Hi all

Does anyone know if the Secondary schools in Melbourne offer spanish during a students last 2 years. I presume it will be the VCE taught then and wondered if anyone had experience of this kind. Any help appreciated as son has been doing this for last 2 years and would like to take it further if it is an option.

Don't know about Victoria and the VCE but in NSW almost every language in existence can be studied and exams taken at HSC level (the NSW equivalent of the VCE).

If the actual language is not taught at schools, students can study it elsewhere (Saturday language schools are common here) but still take the exam as if they'd done it at school.

I assume you've seen this site:
http://schlprv.vcaa.vic.edu.au/schoolsstudiessearch/
It refers to the Victorian School of Languages which is probably a similar deal where kids can study the language away from school, if their school doesn't offer it.

Check it out here:
http://www.vsl.vic.edu.au/LangInfo.php?LanguageId=95

Paul,

I answered that question in #5 http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=532395

01197 AVILA COLLEGE (03) 9831 9600 MOUNT WAVERLEY CATHOLIC
01749 BIALIK COLLEGE (03) 9822 7981 HAWTHORN EAST INDEPENDENT
01334 EUMEMMERRING COLLEGE (03) 9703 1266 HALLAM GOVERNMENT
01315 HEATHMONT COLLEGE (03) 9871 4888 HEATHMONT GOVERNMENT
01339 ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE (03) 9329 0411 NORTH MELBOURNE CATHOLIC
01578 WANTIRNA COLLEGE (03) 9801 9700 WANTIRNA GOVERNMENT

#3 points you to a link that shows the VCE results for each school.

My daughter was doing Spanish GCSE and was very disappointed to see that few schools offered Spanish VCE. Out of disgust she dropped languages - now doing English, 2*Maths, Physics and Accounting. Shame really as I hoped she would continue with a language.

FYI, MHS is the government select-entry school for boys. Note the languages offered http://resources.mhs.vic.edu.au/mhs/...m_subjects.asp.

Ian