COMMUNITY LANGUAGE SCHOOLS IN THE ACT REGION
(in alphabetical order)
Australian School of Contemporary Chinese (ASCC)
FCCCI Chinese School
Australian School of Contemporary Chinese (ASCC)
- Founded in November 2003, ASCC is an accredited and registered Specialist Education Provider by the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies (BSSS). It has more than 40 experienced educators, scholars, teachers and administrators who plan and/or teach various levels to cater for students from pre-school to Year 12.
- All teachers must be trained before teaching in the classrooms. All are required to have teaching experience gained in their home countries and districts, with relevant qualifications. Most are native Mandarin speakers.
- Currently there are campuses at Belconnen, Braddon, Civic, Gungahlin and Woden, which operate classes for students from school-age to adults. For details of class locations, levels and times see www.standardchineseschool.act.edu.au/
- A non-profit school with three campuses - Belconnen, Woden and Gungahlin.
- The school focuses on teaching Ma Liping textbooks, recognised by Chinese language teaching experts around the world as an effective model to teach heritage school age children to speak and read Chinese.
- Requirements: children from 5 years old with basic oral communication skills in Mandarin.
- The school also offers an after school Chinese program specially designed for students from both Chinese and non-Chinese backgrounds at Red Hill Primary on Wednesdays.
- In addition to Chinese language classes, CCS also offers Chinese culture related learning activities such as art and dancing classes.
- For more information: http://www.canberrachineseschool.net/ or email [email protected]
FCCCI Chinese School
- A large non-profit and community based school operating since 1994 that offers quality Chinese language programs to preschool and school-aged children at Lake Ginninderra College in Belconnen, in Dickson College, and at Canberra College in Woden, and after school classes on weekdays at various ACT primary schools.
- This long established and reputable community school is run by a volunteer group of parents and community workers. All of the teachers are native Chinese speakers, qualified and experienced in teaching Chinese to children.
- Enrolment is open at any time during the school term. Students will be assessed before enrolling into an appropriate level of class. Parents are welcome to have free trial classes before enrolling.
- The School also offers a range of cultural classes including Chinese painting, calligraphy, chess, martial arts and dancing.
- The School also has adult Mandarin classes delivered by experienced and qualified Chinese teachers.
- For more information: https://fccci.org.au/chinese-school/
- A small community language school for families living in or near Queanbeyan. The school offers Mandarin language classes for school-aged children for 2 hours on school term Saturdays. Classes are held in the Queanbeyan High School, Surveyor St & Agnes Ave, Queanbeyan.
- For more information see http://qbnchinese.jimdo.com/ or email [email protected]
- Established in 2017 by the Taiwanese Association of Canberra, Australia (TACA), a not-for-profit organisation
- The school offers Traditional Chinese language programs by qualified and experienced teachers.
- Classes are held on weekends during school terms and are designed for both school-aged children (recommended for ages 6 and above) and adults.
- The venue: Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre, 2nd floor, North building 180 London Circuit, Canberra ACT 2601
- Course materials: Let’s Learn Chinese (學華語向前走), supported by the Taiwanese Government.
- For more information see Facebook page or contact [email protected]
