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Year 11 English as an Additional Language or Dialect ATAR Assessment Advice for 2022

• Due to the nature of the assessment structure in this course, adjustments to the assessment schedule should only be made in circumstances where it is not possible to administer the full assessment schedule.
• Where it becomes necessary to make adjustments to the assessment schedule:
  • assessment types normally assessed once should be assessed as described in the modified Year 11 English as an Additional Language or Dialect ATAR 2022 Assessment Table; and
  • assessment types normally assessed twice must be assessed at least once, as described in the modified Year 11 English as an Additional Language or Dialect ATAR 2022 Assessment Table.

All teachers must adjust their Assessment Outline for this course to reflect the modified Assessment Table. The Authority will require teachers to revert to using  the Authority's standard Assessment Table in 2023.

Course contact: Angelique Smith   Angelique.Smith@scsa.wa.edu.au

Curriculum and Assessment Advice – COVID-19 »

• Eligibility

  ATAR

  English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) eligibility process for Year 12 enrolment

  Applying for eligibility to enrol in the Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course

  A Year 12 student can only enrol in the ATAR EAL/D course if they have eligibility approval from the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority). For a student to gain approval to enrol, they must complete an online eligibility application and submit it to the Authority, along with the required supporting documentation, by the deadline published in the Activities Schedule. A student’s EAL/D eligibility status is determined by the Authority on a case-by-case basis.

  While approval for EAL/D eligibility is only required for students enrolling in the Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course, schools are advised to collect documentation supporting EAL/D eligibility applications at the time of initial student enrolment in the school. Schools may submit students’ EAL/D eligibility applications from Year 10 if they wish to determine the appropriate pathway for their students.

  Any student who has not had their EAL/D eligibility finalised and approved by the Year 12 enrolment deadline, as published in the Activities Schedule for that year, will not be able to enrol in the Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course for that year.

  Submission dates of eligibility applications for Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course enrolment

  Date	Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course enrolment
  25 February 2022	Year 12 students in 2022 applying for 2022
  24 February 2023	Year 12 students in 2023 applying for 2023

  Extra time for the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) for ATAR EAL/D students

  Students who are registered as eligible to be enrolled in the Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course will automatically be granted an extra 10 minutes to complete the reading, writing and numeracy components of the OLNA. Students may apply for eligibility from when they are in Year 9 in order to be granted the extra time for sitting the OLNA from the first round in Year 10. They will receive the extra time for every round of the OLNA they are required to sit until the year that their eligibility expires.

  EAL/D eligibility information

  • EAL/D - Eligibility guide and allocation of extra time for the OLNA
  • EAL/D - Eligibility guide and allocation of extra time for the OLNA
  • Alignment of EAL/D Progress Map with Year 11 and 12 WACE courses
  • Alignment of EAL/D Progress Map with Year 11 and 12 WACE courses

  ATAR EAL/D

  • Student guide for online EAL/D eligibility applications
  • Student guide for online EAL/D eligibility applications
  • School guide for online EAL/D eligibility applications
  • School guide for online EAL/D eligibility applications
  • School administrators guide for role assignment
  • School administrators guide for role assignment
  • Online EAL/D eligibility application checklist
  • Online EAL/D eligibility application checklist
  • Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibility
  • Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibility
  • Online EAL/D eligibility applications FAQs
  • Online EAL/D eligibility applications FAQs
  • School guide for online EALD eligibility applications international
  • School guide for online EALD eligibility applications international
  • Student guide for online EALD eligibility applications international
  • Student guide for online EALD eligibility applications international
  • Online EALD eligibility application checklist international

  ATAR EAL/D translated

  Arabic

  PDF Student portal login instructionsopens in new window

  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Burmese

  PDF Student portal login instructionsopens in new window

  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Dari

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  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

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  Dinka

  PDF Student portal login instructionsopens in new window

  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Farsi

  PDF Student portal login instructionsopens in new window

  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Hindi

  PDF Student portal login instructionsopens in new window

  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Indonesian

  PDF Student portal login instructionsopens in new window

  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Karen

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  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Korean

  PDF Student portal login instructionsopens in new window

  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Mandarin

  PDF Student portal login instructionsopens in new window

  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Punjabi

  PDF Student portal login instructionsopens in new window

  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Tagalog

  PDF Student portal login instructionsopens in new window

  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Thai

  PDF Student portal login instructionsopens in new window

  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  Vietnamese

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  PDF EAL/D eligibility checklistopens in new window

  PDF Information for parents of EAL/D students applying online for eligibilityopens in new window

  General and Foundation

  Enrolling in the Year 12 General and Foundation EAL/D courses

  A Year 12 student can enrol in the General and Foundation EAL/D courses if they have eligibility approval from the teacher and school principal. For a student to be approved, the school must complete and retain the required documentation (Form for eligibility for enrolment in Year 12 General and Foundation English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) and for extra time to complete the OLNA) and supporting evidence. Schools must be prepared to submit this documentation and evidence when required by the Authority.

  Extra time to complete the OLNA for General and Foundation EAL/D students

  Where a General or Foundation student has EAL/D eligibility approval from the teacher and school principal, notification to the Authority for the allocation of an extra 10 minutes to complete each component of the OLNA needs to be entered by the principal (or their representative) through the OLNA dashboard. Schools must advise the Authority of any student needing the time adjustment by the deadline published in the Activities Schedule. The time adjustment will be applied to all OLNA tests completed by the student in that calendar year, therefore, this process needs to be repeated every calendar year that the student is sitting the OLNA.

  Students may complete an eligibility form from when they are in Year 9 in order to be granted the extra time for sitting the OLNA from the first round in Year 10.

  Due date for allocation of extra time to complete the OLNA for General and Foundation EAL/D students

  Date	EAL/D students requiring extra time for the OLNA
  11 February 2022	Students applying for the March 2022 round of the OLNA
  11 August 2022	Students applying for the September 2022 round of the OLNA

  Form for General and Foundation EAL/D and for extra time to complete the OLNA

  •  Form for eligibility for enrolment in Year 12 General and Foundation EAL/D and for extra time to complete the OLNA (489.3 KB) Last updated: 25 Oct 2019 9:11am
  •  Form for eligibility for enrolment in Year 12 General and Foundation EAL/D and for extra time to complete the OLNA (311.5 KB)
• ATAR

  The Year 11 ATAR English as an Additional Language or Dialect course will be part of the Syllabus Delivery Audit in 2022. Please see the handbook below for further information.

  • Syllabus Delivery Audit 2022 Teacher and Head of Learning Area (HoLA) Handbook

  The EAL/D courses are designed for students who speak another language or dialect as their first or ‘home’ language. EAL/D focuses on development of the competent use of Standard Australian English (SAE) in a range of contexts. The EAL/D ATAR course develops academic English skills to prepare students for tertiary study.

  Years 11 and 12 Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions
  Also available in  Word Format

  Syllabus

  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from January 1, 2022) (634.2 KB) Last updated: 04 Aug 2021 11:35am
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from January 1, 2022) (349.9 KB)
  •  Modified Year 11 ATAR English as an Additional Language or Dialect Assessment table 2022 (712.6 KB) Last updated: 02 Feb 2022 9:49am
  •  Modified Year 11 ATAR English as an Additional Language or Dialect Assessment table 2022 (95.5 KB)
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (425.9 KB) Last updated: 19 Jan 2022 2:51pm
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (527.3 KB)
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from January 1, 2023) (649.9 KB) Last updated: 04 Aug 2021 11:36am
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from January 1, 2023) (565.3 KB)
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 and 12 summary of syllabus changes (436.6 KB) Last updated: 05 Nov 2021 3:15pm
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 and 12 summary of syllabus changes (315.6 KB)
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching until December 2021)  (382.6 KB) Last updated: 19 Jan 2022 3:09pm
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching until December 2021) (340.6 KB)

  Grading

  • Available work samples are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at Extranet login.

  • Grade descriptions in Year 11 syllabus

  • Grade descriptions in Year 12 syllabus

  Support Materials

  •  ATAR Suggested Language Teaching Resources EAL/D Year 11 and 12 (222.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:44pm
  •  ATAR Suggested Language Teaching Resources EAL/D Year 11 and 12 (384.5 KB)
  •  ATAR Suggested Resources EAL/D Year 11 (392.0 KB) Last updated: 28 Aug 2020 8:59am
  •  ATAR Suggested Resources EAL/D Year 11 (267.6 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (for use with new syllabus from January 1, 2022) (516.8 KB) Last updated: 09 Nov 2021 3:55pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (for use with new syllabus from January 1, 2022) (365.7 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (for use with new syllabus from January 1, 2022) (339.9 KB) Last updated: 09 Nov 2021 3:50pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (for use with new syllabus from January 1, 2022) (241.4 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (for use with new syllabus from January 1, 2022) (1.1 MB) Last updated: 09 Nov 2021 3:50pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (for use with new syllabus from January 1, 2022) (418.8 KB)
  •  ATAR Suggested Resources EAL/D Year 12 (747.5 KB) Last updated: 11 Aug 2020 3:47pm
  •  ATAR Suggested Resources EAL/D Year 12 (274.3 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (346.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:02pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (383.6 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (249.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:32pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (354.2 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (432.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:21pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (429.2 KB)

  Examination Materials

  •  Sample ATAR examination (for teaching from January 1, 2023) (552.2 KB) Last updated: 26 Apr 2022 2:10pm
  •  Sample ATAR marking key (for teaching from January 1, 2023) (387.1 KB) Last updated: 05 Apr 2022 7:38am
  •  Sample ATAR recording transcript (for teaching from January 1, 2023) (306.7 KB) Last updated: 05 Apr 2022 7:38am
  •  Sample ATAR recording (for teaching from January 1, 2023) (49.8 MB) Last updated: 05 Apr 2022 7:38am
  •  2022 Practical (oral) examination requirements for WA candidates (992.0 KB) Last updated: 25 Mar 2022 8:21am
  •  2022 Practical (oral) examination requirements for Overseas candidates (991.7 KB) Last updated: 25 Mar 2022 8:22am
  •  2022 Practical (oral) marking key (309.7 KB) Last updated: 25 Mar 2022 8:22am
  •  2021 Acknowledgement variations for ATAR course exams (599.8 KB) Last updated: 27 Apr 2022 9:12am
  •  2021 Examination (342.3 KB) Last updated: 28 Feb 2022 10:33am
  •  2021 Summary examination report for candidates (128.5 KB) Last updated: 06 Apr 2022 7:00am
  •  2021 Marking key (693.2 KB) Last updated: 28 Feb 2022 10:33am
  •  2021 Recording transcript (759.2 KB) Last updated: 28 Feb 2022 10:33am
  •  Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
• General

  The Authority is reviewing the ATAR syllabuses. For more information see the Syllabus Review section below.

  The EAL/D courses are designed for students who speak another language or dialect as their first or ‘home’ language. EAL/D focuses on development of the competent use of Standard Australian English (SAE) in a range of contexts. The EAL/D General course prepares students for a range of post-secondary destinations in further education, training and the workplace.

  Syllabus

  •  General Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (598.4 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2019 12:41pm
  •  General Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (308.1 KB)
  •  General Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (637.8 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2019 12:41pm
  •  General Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (307.8 KB)

  Grading

  • Available work samples are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at Extranet login.

  • Grade descriptions in Year 11 syllabus

  • Grade descriptions in Year 12 syllabus

  Support Materials

  •  General Year 11 sample course outline (295.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:17pm
  •  General Year 11 sample course outline (372.4 KB)
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment outline (238.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:20pm
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment outline (347.2 KB)
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (352.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 2:55pm
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (393.0 KB)
  •  General Year 12 sample course outline (329.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:14pm
  •  General Year 12 sample course outline (374.1 KB)
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment outline (242.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 2:56pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment outline (348.5 KB)
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (979.3 KB) Last updated: 23 Jun 2021 12:58pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (367.9 KB)

  Externally Set Task Materials 2022

  •  2022 General EST Unit 3 Content (280.9 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2021 8:43am

  Externally Set Task Materials 2021

  •  2021 ELD General EST Unit 3 Content (282.3 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 12:52pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2020

  •  2020 General EST Unit 3 Content (282.5 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:41pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2019

  •  2019 General EST Unit 3 content (152.6 KB) Last updated: 20 Sep 2018 9:50am

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2018

  •  2018 General EST Unit 3 content (147.4 KB) Last updated: 22 Sep 2017 12:05pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2017

  •  2017 General EST Unit 3 content (166.9 KB)
  •  2017 General EST Unit 3 content (153.1 KB) Last updated: 26 Sep 2018 9:47am

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2016

  •  General sample EST (413.3 KB)
  •  General sample EST  (309.3 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:29am
  •  General sample EST marking key (319.4 KB)
  •  General sample EST marking key  (187.3 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:29am

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

• Foundation

  The Authority is reviewing the ATAR syllabuses. For more information see the Syllabus Review section below.

  The EAL/D Foundation course is designed for students who speak another language or dialect as their first or ‘home’ language and who have not demonstrated the literacy standard in the OLNA. EAL/D focuses on the mechanics of Standard Australian English (SAE) and its use in the community, the workplace or in further education or training. Practical, relevant tasks delivered through a range of engaging contexts teach students to become effective communicators, code switching between languages or dialects successfully.

  Syllabus

  •  Foundation Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (662.6 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2019 12:43pm
  •  Foundation Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (316.4 KB)
  •  Foundation Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (692.2 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2019 12:43pm
  •  Foundation Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (320.0 KB)

  Grading

  • Available work samples are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at Extranet login.

  • Grade descriptions in Year 11 syllabus

  • Grade descriptions in Year 12 syllabus

  Support Materials

  •  Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (311.8 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 3:01pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (381.8 KB)
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample course outline 2 (317.7 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 3:05pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample course outline 2 (371.8 KB)
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (243.5 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 3:02pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (352.6 KB)
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline 2 (247.7 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 2:59pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline 2 (352.4 KB)
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (304.4 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 3:04pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (374.9 KB)
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks 2 (302.5 KB) Last updated: 13 Sep 2017 3:00pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks 2 (365.5 KB)
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample course outline (377.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:41pm
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample course outline (394.9 KB)
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample assessment outline (253.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 2:58pm
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample assessment outline (359.5 KB)
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample assessment tasks (299.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:15pm
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample assessment tasks (375.9 KB)

  Externally Set Task Materials 2022

  •  2022 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (280.2 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2021 8:44am

  Externally Set Task Materials 2021

  •  2021 ELD Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (280.3 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 12:52pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2020

  •  2020 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (281.4 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:41pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2019

  •  2019 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (152.3 KB) Last updated: 20 Sep 2018 9:50am

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2018

  •  2018 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (145.4 KB) Last updated: 21 Sep 2018 11:29am

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2017

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at http://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.