EALD
The English as an Additional Language or Dialect program is designed by staff who understand the needs of students from a non-English speaking background. We have many students from overseas who enrol in our school. Children who do not speak English are enrolled in a New Arrivals Program at Gilles Street Primary School. Once these children have achieved a reasonable proficiency in speaking and writing English they can enrol in our school if they are within our enrolment zone. Those children who are learning English as a second language are provided some additional teacher support for as long as they require it.