In NSW high schools, languages is a key learning area.
Language study allows students to develop communication skills, learn about languages as systems and explore the relationship between language and culture. Students engage with the linguistic and cultural diversity of societies and reflect on their understanding of social interactions.
The study of a language is compulsory for 100 hours in one continuous school year from Year 7 to Year 10, but preferably in Years 7 or 8.
In Years 11 and 12, NSW schools offer a wide variety of languages, catering for beginning students to background speakers.
Staff
Ms Jeanne Wang
Subjects on offer
Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6
Year 7 & Year 8 Year 9 & Year 10 Year 11 & Year 12
Japanese Mandatory Japanese Elective Japanese Beginners (Elective)
What students will learn
Stage 4
Japanese Mandatory
Stage 5
Japanese Elective
Stage 6
Japanese Beginners
Co-curricular Activities
Additional opportunities are provided for students to engage in meaningful interactions and experiences within their Japanese studies. These include:
- Kosuge High School visits from Japan
- Liverpool Toda Sister City exchange program
- Nihongo Tanken Centre cultural visits
- Japanese Film Festival