English for Academic Purposes – Year 10

Course Overview

Year 10 is an important year bridging middle and senior schooling. As such, Adelaide International School has designed an engaging English for Academic Purposes course specifically for the Year 10 students. This cohort of students learns the subject-specific content and the language necessary following Content-based language learning theory. The curriculum is informed by the Australian and SACE curricula as well as the Cambridge courses from the United Kingdom.

In Year 10 EAP, teachers are registered to teach in South Australia and all are experienced subject specialists. Heads of subjects and the Director of Teaching and Learning oversee these programs.

To assess the language proficiency of students, diagnostic information is collected termly using the Learning English Achievement and Proficiency (LEAP) tool.

In this course, students engage in the Year 10 subjects and begin gaining SACE Stage 1 credits. These students enrol in SACE Stage 1 Exploring Identities and Futures. For students staying with AIS, the subject Stage 1 Language other than English (LOTE) is added to their timetable. The LOTE subjects emphasise translation and moving between Languages 1 and 2.

The most exciting opportunity in this course is the option to join Cambridge subjects at the IGCSE level. IGCSE English as an Additional Language and IGCSE Global Perspectives are Cambridge subjects offered. Both of these subjects offer rigour and resources facilitating the students’ academic growth.

With this carefully designed course, students can exit their year level, holding up to 60 SACE stage 1 credits – a fantastic start to their senior schooling.

Students need to demonstrate strong use of English for a range of purposes before they can progress with senior studies. Parents and other enrolling schools are provided with comprehensive reports of the student’s progress.

Successful completion requires a high level of engagement with this intensive course. Students enjoy the Wellbeing lessons, House competitions, and co-curricular sporting activities.

After completing this course students:

* Proceed Year 11 SACE or Cambridge subjects at Adelaide International School
* Proceed with Year 10 studies at a destination school
* Proceed with Year 11 studies at a destination school

Location

Adelaide Campus

Duration

1 – 40 weeks (Determined by Interview, EPET, IELTS, or AEAS)

Rolling intakes for 2025

  • January 29
  • April 29
  • July 22
  • October 14
  • December 9

More detailed information on term dates, please visit link.

Entry Requirements

  • Age: at least 15 years old
  • Verifiable results of a standardised English test or the EPET
  • Student, Working Holiday, or Visitor visa

Pathways After Successful Completion:

  • Entry into Cambridge / SACE at Adelaide International School
  • Entry into AISA Schools

Fees

Click HERE to view the fee schedule.

Subjects

Learning AreaSubjectTaught byTaught by
WellbeingEnglish for Wellbeing5Registered Teacher and overseen by Wellbeing Specialist
EnglishEnglish5Registered Teacher, Cambridge Trained and TESOL Specialist
MathematicsEnglish for Mathematics5Registered Teacher and Mathematics Specialist
ScienceEnglish for Science5Registered Teacher and Health Science Specialist
Humanities*English for Humanities5Registered Teacher, Humanities and TESOL Specialist
Language Other Than English*SACE Vietnamese Background
SACE Chinese Background
SACE Persian Background
SACE Indonesian Background
4Registered Teacher and Language Specialist
Exploring Identities and FuturesSACE Exploring Identify and Futures (EIF)5Registered Teacher and TESOL specialist
Health Science and Physical EducationHealth Science and Physical Education5Physical Education trained registered Teacher and supervised by Dr. David Bentley
Assembly1Student Representative Council