Arabic-speaking students 'being left behind'

By Andrew Stevenson, Anna Patty
Updated November 9 2012 - 9:35pm, first published June 27 2011 - 2:30pm
Lurnea High School students: from left Natasha Shameem, Adam Khalid, Israa Alameddine, Ali Sakr, and Farhat Khalil.
Lurnea High School students: from left Natasha Shameem, Adam Khalid, Israa Alameddine, Ali Sakr, and Farhat Khalil.

Blaxcell Street Public School in Granville sits in the heart of Arabic-speaking Sydney. It also runs an Opportunity Class, an elite program for high-achieving students, many of whom then enter the state's top selective high schools.

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