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Community Languages Schools "Australia’s best kept secret"

One in six Australian children start school speaking two languages -- English and their home language but by the time they reach Year 12 most will have lost their home language and switched to English only.

Parents and community members have tried to stop this language loss by setting up classes on weekends and weeknights for children. Now more than 100,000 children across Australia attend these Community Languages Schools learning one of more than 60 languages.

Lecturers from the University of Wollongong’s Faculty of Education in conjunction with the NSW Department of Education and Training recently organised training programs across NSW for parents and community members working in the schools.

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