English as an Additional Language or Dialect
English as an Additional Language or Dialect learning area contacts:
- For all English as an Additional Language or Dialect course enquires please contact:
Angelique Smith : +61 8 92736776 | Angelique.Smith@scsa.wa.edu.au - For English as an Additional Language or Dialect practical examination enquires please contact:
Mark Leigh : +61 8 9273 6795 | Mark.Leigh@scsa.wa.edu.au
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
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Eligibility
ATAR
English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) eligibility process for Year 12 enrolment
The EAL/D eligibility policy for enrolment in Year 12 ATAR will change from 2023.
Any eligibility applications in the student portal will be cancelled if they are not submitted by Friday 14 October 2022. All submitted applications will be finalised by Friday 4 November 2022. Students wishing to enrol in Year 12 ATAR EAL/D from 2023 onwards will be able to submit eligibility declarations through the student portal from January 2023.
Students who have previously been found eligible for enrolment in EAL/D ATAR Year 12 under the current policy remain eligible under the new policy.
Students who have previously been found ineligible for enrolment in EAL/D ATAR Year 12 under the current policy should email eald@scsa.wa.edu.au for information on how the policy change will impact their eligibility status.
Eligibility to enrol in the Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course from 2023
The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) requires all schools to determine the eligibility of a student for enrolment in the Year 12 ATAR EAL/D course. A Year 12 student can only enrol in the ATAR EAL/D course if they have their eligibility declaration endorsed by their school principal. For a student to gain approval to enrol, they must complete an online eligibility declaration with supporting information and evidence by the deadline published in the Activities Schedule. Principal endorsement must be finalised by the Year 12 enrolment deadline. Students who do not receive principal endorsement may request a review by the Authority by the deadline published in the Activities Schedule .
Note: The review date is prior to the Year 12 enrolment deadline.
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
24 February 2023
Year 12 student declaration submission deadline Year 12 students in 2023
17 March 2023
Teacher recommendation deadline for Year 12 students in 2023
24 March 2023 Year 12 student review request deadline (for students not endorsed by their principal) To be confirmed Principal (or delegate) endorsement deadline and Year 12 enrolment deadline 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 guide and allocation of extra time for the OLNA (for use from 2023)
- EAL/D - Eligibility guide and allocation of extra time for the OLNA (for use from 2023)
- 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
Information for students, schools and parents will be updated here.
Information for students, schools and parents will be updated here.
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
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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.
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.
SyllabusGrading- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching until December 2022) (634.2 KB) Last updated: 19 Aug 2022 2:24pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching until December 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 11 (for teaching from 2023) (474.3 KB) Last updated: 31 Aug 2022 2:25pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2023) (324.9 KB)
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching until December 2022) (425.9 KB) Last updated: 19 Aug 2022 2:25pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching until December 2022) (527.3 KB)
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2023) (492.0 KB) Last updated: 31 Aug 2022 2:25pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2023) (328.8 KB)
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 and 12 summary of syllabus changes (304.5 KB) Last updated: 31 Aug 2022 2:25pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 and 12 summary of syllabus changes (322.2 KB)
Support Materials-
Available work samples are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at Extranet login.
Examination 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 (516.8 KB) Last updated: 15 Jun 2022 11:10am
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (365.7 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (339.9 KB) Last updated: 15 Jun 2022 11:11am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (241.4 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (1.1 MB) Last updated: 15 Jun 2022 11:11am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (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)
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (for teaching from 2023) (505.0 KB) Last updated: 15 Jun 2022 11:30am
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (for teaching from 2023) (379.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (for teaching from 2023) (434.3 KB) Last updated: 15 Jun 2022 11:30am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (for teaching from 2023) (354.0 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (for teaching from 2023) (700.0 KB) Last updated: 15 Jun 2022 11:30am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (for teaching from 2023) (433.1 KB)
Common Oral Assessment Task (COAT) Materials- 2022 ELD Examination Front Cover (285.1 KB) Last updated: 26 Aug 2022 7:13am
- 2022 ELD Practical Oral Preparation Booklet (261.6 KB) Last updated: 26 Aug 2022 7:13am
- 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
- 2021 Text 1 (35.2 MB) Last updated: 10 Jun 2022 9:22am
- Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
- Sample Preparation booklet (for teaching from January 1, 2023) (333.0 KB) Last updated: 07 Jun 2022 3:54pm
- Sample COAT marking key (for teaching from January 1, 2023) (319.0 KB) Last updated: 25 Aug 2022 10:29am
- Sample COAT stimulus material (for teaching from January 1, 2023) (364.2 KB) Last updated: 07 Jun 2022 3:54pm
- COAT information for teachers and students (560.2 KB) Last updated: 25 Aug 2022 1:05pm
- Common oral assessment task handbook 2023 (758.7 KB) Last updated: 25 Aug 2022 12:58pm
- 2023 COAT Unit 3 Contexts (189.1 KB) Last updated: 28 Sep 2022 12:06pm
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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.
SyllabusGrading- 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)
Support Materials-
Available work samples are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at Extranet login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2023- 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- 2023 General EST Unit 3 Content (185.9 KB) Last updated: 21 Sep 2022 3:40pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2021- 2022 General EST Unit 3 Content (280.9 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2021 8:43am
Externally Set Task Materials 2020- 2021 ELD General EST Unit 3 Content (282.3 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 12:52pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2019- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content (282.5 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:41pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2018- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content (152.6 KB) Last updated: 20 Sep 2018 9:50am
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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- 2018 General EST Unit 3 content (147.4 KB) Last updated: 22 Sep 2017 12:05pm
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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- 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
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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.
- 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
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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.
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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.
SyllabusGrading- 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)
Support Materials-
Available work samples are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at Extranet login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2023- 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- 2023 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (187.0 KB) Last updated: 21 Sep 2022 3:40pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2021- 2022 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (280.2 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2021 8:44am
Externally Set Task Materials 2020- 2021 ELD Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (280.3 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 12:52pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2019- 2020 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (281.4 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:41pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2018- 2019 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (152.3 KB) Last updated: 20 Sep 2018 9:50am
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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- 2018 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (145.4 KB) Last updated: 21 Sep 2018 11:29am
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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.
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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.