English as an Additional Language or Dialect students

Full-time equivalent enrolments of English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) students by school type, collected from 2012 as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3.

EALD general support students - these students have a non-English speaking background and learn Standard Australian English to a level required at their respective year level of schooling.

This applies to students who are permanent residents and most categories of temporary residents. It includes Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students who speak an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander language, including Aboriginal English.

Note: Due to Covid 19 restrictions, the English as an Additional Language data was not collected in 2020 and 2022. The 2019 data is used for 2020, the 2021 data is used for 2022 for reporting purpose.