Community languages schools help students learn and use a heritage or background language, connect with culture and communicate across generations. They can also support students preparing for the Higher School Certificate through the Outside Tutor Scheme and students learning a language for the first time.

Use the Find a language school webpage to search for a school.

Benefits of community languages schools

Learning a community language helps children and young people develop their language skills and understanding of culture. Community languages schools also bring families and communities together and support multilingualism across NSW.

Hosting a community language school

Hosting a community language school provides opportunities for NSW public schools to strengthen partnerships with local communities and support students to maintain and develop their language and cultural identity.

Hear from NSW public school principals

With support from the NSW Department of Education, the Sydney Institute for Community Languages Education (SICLE) has produced a series of videos featuring NSW public school principals sharing their experiences and insights on hosting community language schools.

Connecting with community

Principals describe the relationships they have built with community languages schools and the benefits for students, schools and local communities.

Benefits for schools

Advice to schools

Principals share what they considered before hosting a community language school and how the partnership has contributed to school culture and inclusion.

Working together

Principals discuss practical ways to address challenges and build an effective partnership with a community languages school.