Main purpose

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Main purpose

• To strengthen the States capacity to engage with
  the Asia region by building expertise in language
  and cultural learning in selected primary schools.

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Strategic importance of Asian languages to NSW

• The Asia region is our closest neighbour and a
  major trading partner.
• Development of students proficiency in Asian
  languages is vital to the future economic and
  social prosperity of NSW.
• Building expertise in Asian languages and
  cultures strengthens the States future capacity
  to engage with the Asia region.

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Bilingual Schools Program and NALSSP

• The Bilingual Schools Program is aligned with the
  National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools
  Program (NALSSP)
• NALSSP target by 2020, at least 12 per cent of
  students will exit Year 12 with fluency in one of
  the target Asian languages, double current
  enrolments for Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and
  Korean
• 14.18 million to NSW over 2009

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Bilingual Schools Program

• Government primary schools in NSW were invited to
  apply to join the Bilingual Schools Program.
• Four schools were selected - one for each of the
  priority languages of Chinese, Korean, Japanese
  and Indonesian.
• Students will learn the targeted Asian languages
  from an early age through language immersion for
  one and a half hours every school day.

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The Program will involve

• A mix of direct language teaching and language
  teaching integrated into selected KLAs
• A real and sustained language learning
  environment while maintaining a manageable and
  balanced primary education program.

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Program linkages

• Information Communication Technologies to link
  bilingual schools with sister schools in the Asia
  region
• Partnerships between bilingual schools and local
  Asian communities
• Continuity of language learning assured through
  the local high school.

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Asian languages in NSW schools
Mandarin Japanese Indonesian Korean
Years K6 14371 90 background speakers 3664 13 background speakers 4808 1 background speakers 837 84 background speakers
Years 7-9 2471 20753 4774 287
Years 10 408 1976 119 21
Year 11 703 94 background speakers 1324 3 background speakers 76 3 background speakers 90 94 background speakers
Year 12 513 87 background speakers 773 4 background speakers 60 18 background speakers 64 94 background speakers
PS data 2008, HS data 2006-2007
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Timeline

• Phased in from 2010, targeting a cohort of
  students as follows

Kinder Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
2010 K Year 1 K Year 1
2011 K Year 2 K Year 2 K Year 2
2012 K Year 3 K Year 3 K Year 3 K Year 3
2013 K Year 4 K Year 4 K Year 4 K Year 4 K Year 4
2014 K Year 5 K Year 5 K Year 5 K Year 5 K Year 5 K Year 5
2015 K Year 6 K Year 6 K Year 6 K Year 6 K Year 6 K Year 6 K Year 6
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Program implementation

• Recruitment and training of above establishment
  specialist teachers to deliver the program
• Native speaking volunteers to support the program
• Appointment of school coordinator to lead the
  program
• Liaison with parents and community
• Professional development for school staff
• Development of appropriate teaching and learning
  programs

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Support to be provided

• The selected schools will receive ongoing support
  from the Curriculum K-12 Directorate including
• ?Teaching resources and consultancy support
• ? Professional learning for staff and specialist
  teachers
• Further development of community and sister
  school links

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Selection criteria for schools

• Successful teaching and learning programs in the
  selected or other language(s) or demonstrated
  capacity and commitment to implement a program in
  the selected language
• Whole staff commitment to the bilingual program
  and willingness to team teach and to support
  specialist teachers and volunteers
• School community support for a bilingual program

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Selection criteria for schools (2)

• Demonstrated or intended partnership with a
  secondary school to ensure learning pathways for
  students from primary to secondary schooling

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Selection criteria for schools (3)

• Established relationships or commitment to
  establishing relationships with the Asian
  community and/or businesses and with schools in
  Asia, particularly involving sister school
  arrangements and the use of information and
  communication technologies

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Selected schools

• Rouse Hill Public School (Chinese)
• Campsie Public School (Korean)
• Murray Farm Public School (Japanese)
• Scotts Head Public School (Indonesian)