Welcome to Adelaide Secondary School of English
Adelaide Secondary School of English (ASSoE) was established in 1975. The school offers specialist intensive English language programs to prepare newly arrived secondary aged students, from diverse cultural and language backgrounds, for entry into mainstream high schools across the metropolitan area.
It is located just 8km west of the city of Adelaide and is accessed by dedicated school buses from the city and the northern suburbs.
We are internationally accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) demonstrating a commitment to international education and continual improvement. A strong emphasis on intercultural perspectives and student wellbeing support students to study and settle into South Australia.
Embracing Diversity and Achieving Success
OUR VALUES
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Respect
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Responsibility
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Resilience
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Our Vision
To provide a world leading education for English as an
Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) learners in which
students thrive in an inclusive, supportive learning community,
achieve success through engaging in a challenging language
focussed curriculum and flourish utilising evidence based
pedagogy.
Our Mission
To educate the culturally and linguistically diverse student
population in English language skills, empowering them to
develop capabilities for effective life-long learning and
contribute to Australian and global society, whilst fostering
intercultural understanding and wellbeing.
Adelaide Secondary School of English acknowledges that we are meeting on the traditional Country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains and pays respect to Elders past and present.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today.
And we also extend that respect to other Aboriginal Language Groups and other First Nations.
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