Students overcome language barriers and find acceptance

By Olivia Gee
Updated February 8 2017 - 1:45pm, first published January 31 2017 - 6:00pm
Back at school: Syrian students Khouloud Altinawi and Nasrin Auayoub from Cringila and Alaa Abouzamer from Wollongong came to Australia in 2014 and became friends at Five Islands Secondary College. Picture: Adam McLean.
Back at school: Syrian students Khouloud Altinawi and Nasrin Auayoub from Cringila and Alaa Abouzamer from Wollongong came to Australia in 2014 and became friends at Five Islands Secondary College. Picture: Adam McLean.

Moving to a foreign country and learning a new language can be particularly difficult while completing high school studies.

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