Students are placed in an English class based on their data, needs and eligibility. The three potential class options are:
All English and EAL classes pathway into VCE General or VCE Vocational Major, and students strengthen their reading comprehension, extended writing, analytical, evaluative and communication (oral and written) skills.
In Year 9 English, students develop their analytical skills through the study of a variety of texts. These analytical skills are further consolidated through their study of media texts. Students also complete narrative writing tasks and present persuasive speeches.
EAL classes at Years 9 and 10 are combined to allow students to be grouped according to their English language proficiency. Students are placed into different levels based on how well they understand and use English. These levels are explained at the bottom of this page.
Allocated Book Club Text
The Farewell (Film)
Allocated Book Club Text
The Farewell (Film)
VCE General
VCE-VM Vocational Major
VCE VET Certificates
Allocated Book Club Text
The Rabbits - John Marsden and Shaun Tan
For recently arrived students who are new to learning English.
CL
Learning how to speak, read and write in English. Learning focuses on learning the connection between sounds and letters, knowing commonly used words and phrases to communicate.
C1
Learning how to connect words and phrases to communicate ideas in familiar contexts. This includes short classroom discussions, reading short texts and writing simple sentences with support.
C2
Learning now to communicate in familiar contexts with increased fluency. Students can communicate using different sentence types, are beginning to use reading strategies to understand taught texts and are starting to organise their writing into paragraphs..
C3
Learning how to adapt English to suit a purpose. Students can read more classroom texts with support, know and use a growing range of vocabulary and understand that language changes in different circumstances. Errors are still present and students require support to use English for Academic purposes.
C4
Learning to master English. Students are able to understand texts from across the curriculum with minimum support and can replicate extended writing structures using complex vocabulary and sentence types. They can use English for social and academic purposes.
International students are placed in a level based on their IELTS test or equivalent results, and sometimes extra testing is used to help find the best class for them.
