SACE

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SACE

• An introduction to the
• South Australian
• Certificate of Education

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THE AIMS OF SACE

• completion of secondary education
• participation in Australian society
• post-school studies and employment
• valued by the community

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AN INDIVIDUAL SACE

• student in the drivers seat
• geared for your future
• subjects you need and enjoy
• have your learning recognised
• monitor and review over time

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SACE REQUIREMENTS

• Relate to
• literacy and numeracy
• breadth and depth
• standards
• active participation in Australian society
• free choice

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SOME DEFINITIONS

• STAGE 1The first of the two stages of the SACE
  usually taken by students at Year 11
• STAGE 2The second of the two stages of the SACE
  usually taken by students at Year 12

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MORE DEFINITIONS

• UNITA SACE unit is 50-60 hours of programmed
  school time.
• SEMESTERA half-year. Each SACE unit is usually
  completed in one semester
• In Year 11 most students will study 6 units in
  each semester.
• In Year 12 most students will study 5 units in
  each semester.

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SACE FLEXIBILITY

• No time limit
• Range of subjects
• Range of assessment procedures
• Recognition of community-based learning

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REPORTING AT STAGE 1 2

• Satisfactory Achievement 10 /20 SA
• Recorded Achievement 3 9 /20 RA
• Requirements Not Met 0 - 2 /20 RNM

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REPORTING AT STAGE 2
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NUMBER OF UNITS

• 22 units RA or better
• 16 units SA
• 6 units Stage 2 SA3 x 2-unit sequences

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COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

• At Stage 1
• Mathematics - 1 unit Numeracy
• Australian Studies - 1 unit Active
  participation in Australian society
• At Stage 1 or Stage 2
• English or equivalent - 2 units Literacy

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SUBJECT CLASSIFICATION

• Subjects are classified into 2 Groups
• Group 1 Arts/Humanities/Social and Cultural
  Studies
• Group 2 Mathematics/Science/Technology

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REQUIRED PATTERN

• Student must undertake
• STAGE 1
• 2 units from Group 1
• 2 units from Group 2
• STAGE 2
• 2 units from Group 1
• 2 units from Group 2
• 2 units of free choice

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SACE PATTERN
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SACE FLEXIBILITY

• Community Studies
• Integrated Learning
• Extension Studies
• VET
• Community Learning
• Community-developed Programs
• Personal Learning Programs

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VET in SACE

• 50 hours of stand alone VET SA 1-unit (no
  group counted)
• A maximum of 8 units counted in this way
• VET embedded in some subjects
• SSABSA VET subjects

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Community learning (part 1)

• Community-developed Programs
• Royal Life Saving Society
• Operation Flinders
• Duke of Edinburghs Award
• St John Ambulance Cadets
• SA Country Fire Service
• Army Cadets
• State Emergency Service

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Community Learning (part 2)

• Personal Learning Programs
• Volunteering
• Community Development
• Self-development
• Independent Living
• Performance
• Sport Skills and Management
• Recreation Skills and Management
• Work Skills and Career Management

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STAGE 1 ASSESSMENT

• Teacher uses curriculum statement to develop
  assessment plan
• Assessment plan is approved by SSABSA
• Teacher sets and marks tasks
• School submits results to SSABSA

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STAGE 2 ASSESSMENT

• Examinations set and marked by SSABSA
• Tasks marked by SSABSA
• Tasks set and marked by school

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LITERACY STRATEGY

• Definition of literacy
• Curriculum statements reflect definition
• Stage 1
• range of modes
• working critically
• English requirements

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ASSESSMENT POLICIES

• Equitable assessment
• Supervision and verification
• Deadlines
• Special provisions

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MODERATION

• Standards are compared across all schools to
  ensure that all students are treated fairly

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STAGE 1 MODERATION

• Teacher submits assessment plan
• Assessment plan moderated against curriculum
  statement

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STAGE 2 MODERATION

• Non-statistical
• Statistical

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Non-Statistical Moderation

• Process consists of 3 Steps
• 1. School and SSABSA agree on assessment plan
• 2. Support moderation
• during year
• focus on teachers judgement of students work
• tasks
• marking

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Non Statistical Moderation (2)

• 3. Final moderation
• Results for all students and samples of student
  work are submitted
• Visit
• Central
• Adjusted if necessary

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Statistical Moderation

• Up to 50 of final mark from examination
• remainder from school assessment
• Examination used as basis for comparison of
  teachers standards
• same task, same day, same conditions

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Statistical Moderation (2)

• School-assessed marks modified to resemble
  distribution of classs examination marks.
• Teacher ranking retained.
• Students who do significantly worse in exam than
  expected are omitted from initial process

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SUBJECT RECOGNITION

• Stage 2 subjects are recognised by the
  universities in 2 ways
• HESS General
• HESS Restricted
• Unclassified

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UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE

• You must
• Complete SACE
• 3 or more in at least 5 Stage 2 subjects (10
  units)
• HESS subject requirements for course
• Prerequisite requirements for course

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SCALING

• Mathematical process
• Raw subject scores adjusted
• Scaled scores used only for tertiary entrance
• Effects not known in advance

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TAFE AGGREGATE

• 3 highest scaled scores 3 x 20 60

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UNIVERSITY AGGREGATE

• Maximum possible aggregate
• 4 Highest scaled scores 4 X 20 80
• 1/2 of the scaled score of the 5th 1 X 10
  10
• AGGREGATE 90

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AGGREGATE EXAMPLE

• JENNY 4 HESS General 1 HESS Restricted

Jennys aggregate 16.0 16.0 16.0 19.5
7.5 75 Jenny has fulfilled the HESS
requirements for all courses at all three
universities
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TERTIARY ENTRANCE RANK

• Students ranked according to aggregate
• TER describes where students sit in this rank
• e.g. if a score of more than 77.0 out of 90 has
  been obtained by 6.0 of the cohort then the
  score of 77 will correspond to a TER of 94.0 (100
  - 6)

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TERTIARY ENTRANCE RANK

• Can be used for entrance across Australia
• Can be used for entrance throughout the world

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UNIVERSITY ALLOWANCES

• Added to aggregate
• moves student up in ranking
• Bonus points
• University schemes

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SUBJECT CHOICE

• Complete the SACE
• ensure the pattern is met
• Meet pathway subject requirements
• HESS General
• HESS Restricted
• Prerequisites
• What you enjoy, what you are best at

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SSABSA WEBSITE

• All curriculum statements
• Past examination papers
• SSABSA rules and regulations
• Supervision and verification
• Deadlines
• Special provisions
• Access to Stage 2 results on day of results
  release