The New South Wales curriculum provides opportunities for students to study a language or languages from Stage 1 through to Stage 6 (Kindy to year 12).

 

 

• In the K–6 (Stages 1–3) students develop an awareness of languages and may learn about the world through the study of a language such as French as part of Human Society and Its Environment KLA (key learning area).
  
  
• In Years 7–10 (Stages 4-5), a language is a mandatory component of the School Certificate, with students being required to complete 100 hours of language study. 
      - French Stage 4 (year 7 or 8) Beginners 100 hours mandatory 
      - French stage 5 (year 9 and 10) Elective course -100 and 200 hours
  Elective study in Stages 4–5 in French builds upon the mandatory study.
  
  
• Years 11-12 (Stage 6) offer the opportunity to continue the study of French at Continuers level with the option of a French Extension course. Students may also begin the study of French in Stage 6. 
     - French Beginners 
     - French Continuers
     - French Extention (Continuers + Extention)

         The student will have studied French for 400–500 hours by completion of Stage 6.

Our program is based on the NSW Board of Studies, beginners and continuers syllabi and the Australian Language Levels guidelines.
In designing this program, we took care to stress listening and speaking skills as well as the main functions of the language.

As students’ aptitude in the language can vary independently to their school year, our system does not work by year level but rather by years of experience in learning French.

Level 1	Beginners / First year in French
Level 2	Second year of study in French
Level 3	Third year of study / Beginning of fourth year
Level 4	Fourth year of study in French or over

See the program below

Program for High School Students

We wish to advise that students must have the written permission of their parents or caregiver to leave the Alliance Française premises during a class, workshop or school visit before the scheduled finishing time.