Secondary College of Languages

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Enrolment

Embark on a language learning journey at Secondary College of Languages (SCL) as we prepare to welcome new and returning students for the 2025 academic year. Our vibrant and diverse learning community fosters a passion for languages and cultures, equipping NSW students with the skills and knowledge to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world. 

To learn more about enrolling with the College, read through the Enrolment Booklet, and then complete the enrolment application form and required appendices.

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Enrolment information and forms

The 2025 Enrolment Booklet provides all the necessary information for enrolling in SCL courses. It includes details about the enrollment process and the support available to students. 

 

New students must fill out an enrolment application form. This form needs signatures from the student, a parent or carer, and the Principal of the weekday school.

Once the application is approved, a confirmation email will be sent to the student, the SCL Coordinator, and the parents or carers. This email will specify the start date for the student's studies.

Students are not allowed to attend classes at SCL until they have received this confirmation email.

 

If you are applying for a Year 10 to 12 course after 28 February 2025, it is considered a late enrolment. In such cases, a completed Appendix 1 must be included with your enrolment application. Late applications may be accepted under certain circumstances, which will be reviewed case-by-case by the SCL Principal.

For Year 10 students applying for a [Language] Continuers course or a [Language] in Context course, make sure to include the relevant Appendix 2 or 3 with your enrolment application.

Students seeking to skip a year or stage in a language course should submit a completed Appendix 4 with supporting documents. Approval for this will be decided by the SCL Principal on a case-by-case basis.

Acceleration is available for Year 9 students showing advanced potential in achieving Stage 5 outcomes by the end of the school year. To apply for acceleration, students must read the Policy and submit a completed Appendix 5. The final decision on acceleration will be made by the SCL Principal.

To submit your completed application form and supporting documents, please send them to SCL.Enrolments@det.nsw.edu.au through the weekday school.

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Eligibility

Students seeking to enrol at the Secondary College of Languages must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  1. The student must be enrolled with a public school or other educational provider (including a non-government school or TAFE college) at the time of study.
  2. The language requested should be the student’s community language or a language in which the student has had prior learning.
  3. The language course requested must not be available for study at the student’s weekday school.

Continuers courses

Students seeking to enrol in [Language] Continuers courses, where there are [Language] in Context and/or [Language] and Literature courses must also satisfy NESA’s eligibility requirements:

  1. Students have had no more than one year’s formal education from the first year of primary education (Year 1) in a school where the language is the medium of instruction.
  2. Students have had no more than three years of residency in the past 10 years in a country where the language is the medium of communication.

Context courses

Students seeking to enrol in [Language] in Context courses where there is a [Language] and Literature course must also satisfy NESA's eligibility requirements:

  1. Students have had no formal education in a school where the language is the medium of instruction beyond the year in which the student turns 10 years of age (typically Year 4 or 5 of primary education).

Speakers of dialects and variants of a language (for example Hokkien, Cantonese, Shanghainese) are considered to be speakers of the standard language (for example Mandarin). 

Students who do not meet the eligibility requirements for a [Language] in Context course are encouraged to apply for the [Language] and Literature course.

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