For information ont the promotion of the Italian language in Australia, please visit the Embassy’s website: Italian Language and Culture – Ambasciata d’Italia Canberra
In South Australia there is a MoU with the Department of Education renewed in 2025 (see more details in the section Insights below). Italian language is taught in primary and secondary schools in the public and private system.
At university level, there are Italian language courses at Adelaide University and Flinders University.
The bodies active in the language sector in South Australia are the Dante Alighieri Society, SAATI (South Australian Association of Teachers of Italians), SAIA (South Australian Italian Association).
In recent years, the existence of a strong link between Italian and Made in Italy has become increasingly evident. The Italian language is actually the second most used in the panorama of commercial signs all over the world, even in economic sectors other than the traditional ones, demonstrating how Italian is considered a language that is also liked because it is associated, in the collective imagination, with the many products of excellence of our country. It is also for this reason that the Consulate of Italy in Adelaide promotes not only the literary language and the immortal masters of our culture, but also the modern and dynamic language capable of opening doors to the future of students who want to learn it: commerce, industry, fashion, music, design, hospitality, food and wine are all sectors in which it is possible to create one’s own specific future thanks to the Italian language.