Some experts blame the way ATAR is calculated for the decline in the number of students who choose to study languages other than English at schools.
Education analysts say Australian students are not getting enough support when it comes to learning a second language.
A five-year study has revealed an alarming decline in languages in Australian schools, particularly in the country's most multicultural state, New South Wales.
SBS has investigated why the number of languages students has dived.
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