Grades one to five in our primary school (Prep to 5) has two classes for each grade, and the remaining grades Prep, 6, 7, 8-9 and VCE have one class each. The total number of students is usually around 250 each year.

School is using text books for our Primary school (prep-5) purchased from Sweeden and for our middle school books purchased from England.

Our Y11class teaching VCE Persian Units 1&2 and Y12 class teaching VCE Persian Units 3&4. These classes are recognised and monitors by VCAA similar to all other VCE subjects at other schools. VCE Persian effectively help students with the knowledge of Farsi to achieve high VCE score and fulfill their university education ambitions.

In order to become eligible for government support and funds, the School has matched its curricula with the educational systems in place in Victorian public schools.

All classes at all levels, from prep to VCE, are taught by two or more teachers from who share their experience and knowledge with, and assist the students with their learning on every Saturday.

Every year, the four terms are labelled with their special themes which are family, food, sport and art, respectively. In each term, parts of the educational activities are designed to be focused on the theme associated with the term. These activities are designed in such a way that the students learn about various aspects of the rich Persian culture and values.

Vision:

To facilitate a thriving Iranian school community where all students can learn willingly Farsi language along with Persian culture in order to have a positive impact in the Iranian and Australian communities.

Mission:

To provide accessible and high-quality language and cultural education that empowers students of all backgrounds to develop fluency, respect for diversity, and the confidence to connect with the world around them.

Prep
During the first half of the year, prep students practice and enrich their speaking, listening and comprehension skills in Farsi, learn new words and phrases, and learn about Iran and some Iranian traditions. In the second half, they get familiar with the shapes of alphabets and learn numbers in Farsi.
Prep class is run by hardworking, dedicated and eager parent members of the school community.

Grades 1 & 2
Due to the principal importance of the alphabet, their intonations, syllables and word construction in learning Farsi language, and due to the limited period of class time (3 hours per week only), two years are spent on teaching these topics as covered by year 1 full-time classes in Iran. During these two years, the teachers transit from grade 1 to 2 with the students, and teach them all the alphabets, intonations and syllables, alphabet variations as they appear in the beginning, middle and end of words, numbers in Farsi, sentence construction and other basic elements of the language.
There are two grade one and two grade two classes evry year. Each class has around 23 students and is taught by two or three teachers who are among most experienced teachers at the school and have served in our school for many years.

Grades 3 & 4
The curriculum of grades 3 and 4 is a continuation of the fundamental program run in year 1 and 2. In these years, the students’ linguistic knowledge and skills in Farsi are heavily enriched as they practice to speak, listen, read and write in Farsi while learning about the Iranian culture, traditions, history and geography, as well as various arts.
Each class is taught by two teachers.

Grade 5
At this stage, the students have gained a confident level of linguistic skills in Farsi and move on through the curriculum to further enrich their skills. They enrich their Persian vocabulary, learn about grammar, practice constructing advanced and long sentences, and compose essays. They also continue learning with cultural and art activities as important parts of the curriculum.
Grade 5 is the last level of our Primary School and students will receive their completion certificate of their primary school studies.

Grades 6 & 7
Grade 6 is the beginning of our middle school and its curriculum is the continuation of the previous years’ curricula, in which there are more cultural and art activities. Grade 7 involves similar courses but in an extended level. In this year, the students are introduced to the VCE system partially and are prepare for participating in that system.
At the end of grade five, school loses some students as they are not interested enough to continue with their Farsi education and consequently, there will be only one class for grades six and seven.

Grades 8 & 9
The number of students at these levels is usually less than grade 7. Students, who plan to continue their Persian language and culture learning up to receiving a VCE certificate, will register. In grades 8 and 9, instead of using prescribed textbooks, students learn the language in the context of various topics and run their educational activities in their associated frameworks.
Similar course work to VCE will be also introduced at these levels.

VCE Classes
Since 1993, when Persian language was adopted by the VCE system, Victorian Department of Education authorised Iranian Cultural School to officially run the VCE units 1-4 of Persian language with certificates granted to the students. The students’ final marks are considered at the conclusion of their secondary school studies and can substantially help them improve their ATAR scores and chance to get enrolled in their desirable universities and higher education courses/programs. This has been the story for many students since the start of VCE classes at the School; their excellent marks in our VCE classes have assisted them to study in their desirable courses and top universities.

As high level of Farsi language is learned and required at VCE level, it is essential that students to have studied Farsi language for at least seven continuous years before starting VCE. VCE system is run for two years. In the first year, students will complete units 1 and 2 and prepare for the major portion of the course (units 3 and 4) that run in the second year. All the educational and curricular programs of these classes are fully certified by Victorian Department of Education who also oversees the running of the curriculum and assessments during each year.

The VCE teachers need to have proper certificates for teaching in these levels, also certified by the Victorian Department of Education. Our VCE teacher is one of highly experienced teachers of the School and has been running the VCE classes since they were established in the School. He has been a high school teacher for many years, has run various VCE classes and is quite familiar with the Victorian educational system.