Special Features

The Adelaide  Secondary School of English is the only South Australian government school that offers a full-time intensive English language program for secondary aged students. Students in junior and senior classes learn how the English language is used in each subject and gain important knowledge and skills in all high school subjects.

The school has a caring and industrious environment where students from all over the world will learn from and with each other.

Small classes (no more than 18 students) ensure that each student receives INDIVIDUAL attention.

• International student coordinator
• Experienced and qualified English (ESL) and Subject Teachers
• Library and Information Technology Teachers
• Student Counsellors
• Bilingual School Services Officers who help students in the classroom and also interpret and translate for families and the school.
• Interpreters and translators to support administration and communication services.

We offer:

• Cultural diversity with up to 40 different nationalities represented in the school community
• A safe and caring learning environment
• A commitment to establishing cooperative relationships that enhance learning
• A clear and effective student behaviour management policy
• Specialist programs that cater for individual student needs
• A professional and caring staff committed to helping students achieve their best
• Orientation programs 
• Transition programs
• Excursions, camps and extracurricular activities
• Explicit learning strategies that will enable students to be lifelong learners
• The opportunity for senior students to gain units towards their South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) or credits to Technical and Further Education Colleges (TAFE) certificates
• Community Links Programmes that give students the opportunity to learn and work with specialists in the local community.