Languages
The Languages curriculum for Western Australia has been written on the basis that schools provide a Languages program, in at least one language subject, from Pre-primary to Year 10. As a minimum, all students will study a Language subject from Year 3 to Year 8. In Year 9 and Year 10 the study of Languages is optional.
In the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline, the languages subjects will be implemented according to the schedule below.
Western Australian Aboriginal Languages (Language Revival)
Chinese: Second Language
French: Second Language
German: Second Language
Hindi: Second Language
Indonesian: Second Language
Italian: Second Language
Japanese: Second Language
Korean: Second Language
Punjabi: Second Language
Tamil: Second Language
Australian Curriculum Languages
Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages Framework — Australian Curriculum
Arabic — Australian Curriculum
Auslan — Australian Curriculum
Chinese — Australian Curriculum
Classical Greek — Australian Curriculum
Classical Languages Framework — Australian Curriculum
Latin — Australian Curriculum
Modern Greek — Australian Curriculum
Spanish — Australian Curriculum
Turkish — Australian Curriculum
Vietnamese — Australian Curriculum
Languages learning area contacts:
- Pre-primary to Year 6 : +61 8 9273 6355 | Nadia.Civa@scsa.wa.edu.au
- Year 7 to Year 10 : +61 8 9273 6382 | Lisa.Djanegara@scsa.wa.edu.au