CAV CHINESE SCHOOL
Speak. Read. Write.Give your children a chance to learn the Chinese Language and to understand and learn more about Chinese traditions and culture

General Info
Principal: Dr Ruilan Yuan
Grade Levels: K-12. The school is accredited by the Victorian Department of Education and Training
Curriculum: K-12 in accordance with the requirements of VELS and VCE. Our program has been designed to meet the learning needs of children learning Chinese as a second language in Melbourne. The program is broad, interesting and builds on the Social and Emotional Learning needs of the children as they progress from Kindergarten to Year 12.
- Small classes for personalised attention to students capabilities
- Highly qualified and experienced Principal and Teachers
- Air-conditioned and well-equipped classrooms
- Safe and beautiful environment
- Outstanding VCE results
- Free admission for 3-4 years old & free trial lessons
- 创建于1982年,墨尔本历史最悠久的中文学校
- 专业教师团队、师资雄厚、VCE成绩显著
- 校舍舒适、环境优美、设施先进
- 开设课程:幼儿班 — 十二年级VCE中文班
- 幼儿班(3-4岁)学费全免、免费试听
Quick Info
Registration and Enrollment
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.
Withdrawal Conditions
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.
History of the School
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
Curriculum Framework (Chinese)
Curriculum Framework (English)
About our Teachers
Not your average school…
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teaching staff with, or completing Masters Degrees
Assimilating Chinese Traditions and Culture
A key strength of the Chinese School is in the integration of professionally managed Chinese festival celebrations, traditions and culture organised by the CAV, into our curriculum
Our Curriculum
Children in preschool class learn greetings, numbers, family members, colour recognition and body parts, etc.
On the basis of the knowledge learned in the Kindergarten, the preschool class begins to learn Pinyin initials, finals and four tones; learn to sing nursery rhymes, learn to write a word every week; recognize Chinese numbers / family members / colours / statio-nery / pets, farm animals / fruits, etc.; Learn to speak simple classroom language and polite language.
See links in “QUICK INFO” on left for detailed curriculum in English and Chinese.
Year 1 |
Textbook: “Chinese 1”. Review the knowledge that Prep has learned; continue to learn Pinyin (Double Pinyin / Triple Pinyin); four tones; the teaching of the first volume of Chinese; learn the radicals of the characters and the correct stroke orders; be able to use the new word groups that have been learned to make sentences. Learn to sing nursery rhymes; be able to speak classroom language and polite language and simple dialogue. |
Year 2 |
Study “Chinese 2”. Continue to learn and consolidate Pinyin; learn quantifiers /radicals and group words. Introduce the pronunciation rules of Chinese characters; use simple polite expressions and classroom expressions in the classroom; tell the time and date or the content and topics related to the text |
Year 3 |
Study “Chinese 3”. Further strengthen the study of Chinese Pinyin; my family, my birthday, and learn Tang / Ancient poems, read texts, recite certain sentences; understand the structure of Chinese sentences; proficiently use polite language and classroom language . |
Year 4 |
Study “Chinese 4”. In addition to the content of the textbook, understand the seasons and climate; learn fairy tales and Tang / Ancient poems; understand some of the places of interest in China; learn fairy tales (politeness, wisdom) + diary entry format. |
Year 5 |
Study “Chinese 5”. In addition to the text, continue to study Chinese places of interest, learn fairy tales and idioms, ancient poems; learn how to look up new words in dictionaries, + Chinese food culture and traditional Chinese medicine: Li Shizhen. |
Year 6 |
Study “Chinese 6”. Learn idiom stories, stories of historical celebrities, teach Chinese food culture; traditional Chinese festivals; learn fable stories and folk stories. |
See links in “QUICK INFO” on left for detailed curriculum in English and Chinese.
Year 7 |
Study Chinese Book 7. Learning idiom stories, my school life and the learning life of Chinese students, my good friends, and Beijing Opera Facebook. |
Year 8 |
Continue to use Chinese 8 Learn idioms and fable stories; places of interest in China. Chinese family life; Chinese customs; zodiac signs. |
Year 9 | Introduce Chinese education and Chinese schools; learn and understand Chinese historical figures and Chinese culture; (Chinese drama, traditional Chinese medicine, etc.) learn folk stories and idioms; understand some of China’s major cities and their tourist attractions; understand Chinese folk Craftsmanship. |
Year 10 | Study related topics: My hobbies; Earth — our only home; my ideals; major cities and tourist attractions in Australia; major cities in China, demographics, economic conditions, etc. |
See links in “QUICK INFO” on left for detailed curriculum in English and Chinese.
Year 11 |
Unit 1 & Unit 2 Training in reading, listening, speaking, writing and translation skills ; master the requirements of various styles and text types Identify Prescribed Themes. Teaching by themes. |
Year 12 |
Unit 3 & Unit 4 Continue and repeat the training of reading, listening, speaking, writing and translation skills ; master the requirements of various styles and writing formats, and strengthen training research questions and answer to questions (From the second semester onwards, we will increase the tuition time appropriately, mainly to help students practice general conversation and “discussion on the subject of looking at pictures and talking.”
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See links in “QUICK INFO” on left for detailed curriculum in English and Chinese.
Name | Chinese Name | Class |
RuiLan YUAN | 袁瑞兰 | Principal |
Nicola JIANG | 姜琳 | Admin |
YiJie Mu | 沐仪颉 | Kinder |
SiMiao Liu | 刘思淼 | Sat K |
Connie Wang | 王康妮 | Sat P |
Bowen Lin | 林博文 | Sat 1 |
Yuna Zhu | 朱泓谚 | Sat 2 |
Yan Mu | 穆燕 | Prep/Sat 3 |
ChenXi WANG | 王晨希 | Sat 4 |
May Li | 李彩梅子 | 1 |
Yiying Fang | 方艺颖 | 2 |
Ying ZHANG | 张映 | 3 |
Qianfan Ma | 马千帆 | 4 |
Ting Zhang | 张婷 | 5 |
Qiang FU | 付强 | 6 |
Yi Le | 乐艺 | 7 |
Rachel Zhao | 赵苪漪 | 8 |
LanLan Zou | 邹兰兰 | 9 |
Min SI | 司敏 | 10 |
ShiWei CHEN | 陈诗玮 | Y 11/12 |
Our Mission & Vision
The CAV Chinese Language School was established by the Chinese Association of Victoria (CAV) in 1982 to provide an environment for learning the Chinese Language and Culture. It offers a Chinese LOTE program from Prep Level to Year 12 classes.
(LOTE: Languages Other Than English)
Objectives
- Teach students to speak, read and write Chinese using the modern simplified Chinese characters.
- Introduce Chinese culture, history, geography and philosophy to students.
- Provide students with a better understanding of the Chinese heritage.
The guiding principle is to provide a stimulating, supportive, challenging and safe environment for teaching and learning of Chinese Language and Culture. The School is committed to help each and every student to reach his or her full potential. Students are assisted not only to achieve academic excellence but given encouragement to continue to appreciate Chinese culture throughout their lives.
2020 VCE results:
One of our Year 12 students received a 40 raw score in the Chinese external examination in 2020! Congratulations!
Multi-modal teaching: Practising Language by Singing
Engaging students in ZOOM sessions
Photos of our Mid-Autumn class celebrations (click on image)
Location
8 Ashley St., Wantirna,
Victoria, Australia, 3152.
School Hours
9:30 AM to 12:15 PM
on Saturdays and Sundays only
Our Principal
” The CAV School has maintained a high quality of teaching and learning with highly professional teachers, well equipped classrooms and excellent VCE results.”
Dr Ruilan Yuan - Bio (English)
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
Dr Ruilan Yuan - Bio (Chinese)
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)
Calendar
School Term 1 Begins
Sat/Sun 30th/31st January
School Term 1 Ends
Sat/Sun 27th/28th March
School Term 2 Begins
Sat/Sun 24th/25th April

2021 Chinese School Year Begins
Dear Parents and Carers, We are very much looking forward to the start of our CAV Chinese School this year, with face to face teaching and learning in our comfortable classrooms. We would kindly remind you that this Saturday & Sunday 30/31 January, will be the...

Lantern Making Competition
This is the first time we have run this competition and we are genuinely impressed by the out-of-box thinking that we have seen. Congratulations to the winners! To the others, maybe next year! Click HERE to see the winning entries
Testimonials
What Parents are Saying
I have been sitting in most of the online classes and I’m really impressed with how prepared the teachers are and the extra lengths they took to make the classes engaging.
Year 6:
1. Online games for kids to learn new phrases and pinyin
2. Researching and showing videos and pictures to explain the content of the lesson
3. Addressing kids’ questions in the chat box very promptly
Year 9:
1. Typing and repeating the keywords as she speaks, making it easier for my son to follow
2. Make very relevant and interesting (and sometimes funny) example sentences with new phrases, making it fun for my son
3. Posing questions to kids and asking them to answer over microphone to check if they are following the lesson
All in all, I’m really grateful for the efforts that CAV has put in to ensure continuity of the lessons.
Mei Wan
Students
Chinese Festivals
Faculty
Years Established
Get In Touch
Location: 8 Ashley Street, Wantirna, VIC 3152
Telephone: 9800-3388 (Saturdays and Sundays only)
Email: [email protected]
School Hours: Sat – Sun: 9:30am – 12:15pm