Jean Orton’s Reports and Issues Identified

The introduction of VCE Chinese Language，Culture and Society is believed to be the direct outcome of Jane Orton’s 2016 report.However，this is not her first important report that has significances in the development of Chinese program in Victorian schools.Her 2008 report has been accepted in a 2010 report on four Asian language education in Australia(The Current State of Chinese，Indonesian，Japanese and Korean Language Education in Australian Schools)，commissioned by Australian Government Department of Education，Employment and Workplace Relations.This report has also underpinned the operation of NALSSP between September 2008 and December 2011.