EAL students start at different entry points on Pathways A, B and C, depending on their different stages of learning in English and their previous knowledge, education, settlement and home language/s experiences. There will also be distinct differences between students in their home language/s, their literacy and their socio-cognitive development, and in the linguistic resources that they are able to draw on.
The following sample EAL Pathway progressions demonstrate the different ways that students can progress through the curriculum. These samples are guides only but show that not all progress through the EAL Pathways is linear. The pathway taken by individual EAL students will vary according to their own circumstances and experiences of English language learning.
EAL pathway progressions offer guidance about how to determine the most appropriate pathway for each EAL learner.
EAL resource - Sample progressions through the EAL Pathways
EAL resource - Sample progressions through the EAL Pathways .
For government and Catholic schools, further information and resources can be found on the EAL section of the
Department of Education and Training and Catholic Education Commission Victoria (CECV) websites.