NSW School of Languages

NSW School of Languages specialises in languages education providing individualised distance learning programs to students enrolled in government and non-government secondary schools or TAFE College. Students are eligible to enrol as a single course student to study a language that is not available to them in their home school or TAFE College. Courses offered are at Stage 5 (years 9 and 10) and Stage 6 (years 11 and 12) levels only. NSW School of Languages offers twelve modern languages (Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Modern Greek, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish) and one classical language (Latin). Accelerated progression programs are also offered and students are able to study more than one language. Students in rural areas who wish to study Stage 6 English as a Second Language (ESL) can also enrol. Student learning is supported through a blended program of online courses, audio and video resources as well as telephone lessons, video conferencing, online collaboration events, and face to face study days at NSW School of Languages.

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Demountables

New school through relocation: NSW School of Languages relocation completed project

A project has been completed to relocate NSW School of Languages (formerly Open High School) to a new fit-for-purpose distance language education facility.

Category:

Major works

Type:

New school through relocation

Status:

Complete

Completion:

July 2018

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LED Upgrade

The $157.8 million LED Lighting Upgrade Program will install new LED lights in up to 1,000 public schools across NSW. This means reduced operating costs for schools and improved learning environments and outcomes for our students.

Type:

Program

Status:

Completed

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Maintenance

To ensure the safety, reliability and longevity of our schools, every school across NSW receives maintenance. The Department undertakes preventative and routine maintenance every year, and repairs as needed. The Department also reviews the planned maintenance program for each school every year and reviews those items that are predicted to require work to help prolong the life of the school buildings and facilities.

Type:

Program

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Demountables

Demountables have been part of the NSW education system for many decades and will continue to be used across the state. Demountable classrooms are modern, air-conditioned rooms that provide students and teaching staff with excellent quality facilities. The learning spaces have the same range of technology that is available in permanent spaces. We review school accommodation needs each year, looking at changing enrolment patterns and other factors to prepare for the upcoming school year. This helps to identify schools that need new demountables and schools where they can removed. Most demountable movement takes place between October and February and we report our annual demountable statistics each April. Additional demountable installations can occur outside this window to support capital works and maintenance projects in schools or emergency responses to natural disasters.

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We recognise the Ongoing Custodians of the lands and waterways where we work and live. We pay respect to Elders past and present as ongoing teachers of knowledge, songlines and stories. We strive to ensure every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learner in NSW achieves their potential through education.

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