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SACE 2012
The SACEWhat does it mean for your
child?
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SACE 2012
What is the SACE?• SACE is short for South Australian
Certificate of Education• A certificate a student receives when
they successfully complete the requirements of the SACE. Usually taken over 2 years.
• Internationally recognised• Helps lead to work, training, or further
study
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Features of the SACEStudents earn credits for completed
subjects:• One semester or six months’ study in a
subject is worth 10 credits • Students must complete subjects and
courses adding up to 200 credits, mostly over two years
• Students will need to gain a C grade or better for compulsory subjects to gain the SACE
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Compulsory subjectsAt Stage 1:
Students must successfully complete compulsory subjects:– Personal Learning Plan (10 credits)– Literacy (at least 20 credits from range of
English subjects or courses)– Numeracy (at least 10 credits from range
of mathematics subjects or courses)
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Compulsory subjectsAt Stage 2 : students must complete these subjects with a C grade or higher:•Research Project (10 credits)•Other Stage 2 subjects and courses (60 more credits)
Most students will complete subjects andcourses worth more than 70 credits at Stage 2
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200 credits
• PLP = 10 (Yr 10)• Literacy = 20 (Stage 1 )• Numeracy= 10 (Stage 1 )• Research project = 10 (Stage 2 )• Stage 2 subjects = 60• Stage 1 & Stage 2 subjects = 90
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Personal Learning Plan• Compulsory subject • First step in gaining the SACE• Undertaken in Year 10• Worth 10 credits• C grade or better needed- Can be
resulted up to time of student leaving school.
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Literacy• Compulsory subject• Stage 1 • At least 20 credits from a range of
English, literacy or equivalent subjects and courses
• C grade or better needed• Moderation will occur between schools
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Numeracy• Compulsory subject• Stage 1• At least 10 credits from a range of
mathematics, numeracy or equivalent subjects and courses
• C grade or better needed• Moderation will occur between schools
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Research Project• New compulsory subject in 2011• Stage 2 level• Designed to give students time to do a
rigorous and detailed study in an area of interest
• Worth 10 credits• C- grade or better needed• Can be included in the ATAR but will
require 30% external component
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Subjects• As well as the more traditional
subjects there will be recognition for learning inside and outside of school
• Examples:– vocational education and training (VET)– TAFE and university courses– community learning such as CFS
training or Duke of Edinburgh Award
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Assessment- Stage 1• A - E grades in every subject• Performance standards make clear
what students need to achieve for a particular grade in each subject
• Students need to achieve A, B or C grade in all compulsory subjects
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Assessment• Stage 1 - subjects marked by
teachers• Stage 2 -30% of every subject
marked by others outside of the school– through exams, practical projects,
presentations etc• School assessed component of
Stage 2 subjects are externally moderated
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Performance standards• Provide a detailed outline of what
evidence students need to present under each assessment design criteria for each grade band.
• There will be performance standards for each subject in the SACE
• Students will be given a copy of these standards
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University entrance (ATAR)Students wishing to apply for university entry from 2012 must:• Complete the SACE• Complete 80 Stage 2 credits including at
least three 20 credit Stage 2 subjects approved by universities (TAS)
• Complete prerequisite requirements for some courses
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University entranceHow will the ATAR be calculated from 2012 onwards?• Using results from three full-year tertiary
entry subjectsPlus • Results from a fourth full-year tertiary
entry subject or other studies recognised as equivalent by the SACE Board and universities or research project plus another 10 credit stage 2 subject or half of a 20 credit subject
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University entrance• Full details on university and TAFE entry
requirements for 2012 onwards will be provided in the Tertiary Entrance Booklet 2012, 2013, 2014
• Booklet published by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) and distributed to schools in July 2011
• Subjects which are accepted for Uni entry are called called Tertiary Admission Subjects (TAS)
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Applying for TAFE• TAFE will continue to recognise the
SACE as entry requirement for most courses
• TAFE also recognises range of other qualifications in the entry and selection process
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2012 - What does this all mean for students are currently in yr 9 or 807?
• They will undertake the Personal Leaning Plan in the 1st semester. This is compulsory and worth 10 credits. The students must achieve a C or better.
• This subject can be resulted at any time before the students leaves school so there are opportunities for students to improve their work if they don’t reach a C standard in the 1st semester.
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All yr 10 students do the following subjects• English• Maths• Science• PLP/SOSE• 6 choice subjects- 3 each semester• SS07 Indonesian–one semester, 5 choice
subjects
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• Choice subjects offered for one or 2 semesters.
• Gives students a taste across a range of subject areas.
• Can choose enrichment courses in English, SOSE, Maths and Science.
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Subject Selection Process• Full day – appointments with student and
parents for pathway planning. Monday 29th August 2011
• 807-Yr 10 English, Maths, Science, SOSE(PLP) and LOTE compulsory for at least one semester, 2 choice subjects semester one and 3 semester 2
• YR 9- Yr 10 English, Maths, Science, SOSE(PLP) compulsory, 3 choice subjects per semester
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• QUESTIONS?