Meanwhile, the number of school leavers graduating with a second language is declining.
A Monash University project has found a creative solution to this problem by pairing up older migrants with high school students learning a second language.
Connecting bilingual seniors with student language learners
Students attend a class at Alexandria Park Community School in Sydney. (AAP Image/Paul Miller) Source: AAP
One in three older Australians were born overseas – the majority of whom originally from a non-English speaking country.
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