Fountain Gate Secondary College has implemented a range of extra programs and supports to help students strengthen skills or knowledge. These include:
- New Arrivals Program
- Literacy and Numeracy Support
- Study On
New Arrivals Program
New English learners who have recently arrived in Australia should seek enrolment at the Noble Park English Language School (NPELS).
In the event that NPELS is unable to place a new arrival to Australia, students can enrol with us and join our New Arrivals Program. This program is designed to help students learn English as an Additional Language from whichever starting point they have.
Students moving from NPELS may occasionally be placed in the New Arrivals Program, especially if
their English levels show they will benefit from a more supported transition to mainstream education.
The New Arrivals Program is a multi-aged class, with students ranging from years 7 to 10 enrolled. The program develops the students’ English language skills via these main focal areas:
- Language Instruction
- Exploring texts
- Numeracy
- Humanities
- Health and Physical Education
- The Arts
- Personal Development (Thrive)
Students are regularly assessed and may be moved into the mainstream EAL and year-level programs at any time within the year. However, the usual time frame in this program is 6 to 12 months.
Literacy and Numeracy Support
There are occasions when students need additional support to enhance their knowledge and skills.
This is either additional support in class or withdrawal to small group sessions.
Our NUMERACY Tutors attend Maths classes and work with individuals or small groups of students to build skills.
Our LITERACY Tutors run small group sessions in either EAL or building reading comprehension via the MacqLit program.
Study On
Years 7-10 students are able to remain after school on Wednesday afternoons from 3.15pm to 4.15pm to take part in our Study On sessions.
This is held in the library and supervised by a teacher. Our Literacy and Numeracy Teachers tutors are on site to support if needed.