The pie charts illustrate the proportion of second language classes taken by Australian secondary school students in two different countries during 2017. Overall, Mandarin was more commonly studied by students in both cities than Indonesian. Additionally, the enrollment in Japanese classes as a second language was higher compared to Italian and other languages.
Looking at Melbrane secondary school students, 40% of them were taught in Mandarin, which is four times more than Indonesian and other languages. In other courses, the second most used language was Japanese, accounting for a quarter. By contrast, roughly one-sixth of students were reported to gain knowledge in Italian.
For high school students in Sydney, teaching classes in Italian and Indonesian languages was similar, demonstrating only 5%. The use of Mandarin among students dominated nearly half, at 45%.The second most common language in Sydney , as in Melbraune, was 30%, while other language were spoken among 15% of pupils in 2017.