Year 10 is an important year bridging middle and senior schooling. As such, Adelaide International School has designed an engaging English for Academic Purposes course specifically for the Year 10 students. This cohort of students learns the subject-specific content and the language necessary following Content-based language learning theory. The curriculum is informed by the Australian and SACE curricula as well as the Cambridge courses from the United Kingdom.

In Year 10 EAP, teachers are registered to teach in South Australia and all are experienced subject specialists. Heads of subjects and the Director of Teaching and Learning oversee these programs.

To assess the language proficiency of students, diagnostic information is collected termly using the Learning English Achievement and Proficiency (LEAP) tool.

In this course, students engage in the Year 10 subjects and begin gaining SACE Stage 1 credits. These students enrol in SACE Stage 1 Exploring Identities and Futures. For students staying with AIS the subject Stage 1 Language other than English (LOTE) is added to their timetable. The LOTE subjects have an emphasis on translation and moving between Languages 1 and 2.

The most exciting opportunity in this course is the option to join Cambridge subjects at the IGCSE level. IGCSE English as an Additional Language and IGCSE Global Perspectives are offered. Both of these courses offer rigour and resources facilitating the students’ academic growth.

With this carefully designed course, students can exit their year level, holding up to 60 SACE stage 1 credits – a fantastic start to their senior schooling.

Students need to demonstrate strong use of English for a range of purposes before they can progress with senior studies. Parents and other enrolling schools are provided with comprehensive reports of the student’s progress.

Successful completion requires a high level of engagement with this intensive course. Students enjoy the Wellbeing lessons, House competitions, and co-curricular sporting activities.

After completing this course students:

* Proceed Year 11 SACE or Cambridge subjects at Adelaide International School

* Proceed with Year 10 studies at a destination school

* Proceed with Year 11 studies at a destination school