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Yaşar Duyal migrated to Australia in August 1993 from theTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He worked as an education aide supporting children with learning disabilities at Springvale Primary School. Since then, he has taught Studies of Society and Education (SOSE), English, English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Literature at Westall Secondary College, Minaret College, Parkdale Secondary College, Eumemmering Senior College and Narre Warren South P-12 College. Yaşar currently is the Head of English and teaches English Literature and VCE English at Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley.

Since 1994, Yaşar has also been teaching and coordinating the study of Turkish Language at the Victorian School of Languages and Western Thrace Turkish School in Keysborough and has been a chief assessor for VCE Turkish. He has established an English Language Centre for international students at Parkdale Secondary College and has been an English/EAL leader at Narre Warren South P-12 College.
Yaşar has worked with many students and parents from refugee backgrounds over the years. The programs he helped set up for refugee mothers and students at Narre Warren South P-12 College were recognised by the Governor’s award for Excellence in Multicultural Education in 2009. In December 2011, he received an award for community services delivery in education in multicultural Victoria.