Schools in Australia

for tuition
Charge fees= want parents to pay for schooling
Curriculum= school

teaching plans

the ages of six and fifteen-seventeen depending on the state.

In recent years, over three-quarters of students stay on until they are eighteen.

Government schools educate about two-thirds of Australian students. The other third is in independent schools.

Government schools are free.Independent schools, both religious and secular, charge fees.

Schools are required to follow the same curriculum.

Most school students usually wear uniforms.

normally stay at school?
What are two main types of schools

in Australia?
What type of school do most students attend?
Which type charge fees?
Does the school curriculum vary much from state to state?
Is school uniform obligatory?

sources of funding and administrative structures. There are three such

categories in Australia:

1). Public Schools (also known as 'Government' schools or 'State' schools),
2).Independent Schools (formally known as 'private' schools)
3). and Catholic schools.

of= no matter / despite
Enforce= require, demand

government schools educate the majority of students. They are mostly

supported by the State or Territory government.

Private schools, both religious or secular may charge higher fees.

Regardless of whether a school is government or private, it is regulated by the same curriculum standards framework.

Most schools, government and private, enforce a uniform or dress code.

government schools?
What is a secular school?
What do most schools

enforce?

respective state government. They offer free education;but many schools ask

parents to pay a voluntary contribution fee.

They can be divided into two categories:
- open and
- selective.

catchment areas, and teach using the CSF. Many open government

schools have selective classes in which well performing students are offered extended and accelerated work.

1.Government-defined catchment areas=
определенный местной властью микрорайон школы
2.Selective classes=классы с дифференцированным обучением
3. Well-performing students= хорошо успевающие
4. Extended and accelerated work=более трудные задания

prestigious than open government schools. They have high entrance requirements

and cater to a much larger area. Entrance to selective schools is often highly competitive.

1.High entrance requirements – высокий уровень
требований при приеме
2. Cater- зд.обслуживать м/район
3.Сompetitive- высокий конкурс

to a larger area?
Who are well-performing students?
What kind of work

are they offered?
Which schools are more prestigious?
Can all students enter a selective government school?

two groups.

The most numerous are Catholic

schools, which are run by the respective state or territories Catholic Department of Education, although some more prestigious Catholic schools are independent.

The rest are known as Independent schools, which are largely Protestant grammar schools.

schools and a great number of independent Montessori schools.

by?
3.What kind of schools with religious teaching basis do you

know?