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Languages Provision in Victorian Government Schools, 2013
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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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1. Overview of the Study of Languages in 2013
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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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Regional Provision of Languages Programs
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4. Victorian Government Secondary Schools
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Schools
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Contents
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Contents 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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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, 2013
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Appendix 2: Languages by Government Primary Schools, 2013
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Appendix 3: Languages by Government Secondary Schools, 2013
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Appendix 4: Government Primary Schools and Languages Provided, 2013
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Appendix 5: Government Secondary Schools and Languages Provided, 2013
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Appendix 6: VSL Centres and Languages Provided, 2013
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2013
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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, 2013 ................................................................................................. 10
Table 1.2:
Number of primary and secondary level programs, by language, 2013 ............................... 12
Table 1.3:
Enrolment trends in Italian, 2007–13 ................................................................................... 15
Table 1.4:
Enrolment trends in Japanese, 2007–13 ............................................................................. 15
Table 1.5:
Enrolment trends in Indonesian, 2007–13 ........................................................................... 16
Table 1.6:
Enrolment trends in Chinese (Mandarin), 2007–13.............................................................. 16
Table 1.7:
Enrolment trends in French, 2007–13 .................................................................................. 16
Table 1.8:
Enrolment trends in German, 2007–13 ................................................................................ 17
Table 1.9:
Enrolment trends in Auslan, 2007–13 .................................................................................. 17
Table 1.10:
Enrolment trends in Spanish, 2007–13 ................................................................................ 18
Table 1.11:
Enrolment trends in Greek, 2007–13 ................................................................................... 18
Table 1.12:
Enrolment trends in Vietnamese, 2007–13 .......................................................................... 18
Table 1.13:
Enrolment trends in Turkish, 2007–13 ................................................................................. 19
Table 1.14:
Enrolment trends in Korean, 2007–13 ................................................................................. 19
Table 3.1:
Number and percentage of primary schools with Languages programs, by year level, 2007–13.............................................................................................................. 24
Table 3.2:
Number and percentage of primary level programs, by language, 2013 ............................. 25
Table 3.3:
Primary level Languages enrolments by year level and as a percentage of total student population, 2007–13 ........................................................................................ 26
Table 3.4:
Primary enrolments, by language and year level, 2013 ....................................................... 28
Table 3.5:
Primary schools providing Languages programs, by region, 2013 ....................................... 31
Table 3.6:
Primary enrolments, by language and region, 2013 ............................................................. 31
Table 4.1:
Number and percentage of secondary programs, by language, 2013 ................................. 33
Table 4.2:
Secondary level Languages enrolments, by year level and as a percentage of total student population, 2007–13 .................................................................................... 34
Table 4.3:
Secondary enrolments, by language and year level, 2013 .................................................. 36
Table 4.4:
Secondary enrolments as a percentage of all Languages enrolments, selected languages, Years 7 and 12, 2013 .......................................................................... 38
Table 4.5:
Secondary enrolments, by gender and language, 2013 ....................................................... 39
Table 4.6:
Student enrolments (government schools) by language, students eligible to graduate from VCE, 2008-13 ............................................................................................... 40
Table 4.7:
Number of students who completed a VCE Unit 4 Languages course by year undertaken ........................................................................................................................... 41
Table 4.8:
Secondary enrolments, by region and language, 2013 ........................................................ 43
Table 5.1:
Teachers by gender and language, 2013 ............................................................................ 45
Table 5.2:
Qualified teachers by language, 2013 .................................................................................. 46
Table 6.1:
Designated bilingual programs, 2013 ................................................................................... 47
Table 7.1:
VSL enrolments, by language and year level, 2013 ............................................................. 49
Table 7.2:
Student enrolments in distance education, by language and year level, 2013 ..................... 52
Table 8.1:
CLS enrolments by language, and school numbers, 2013 ................................................... 53
Table 8.2:
CLS teachers, by language, 2013 ........................................................................................ 54
Tables and Figures
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Figures Figure 1.1:
Total enrolments in six most-studied languages, 2007–13 .................................................. 11
Figure 1.2:
Number and percentage of primary schools providing a Languages program, 2007–13 ............................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 1.3:
Number of primary schools offering the six most-studied languages, 2007-13 .................... 13
Figure 1.4:
Number and percentage of secondary schools providing a Languages program, 2007–13................................................................................................................ 14
Figure 1.5:
Number of secondary schools offering the six most-studied languages, 200713 ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Figure 3.1:
Percentage of primary schools providing Languages programs, by year level, 2007–13 ............................................................................................................................... 23
Figure 3.2:
Sequences of Languages programs in primary schools, 2013............................................. 24
Figure 3.3:
Percentage of primary school students studying Languages, 2007–13 ............................... 26
Figure 3.4:
Primary level Languages enrolments, by year level, 2007–13 ............................................. 27
Figure 3.5:
Primary level enrolments, by language, 2013 ...................................................................... 28
Figure 3.6:
Primary enrolments for the seven most-studied languages, 2007–13 ................................. 29
Figure 3.7:
Enrolments in primary Languages programs, by minutes per week, 2013 ........................... 29
Figure 3.8:
Average minutes of Languages study per week, 2007–13 .................................................. 30
Figure 3.9:
Percentage of primary schools providing a Languages program, by region, 2012 - 2013 .......................................................................................................................... 30
Figure 4.1:
Percentage of secondary schools providing Languages programs, by year level, 2007–13...................................................................................................................... 32
Figure 4.2:
Sequences of Languages programs in secondary schools*, 2013....................................... 32
Figure 4.3:
Percentage of secondary students studying a language, by year level, 2007– 13 ......................................................................................................................................... 35
Figure 4.4:
Percentage of secondary students studying a language, 2007–13 ...................................... 35
Figure 4.5:
Secondary enrolments, by language, 2013 .......................................................................... 37
Figure 4.6:
Secondary enrolments, six most-studied languages, 2007–13 ............................................ 37
Figure 4.7:
Secondary Languages enrolments, by gender and year level, 2013 ................................... 38
Figure 4.8:
Average minutes per week for Languages programs, by year level, 2007–13 ..................... 42
Figure 5.1:
Languages teachers by teaching level, 2013 ....................................................................... 44
Figure 5.2:
Teachers by hours teaching Languages each week by level, 2013 ..................................... 46
Figure 7.1:
Enrolments at the VSL, 2007–13 ......................................................................................... 48
Figure 7.2:
Languages enrolments at the VSL, by sector, 2013 ............................................................ 51
Figure 7.3:
Student enrolments in distance education, 2007–13 ........................................................... 52
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2013
Acronyms AusVELS
Foundation (Prep) to Year 10 curriculum
CLS
Community Languages Schools
NEV
North Eastern Victoria region
NWV
North Western Victoria region
SEV
South Eastern Victoria region
SWV
South Western Victoria region
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 2013, including the government’s Victorian School of Languages (VSL) and data about the provision of Languages education in accredited Community Languages Schools (CLS) funded by DEECD in 2013. 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, including a commitment that all government school students from Prep to Year 10 would be learning a language by 2025, starting with Prep in 2015. In 2013, the Victorian Government released Languages - expanding your world: Plan to implement The Victorian Government's Vision for Languages Education 2013-2025, which articulates how the Government will support all schools, teachers and students to realise the languages education vision. In 2013, twenty languages were taught in mainstream government schools, with Italian, Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Auslan and Spanish the most-studied languages across all government primary and secondary schools in Victoria. 1045 (72.4%) government schools in Victoria offered Languages programs in 2013, with a total of 293,981 students (54.3%) enrolled in these programs. A further 2,239 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 study. Fifty languages were taught to a total of 15,798 students through the Victorian School of Languages (VSL) in out-of-school hours, including via distance education. The eight most-studied languages at the VSL were Chinese (Mandarin), Vietnamese, Greek, Japanese, Turkish, French, Arabic and Sinhala. Therefore, there was a total of 312,018 enrolments in language programs in 2013 in government primary and secondary schools and through the VSL. In addition, 36 languages were taught though Community Languages Schools (CLS). 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 total, 36,264 students studied Languages at an accredited CLS. The eight most-studied languages in CLS were Chinese (Mandarin), Greek, Vietnamese, Arabic, Sinhala, Somali, Italian, and Russian. These students may also have studied a language at a government or non-government mainstream school. In 2013, students in Victoria studied 65 languages through government schools, the VSL and CLS. Appendix 1 contains a list of the 65 languages by education provider.
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Languages in Victorian government schools, 2013
1. Overview of the Study of Languages in 2013 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 2013, from 1,443 government primary and secondary schools in Victoria. Across the 1,443 schools, 1,204 schools offered primary level schooling and 315 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 1,456 schools was considered in the 2011 report, while this number decreased to 1,454 in 2012 and to 1,443 schools in 2013. 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 2013, 1,045 (72.4%) of 1,443 government schools in Victoria offered Languages programs. A total of 294,296 students (54.3%) were enrolled in these programs. A further 2,239 students were enrolled in taster programs at the secondary level. There were also 15,798 enrolments at the Victorian School of Languages (VSL) bringing the total number of enrolments in Languages programs in 2013 to 312,018 (Table 1.1). Twenty languages were taught in mainstream government schools in 2013, while 50 languages were studied through the VSL. Table 1.1 provides a summary of enrolments in Victorian government primary and secondary schools, as well as all enrolments at the VSL (including through distance education), for 2013. 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.
Overview
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Table 1.1:
Total enrolments in Languages study, government primary and secondary schools, and the VSL, 2013
Language
Primary
Primary VSL
Primary total
Italian
48,804
136
48,940
17,755
417
18,172
67,112
21.5
Japanese
41,326
111
41,437
16,777
736
17,513
58,950
18.9
Indonesian
35,772
0
35,772
16,592
361
16,953
52,725
16.9
Chinese
29,760
1,345
31,105
8,189
1,259
9,448
40,553
13.0
French
17,971
146
18,117
19,238
638
19,876
37,993
12.2
German
8,039
43
8,082
11,577
388
11,965
20,047
6.4
Auslan
8,959
0
8,959
620
0
620
9,579
3.1
Spanish
4,333
188
4,521
655
382
1,037
5,558
1.8
Greek
2,579
722
3,301
790
264
1,054
4,355
1.4
Vietnamese
530
1,046
1,576
491
887
1,378
2,954
0.9
Turkish
865
430
1,295
257
362
619
1,914
0.6
Korean
1,189
152
1,341
22
177
199
1,540
0.5
490
314
804
260
370
630
1,434
0.5
1,174
0
1,174
112
0
112
1,286
0.4
Hindi
378
249
627
0
180
180
807
0.3
Macedonian
126
213
339
183
197
380
719
0.2
Sinhala
0
437
437
0
219
219
656
0.2
Punjabi
0
304
304
0
201
201
505
0.2
Latin
0
0
0
258
120
378
378
0.1
Karen
32
191
223
0
147
147
370
0.1
Croatian
0
138
138
0
157
157
295
0.1
Chin (Hakha)
0
139
139
0
98
98
237
0.1
Khmer
0
97
97
0
121
121
218
0.1
Dari
0
100
100
0
94
94
194
0.1
Persian
0
15
15
0
173
173
188
0.1
Polish
0
31
31
0
117
117
148
