Student Registration
All students need to fill in the enrolment forms and pay school fees before commencing classes.

School fees cover textbooks and exercise books (replacement of lost books requires additional payment). There is an additional charge for VCE trial exam and supplementary materials.

For all children’s safety, Kinder to Year 2 students need parents/carers to “sign in” at “dropoff”, and “sign out” at “pickup” every time.

Written Student Withdrawal notification is required. 50% of paid tuition fee is refundable if student withdrawal occurs within 4 weeks of enrolment. Enrolment, material and admin fees are not refundable. A withdrawal fee of $20 applies.

In the Beginning

Founded in 1982 by 3 friends, Dr Ka Sing Chua, the late Dr Khee Kok Pang and Ramona Chua, the CAV School began teaching Chinese Language with teachers initially employed by Mrs Easter Wu who was subcontracted to provide the service. An Education and Cultural Subcommittee (ECS) was formed to oversee the running of the school. The following year, ECS took over the entire operation of the School, from employment of teachers to locking up classrooms at the end of the day. For 14 years, classes were conducted at Nunawading High School, Forest Hill. In January 1996, CAV School moved to its own, new home in Wantirna, where classes were organised into morning and afternoon sessions. In 2008, classes were reorganised into Sundays only. As student numbers increased in 2010, 2 portable classrooms were added. By 2013, the School had expanded to a total of 13 classrooms.

School Administration

Throughout the history of CAV School, all administration has been overseen by the School Council that comprises of several CAV EXCO members, teachers and parents. All members of the subcommittee are volunteers with the exception of the Office Administrator and the teaching staff. School council meets regularly to discuss

Dr Yuan took over as Principal of the Chinese School in 2012 and has been instrumental in developing its curriculum and its growth.

Dr Yuan holds a BA (English & Literature) from Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China; Master of Educational Studies, University of South Australia; Master of Education, University of South Australia and earned her PhD from Flinders University, South Australia.

She has taught or lectured in China and Australia for nearly 40 years, and has published numerous books and Mock exams for the Chinese Second Language and Second Language Advanced groups which are popular with VCE Chinese teachers and students. She also teaches at Oxley College in Victoria during the week.

Dr Yuan is married to a teacher and has a daughter who is a senior Civil Engineer, who now lives and works in Sydney. She has a wide range of hobbies including reading, writing, listening to music, dancing, travelling and cooking.

Publications:

• I can read and Translate (2008)
• VCE Course Book for Translating Chinese into English (2009, used for Chinese-to-English translation book by Victorian schools)
• VCE Mock exam papers for Chinese Second Language (since 2008)
• VCE Mock exam papers for Chinese Second Language Advanced (since 2008)
• Year 11 Chinese Textbook for CAV students to use
• Year 12 Chinese Textbook for CAV students to use
• Co-author of Year 10 Textbook for CAV students to use

袁瑞兰博士自2012年担任CAV中文学校校长以来，对学校各方面的发展做出了很大的贡献。她于1983年毕业于中国西安的陕西师范大学，获得了英语语言与文学的学士学位。在南澳大学取得了教育研究和教育学的双硕士学位，2001年以优异的成绩荣获教育学博士学位。

在从事教育事业近40年来，袁博士曾出版过很多书籍和教学资料，包括深受维州VCE中文老师和学生欢迎的中文第二语言和第二语言高级组的模拟考试卷。袁博士同时任教于“奥克斯利”学院。

她的丈夫也是一位资深老师。她的女儿是一位高级土木工程师，现生活和工作在悉尼。

袁博士的爱好广泛，包括阅读、撰写书籍和教学资料、听音乐、跳舞、烹饪和旅行等。

专业出版书籍：

• “我会阅读和翻译了”
• “VCE汉译英教程”
• VCE中文第二语言模拟考卷 （自2008以来）
• VCE中文第二语言高级组模拟考卷 （自2008以来）
• CAV学校十一年级中文课本
• CAV学校十二年级中文课本
• CAV学校十年级中文课本 （编者之一）