SACE

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SACE

• An introduction to the
• South Australian Certificate of Education

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THE AIMS OF SACE

• encourage the successful completion of secondary
  education
• develop skills and knowledge for successful
  participation in Australian society
• signify readiness to enter post-school studies
  and employment
• valued by the community

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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

• SACE South Australian Certificate of Education
• STAGE 1 The first of the two stages of the SACE
  usually, but not necessarily, taken by students
  at Year 11
• STAGE 2 The second of the two stages of the
  SACE usually, but not necessarily, taken by
  students at Year 12

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MORE DEFINITIONS

• UNIT SACE subjects are described as 1-unit or
  2-unit subjects. A SACE unit is 50-60 hours of
  programmed school time.
• SEMESTER A half-year. Each SACE unit of50-60
  hours of programmed school time is usually
  completed in one semester
• At Stage 1 - most students will study 6 units in
  each semester.
• At Stage 2 - 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

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

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REPORTING AT STAGE 2
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NUMBER OF UNITS

• Attain at least RA in 22 units
• Attain SA in at least 16 units
• Attain SA in at least 6 units at Stage 2(3 x
  2-unit sequences)

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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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SUBJECT ASSESSMENT

• Stage 1 subjects are assessed
• 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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SUBJECT ASSESSMENT

• Stage 2 subjects are assessed in 3 ways
• Examinations set by SSABSA
• Tasks set by schools and marked by SSABSA
• Tasks set and marked by school

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COMPULSORY SUBJECTS Completion 2004, 2005

• At Stage 1
• ENGLISH or equivalent - 2 units Literacy
• MATHEMATICS - 1 unit Numeracy
• AUSTRALIAN STUDIES - 1 unit Active
  participation in Australian society

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COMPULSORY SUBJECTS Completion 2006

• 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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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 Completion 2004, 2005
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SACE PATTERNCompletion 2006
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Literacy in the SACE

• New SACE Literacy Strategy
• WBLA
• English/ESL/CHI
• Literacy across the curriculum

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Literacy in the SACE

• New SACE Literacy Strategy
• new times new literacies
• traditional literacies
• other literacies

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WBLA (Completion lt 2006)WRITING BASED LITERACY
ASSESSMENT

• Must submit 4 pieces, each a minimum of 250
  words with at least 3 in continuous prose.
• The four pieces must come from the following
  categories
• 1. English or ESL
• 2. Group 1 from Stage 1 or Stage 2
• 3. Group 2 from Stage 1 or Stage 2
• 4. Any area of study

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TO QUALIFY FOR THE SACECompletion 2004, 2005

• 22 units at RA or SA
• 16 of the 22 at SA
• Stage 1 group pattern
• Stage 2 group pattern
• SA in 3 x 2-unit sequences at Stage 2
• WBLA

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TO QUALIFY FOR THE SACECompletion 2006

• 22 units at RA or SA
• 16 of the 22 at SA
• Stage 1 group pattern
• Stage 2 group pattern
• SA in 3 x 2-unit sequences at Stage 2
• 2 units of English at RA or SA

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VET in SACE

• Students who complete 50 hours of stand alone VET
  are granted status Satisfactory Achievement for
  one unit towards the SACE
• Such units are part of the FREE CHOICE in the
  SACE
• A maximum of 8 units can be completed in this way
• VET also embedded in some subjects

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ASSESSMENT POLICIES

• Equitable assessment for all
• 1. Supervision and verification
• 2. Deadlines
• 3. 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 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. Standards Support
• during year
• focus on teachers judgement of students work
• tasks
• marking

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Non Statistical Moderation (2)

• 3. Standards Validation
• Results for all students and samples of student
  work are submitted
• Peer moderation
• Expert moderation
• Adjusted if necessary

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Statistical Moderation

• Maximum of 50 of final mark comes from
  examination, remainder from school assessment
• Examination used as basis for comparison of
  teachers standards

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Statistical Moderation (2)

• Mathematical procedure which makes the
  distribution of school marks for the class more
  closely resemble the distribution of the classes
  examination marks.
• The ranking provided by the teacher is retained
  for the school-assessed component.

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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 the SACE
• Obtain a score of 3 or more in at least 5 Stage
  2 subjects (10 units)
• Meet HESS subject requirements for the course
• Meet prerequisite requirements for the course

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SCALING

• Mathematical process carried out by SSABSA on
  behalf of the universities
• Raw scores for subjects are adjusted to reconcile
  variations due to assessment requirements of
  different subjects
• Scaled scores are only used to calculate
  aggregates for University entrance. They have no
  other purpose
• Effects of scaling are not known in advance

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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 (TER)

• All students are ranked according to their
  aggregate
• The TER describes where students sit in this rank
• e.g. if a score of 77.0 out of 90 or better 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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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
• Other information

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SSABSA WEBSITE

• All curriculum statements
• SSABSA rules and regulations
• Supervision and verification
• Deadlines
• Special Provisions
• Other information