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NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2017 Enrolment Information
SATURDAY SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY LANGUAGES Department of Education School Code 8600
Please retain the original forms in this booklet and use photocopies for applications.
Please make the enrolment booklet available at the school administration office for the
information of parents/caregivers and students.
This enrolment information booklet and all the forms contained within it are available to
download from the internet at
www.sscl.schools.nsw.edu.au
For new enrolments, please ensure that all relevant sections have been completed, that the
appropriate appendix and documentation are included, and that the application has been signed
by the:
weekday school principal student
parent or caregiver
Post the completed application form and the relevant appendices and documentation (where
applicable) to:
The Principal
Saturday School of Community Languages
Department of Education
Learning and Leadership – Secondary Education
Locked Bag 53
Darlinghurst NSW 1300
Applications may also be emailed to: [email protected]
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Contents
Enrolment information 5
Saturday School of Community Languages 5
Eligibility 5
Informing the school community and enrolling 5
New enrolments in 2017 6
Confirmation of enrolment 7
Accelerated progression 7
Transfer to another SSCL Centre after enrolment 7
Stage 5 and Higher School Certificate entry 7
Textbooks, dictionaries and prescribed texts 8
Continuing enrolments in 2017 8
Late applications 8
SSCL Centres and language courses available 9
Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) course numbers 11
Stage 5 11
Preliminary and Higher School Certificate 13
BOSTES SSCL Centre codes (for Schools Online entry) 15
2017 New student enrolment application form 16
Appendix 1 19
For all students applying late in Year 10 and Year 11 and new students
applying for Year 12
Appendix 2 20
For students applying for the Year 11 Heritage Languages courses only
How to contact SSCL Centres 27
Term Dates 2017 28
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Enrolment information
Please read carefully before completing enrolment forms.
Saturday School of Community Languages
Eligibility
• The Saturday School of Community Languages (SSCL) is a Department of Education
secondary school that offers language courses to students wishing to study their
background language if it is not offered for study at their weekday school.
• There are sixteen SSCL Centres, fourteen based at high schools in the Sydney
metropolitan area and one each in Wollongong and Newcastle. Courses are offered for
the Record of School Achievement and the Higher School Certificate in twenty-four
languages.
• Students, including those with special learning needs, from public and non-
government secondary schools and TAFE colleges, are eligible to enrol if the language
requested is their background community language and the language is not
available in their weekday school or college in the year requested. Exemption from
this eligibility requirement may be made in special circumstances at the discretion of
the Principal, SSCL.
• A timetable clash does not make the student eligible for enrolment, unless the
student enrols mid-year and subject choices are not available.
• Schools and colleges are expected to provide language learning opportunities
for their own students when student numbers are sufficient to form a class in a
particular language.
Informing the school community and enrolling
• Weekday school principals are asked to inform their school communities as fully as
possible about the opportunities for students to study their background language,
and to provide the information to all students from Year 6 to Year 12 when they are
undertaking orientation programs or when required to make subject choices.
• Procedures for new and continuing students in the SSCL in 2017 are provided in
this information booklet. This information is also available on the internet at the
following address: www.sscl.schools.nsw.edu.au
• Schools are asked to provide a digital copy or the link to the enrolment forms directly to
students or to parents/ caregivers. Forms are to be signed by the weekday school
principal and mailed to the Saturday School of Community Languages, Locked Bag
53, Darlinghurst NSW 1300 or scanned and emailed to Saturdaycl-
• Schools are also asked to make enrolment information available on their school
website and include the name of the SSCL Coordinator so that office staff are
able to direct students and parents to the SSCL Coordinator.
• The availability of languages and courses may vary from year to year (see pages 9
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and 10 for details).
• 2016 enrolment application forms will not be accepted for students applying as new
students in 2017.
• Students enrolling late in Years 10, 11 and 12 and enrolling for the first time in
Year 12, must complete Appendix 1 and provide documentary evidence as proof of
prior learning.
• Students cannot enrol directly at SSCL Centres. Enrolment forms are available from
Centres and at www.sscl.schools.nsw.edu.au
New enrolments in 2017
Closing date for lodging applications
• Applications must be lodged by mail or by email by the student’s weekday school to
the Principal SSCL. The email address is [email protected].
• Applications should reach the SSCL before 16 December 2016. Applications will
be processed and weekday schools advised in time for students to commence on
Saturday 4 February 2017.
• Students must apply for enrolment in the relevant centre closest to their home
address. Any request to vary this rule should be made in writing with the application.
• Year 7 applications should be made as early as possible in 2017.
• All new applications for Year 12 2017 must be accompanied by Appendix 1 and the
required documentation.
• Applications for all Years close formally on 17 February 2017, although
applications are accepted throughout the year, subject to conditions as set out under
Late applications, page 8, and Appendix 1.
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Confirmation of enrolment
• All students meeting the enrolment criteria will be approved for provisional enrolment
(initially) in the SSCL Centre closest to their home address, subject to places being
available.
• If any applications cannot be approved, schools will be advised within a week of the
application being received by the SSCL.
• For new enrolment applications received by 16 December 2016, enrolment
advices will be sent by fax or email to weekday school principals in the first week
of Term 1, 2017.
• Weekday school principals are required to give a copy of the second page of the
enrolment advice to each student listed on the letter. Students should bring this
form when they first attend their SSCL Centre.
Accelerated progression
• In all cases, new students will be enrolled in the same Year as in their home school,
pending assessment at SSCL Centre level.
• Requests for acceleration can be made once enrolment is confirmed, by completing
an Application for accelerated progression available at SSCL Centres.
• All requests for acceleration must satisfy the timelines indicated in the Saturday
School of Community Languages Acceleration Policy.
Transfer to another SSCL Centre after enrolment
• Transfer application forms are available only in SSCL Centres.
• Student transfers will be approved only on the basis of a change of home address, or
in special circumstances as agreed with the weekday school principal.
Stage 5 and Higher School Certificate entry
• It is the responsibility of the weekday school in every case to ensure that students
are entered with BOSTES for 100 hours, 200 hours, Preliminary and Higher School
Certificate courses studied at the SSCL.
• Lists of BOSTES course numbers and SSCL Centre codes are provided on pages
11–15.
• When entering students through Schools Online, schools must enter the BOSTES
code for the SSCL Centre where each student studies.
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Textbooks, dictionaries and prescribed texts
• Students may be required to purchase textbooks, workbooks, dictionaries or HSC
prescribed materials, as applicable.
Continuing enrolments in 2017
• Centre Supervisors will distribute to continuing students a green Confirmation of
Continuing Enrolment in 2017 form during Term 4 in 2016.
• Parents/caregivers will be asked to check the details on the form and sign to
confirm the student’s continuing enrolment in 2017.
• Forms should be returned or mailed to SSCL Centres on or before Saturday
3 December 2016.
• Continued enrolment in the SSCL is not possible when the language studied in
2016 is offered by the weekday school in the 2017 subject choices.
• Schools will receive lists of continuing and newly enrolled students in Term 1 week 5
2017, and thereafter, individual letters of confirmation for late students as they
enrol.
Late applications
• Subject to places being available, applications may be made throughout the year for
students new to NSW schools, students transferring from one school to another and
students in Years 7, 8 and 9.
• Consideration will be given throughout the year to students in special circumstances
or where there is a student welfare issue.
• Late applications for Years 10, 11 and 12, received after 17 February 2017,
must be accompanied by Appendix 1 and documentary evidence of prior
learning as required.
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SSCL Centres and language courses available
The SSCL has 16 centres: 14 based in high schools in Sydney, one in Wollongong at
Smiths Hill High School and one in Newcastle at Merewether High School.
Years 7–10 classes run for two hours, Years 11 and 12 classes for three hours, and Year
12 Extension classes for an additional hour. Unless otherwise advised, classes start at
8.30 am. See letters of confirmation of enrolment for variations.
In all cases, the formation of classes is subject to sufficient student enrolments.
LANGUAGES CENTRES
Arabic Arthur Phillip HS, Birrong GHS, Liverpool BHS, Smiths Hill
HS, St George GHS
Armenian Chatswood HS
Bengali (Bangla) Liverpool GHS (Years 7-10)
Chinese
*see note on page 10
Ashfield BHS, Birrong BHS, Chatswood HS, Kogarah HS,
Merewether HS (Years 7-10), Smiths Hill HS, Strathfield GHS (Years
11 and 12 only) The Hills Sports HS
Croatian Kogarah HS (Years 7-10), Liverpool BHS
Filipino Bankstown GHS (Years 11 and 12 only)
Hindi The Hills Sports HS
Hungarian Bankstown GHS
Italian Strathfield GHS
Japanese
*see note on page 10
Chatswood HS (Years 11 and 12)
Khmer Liverpool GHS
Korean Chatswood HS, Strathfield GHS, The Hills Sports HS
*see note on page 10
Macedonian Bankstown GHS, Kogarah HS, Smiths Hill HS
Maltese The Hills Sports HS
Modern Greek Ashfield BHS, Chatswood HS (Years 7-10), St George GHS, The
Hills Sports HS
Persian Arthur Phillip HS (Years 11 and 12)
Polish Ashfield BHS, Chatswood HS, Liverpool GHS, Randwick** (subject to
sufficient enrolments)
Portuguese Dulwich
Punjabi The Hills Sports HS (subject to sufficient enrolments), Years 9, 10
and 11 and 12 in 2017)
Serbian Liverpool GHS, Randwick **, Smiths Hill HS
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Spanish Ashfield BHS, Chatswood HS, Kogarah HS, Liverpool GHS,
Smiths Hill HS, The Hills Sports HS
Thai Dulwich (subject to sufficient enrolments, Years 7 and 8 in 2017)
Turkish Arthur Phillip HS, Dulwich, Randwick** (Years 7-10 subject to sufficient
enrolments), Smiths Hill HS, The Hills Sports HS
Ukrainian Strathfield GHS (Years 11 and 12 subject to sufficient enrolments)
Vietnamese Birrong BHS, Dulwich (Years 11 and 12 only), Liverpool BHS
*In Years 11 and 12:
• The Chinese Background Speakers course is available in all centres as listed on
page 9.
• The Heritage Chinese course is available at the Chatswood HS, Kogarah HS, Smiths
Hill HS and Strathfield GHS centres, subject to sufficient enrolments.
• The Japanese Background Speakers course and the Heritage Japanese course are
available at the Chatswood HS centre, subject to sufficient enrolments
• The Heritage Korean course is available at the Strathfield GHS and the Chatswood HS
centres, subject to sufficient enrolments.
** Relocation of Randwick Centre to occur
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Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards
course numbers
Stage 5
Course name Hours Number
Arabic 100 00801
Arabic 200 00800
Armenian 100 63108
Armenian 200 63109
Bengali (Bangla) 100 63118
Bengali (Bangla) 200 63119
Chinese 100 00811
Chinese 200 00810
Croatian 100 63132
Croatian 200 63133
Hindi 100 63140
Hindi 200 63141
Hungarian 100 63142
Hungarian 200 63143
Italian 100 00921
Italian 200 00920
Japanese 100 00931
Japanese 200 00930
Khmer 100 63148
Khmer 200 63149
Korean 100 00941
Korean 200 00940
Macedonian 100 63150
Macedonian 200 63151
Maltese 100 63152
Maltese 200 63153
Modern Greek 100 00991
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Modern Greek 200 00990
Polish 100 63154
Polish 200 63155
Portuguese 100 63156
Portuguese 200 63157
Punjabi 100 63298
Punjabi 200 63299
Serbian 100 63158
Serbian 200 63159
Spanish 100 01041
Spanish 200 01040
Turkish 100 01051
Turkish 200 01050
Vietnamese 100 01072
Vietnamese 200 01071
Note: Stage 5 students are credited with 100 hours if they study in Year 10 only and 200 hours if they study
continuously in Years 9 and 10. Students DO NOT qualify for the mandatory 100 hours of language study through
study at the Saturday School of Community Languages.
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Higher School Certificate
Course name Unit value Number
Arabic Prelim (Continuers) 2 11510
Arabic HSC (Continuers) 2 15510
Arabic Extension 1 15520
Armenian Prelim 2 11520
Armenian HSC 2 15530
*Bengali (Bangla) Prelim
*Bengali (Bangla) HSC
2
2
63121
63123
Chinese Background
Speakers Prelim
2 11550
Chinese Background
Speakers HSC
2 15560
Heritage Chinese Prelim 2 11545
Heritage Chinese HSC 2 15555
Croatian Prelim 2 11580
Croatian HSC 2 15620
Filipino Prelim 2 11620
Filipino HSC 2 15660
Hindi Prelim 2 11670
Hindi HSC 2 15730
Hungarian Prelim 2 11680
Hungarian HSC 2 15740
Italian Prelim (Continuers) 2 11730
Italian HSC (Continuers) 2 15800
Italian Extension 1 15810
Japanese Background
Speakers Prelim
2 11760
Japanese Background
Speakers HSC
2 15840
Heritage Japanese Prelim 2 11755
Heritage Japanese HSC 2 15835
Khmer Prelim 2 11770
Khmer HSC 2 15860
* Bengali (Bangla) is a Board of Studies Endorsed Course only. It counts toward compulsory Year 11 and Year
12 units but cannot be counted for the ATAR.
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Korean Background
Speakers Prelim
2 11800
Korean Background
Speakers HSC
2 15890
Heritage Korean Prelim 2 11795
Heritage Korean HSC 2 15885
Macedonian Prelim 2 11840
Macedonian HSC 2 15940
Maltese Prelim 2 11860
Maltese HSC 2 15960
Modern Greek Prelim
(Continuers)
2 11880
Modern Greek HSC
(Continuers)
2 15980
Modern Greek Extension 1 15990
Persian Background
Speakers Prelim
2 11900
Persian Background
Speakers HSC
2 16010
Polish Prelim 2 11910
Polish HSC 2 16020
Portuguese Prelim 2 11920
Portuguese HSC 2 16030
Punjabi Prelim 2 11925
Punjabi HSC 2 16035
Serbian Prelim 2 11940
Serbian HSC 2 16050
Spanish Prelim (Continuers) 2 11970
Spanish HSC (Continuers) 2 16080
Spanish Extension 1 16090
Turkish Prelim 2 12000
Turkish HSC 2 16120
Ukrainian Prelim 2 12010
Ukrainian HSC 2 16130
Vietnamese Prelim 2 12020
Vietnamese HSC 2 16140
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BOSTES SSCL Centre codes (for Schools Online entry)
Arthur Phillip HS centre 99200
Ashfield BHS centre 99210
Bankstown GHS centre 99220
Birrong BHS centre 99230
Birrong GHS centre 99240
Chatswood HS centre 99260
Dulwich centre 99350
Kogarah HS centre 99280
Liverpool BHS centre 99370
Liverpool GHS centre 99290
Merewether HS centre 99360
Randwick centre 99310
Smiths Hill HS centre 99340
St George GHS centre 99320
Strathfield GHS centre 99330
The Hills Sports HS centre 99270
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2017 New student enrolment application form
Saturday School of Community Languages
Student information (Please print)
Family name: Given name/s:
Date of birth: / / Sex: Male Female
Office use only:
Approved:
_ _ _
Assessment required:
_ _ _
Address (no. and street):
Suburb: Postcode:
Home phone: ( )
Student mobile number:
Student school email: ______
Data entry:
_ _ _
Parent/caregiver title and name:
Parent/caregiver email:
Emergency contact on Saturdays: Title and Name
Phone ( )
Weekday school information (Monday to Friday)
School name:
Phone: ( ) Fax: ( )
School or SSCL coordinator email:
Student’s weekday school Year in 2017:
Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr 11 Yr 12
For International Students Only • Fee-paying International Student Yes Attach copy of passport
• International Student Coordinator :
Application information
For all students (Tick boxes and/or provide information as applicable)
Language
Saturday School Centre
Note: Students must attend the SSCL Centre closest to their home address which offers the language course requested. Any request to vary this rule should be made in writing with this application and endorsed by the weekday school
principal.
• Previous study or knowledge of the language:
At home Primary school High school Community school
Overseas Which country? Year arrived in Australia
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For students with Special Needs: Please include a copy of health care plan and/or
ASCIA Action Plan for anaphylaxis if applicable.
Visually impaired Hearing impaired
Other disability or special needs (Please describe) Allergies (Please specify)
Students with behaviour management issues:
Information should be enclosed in an envelope marked Personal and Confidential, for the Principal SSCL only
Conditions of enrolment
1. Students must attend classes regularly on Saturdays to meet the 100 hours, 200
hours and Higher School Certificate course requirements of BOSTES. Students
may have their enrolment terminated if their attendance is unsatisfactory.
2. Students in Years 11 and 12 are required to complete relevant assessment tasks in
line with BOSTES requirements and the Assessment Policy of the Saturday School of
Community Languages.
3. Year 12 students may be required to purchase materials prescribed by BOSTES, if
applicable.
I, , accept the above conditions of
enrolment. (Print student’s full name)
Student’s signature: _
Parent’s/caregiver’s name:
Signature:
For students in Year 11 only
Preliminary Course: Continuers Heritage (Chinese, Japanese, Korean)
Background Speakers (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Persian)
Does this course count towards the minimum number of 12 Preliminary
Units? Yes No
Note: Students applying for the Heritage Chinese/Japanese/Korean course must attach Appendix 2.
For new students in Year 12 only
HSC Course: Continuers Extension Background Speakers
(Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Persian)
Note: Appendix 1 and supporting evidence of prior learning (reports, etc.) must be attached.
Late enrolments in Years 10, 11 & 12
Students enrolling after 17 February 2017 in Years 10, 11 and 12, must complete
Appendix 1.
Documentary evidence as proof of prior learning must also be attached (reports, etc.).
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Declaration by weekday school principal
1. The language requested is the student’s background community language.
2. This language will not be taught at this school in 2017 in the Year requested.
3. This school accepts responsibility for entering this student with the BOSTES as a
candidate for the 100 hours or 200 hours course, Preliminary or Higher School
Certificate, using the online entry codes for the Saturday School of Community
Languages Centre where the student is enrolled.
4. The school will notify the SSCL of any history or circumstances known to them which
may pose a risk of any type to the student, other students, or staff at the SSCL,
including any severe allergies/medical conditions or history of violence.
5. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this application is
accurate.
Weekday school coordinator of SSCL enrolments:
(Print name)
Principal:
(Print name) (Signature)
School stamp: Date / /
Privacy Notice
The information provided on the enrolment form is being obtained for the purpose of processing the student’s application
for enrolment. It will be used by the Department of Education for general student administration and communication and
other matters relating to the education and welfare of the student. While the provision of this information is voluntary,
if you do not provide any or all of this information, it may delay or prevent the processing of this application for
enrolment. This information will be stored securely. You may access or correct any personal information provided at any
time by contacting the Saturday School of Community Languages or the student’s SSCL Centre.
Please MAIL or EMAIL this completed application form and any attachments to:
The Principal, Saturday School of Community Languages
Department of Education
Learning and Leadership – Secondary Education
Locked Bag 53
Darlinghurst NSW 1300
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Appendix 1
For all students applying late (after 17 February 2017) in Year 10 and
Year 11 and new students applying for Year 12
Application for advanced standing or recognition of prior learning
Advanced standing or recognition of prior learning is available to students who have
already achieved part or all of the outcomes of a previous stage. Students must be able
to demonstrate that they are able to achieve the anticipated outcomes for the point at
which they wish to enter a course.
1. Student information
Student’s full name:
School:
Current weekday school Year: (e.g. Year 11)
Language:
Course and Year requested in the SSCL:
Date student first enrolled in weekday school: / /
2. Reason for late application
3. Recognition of prior learning
Please give details of the student’s education elsewhere (in another state or another
country) or other educational experience and briefly explain how it relates to the
course in which the student is requesting enrolment at the SSCL. Copies of relevant
documents (e.g. reports) must be attached.
OR (section 3 or 4 must be completed)
4. Advanced standing for Year 12
Has the student completed the Preliminary course in this subject at a NSW school or
TAFE college?
YES School or College Year completed (e.g. 2015)
Relevant documentation must be attached (e.g. Preliminary course certificate)
5. Weekday school principal’s recommendation
I recommend that this student be granted advanced standing or recognition of prior
learning as indicated above.
/ /
Principal’s signature Date
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Appendix 2
For students applying for the Year 11 Heritage Languages courses only
Eligibility determination - Heritage Language courses in Chinese, Japanese and
Korean
In order to enter a Stage 6 Heritage language course, students must be determined
eligible (see Eligibility criteria below).
Applying for eligibility determination
Students applying for an eligibility determination must:
• complete Appendix 2 (this form) and the enrolment application form
• provide relevant additional documentation if required by the Principal SSCL
• provide relevant additional documentation that the student wishes to include.
False, inaccurate or incomplete information could place at risk a student’s eligibility for
the Higher School Certificate.
Eligibility criteria
The eligibility criteria for the Heritage Languages courses is as follows.
• Students have had no formal education* in a school where the language (of the
course) is the medium of instruction beyond the year in which the student turns 10
years of age (typically Year 4 or 5 of primary education).
* Formal education is ‘education provided in the system of schools...that normally constitute(s) a continuous “ladder”
of full-time education for children and young people ...’ (UNESCO International Standard Classification of Education,
1997)
Note: for the purpose of determining eligibility
• Speakers of dialects and variants of a language are considered to be speakers of
the standard language.
Determining eligibility
• Eligibility to undertake a Heritage Language course is determined by the principal of
the school delivering the course. In this case, it will be determined by the principal of
the Saturday School of Community Languages.
• To be deemed eligible for a course, a student must meet all of the eligibility criteria
for that course at the time of entry to the course.
• The principal’s eligibility determination should, where possible, be provided to the
student in writing at least 10 school weeks prior to the commencement of delivery of
the course.
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APPLICANT
Name
Student number
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• If the student believes that the principal’s determination is not in accordance with the
course eligibility criteria, the student can seek a review of determination initially from
the principal and subsequently from BOSTES. Principals should inform students of
the procedure for requesting a review and provide students with a Review of Eligibility
Determination form on request. Further information regarding the procedure for
requesting a review is available on the BOSTES website.
Application for eligibility determination
PART A: To be completed by the student
LANGUAGE
WEEKDAY SCHOOL DETAILS
School name
Contact person
Principal
Phone number
TEACHING SCHOOL DETAILS
School name Saturday School of Community Languages
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SECTION 1: Formal education*
Please write the required information in the table below. Fill in all blanks. In cases where
‘none’ is the answer, please write ‘none’ in the relevant space.
*Formal education is ‘education provided in the system of schools ... that normally constitute/s a continuous ‘ladder’ of
fulltime education for children and young people ...’ UNESCO - International Standard Classification of Education (1997).
School
Year
Calendar
Year
Name of main
school/s attended
Country/
Countries in
which school was
attended
Language/s of
instruction (other
than in language
classes)
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
K
Any further information related to formal education:
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SECTION 2: Additional documentation provided by the student
Students may choose, or be asked, to provide additional documentation to support their
application. Such documentation may include copies of school reports from previous
schools, passports/visas or evidence of residency in Australia and/or overseas.
Please list any additional documentation submitted with this application.
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SECTION 3: Student declaration
Please complete the Statutory Declaration which must be signed by the student, the
student’s parent/guardian (unless the student is over 18 years of age) and an
authorised person, such as a Justice of the Peace. It is an offence under the Oaths Act,
1900 to make a false statutory declaration. If you are unsure of the answers to any of
the questions you have given above, seek advice from your principal before you sign the
declaration.
STATUTORY DECLARATION
I, of ,
[NAME OF STUDENT] [RESIDENCE]
do hereby solemnly declare and affirm that all information given on this form is correct.
I have completed every section.
I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by
virtue of the provisions of the Oaths Act, 1900.
DECLARED at on
[PLACE] [DATE]
[SIGNATURE OF DECLARANT/STUDENT]
in the presence of an authorised witness, who states:
I, , a , [NAME OF AUTHORISED WITNESS]
[QUALIFICATION OF AUTHORISED WITNESS]
certify the following matters concerning the making of this statutory declaration by the
person who made it: [*please cross out any text that does not apply]
1. *I saw the face of the person OR *I did not see the face of the person because the
person was wearing a face covering, but I am satisfied that the person had a special
justification for not removing the covering, and
2. *I have known the person for at least 12 months OR *I have confirmed the person’s
identity using an identification document and the document I relied on was
[DESCRIBE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT RELIED ON]
[SIGNATURE OF AUTHORISED WITNESS] [DATE]
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PART B: To be completed by the weekday school and the SSCL where applicable
SECTION 4: Statement by student’s weekday school
The language course for which is applying will be delivered
through: STUDENT NAME
the Saturday School of Community Languages
The following additional information is provided for the consideration of the principal
making the eligibility determination. Such information can be drawn from the school
enrolment forms, school interviews or school assessment. Where possible a teacher’s
assessment should be included.
Teacher’s signature
Teacher’s name
Principal’s signature
Principal’s name
Date
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Student Name:_____________________ SSCL Centre:___________________
BOSTES No:__________________ Language Studied:_______________
SECTION 5: Statement by the SSCL where applicable for existing SSCL students
Additional comments/information where the school delivering the course is not the
student’s home school:
Teacher’s signature
Teacher’s name
Date
SECTION 6: Eligibility determination
The eligibility determination is to be made by the school delivering the course for which
the student is seeking an eligibility determination.
This eligibility determination is to be made by the Principal of the Saturday School of
Community Languages.
Determination:
is Eligible Ineligible to commence
the course in 20
Principal’s signature
Principal’s name
Saturday School of Community Languages
Date
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How to contact SSCL Centres
• Saturday School of Community Language Centres are located in schools at the
addresses below.
• Centre offices are open only on Saturday mornings during school terms.
• Centres may be contacted by fax and phone on Saturdays. Centres can be
reached by email during the week: [email protected]
• All mail for centres, except new enrolment applications, should be addressed to:
The Supervisor, Saturday School of Community Languages, at
the following addresses:
Arthur Phillip High School
Macquarie Street
PARRAMATTA 2150
Ph/Fax:
9891 5705
Liverpool Boys High School
Forbes Street
LIVERPOOL 2170
Ph/Fax:
9822 5420
Ashfield Boys High School
Liverpool Road
ASHFIELD 2131
Ph/Fax:
9716 7049
Liverpool Girls High School
Forbes Street
LIVERPOOL 2170
Ph/Fax:
9822 5423
Bankstown Girls High School
Mona Street
BANKSTOWN 2200
Ph/Fax:
9796 2490
Merewether High School
Chatham Road
BROADMEADOW 2292
Ph/Fax:
4962 3112
Birrong Boys High School
Rodd Street
BIRRONG 2143
Ph/Fax:
9644 5638
Randwick c/- Open High School
78 Avoca Street
RANDWICK 2031
** Centre Relocating in 2017
Ph/Fax:
9399 7361
Birrong Girls High School
Cooper Road
BIRRONG 2143
Ph/Fax:
9644 3274
Smith’s Hill High School PO
Box 780 WOLLONGONG
2520
SSCL office
located
in Campbell
Street
Ph/Fax:
4226 2446
Chatswood High School
Centennial Avenue
CHATSWOOD 2067
Ph/Fax:
9413 3233
St George Girls High School
Victoria Street
KOGARAH 2217
Ph/Fax:
9553 8398
Dulwich High School
Seaview Street
DULWICH HILL 2203
Ph/Fax:
9568 6215
Strathfield Girls High School
Albert Road
STRATHFIELD 2135
SSCL office
located
in Oxford Road
Ph/Fax:
9746 7498
Kogarah High School
Regent Street
KOGARAH 2217
Entrance in
Gladstone
Street
Ph/Fax:
9553 8397
The Hills Sports High School
Best Road
SEVEN HILLS 2147
Ph/Fax:
9831 1587
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Term Dates 2017
• Classes are held on the Saturday at the end of each school week of the four public
school terms. This includes Saturday 10 June of the long weekend.
• All students, regardless of whether they attend public or non-government schools
or TAFE colleges, are expected to attend every Saturday as below.
Term 1
Week 1, Saturday 4 February - Week 10, Saturday 8 April 2017
Term 2
Week 1, Saturday 29 April - Week 9, Saturday 24 June 2017
**School Holiday break: 3 weeks
Term 3
Week 1, Saturday 22 July - Week 10, Saturday 23 September 2017
Term 4
Week 1, Saturday 14 October - Week 9, Saturday 9 December 2017
Please send all applications for new enrolments by mail to:
The Principal
Saturday School of Community Languages
Department of Education
Learning and Leadership – Secondary Education
Locked Bag 53
Darlinghurst NSW 1300
or by email to: