Australian Federation of Ethnic Schools Associations Inc.
Community Languages Australia - AFESA (short CLA) represents all community language school state and territory federations and associations at a national level.
AFESA-CLA is undertaking a short Research Project on Imagining the Future of Community Language Schools in the Australian Landscape.
The purpose of this research is to examine the trends in community language schools, how we can promote our work and what strategies should we employ to become more effective providers of language education.
Sydney University is conducting a study of students under 5 accessing community language programs across Australia, teacher training on ECE pedagogies, and skills and resources needed to support teaching and learning activities for CLS catering for children under 5.
Today is World Mother Language Day, and I know through meetings with language communities across Australia that language retention is important to many of you. It is about heritage, culture, and communicating with relatives in the homeland. The reasons are many but the passion for keeping your mother language alive is strong regardless of where you are from
Community Languages Australia (Australian Federation of Ethnic Schools Associations) is an umbrella body designed to unite the ethnic schools of Australia, and the state-based bodies which serve as their administrators, consolidating them beneath a single, organisational banner, and in the process carrying out a number of crucial roles in the creation, maintenance, and profile of Australia’s 1400 community language schools.
Community Languages Australia (Australian Federation of Ethnic Schools Associations) is an umbrella body designed to unite the ethnic schools of Australia, and the state-based.
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2733 Total Students
55 Total Schools
405 Toal Teachers
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5300 Total Students
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339 Toal Teachers
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8120 Total Students
94 Total Schools
701 Toal Teachers
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196 Total Students
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45 Toal Teachers
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5347 Total Students
47 Total Schools
343 Toal Teachers
Executive Officer: Fahry Abubaker
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