Application for permission to enrol in a
WACE language course in 2016
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APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO ENROL IN A WACE LANGUAGE COURSE IN 2016
Applying for permission to enrol in a WACE language course
All students intending to enrol in a Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) language course in
2016 are required to complete an Application for permission to enrol in a WACE language course. This
process ensures that each student is enrolled in the course best suited to their linguistic background and
educational needs.
If you have previously applied, you are not required to submit another application unless your
circumstances have changed.
Supporting documents
The following documents can be found at wace1516.scsa.wa.edu.au/languages/ and are provided to
support you in completing:
 Application for permission to enrol in a WACE language course
 Statutory declaration
 Sample application with annotations.
Information to be provided by you and your school
Your application must include:
 a copy of all your secondary school reports for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 from the school/s attended in
Australia
 a copy of your school enrolment form giving details about language(s) spoken at home by you and
your parents/guardian.
You may be requested to provide further information to clarify aspects of your application.
If you have travelled to and/or resided and/or attended school in a country or place where the language in
which you wish to enrol is used for communication, you are also required to include:
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passport pages or visas showing your name, place of birth and nationality and authenticating the date
of entry into Australia as a resident
passport pages confirming time spent in-country (entry/exit stamps and visas)
a copy of reports or official attendance records from the overseas school/s you attended, with the
language of instruction used at the school clearly indicated.
Note: If you are a first language speaker of the language for which you are applying, you need to complete only page 1 of the
application and your school must complete Section 5.
Due dates
Your school must submit your application to the Authority by:
 Friday 31 July 2015 or earlier if they start the 2016 school year in Term 4, 2015
 Friday 28 August 2015 or earlier if they start the 2016 school year in Term 1, 2016.
Once your application has been processed you and your teacher or school contact person will be notified
by email of the course in which you are permitted to enrol.
Submission
Please ensure all relevant documentation is included when your application is ready for submission. Your
school may submit your application prior to the due date. Incomplete forms will be returned to the school
for completion. Applications must be sent to:
Administrative Assistant, Languages Enrolment, PO Box 816, Cannington WA 6107
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Criteria for permission to enrol in a WACE language course
The summary of the criteria for enrolment must be read in conjunction with the descriptions of the learners
on the previous page. You must meet all the criteria for enrolment.
CRITERIA FOR PERMISSION TO ENROL IN A WACE LANGUAGE COURSE
Education
Residency and time spent
in-country
Use of the language outside
the classroom
Second
language
courses
Less than one (1) year in total of
formal education (from
pre-primary) in schools where
the language is the language of
instruction, including education
in community and ethnic
schools
Less than two (2) years in total
of residency and time spent in a
country where the language is a
medium of communication
Use of the language for
sustained communication
outside the classroom with a
person or persons who have a
background in the language is
not permitted
Background
language
courses
Less than five (5) years in total
of formal education (from
pre-primary) in schools where
the language is the language of
instruction, including education
in community and ethnic
schools
Less than five (5) years in total
of residency and time spent in a
country where the language is a
medium of communication
Use of the language for
sustained communication
outside the classroom with a
person or persons who have a
background in the language is
permitted
First language
courses
May be more than five (5) years
in total of formal education
(from pre-primary) in schools
where the language is the
language of instruction,
including education in
community and ethnic schools
May be more than five (5) years
in total of residency and time
spent in a country where the
language is a medium of
communication
Use of the language for
sustained communication
outside the classroom with a
person or persons who have a
background in the language is
permitted
A student who provides incorrect or misleading information in support of
his/her application for permission to enrol may be withdrawn from the
course or have his/her results in the course removed from official
School Curriculum and Standards Authority records.
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Application process for Year 11 languages courses
Student reads the information provided on
pages 1–4 of the application, collects the
required documents, completes the relevant
sections of the application and submits it to
their school.
The student’s school completes relevant
sections of the application including the
Principal’s declaration.
The school submits the application to the
Authority by the required date.
Authority administration staff check the
applications are complete.
Where the application is incomplete or
required documents are not included,
the application is returned to the school
for completion and re-submission.
Authority consultants process the application
and determine the course in which the student
is permitted to enrol:

Second language

Background language

First language
The student accepts the
determination and enrols in the
course.
The Authority sends an email to
the teacher/school contact
person and to the student
informing them of the course/s in
which they are permitted to
enrol.
The student appeals the
determination (an appeal
application with additional
information must be submitted).
The Authority Appeal panel
reviews the determination.
The Authority sends a letter to the
teacher/school contact person and to the
student informing them that the original
determination has been reversed.
The Authority sends a letter to the teacher/school
contact person and to the student informing them
that the original determination is confirmed.
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APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO ENROL IN A WACE LANGUAGE COURSE IN 2016
Application for permission to enrol in a WACE language course in 2016
Language/s applied for (Please tick all the languages for which you are applying)
Language
Chinese
French
German
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
ATAR
General
Section 1: Student information
Your SCSA Student Identification Number
Your legal surname/family name
Your first given name
Your second given name
Your postal address
Your email address
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Gender (M/F)
Your place/country of birth
Your date of birth
Date of arrival in Australia
if you were born overseas
Your age on arrival
in Australia
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Years
Months
I am currently enrolled/intend to enrol in English as an Additional Language or Dialect ()
If yes, indicate which language you nominate as your first language _______________________________
Section 2: School information (To be completed by the language teacher or the school contact)
School code
Name of school
Language teacher/school contact for enquiries
Email address
Telephone number
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Note: If you are a first language speaker of the language for which you are applying, you need to complete only page 1
of the application and your school must complete Section 5.
Section 3: Information related to enrolment criteria
3.1
Educational background
3.1.1 Complete all parts of the table and provide details for each year you attended school
(pre-primary, primary and secondary) from the age of 5 years.
Month/year
(MM/YYYY)
Year level
Official name of the main school/
place of learning you attended
(include the name of the country
if your school was not in Australia)
Language(s) of
instruction at your
school
Language/s studied
and hours per week
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Pre-primary
You must attach copies of all your Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 school reports and your school enrolment form
to this application.
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3.1.2 Have you attended community, ethnic or language schools out of school hours?

Yes. Complete all parts of the table.

No. Go to 3.2
Month/year
(MM/YYYY)
Year level
Name of the community or ethnic school
Name of the course/
program
Hours per week
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3.2
Residency and in-country experience
Complete all parts of the table from birth.
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In Column 2, indicate the country/countries or place/places where you have lived/live.
Complete Columns 3 to 5 only if you have lived in or visited a country/countries or place/places where
the language you wish to study is a language of communication.
NOTE: In order to confirm your residency and travel details, we may request additional information.
COLUMN 1
COLUMN 2
Calendar
year
My country or place of
residence
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
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COLUMN 3
My visit or in-country
experience (name of
country/place)
COLUMN 4
COLUMN 5
Purpose of my visit or
in-country experience
Duration of my visit or
in-country experience
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO ENROL IN A WACE LANGUAGE COURSE IN 2016
3.3
Family or community linguistic experience
1. The first language/s I learnt to speak:
________________________________________________________________________
2. Other languages I have learned in an Australian school (where English is the language of
instruction):
________________________________________________________________________
3. Other languages I speak, but did not learn at school:
________________________________________________________________________
4. If you only use English in response to the questions in the table, tick the English only box and go
to Section 4.

English only
If other languages are spoken, please complete the table.
Language
most used
1.
Which language(s) do your parents or
guardian(s) speak at home with each other?
2.
Which language(s) do your parents or
guardian(s) speak at home with you?
3.
Which language(s) do you speak at home
with your parents or guardian(s)?
4.
Which language(s) do you speak with your
siblings?
5.
Which language(s) do you speak with your
friends?
6.
Which language(s) can you read? (Do not
include languages you have learned only in
an Australian classroom.)
7.
Which language(s) can you write? (Do not
include languages you have learned only in
an Australian classroom.)
Language
second most used
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Section 4: Declaration and acknowledgement
4.1
Statutory declaration
You must complete and sign the statutory declaration. An authorised witness, such as a bank
manager, chemist, doctor or teacher must sign it as well. For a list of authorised witnesses go to
http://wace1516.scsa.wa.edu.au/languages/
STATUTORY DECLARATION
I, ______________________________________________________________________________
[Name of person making the declaration]
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
[Address and occupation of person making the declaration]
sincerely declare as follows:
that the information I have provided in the Application for permission to enrol in a WACE language course
2016 relating to:
Section 1: Student information
Section 3: Information related to enrolment criteria
is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
This declaration is true and I know that it is an offence to make a declaration knowing that it is false in a
material particular.
This declaration is made under the Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations Act 2005.
at _____________________________________________________________________________
[Place]
on _____________________________________________________________________________
[Date]
by _____________________________________________________________________________
[Signature of person making the declaration]
in the presence of __________________________________________________
[Signature of authorised witness]
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
[Name of authorised witness and qualification as such a witness]
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4.2
Acknowledgement (To be signed by your parent(s) or guardian)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I acknowledge that I have sighted this application and that it has been completed accurately and truthfully.
Name
___________________________________________________
Signature
___________________________________________________ Date _____/_____/_____
A student who provides incorrect or misleading information in support of
his/her application for permission to enrol may be withdrawn from the
course or have his/her results in the course removed from official School
Curriculum and Standards Authority records.
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Section 5: School endorsement (To be completed on receipt of the completed application)
CONFIDENTIAL
Teacher endorsement (To be completed by the relevant language teacher)
This student is best described as: (tick as appropriate)
 a second language learner
 a background language learner
 a first language learner
Reason for endorsement ______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of teacher ____________________________________________________
Teacher’s signature __________________________________________________
Date _____/_____/_____
Principal declaration (To be completed by the principal of the main school for this applicant)
I certify that the information in this application has been checked and is correct to the best of my knowledge.
Name of principal ___________________________________________________
Principal’s signature _________________________________________________
Date _____/____/_______
Applications from schools starting the 2016 school year in Term 4, 2015, must be received at the Authority by
Friday 31 July 2015.
Applications from schools starting the 2016 school year in Term 1, 2016, must be received at the Authority by
Friday 28 August 2015.
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