About Us எங்களைப் பற்றி

Who We Are

South Tamil School – The ‘Tamil School’ was formed in 1980 by our Tamil community members who felt the need to teach Tamil language to our children so that they do not lose their identity and mother tongue. The ‘Tamil School’ conducted its classes at ‘Tamil House’ in Perth City up until 1995. In 1995, the ‘Tamil School’ moved to Mandela hall in Bateman and functioned there up until 2009. With the formation of the ‘North Tamil School’ in 1995, the ‘Tamil School’ embraced the adjective of ‘South’ and became as the ‘South Tamil School’. In 2010, the School moved to the Willetton Senior High School and operated there up until mid-2013. Since July 2013 the school operates in the current Lynwood Senior High School location. The school celebrates fortieth anniversary in 2020.

The South Tamil School offers Tamil language classes from Kindergarten to Year 12, including ATAR course to enable the students to take Tamil as a second language subject in Year 12 exam. The school curriculum includes Tamil language, literature, arts, cultural and social values. The School has special and transitional classes for current and newly enrolled students based on their learning capacities and needs. The South Tamil School is a diverse school that involves teachers, students and management from many countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore.

The South Tamil School is managed and administered by an 11-member volunteer management team with the involvement of parent and community volunteers. The school now has 20 classes and more than 40 trained volunteer teachers with more than 350 student enrolments.