ESL students come from a non-English speaking background and have identifiable second language development needs in English.

Students with identified second language needs are eligible for ESL support for five years after their arrival in Australia. Students are identified as being eligible for support during the enrolment interview. They are then referred to the ESL teacher.

Olive Tone is an ESL teacher who visits Wavell on Wednesdays and Fridays to support our ESL students. Olive is an experienced classroom teacher who has undergone additional training in second language acquisition, linguistics and cross cultural communication.

Olive works with small groups of students who have been withdrawn from class. She provides support with literacy including reading, writing and oral communication. She also provides assistance with homework and assignments. In addition she advises teachers on how to best assist ESL students in their classrooms and liaises with them to help address problems students may have. She also supports students in adjusting to the new culture and school environment.

Olive can be contacted at the school on Wednesdays and Fridays:

Phone: 3350 0339

If you wish to contact her at other times please ring the school office on 3350 0333