Teachers should include a comment about how they have supported the students’ English language learning.
Reporting English language proficiency to parents: written reports (PDF 2.1 MB) describes a process schools can use to plan for reporting the English language proficiency of their students.

EAL/D status and Aboriginal students

Schools will need to first determine if any Aboriginal students are EAL/D learners. Many NSW Aboriginal students use Aboriginal English as their main home dialect. These students are not LBOTE but they may be ‘dialect’ learners. This means that they may require additional EAL/D support. Other Aboriginal students use Standard Australian English effectively and are not EAL/D learners. Aboriginal students who speak a traditional language as their main home language are likely to be LBOTE and EAL/D. The majority of these students will be from interstate. Schools will need to check and assess these students as they would any other LBOTE students.

Reporting on EAL/D learners EAL/D learning progression phase in secondary schools

An EAL/D student’s overall EAL/D Learning Progression phase only needs to be included once in a student’s report. Whilst the phase only needs to be included once, best practice would be for subject teachers to include a comment about how they have supported their students’ English language learning within their subject area.