The Languages curriculum at Harrison includes:

• Japanese, Italian, Indonesian and EAL/D in years 7 & 8

• Electives: Japanese, Italian, Indonesian and EAL/D in years 9 & 10

Japanese is the official language of Japan, Australia’s northern neighbour in the Asia region. It is also widely used by communities of speakers in Hawaii, Peru and Brazil, and learnt as an additional language by large numbers of students in the Republic of Korea, China, Indonesia and Australia. 

Italian is the official language of Italy, the Vatican City, San Marino and parts of Switzerland. It is also an official language of the European Union, and a major community language in countries such as Australia, Luxembourg, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, and in parts of Africa. Italian is, and has been for many years, one of the major community languages in Australia.

Indonesian is spoken by approximately 230 million people throughout the Indonesian archipelago. Closely related dialects of the same language, usually called Malay, are used in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and southern Thailand. The ties between Australia and our close neighbour Indonesia continue to develop, with an increasing number of Australians  travelling to Indonesia, for leisure, business and education purposes.