Dear parents and carers,
It is a pleasure to welcome you to Blackburn English Language School. We care for and appreciate each of our students. We take responsibility for their learning and we meet this challenge with strong collective knowledge, skill, experience, and enthusiasm. We work together for all students in a safe and supportive environment.
We are proud of our highly qualified and very committed staff and the achievements of our students over many years. We work in partnership with parents and carers in the educational journey of their children. We provide timely information to build familiarity about schooling systems in Victoria and assist families to navigate these systems. We look forward to meeting you and enrolling your child and celebrating their achievements as they grow toward active and full participation in education and life in Australia.
Mark Melican
Principal
Blackburn English Language School (ELS) is part of the New Arrival Program (NAP) and provides intensive English language programs to primary and secondary aged newly arrived students from language backgrounds other than English (LBoTE).
Blackburn ELS provides:
Blackburn ELS delivers intensive English language programs to newly arrived students across the North-eastern Victoria Region (NEVR). The school provides an environment that encourages students from a range of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to become confident and active participants in the wider Australian community.
The school operates across three locations, two metropolitan and one regional. The main site, Whitehorse, is located in Burwood East, the Maroondah Campus is in Croydon North and the Wodonga campus is in the north-east of the state in Wodonga. Each site attracts newly-arrived students from their respective geographical areas.
Blackburn ELS Annual Report 2021
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Settlement of newly arrived students from wide-ranging cultural, linguistic and educational backgrounds is the major planning focus in the school. Resources are targeted to support the development and delivery of a stimulating learning environment in which all students are expected to reach their potential. Student learning is focussed on English language achievement and preparation for the academic, behavioural and social challenges of mainstream schools. The school acknowledges that student engagement is influenced by a wide range of factors and, given that newly arrived students are unfamiliar with the Australian education system and have varied needs and vulnerabilities, provides a comprehensive and high quality approach to student welfare.
Settlement of newly arrived students from wide-ranging cultural, linguistic and educational backgrounds is the major planning focus in the school. Resources are targeted to support the development and delivery of a stimulating learning environment in which all students are expected to reach their potential. Student learning is focussed on English language achievement and preparation for the academic, behavioural and social challenges of mainstream schools. The school acknowledges that student engagement is influenced by a wide range of factors and, given that newly arrived students are unfamiliar with the Australian education system and have varied needs and vulnerabilities, provides a comprehensive and high quality approach to student welfare.
Our beliefs as a school are based on the following core values:
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