IMMERSION

Programs of Excellence

F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N O N O N O U R L A N G UA G E P R O G R A M Semail us at info@indoorooshs.eq.edu.au

visit our website www.indoorooshs@eq.edu.au telephone us on 07 3327 8333

 If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that

goes to his heart.NELSON

MANDELA      

One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two

languages open every door along the way.

FRANK SMITH

Learning another language is not only

learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to

think about things.FLORA LEWIS

The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.

LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN

INDOOROOPILLY STATE HIGH SCHOOL IS ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, A MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO HIGH QUALITY INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION,

AND IS AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL.

Spanish is currently the fourth most spoken language in the world with over 500 million Spanish speakers in the world. In the past decade, enrolments in Spanish at university level in Australia have increased 80 per cent.

Why Spanish Immersion?

The Spanish Immersion Program is a great opportunity to become fully immersed in another language. I believe Spanish Immersion has helped me develop as a person and taught me to develop a global perspective.Tom, Spanish Immersion Graduate

Funny and experienced teachers guide students throughout the course. I am continuing to study Spanish after graduating the program, and so are most of my classmates. The program was challenging and enjoyable.Morgan, Spanish Immersion Graduate

Spanish Immersion is designed to challenge its students. It provides life changing experiences and produces informed and cultured global citizens. Students become extremely close with their classmates, especially during the trip to Spain.Reilly, Spanish Immersion Graduate

Spanish is the official language of 21 countries worldwide, covering Europe, Africa, Central, South and North America.

The Spanish Immersion Program is an intensive course that provides students with the deepest

possible exposure to a second language and culture. The Spanish Immersion Program runs from Year

7 to Year 9, and students learn within a language immersion framework where lesson content and assessments are delivered exclusively in the Spanish language.

Maths, Science, Spanish, History, Geography and Physical Education are taught in Spanish providing students with a very high level of language proficiency, linguistic skills, intercultural understanding, and personal enrichment and challenge.

Students may have the opportunity to travel to Madrid, Spain, in their final year of the program where they will attend classes at the prestigious Real Colegio Alfonso XII High School.

Beyond Year 9, students in the Immersion Program may accelerate their Senior Spanish studies in Years 10 and 11 and may choose to study Advanced Spanish at the University of Queensland in Year 12.Course requirements: No previous knowledge of the language is required. Interested students will be required to attend an interview.

More information about expressions of interest and applications for the Spanish Immersion Program can be accessed on our school website, at our annual Open Day and through our Programs of Excellence information evenings throughout the year. Consult www.indoorooshs.eq.edu.au for further information and dates.

Indooroopilly SHS has an established program of Spanish instruction in both our International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (Years 11 and 12) and QCAA Language programs.

Student testimonials