Languages interview

To be considered for a languages program place, your child must sit the Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET). They may also be invited to attend a languages interview.

Interview eligibility and preferences

An invitation to attend a languages interview is based on:

• your child's ASET results
• the languages program selected as a preference.

We will only consider students who have included a languages program in their preferences for the interview.

Purpose of the interview

The languages interview allows your child to show their interest in learning a second language and their willingness to take part in the program.

Languages programs are for students who are learning the language as a second language and who do not have a cultural background in that language.

Year 7 entry

Students applying for Year 7 entry:

• require no previous language study or experience
• are not required to show language knowledge or skills
• may indicate a language they are interested in, but this is not guaranteed
• will study language as beginners.

Year 9 entry – prior learning requirement

If your child is applying for a languages program in Year 9, they must have studied the same language in Years 7 and 8 to be considered for placement.

Parents and carers are encouraged to contact the relevant school before finalising preferences to:

• confirm which languages are available
• discuss whether their child's prior language study meets program requirements.

School contacts

Mount Lawley Senior High School

Louise Chapman

 Email: Louise.Chapman@education.wa.edu.au 

Rossmoyne Senior High School

Pat Young

Email: Pat.Young@education.wa.edu.au 

Placement considerations

Attending an interview does not guarantee an offer of placement.

Students who attend an interview are ranked using:

• ASET score (80%)
• Interview score (20%).

Interview arrangements

• Interviews are held at the program school.
• Schools send interview invitations and information in late May or early June.