Student news
All classes are continuing online. Students and staff have settled into this mode of delivery. We are working with students across the school to help them develop the skills that they need to maximize this way of teaching and learning.
We are pleased with our enrolment at the school which has surpassed our expectations, and this is largely due to the hard work our educational agents. Continued thanks to all of our agents who have worked so very hard in difficult times. We make a great team, and the future is looking good.
Letter to the State and Federal Government
On behalf AISA schools we have written a letter to state politicians, including the Premier of South Australia, asking them to consider opening Australian borders to international secondary students sooner rather than later. We have requested that at least we be given a date when the borders will open so we can plan forward. We will inform all our agents and families as soon as we know this information.
We know we have students waiting to come and we want them to join us. As I mentioned above our online programs are going well but we would still prefer to be teaching face to face in beautiful Adelaide.
Meeting with SACE Director – Professor Martin Westwell.
Don Chen AEG Director, Gabi Zhao AEG Business Development Manager, and I are meeting with Professor Westwell to discuss whether SACE is open to a new exam period in July. This would mean that SACE would offer two exam sessions, one in July and one in November. If this does happen it would be ideal for AIS as we could enroll students at the end of their Year 11 studies in July in their home country and immediately have them commence their Year 12 studies in Adelaide. This would enable AIS students to complete their SACE Stage 2 studies in the middle of the following year and allow for a seamless transition from any northern hemisphere school into AIS.
There would be much to be done by SACE, but we are hopeful that this may be an initiative that they will embrace in the future.
The advantages of an AIS education
Studying at AIS gives students a great advantage in many ways.
a. Students can access all aspects of the Adelaide Education Group. For example, this year five of our Year 12 students have accessed certificate 3 courses through AIBT, the results of which will be used to help them complete their SACE. This is particularly important for those students who find two units of Mathematics too demanding. Our connections with AIBT mean that students can seamlessly study SACE courses through AIS and AIBT, thus providing them with the best opportunity for success.
This service is also available for Year 10 and 11 students.
Further, once students complete their SACE with AIS they can move into AIHE which offers several very relevant tertiary courses.
Within our AEG family the student can be well looked after.
b. Students study in a school which is totally focused on the education of international students. Thus, our academic and pastoral programs are streamlined for the unique needs of young people studying in a foreign country and all the challenges that this brings.
Dedicated pastoral programs assist our students to successfully transition into our unique Australian culture and into the Australian education system.
c. Students are taught by highly trained teachers who not only have a deep knowledge of the content of their subjects but are also able to scaffold the learning so that students gain the subject specific language required for success.
d. Students are taught in a central campus which is easy to reach from any part of the Adelaide metropolitan area and is friendly and caring. AIS is small enough that everyone knows each other and all feel part of a special community.
Peter Daw
AIS Principal