Students cannot enrol for Second Language courses in VCE Units 3 & 4 Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese until they have made sure that they are eligible to study Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese as a Second Language. Eligibility is sought from VCAA through the student’s home school.
Language
Prep
Primary
Secondary
VCE
Accelerated
Amharic
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Albanian
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Arabic
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Bengali
No
No
No
Yes
No
Bosnian
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Bulgarian
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Burmese
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Chin (Falam)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Chin (Hakha)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Chinese – Cantonese
No
Yes
No
No
No
Chinese – Mandarin (Traditional – Guoyu)
No
Yes
No
No
No
Chinese – Mandarin FL
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Chinese – Mandarin SL
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Chinese – Mandarin SLA
No
No
No
Yes
No
Chinese Language, Culture and Society
No
No
No
Yes
No
Croatian
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Dari
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Dutch
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Filipino (Tagalog)
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
French
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
German
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Greek
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Gujarati
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Hebrew
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Hindi
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Hungarian
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Indonesian SL
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Italian
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Japanese FL
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Japanese SL
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Kannada
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Karen
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Khmer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Korean
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Macedonian
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Malayalam
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Mizo
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Pashto
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Persian
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Polish
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Portuguese
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Punjabi
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Romanian
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Russian
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Serbian
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Sinhala
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Spanish
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Tamil
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Telugu
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Thai
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Turkish
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Urdu
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Vietnamese FL
No
No
No
Yes
No
Vietnamese SL
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Zomi
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Language
Prep
Primary
Secondary
VCE
Accelerated
Arabic
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Chinese – Mandarin FL
No
No
No
Yes
No
Chinese – Mandarin SL
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Chinese – Mandarin SLA
No
No
No
Yes
No
French
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
German
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Greek
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Hindi
No
No
No
Yes
No
Indonesian FL
No
No
No
Yes
No
Indonesian SL
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Italian
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Japanese FL
No
No
No
Yes
No
Japanese SL
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Latin
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Punjabi
No
No
No
Yes
No
Spanish
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Vietnamese SL
No
No
No
Yes
No