Punjabi to be taught in local schools in WA

Punjabi to be taught in local schools in WA

By India News Desk

India News DeskThe government of Western Australia announced recently that a Punjabi curriculum will be developed and made available for pre-primary to Year 12 students of the state. This is keeping in view the fact that Punjabi is the fastest growing language in Australia. This is after the announcement in 2021 of the development of syllabuses for Hindi, Korean and Tamil, which will be introduced to schools in the region starting 2023.

The Education and Training Minister and a leader in the Legislative Council in the state Parliament and also Sue Ellery announced recently that curriculum writers will begin developing Punjabi syllabuses and support materials for schools from January.

Punjabi will be fully developed in Western Australia, where languages education becomes compulsory from Year 3, by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority.

The pre-primary to Year 10 Punjabi syllabuses will be available to schools from 2024, and the Year 11 courses will be available to students in 2024, with the first Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) Course Examination to be set in 2025.

Western Australia boasts of a sizable population of Punjabis after Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.