Distance Education Provision at the Victorian School of. Languages. 58. 8. Community Languages Schools. 60. Appendix 1:
Languages Provision in Victorian Government Schools, 2012
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Contents List of tables and figures
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Tables
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Figures
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Acronyms
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Preface
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Data Collection Process
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Overview
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1. Overview of the Study of Languages in 2012
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Victorian Government Primary and Secondary Schools
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Languages Programs in Victorian Government Schools
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Trends in Languages Programs in Victorian Government Primary Schools (excluding VSL)
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Trends in Languages Programs in Victorian Government Secondary Schools (excluding VSL)
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Language Profiles
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2. Summary of Findings
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Victorian Government Primary Schools
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Victorian Government Secondary Schools
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Teachers of Languages in Victorian Government Schools
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Bilingual Programs in Victorian Government Schools
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The Victorian School of Languages
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Community Languages Schools
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3. Victorian Government Primary Schools
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Schools
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Students
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Languages Taught
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Contact Time
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Program Types
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Contents
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Regional Provision of Languages Programs 4. Victorian Government Secondary Schools
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Schools
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Students
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Languages Taught
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Male/Female Enrolments
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Languages Study at the VCE Level
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Contact Time
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Program Types
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Regional Provision of Languages
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5. Teachers of Languages in Victorian Government Schools
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6. Bilingual Programs in Victorian Government Schools
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7. The Victorian School of Languages
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Distance Education Provision at the Victorian School of Languages
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8. Community Languages Schools
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Appendix 1: Languages by provider of programs, 2012
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Appendix 2: Languages by Government Primary Schools, 2012
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Appendix 3: Languages by Government Secondary Schools, 2012
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Appendix 4: Government Primary Schools and Languages Provided, 2012
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Appendix 5: Government Secondary Schools and Languages Provided, 2012 99 Appendix 6: VSL Centres and Languages Provided, 2012
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Appendix 7: Schools without Languages programs, 2012
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Appendix 8: Victorian government schools that did not provide data, 2012
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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
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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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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
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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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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
