No
Kilberry Valley Primary School
Yes
Killara Primary School
No
Kilmore Primary School
Yes
Kilsyth Primary School
No
Kingsley Park Primary School
No
Kingston Heath Primary School
111
Yes*
Yes*
School name
Cultural
awareness
program?
School name
Cultural
awareness
program?
Lakes Entrance Primary School
Yes
Maldon Primary School
Yes
Lakes Entrance Secondary College
Yes
Mallacoota P-12 College
Yes
Lakeview Senior College
No
Manangatang P-12 College
No
Lalbert Primary School
No
Manchester Primary School
Yes*
Lalor East Primary School
No
Mansfield Primary School
No
Lalor Gardens Primary School
No
Marysville Primary School
No
Lalor Primary School
N/A
Meadowglen Primary School
N/A
Lancaster Primary School
Yes
Meadows Primary School
N/A
Lancefield Primary School
No
Meerlieu Primary School
N/A
Lang Lang Primary School
Yes
Melton South Primary School
No
Langwarrin Park Primary School
Yes*
Melton West Primary School
No
Langwarrin Primary School
N/A
Menzies Creek Primary School
Yes
Lara Lake Primary School
Yes
Merri Creek Primary School
Yes*
Lara Primary School
Yes
Merrivale Primary School
N/A
Laverton P-12 College
No
Metung Primary School
No
Le Page Primary School
Yes
Mildura Primary School
Yes
Lemnos Primary School
No
Mildura West Primary School
No
Lightning Reef Primary School
Yes
Millwarra Primary School
N/A
Lindenow Primary School
No
Miners Rest Primary School
N/A
Lindenow South Primary School
No
Minyip Primary School
No
Linton Primary School
No
Mirboo North Primary School
Yes
Lismore Primary School
No
Mitta Mitta Primary School
Yes
Loch Primary School
Yes
Moe (South Street) Primary School
Yes
Loch Sport Primary School
Yes
Moe Primary School
Yes
Lockington Consolidated School
Yes
Montmorency Primary School
N/A
Lockwood Primary School
No
Montrose Primary School
No
Lockwood South Primary School
Yes
Moorooduc Primary School
No
Longford Primary School
Yes
Mooroolbark East Primary School
No
Lower Plenty Primary School
No
Mooroopna North Primary School
No
Lynall Hall Community School
No
Mooroopna Park Primary School
Yes
Lyndale Greens Primary School
No
Mooroopna Primary School
Yes
Lyndhurst Primary School
No
Moreland Primary School
N/A
Macarthur Street Primary School
No
Mortlake P-12 College
Yes
Macclesfield Primary School
Yes
No
Macedon Primary School
Yes
Morwell (Tobruk Street) Primary
School
Maffra Primary School
N/A
Morwell Primary School
Yes
Magpie Primary School
Yes
Moyston Primary School
No
Mahogany Rise Primary School
No
Murchison Primary School
No
Maiden Gully Primary School
Yes
112
Murrayville Community College
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
Yes*
School name
Cultural
awareness
program?
Cultural
awareness
program?
School name
Myrrhee Primary School
No
Parkwood Green Primary School
No
Nagambie Primary School
No
Pascoe Vale North Primary School
N/A
Nambrok Denison Primary School
Yes
Payika College
Yes
Nar Nar Goon Primary School
Yes
Pearcedale Primary School
Yes
Nathalia Primary School
Yes
Pembroke Primary School
Yes
Natimuk Primary School
No
Penshurst Primary School
Yes
Newborough Primary School
N/A
Perseverance Primary School
Yes
Newcomb Park Primary School
Yes
Peter Lalor Secondary College
No
Newhaven Primary School
N/A
Piangil Primary School
No
Newlands Primary School
N/A
Point Cook Senior Secondary College
N/A
Newlyn Primary School
No
Port Fairy Consolidated School
Yes*
Newmerella Primary School
Yes
Portarlington Primary School
No
Nichols Point Primary School
No
Powlett River Primary School
N/A
Nicholson Primary School
Yes
Puckapunyal Primary School
No
Noble Park Primary School
Yes
Pyalong Primary School
No
Noorat Primary School
Yes
Quambatook Group School
Yes
Noorinbee Primary School
No
Queenscliff Primary School
No
Northcote Primary School
Yes*
Ranfurly Primary School
Yes
Northern Bay P-12 College
No
Rawson Primary School
Yes
Northern College of the Arts and
Technology
No
Raywood Primary School
No
Research Primary School
Yes*
Nowa Nowa Primary School
Yes
Nullawarre and District Primary
School
Yes
Nullawil Primary School
Yes
Nungurner Primary School
Yes
Nyah District Primary School
No
Oberon Primary School
Yes
Oberon South Primary School
Yes
Old Orchard Primary School
No
Omeo Primary School
No
Orbost North Primary School
Yes
Orbost Primary School
No
Osborne Primary School
No
Ouyen P-12 College
No
Pakenham Hills Primary School
No
Pakenham Lakeside Primary School
No
Pakenham Springs Primary School
No
Panmure Primary School
No
Parkdale Primary School
Yes
Appendix 7: Schools without Languages programs
Reservoir East Primary School
No
Reservoir Primary School
No
Reservoir Views Primary School
No
Riddells Creek Primary School
Yes
River Gum Primary School
N/A
Robinvale P-12 College
No
Rockbank Primary School
No
Romsey Primary School
Yes
Rosebud Primary School
Yes
Rosedale Primary School
Yes
Roslyn Primary School
Yes
Roxburgh Park Primary School
Yes
Rushworth P-12 College
No
Rye Primary School
Yes
San Remo Primary School
Yes
Seaford North Primary School
Yes
Seaholme Primary School
Yes
Seaspray Primary School
Yes
113
School name
Cultural
awareness
program?
School name
Cultural
awareness
program?
Sebastopol Primary School
N/A
Tawonga Primary School
Yes
Shelford Primary School
No
Taylors Hill Primary School
No
Shepparton (Bourchier) Street
Primary School
Yes
Taylors Lakes Primary School
Yes
Tecoma Primary School
No
Shepparton (Gowrie Street) Primary
School
Yes
Tempy Primary School
No
Shepparton (Wilmot Road) Primary
School
No
Sherbourne Primary School
Yes
Silvan Primary School
Yes
Silverton Primary School
Yes
Simpson Primary School
Yes
Smeaton Primary School
N/A
Spring Parks Primary School
Yes
Springvale Rise Primary School
No
St Albans Heights Primary School
No
St Albans North Primary School
No
St Albans Primary School
No
St Andrews Primary School
No
St Arnaud Secondary College
N/A
Stanhope Primary School
No
Stevensville Primary School
No
Strathmerton Primary School
No
Sunbury Heights Primary School
No
Sunbury Primary School
No
Sunbury West Primary School
No
Sunnycliffs Primary School
No
Sunshine Harvester Primary School
Yes
Sunshine Primary School
Yes
Swan Hill North Primary School
Yes
Swan Hill Primary School
N/A
Swan Reach Primary School
Yes*
Sydney Road Community School
No
Tallangatta Valley Primary School
No
Tallarook Primary School
Yes
Tambo Upper Primary School
Yes
Tanjil South Primary School
No
Taradale Primary School
Yes
Tarwin Lower Primary School
Yes*
Tatura Primary School
Yes
114
Thomas Chirnside Primary School
Yes*
Thomastown East Primary School
N/A
Thomastown Meadows Primary
School
No
Thomastown Primary School
No
Thomastown West Primary School
N/A
Thornbury Primary School
Yes*
Thorpdale Primary School
No
Tooborac Primary School
Yes
Toolamba Primary School
Yes
Toolern Vale and District Primary
School
Yes
Toongabbie Primary School
Yes
Toorloo Arm Primary School
N/A
Trafalgar Primary School
Yes
Traralgon (Grey Street) Primary
School
No
Traralgon (Kosciuszko Street) Primary
School
No
Traralgon (Stockdale Road) Primary
School
No
Traralgon South Primary School
Yes
Truganina South Primary School
No
Tungamah Primary School
N/A
Tyabb Primary School
Yes
Tyers Primary School
No
Tyrrell College
Yes
Ultima Primary School
No
Underbool Primary School
Yes
University Park Primary School
Yes
Upper Plenty Primary School
Yes
Wallan Primary School
No
Wallington Primary School
Yes
Walpeup Primary School
No
Wandong Primary School
No
Wangaratta West Primary School
No
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
School name
Cultural
awareness
program?
Cultural
awareness
program?
School name
Warracknabeal Primary School
N/A
Yea Primary School
Yes
Warragul North Primary School
Yes
Yinnar Primary School
Yes
Warragul Primary School
Yes
Yinnar South Primary School
Yes
Warrnambool East Primary School
N/A
Yuille Park P-8 Community College
No
Warrnambool West Primary School
No
Watsonia North Primary School
Yes*
Wattle Glen Primary School
No
Wattle View Primary School
No
Waubra Primary School
Yes
Wedge Park Primary School
Yes
Welshpool and District Primary
School
No
Wembley Primary School
No
Werribee Primary School
Yes
Westall Primary School
Yes
Westbreen Primary School
No
Westgrove Primary School
No
Whittington Primary School
No
Whittlesea Primary School
No
William Ruthven Primary School
Yes
Wodonga South Primary School
Yes
Wodonga West Primary School
No
Wonga Park Primary School
Yes
Wonthaggi North Primary School
N/A
Wonthaggi Primary School
N/A
Woodend Primary School
No
Woodford Primary School
N/A
Woodville Primary School
Yes
Woolsthorpe Primary School
No
Woomelang Group School
No
Wunghnu Primary School
No
Wurruk Primary School
Yes
Yallourn North Primary School
Yes
Yarra Glen Primary School
No
Yarra Junction Primary School
Yes*
Yarragon Primary School
Yes
Yarram Primary School
Yes
Yarram Secondary College
Yes
Yarraman Oaks Primary School
Yes*
Appendix 7: Schools without Languages programs
115
Appendix 8: Victorian government schools
that did not provide data, 2012*
*2011 data was utilised in the report for all schools in this list.
School name
School
no.
Ainslie Parklands Primary
School
4879
Alkira Secondary College
8874
Allansford and District
Primary School
3
School name
School
no.
Bundalaguah Primary School
5392
Bundarra Primary School
5228
Bundoora Secondary
College
7874
Bungaree Primary School
1960
Altona Green Primary School
5287
Apollo Bay P-12 College
6203
Canterbury Girls Secondary
College
7690
Bacchus Marsh College
8777
Canterbury Primary School
3572
Ballarat Secondary College
8828
Cape Clear Primary School
1484
Balmoral K-12 Community
College
Carrington Primary School
5426
8872
Balnarring Primary School
1698
Castlemaine Secondary
College
8824
Bayswater South Primary
School
4973
Chelsea Heights Primary
School
3341
Beechworth Secondary
College
Clifton Creek Primary School
3684
7575
Clifton Hill Primary School
1360
Bell Primary School
4309
Berwick Secondary College
7603
Clifton Springs Primary
School
5280
Beulah Primary School
3109
Cobram Secondary College
7725
Beverford District Primary
School
5407
Coburg North Primary
School
4543
Birralee Primary School
4991
Coburg Primary School
484
Black Rock Primary School
3631
Coburg West Primary School
3941
Blackburn High School
7610
Cockatoo Primary School
3535
Blackburn Lake Primary
School
Colac West Primary School
4064
4860
Coldstream Primary School
5127
Boisdale Consolidated
School
6207
Coolaroo South Primary
School
4952
Boronia West Primary
School
4908
Cranbourne West Primary
School
5189
Boroondara Park Primary
School
5288
Creswick North Primary
School
2041
Broadford Secondary
College
7655
Croydon Community School
7757
Dandenong West Primary
School
4217
Deans Marsh Primary
School
1642
Derrinallum P-12 College
5375
Dimboola Memorial
Secondary College
7770
Broadmeadows Primary
School
Brunswick South Primary
School
Brunswick South West
Primary School
116
4875
2743
4304
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012
School name
School
no.
School name
School
no.
Eaglehawk Primary School
210
Manchester Primary School
5009
Eltham High School
7805
Marong Primary School
400
Epping Primary School
5551
Epping Secondary College
7813
Matthew Flinders Girls
Secondary College
8022
Meadowglen Primary School
5286
Essendon East Keilor District
College
8806
Meadows Primary School
5524
Fleetwood Primary School
4407
Meerlieu Primary School
2535
Footscray City College
8836
Mentone Girls Secondary
College
8030
Mentone Park Primary
School
4955
Merri Creek Primary School
3110
Merrivale Primary School
4215
Middle Indigo Primary
School
1115
Millwarra Primary School
5441
Miners Rest Primary School
1739
Mirboo North Secondary
College
8050
Footscray West Primary
School
3890
Foster Primary School
6221
Gilmore College for Girls
7841
Gladysdale Primary School
3982
Glenroy Central Primary
School
5542
Grasmere Primary School
5381
Guthridge Primary School
4853
Hallam Senior Secondary
College
8868
Heidelberg Primary School
294
Montmorency Primary
School
4112
Horsham West - Haven
Primary School
4697
Moonee Ponds Central
School
3987
Hurstbridge Primary School
3939
Ivanhoe East Primary School
4386
Mordialloc Beach Primary
School
846
Kensington Primary School
2374
Moreland Primary School
2837
Kingston Heath Primary
School
5101
Mount Alexander 7-12
College
7763
Koonung Secondary College
7954
Korumburra Primary School
3077
Mount Eliza North Primary
School
5140
Murrayville Community
College
5433
Kurunjang Secondary
College
8718
Lalor Primary School
4709
Narre Warren South P-12
College
8839
Langwarrin Park Primary
School
5257
Neerim District Secondary
College
8145
Langwarrin Primary School
3531
Newborough Primary School
4650
Lardner and District Primary
School
5393
Newhaven Primary School
3053
Laurimar Primary School
5497
Newlands Primary School
4646
Lilydale Heights College
7219
Newport Lakes Primary
School
113
Lorne - Aireys Inlet P-12
College
2162
Newstead Primary School
452
Lucknow Primary School
1231
Noorinbee Primary School
3372
Mackellar Primary School
5297
Northcote Primary School
1401
Maffra Primary School
861
Parkwood Secondary
College
8226
Appendix 8: Data not available
117
School name
School
no.
Point Cook Senior
Secondary College
8847
Port Fairy Consolidated
School
6247
Powlett River Primary School
5423
School name
School
no.
Toorloo Arm Primary School
3968
Traralgon College
8803
Tungamah Primary School
2225
Viewbank Primary School
4892
Warracknabeal Primary
School
1334
Warrandyte High School
8437
Warranwood Primary School
3476
Princes Hill Secondary
College
8245
Research Primary School
2959
Reservoir High School
8708
Richmond Primary School
5269
Warrnambool East Primary
School
4773
Rosanna Golf Links Primary
School
4753
Warrnambool Primary
School
1743
Rosanna Primary School
4568
Roxburgh College
8407
Watsonia North Primary
School
4988
Sebastopol Primary School
1167
Westall Secondary College
8470
Sherbrooke Community
School
6252
Western Heights Secondary
College
8820
Smeaton Primary School
552
South Yarra Primary School
583
Western Port Secondary
College
7893
Westmeadows Primary
School
982
William Ruthven Secondary
College
8895
St Arnaud Secondary
College
8335
Stratford Primary School
596
Sunbury College
8350
Swan Hill Primary School
1142
Wonthaggi North Primary
School
3716
Swan Reach Primary School
1631
Wonthaggi Primary School
3650
Tarwin Lower Primary
School
Woodford Primary School
648
4275
Woolum Bellum College
8879
The Lakes South Morang P9 School
8846
Yackandandah Primary
School
1103
Thomas Chirnside Primary
School
5343
Yarra Hills Secondary
College
8815
Thomastown East Primary
School
4827
Yarra Junction Primary
School
3216
Thomastown Secondary
College
8383
Yarra Primary School
5271
Yarraman Oaks Primary
School
4807
Thomastown West Primary
School
4999
Thornbury Primary School
3889
118
Languages in Victorian government schools, 2012