Dear All
I am extremely elated to
info
rm you that the Bangla Prosar Committee had a very successful meeting with the
K - 12 Curriculum Director of the NSW Department of Education and Training
on
22nd February 2005
. The followings are the outcomes of the meeting:
-
Saturday
School
of Community Language (SSCL) will commence running Bangla course from 1st
term of 2006 for year 7 - 10 students at Dulwich Hill centre of NSW.
- SSCL Principal will
circulate the Enrolment Form at the end term 3 this year (2005).
- Student enrolment will be
finalised at the end of week 4 of term 1, 2006.
- The minimum number of
enrolled students has to be 10 to start the course. But this minimum
number will not facilitate the language to be recognised in HSC level (LOTE).
To get the LOTE recognition, the number continually needs to be 30 for at
least 2/3 years.
- Bangla Syllabus for HSC
is nationally recognised and updated in Australia, but it is suspended at
the moment. It can be reactivated earliest in 2008 if SSCL students'
number sustainably and continually remains 30 or above.
- More SSCL centre can be
opened depending on the number of students and the availability of the
space.
Attendee of the Meeting:
DET side:
- Mr. Robert Randall, K-12 Curriculum Director, DET
- Ms. Marjory Elsmore, Principal, SSCL
- Dr. Margaret Silink, NSW Board of Studies
- Ms. Nina Conomos, DET
- Ms. Christine Ellis, R/Director, Equity Programs and Distance
Education, DET
- Mr. Len Ball, Community Language Program, DET
BPC
Side:
- Mr. Abdul Jalil, President, BPC
- Mr. Farouk Iqbal, Secretary, BPC
- Dr. Swapan Paul, Treasurer, BPC
- Dr. Fazlur Rahman, Member, BPC
The matter of inclusion of Bangla in NSW high schools
and eventually in HSC Exam is now practically lies with the Bangalee community
in NSW as it will be the provider of the number.
BPC
will be in contact with the wider community members soon regarding this issue.
Regards
Abdul
Jalil
President,
BPC
Tel:
61 2 9515 7123, Fax: 61 2 9515 7294
Mobile
: 0422 344 937
