A resource for Parents and Students from our English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) community. We have a range of information included under the Related Links section on this page.
EAL/D students are those whose first language is a language or dialect other than English.
These students may include:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
- Students with Maori or Pacific Islander backgrounds
- Students of Australian South Sea Islander background
- Immigrants to Australia and temporary visa holders from non- English speaking countries
- Students with a refugee background
- Children born in Australia of migrant heritage where English is not spoken at home
- Australian citizens or residents returning from abroad having lived for extended periods of time in countries where their schooling was not in English
- Children of deaf adults who use Auslan as their first language
- International students from non-English speaking countries
