Homebush Boys High School

Recte et Fortiter

Telephone02 9764 3611

Emailhomebushbo-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

NSW School of Languages

          

NSW School of Languages is a distance education language specialist school. It is part of a network of Department of Education schools that provide education to students by distance education.

NSW School of Languages offers enrolment in the following languages:

  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Indonesian
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Latin
  • Modern Greek
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish

NSW School of Languages caters for students in Years 9 to 12 who attend a NSW or ACT Government or non-Government school which does not offer one of the above languages.

Students in Years 8 and 10 in 2024 can choose to study a language at the NSW School of Languages as an Elective in Years 9 to 10 and Years 11to 12 in 2025.

Learning is supported through a diverse program of online courses, speaking lessons, video conferencing and email.  Each term study days are held at the NSW School of Languages in Petersham where students enjoy the opportunity to meet and learn with other students and staff.

The Language course will replace one of the Electives you have already chosen and is studied at Homebush Boys High, during allocated lesson time via distance education, lessons via Zoom/phone and face to face lesson days at the NSW School of Languages at Petersham once a term.

The courses contribute towards ROSA, Preliminary and HSC requirements

For more information see The NSW School of Languages website at

 www.nswschoollang.schools.nsw.edu.au

Any students in Years 8 or 10 wishing to enrol to study a language not offered at Homebush Boys High in 2025 should see Ms Symonds in the HSIE staffroom or email her at louise.symonds@det.nsw.edu.au for more information regarding applications.

APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN ON 1 AUGUST 2024.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RETURNED TO Ms SYMONDS in HSIE BEFORE 31 OCTOBER 2024.