Ashwin1

Dear all,

We are planning to move to Melbourne next year and we would apprecitae if anyone could help us with regards to the languages offered in schools.

My daughter will start her primary education next year and as she is exposed to Chinese (as second language), I would like to know if chinese is offered in schools in Melbourne?

Most of the schools searches showed LOTE offered as
French/Italian/German/Japanese and could not find any offering chinese.

Appreciate your advise and guidance in this matter.

Thanks in advance

Ashwin

JaneandJim

I think Chinese is more common in secondary schools. My boy has the option of French, Chinese or Japanese when he starts next year. In his primary there's just Japanese. That's in Brisbane, though, so come up here instead.

Jane

NickyC

Don't know about Victoria but here in NSW, most kids who want to study a language that isn't offered in mainstream schools do it at 'Saturday school'.

Loads of asian languages are available and kids can study them up to Year 12 and be examined in them at the HSC (Year 12) even though they're not taught in their normal school. Chinese/Australian cultural organizations should be able to provide info on these classes.

Ashwin1

thanks

We are happy to hear some positive suggestion and appreciated all of you commented in sofar.

I was wondering how would I contact or any web site of Chiense /Australian cultural organizations, so I can obtain more details.

I understand, as a second languge Chinese can be taken on Staurday classes (private) so can avoid other languages (french / german / italian ) in the school.

Regards

Ashwin

moneypenny20

Bit bored. Just found this for you

http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibr...01LRepPrim.pdf

JackTheLad

Try this for LOTE taught at Victorian schools:
http://www.ais.vic.edu.au/schools/pu...s-language.pdf

Chinese
Ballarat Grammar, Wendouree
Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury
Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury
Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew
Caulfield Grammar School, East St Kilda/Wheelers Hill/Malvern
Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra
Eltham College of Education, Eltham
Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North
Geelong Baptist College, Lovely Banks
Geelong College (The), Newtown
Haileybury College, Keysborough
Hamilton and Alexandra College (The), Hamilton
Heathdale Christian College, Werribee
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe
Kilmore International School (The), Kilmore
Kingswood College, Box Hill
Knox School (The), Wantirna South
Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale
Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra
Melbourne Grammar School , South Yarra
Mentone Girls' Grammar, Mentone
Mowbray College, Melton
Ozford College , Melbourne
Oxley College, Chirnside Park
Peninsula School (The), Mt Eliza
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Essendon
Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood
Ruyton Girls' School, Kew
Scotch College, Hawthorn
Stott’s College, Melbourne
St. Margaret's School, Berwick
St. Michael's Grammar School ,St Kilda
Taylors College, Melbourne
Tintern Schools, East Ringwood
Toorak College, Mt Eliza
Trinity Grammar School, Kew
Wesley College Melbourne, Mt Waverley

Mrs JTL

P.S. Oh forgot to say, these are private schools, some have primary section some don't.

JackTheLad

Hey Penny,

Can you find me the equivalent list for Queensland, if you're still bored? I'm particularly interested in Chinese, French, and Latin, for Coffee Bean & Butter Bean. Many thanks in advance. I know you'll find something. It's doing my head in trying to find schools that teach at least both Chinese and French. The only ones I've found are Brisbane Grammar and Brisbane Girls Grammar, but they're for 8th grade and up. Being a pushy mum, I'd very much like the kids to start earlier than that.

Cheers,
Mrs JTL

JaneandJim

If you want to get your kids into these schools, you'll have to apply at least 4 years in advance. I applied 3 years ago and it was too late for my boy to start year 8 next year. It wasn't the right school for my boy anyway, but I was interested to see if there was a place available.

Jane

JackTheLad

We've got plenty of time as Coffee Bean's only 10 months old and Butter Bean's not due for a few more months. Don't even know if BB's a boy or a girl - BGS or BGGS. I don't know if we want to send them to these 2 schools for high school either, with their fees being quite high and there're other good schools near us. But they were the only ones that came up for our search on Google.

Mrs JTL

JaneandJim

You have got plenty of time then! Both schools have very good reputations but we felt that they (BGS) concentrated too much on the academic side at the expense of the boy's emotional well-being. The school we've chosen concentrates on getting each individual to attain the best they can, rather than competing with each other.

Jane
(Also, my lovely boy got himself an academic scholarship so we only pay half the fees. )

moneypenny20

No problem will look tomorrow - have to hang around doing nothing whilst a man with a bobcat moves earth and rocks for us

Hey congrats on BB - didn't know you had number 2 kicking away. When's it due?

Bix

I assure you the ramblings coming from your good husbands mouth as he passes the newsagents are of no language on this Earth so Chinese, French or Latin will not help in the slightest.

JackTheLad

Good for you and your boy! We just hope our two little monsters will stay out of trouble and won't even dream of scholarship of any sort as neither JTL nor I ever worked hard enough in school to ever win anything big.

What's the man doing at your place? Isn't your pool finished already? Or is this just landscaping? I had quite a few men (concreters, bobcat driver and digger) working on the driveway here last Monday to Wednesday, some top naked. Oh boy, it was hot here!
Thanks for the congrats. We've been keeping it quiet but Mystic Bordy predicted it back in January! BB's due April 2 but can easily be born an April fool.

Thanks for the reminder, Bix. I will make sure the kids don't go with Dada to the newsagents, or have their ears covered when they pass one. Problem solved.

Mrs JTL

moneypenny20

This mission is not an easy one - might be easier for you to move

Bobcat man has to level some ground so hubby can have his precious shed and I can have the laundry and spare room back Big bolders need moving to build a retaining wall - usual rubbish. Unfortunately bobcat man (name of bob, with a dog called Lily) is not someone I would like to see in next to nothing, dog's cute though . Anyway now cannot get to us until Wed next week but "no worries"!

Anyway, back to the job in hand, I have found this but don't know if the schools have continued with it and to be honest none of them mentioned are anywhere close to you! One that's not on the list is a school up at Ashgrove that do Chinese, so that's a no no.

http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs1to10/k...e/history.html

will keep looking, am like a dog with a bone now! didn't get to the gym so instead of exercising the flabby belly will exercise the flabby grey matter instead

moneypenny20

www.mansfielshs.qld.edu.au This school does French and from what I can see, is the only one around Brisbane. Couple down here and one up at Hervey Bay

Can't find you any Latin at all. The Brisbane School of Distance Learning does offer French and Modern Standard Chinese from Grade 6 onward. Here's the link: http://www.brisbanesde.eq.edu.au/pri...index.htm#LOTE

I think that's your lot and I also think you are being really awkward

Damn it, guess I have to do my ironing now