Tamil: Background Language
Tamil: Background Language learning area contact:
- For all Tamil: Background Language course enquiries please contact:
Harpreet Kaur: +61 8 9442 9434 | Harpreet.Kaur@scsa.wa.edu.au - For Tamil: Background Language practical examination enquiries please contact:
Paul Cranley : +61 8 9273 6795 | Paul.Cranley@scsa.wa.edu.au
Enrolment information
A student who intends to enrol in a Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) Language course can only do so if they have approval from the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority).
For a student to gain approval to enrol, they must complete an Application for permission to enrol in a WACE Language course (Language application) via the student portal (https://studentportal.scsa.wa.edu.au/home ) while they are in Year 10* and submit it to the Authority, with the required supporting documentation, by the deadline published in the Activities Schedule. A student’s enrolment status is determined by the Authority on a case-by-case basis.
Schools must endorse these WACE language applications via the Student Records Management System (SRMS) (https://srms.scsa.wa.edu.au).
For further information visit https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/sirs-and-srms-info/srms-information/wace-language-applications.
The student portal will open for Year 10 students to submit a Language application from Monday, 22 June 2026.
Submission dates of Language Applications for enrolment in Language courses in 2027
Date | Year 10 students submit a Language Application* |
|---|---|
Wednesday, 29 July 2026 | Or earlier where the school starts the 2027 school year in Term 4, 2026 |
Friday, 28 August 2026 | Or earlier where the school starts the 2027 school year in Term 1, 2027 |
*or Year 9 gifted and talented/accelerated language students
Note: Language Applications for new enrolments in Year 11 and Year 12 2027 will open in late January 2027.
Language Applications for 2027 Year 12 non-school candidates will open in late January 2027.
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