Intensive English Centre (IEC)
Lurnea High School's Intensive English Centre (IEC) provides intensive English tuition to newly arrived, high school aged students whose first language is not English.
In addition to English tuition, the IEC provide orientation, settlement and wellbeing programs to prepare students for learning in a NSW government high school and to participate in Australian society.
Who is eligible to enrol in the IEC?
Newly arrived students wishing to enrol in IECs must meet certain requirements:
- speak a language other than English as their first language and require intensive ESL instruction to enable them to participate in secondary education
- be newly arrived in Australia and applying for IEC placement within 6 months of arrival
- be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, an approved provisional visa holder or an approved temporary visa holder
- have the intention to continue their education in a government high school after completion of the IEC course.
Eligible Year 6 students may transfer from a primary school to an IEC to prepare for entry to high school the following year. A year 6 student must be 11 years of age by 31st July in the year of enrolment.
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