English as an Additional Language or Dialect
English as an Additional Language or Dialect learning area contacts:
- Louise Dodman : +61 8 92736785 | Louise.Dodman@scsa.wa.edu.au
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Eligibility
ATAR
English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) eligibility process for Year 12 enrolment
Applying for eligibility to enrol in the Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course
A Year 12 student can only enrol in the ATAR EAL/D course if they have eligibility approval from the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority). For a student to gain approval to enrol, they must complete an online eligibility application and submit it to the Authority, along with the required supporting documentation, by the deadline published in the Activities Schedule. A student’s EAL/D eligibility status is determined by the Authority on a case-by-case basis.
While approval for EAL/D eligibility is only required for students enrolling in the Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course, schools are advised to collect documentation supporting EAL/D eligibility applications at the time of initial student enrolment in the school. Schools may submit students’ EAL/D eligibility applications from Year 10 if they wish to determine the appropriate pathway for their students.
Any student who has not had their EAL/D eligibility finalised and approved by the Year 12 enrolment deadline, as published in the Activities Schedule for that year, will not be able to enrol in the Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course for that year.
Submission dates of eligibility applications for Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course enrolment
Date
Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course enrolment
26 February 2021
Year 12 students in 2021 applying for 2021
25 February 2022
Year 12 students in 2022 applying for 2022
Extra time for the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) for ATAR EAL/D students
Students who are registered as eligible to be enrolled in the Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course will automatically be granted an extra 10 minutes to complete the reading, writing and numeracy components of the OLNA. Students may apply for eligibility from when they are in Year 9 in order to be granted the extra time for sitting the OLNA from the first round in Year 10. They will receive the extra time for every round of the OLNA they are required to sit until the year that their eligibility expires.
- Student guide for online EAL/D eligibility applications
- Student guide for online EAL/D eligibility applications
- School guide for online EAL/D eligibility applications
- School guide for online EAL/D eligibility applications
- School administrators guide for role assignment
- School administrators guide for role assignment
- Online EAL/D eligibility application checklist
- Online EAL/D eligibility application checklist
- Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for elegibility
- Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for elegibility
- Online EAL/D eligibility applications FAQs
- Online EAL/D eligibility applications FAQs
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General and Foundation
Enrolling in the Year 12 General and Foundation EAL/D courses
A Year 12 student can enrol in the General and Foundation EAL/D courses if they have eligibility approval from the teacher and school principal. For a student to be approved, the school must complete and retain the required documentation (Form for eligibility for enrolment in Year 12 General and Foundation English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) and for extra time to complete the OLNA) and supporting evidence. Schools must be prepared to submit this documentation and evidence when required by the Authority.
Extra time to complete the OLNA for General and Foundation EAL/D students
Where a General or Foundation student has EAL/D eligibility approval from the teacher and school principal, notification to the Authority for the allocation of an extra 10 minutes to complete each component of the OLNA needs to be entered by the principal (or their representative) through the OLNA dashboard. Schools must advise the Authority of any student needing the time adjustment by the deadline published in the Activities Schedule. The time adjustment will be applied to all OLNA tests completed by the student in that calendar year, therefore, this process needs to be repeated every calendar year that the student is sitting the OLNA.
Students may complete an eligibility form from when they are in Year 9 in order to be granted the extra time for sitting the OLNA from the first round in Year 10.
Due date for allocation of extra time to complete the OLNA for General and Foundation EAL/D students
Date
EAL/D students requiring extra time for the OLNA
12 February 2021
Students applying for the March 2021 round of the OLNA
12 August 2021
Students applying for the September 2021 round of the OLNA
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ATAR
The Year 12 ATAR English as an Additional Language or Dialect course will be part of the Syllabus Delivery Audit in 2021. Please see the handbook below for further information.
The Authority is reviewing the ATAR syllabuses. For more information see the Syllabus Review section below.
The EAL/D courses are designed for students who speak another language or dialect as their first or ‘home’ language. EAL/D focuses on development of the competent use of Standard Australian English (SAE) in a range of contexts. The EAL/D ATAR course develops academic English skills to prepare students for tertiary study.
SyllabusGrading- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (382.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:27pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (340.6 KB)
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (425.9 KB) Last updated: 21 Mar 2017 11:36am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (527.3 KB)
Support Materials-
Available work samples are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at Extranet login.
Examination Materials- ATAR Suggested Language Teaching Resources EAL/D Year 11 and 12 (222.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:44pm
- ATAR Suggested Language Teaching Resources EAL/D Year 11 and 12 (384.5 KB)
- ATAR Suggested Resources EAL/D Year 11 (392.0 KB) Last updated: 28 Aug 2020 8:59am
- ATAR Suggested Resources EAL/D Year 11 (267.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (528.1 KB) Last updated: 26 Nov 2019 1:18pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (364.9 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (449.3 KB) Last updated: 26 Nov 2019 1:18pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (350.8 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (439.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:17pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (420.7 KB)
- ATAR Suggested Resources EAL/D Year 12 (747.5 KB) Last updated: 11 Aug 2020 3:47pm
- ATAR Suggested Resources EAL/D Year 12 (274.3 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (346.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:02pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (383.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (249.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:32pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (354.2 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (432.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:21pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (429.2 KB)
- 2020 Acknowledgement variations for ATAR course exams (162.4 KB) Last updated: 05 Mar 2021 8:49am
- 2020 Examination (470.4 KB) Last updated: 11 Feb 2021 2:39pm
- 2020 Marking key (710.6 KB) Last updated: 11 Feb 2021 2:39pm
- 2020 Practical (oral) Marking key (466.9 KB) Last updated: 11 Feb 2021 2:39pm
- 2020 Practical (oral) examination requirements for overseas candidates (916.4 KB) Last updated: 20 Mar 2020 3:35pm
- 2020 Practical (oral) examination requirements for WA candidates (935.4 KB) Last updated: 20 Mar 2020 3:35pm
- Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
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General
The Authority is reviewing the ATAR syllabuses. For more information see the Syllabus Review section below.
The EAL/D courses are designed for students who speak another language or dialect as their first or ‘home’ language. EAL/D focuses on development of the competent use of Standard Australian English (SAE) in a range of contexts. The EAL/D General course prepares students for a range of post-secondary destinations in further education, training and the workplace.
SyllabusGrading- General Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (598.4 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2019 12:41pm
- General Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (308.1 KB)
- General Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (637.8 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2019 12:41pm
- General Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (307.8 KB)
Support Materials-
Available work samples are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at Extranet login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2021- General Year 11 sample course outline (295.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:17pm
- General Year 11 sample course outline (372.4 KB)
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (238.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:20pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (347.2 KB)
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (352.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 2:55pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (393.0 KB)
- General Year 12 sample course outline (329.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:14pm
- General Year 12 sample course outline (374.1 KB)
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (242.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 2:56pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (348.5 KB)
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (345.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:18pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (385.6 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2020- 2021 ELD General EST Unit 3 Content (282.3 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 12:52pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2019- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content (282.5 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:41pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2018- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content (152.6 KB) Last updated: 20 Sep 2018 9:50am
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Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2017- 2018 General EST Unit 3 content (147.4 KB) Last updated: 22 Sep 2017 12:05pm
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Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2016- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content (166.9 KB)
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content (153.1 KB) Last updated: 26 Sep 2018 9:47am
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Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
- General sample EST (413.3 KB)
- General sample EST (309.3 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:29am
- General sample EST marking key (319.4 KB)
- General sample EST marking key (187.3 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:29am
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Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
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Foundation
The Authority is reviewing the ATAR syllabuses. For more information see the Syllabus Review section below.
The EAL/D Foundation course is designed for students who speak another language or dialect as their first or ‘home’ language and who have not demonstrated the literacy standard in the OLNA. EAL/D focuses on the mechanics of Standard Australian English (SAE) and its use in the community, the workplace or in further education or training. Practical, relevant tasks delivered through a range of engaging contexts teach students to become effective communicators, code switching between languages or dialects successfully.
SyllabusGrading- Foundation Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (662.6 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2019 12:43pm
- Foundation Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (316.4 KB)
- Foundation Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (692.2 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2019 12:43pm
- Foundation Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (320.0 KB)
Support Materials-
Available work samples are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at Extranet login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2021- Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (311.8 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 3:01pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (381.8 KB)
- Foundation Year 11 sample course outline 2 (317.7 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 3:05pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample course outline 2 (371.8 KB)
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (243.5 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 3:02pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (352.6 KB)
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline 2 (247.7 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 2:59pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline 2 (352.4 KB)
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (304.4 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 3:04pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (374.9 KB)
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks 2 (302.5 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 3:00pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks 2 (365.5 KB)
- Foundation Year 12 sample course outline (377.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:41pm
- Foundation Year 12 sample course outline (394.9 KB)
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment outline (253.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 2:58pm
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment outline (359.5 KB)
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment tasks (299.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:15pm
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment tasks (375.9 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2020- 2021 ELD Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (280.3 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 12:52pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2019- 2020 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (281.4 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:41pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2018- 2019 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (152.3 KB) Last updated: 20 Sep 2018 9:50am
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Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2017- 2018 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (145.4 KB) Last updated: 21 Sep 2018 11:29am
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Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
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Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Syllabus Review
The Authority is reviewing the ATAR syllabuses. For further information, please contact:
John Newman
Manager, Curriculum and Assessment