Note that there is a discrepancy between the number of government secondary school students enrolled in Year 12 studying a language, as reported by schools, in Table 4.2 (2,138 students) and the number of government secondary school students enrolled in Year 12 studying a language in Table 4.7 (2,724 students), as reported by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. This discrepancy is due to the fact that some students, who are enrolled in a government secondary school during the day, studied a language through a community language school after hours or on the weekend while enrolled in Year 12. Contact Time The average contact time for Languages programs varied at each year level and across schools. At the Year 7 level, the average time allocated for Languages programs was 143.7 minutes per week, increasing across the year levels to an average of 230.2 minutes at Year 12. Average contact times at other year levels were Year 8, 152.5 minutes; Year 9, 163.4 minutes; Year 10, 203.2 minutes; and Year 11, 228.6 minutes (Figure 4.8). The time allocated to Languages study also varied from school to school. In 2012, 74.2% of Year 7 Languages students (slightly up from 70% in 2011) and 76.1% of Year 8 Languages students (up from 72.3% in 2010) were in programs of a minimum140 minutes per week. (The recommended minimum is 150 minutes per week, although many school timetables produce 140–145 minute allotments per week). At Years 11 and 12, 98.1% and 96.8% of students respectively, studied a language for more than 190 minutes per week. Figure 4.8: Average minutes per week for Languages programs, by year level, 2006–12 Program Types The range of Languages programs provided and the teaching methods used in secondary schools varied according to student needs and available resources. Individual Languages programs within schools can be divided into two types. A Languages program, which focuses on the teaching and learning of the target language and understanding the connections between language and culture.
Note that there is a discrepancy between the number of government secondary school students enrolled in Year 12 studying a language, as reported by schools, in Table 4.2 (2,138 students) and the number of government secondary school students enrolled in Year 12 studying a language in Table 4.7 (2,724 students), as reported by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. This discrepancy is due to the fact that some students, who are enrolled in a government secondary school during the day, studied a language through a community language school after hours or on the weekend while enrolled in Year 12. Contact Time The average contact time for Languages programs varied at each year level and across schools. At the Year 7 level, the average time allocated for Languages programs was 143.7 minutes per week, increasing across the year levels to an average of 230.2 minutes at Year 12. Average contact times at other year levels were Year 8, 152.5 minutes; Year 9, 163.4 minutes; Year 10, 203.2 minutes; and Year 11, 228.6 minutes (Figure 4.8). The time allocated to Languages study also varied from school to school. In 2012, 74.2% of Year 7 Languages students (slightly up from 70% in 2011) and 76.1% of Year 8 Languages students (up from 72.3% in 2010) were in programs of a minimum140 minutes per week. (The recommended minimum is 150 minutes per week, although many school timetables produce 140–145 minute allotments per week). At Years 11 and 12, 98.1% and 96.8% of students respectively, studied a language for more than 190 minutes per week. Figure 4.8: Average minutes per week for Languages programs, by year level, 2006–12 Program Types The range of Languages programs provided and the teaching methods used in secondary schools varied according to student needs and available resources. Individual Languages programs within schools can be divided into two types. A Languages program, which focuses on the teaching and learning of the target language and understanding the connections between language and culture.