English
English learning area contacts:
- Gerard Morris : +61 8 92736742 | Gerard.Morris@scsa.wa.edu.au
- Francoise Purdue : +61 8 92736374 | Francoise.Purdue@scsa.wa.edu.au
- Anthony Phillips : +61 8 92736782 | Anthony.Phillips@scsa.wa.edu.au
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ATAR
The English ATAR course focuses on developing students’ analytical, creative, and critical thinking and communication skills in all language modes, encouraging students to critically engage with texts from their contemporary world, the past, and from Australian and other cultures. Through close study and wide reading, viewing and listening, students develop the ability to analyse and evaluate the purpose, stylistic qualities and conventions of texts and to enjoy creating imaginative, interpretive, persuasive and analytical responses in a range of written, oral, multimodal and digital forms.
SyllabusGrading Support Materials- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (514.3 KB) Last updated: 07 Feb 2023 9:08am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (290.3 KB)
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching and examination from 2023) (747.5 KB) Last updated: 20 Oct 2022 7:42am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching and examination from 2023) (399.3 KB)
Examination Materials- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 27 Jan 2023 1:12pm
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB)
- ATAR and General Suggested Text Lists (497.5 KB) Last updated: 23 Jan 2017 12:01pm
- ATAR and General Suggested Text Lists (35.0 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (461.2 KB) Last updated: 15 May 2023 2:10pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (369.4 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (434.5 KB) Last updated: 15 May 2023 4:25pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (356.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (512.9 KB) Last updated: 15 Dec 2020 11:51am
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (371.8 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (491.1 KB) Last updated: 10 Jul 2020 4:19pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (370.4 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (466.7 KB) Last updated: 10 Jul 2020 4:21pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (358.7 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (487.8 KB) Last updated: 10 Jul 2020 4:22pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (365.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample section one exam questions (79.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:45pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample section one exam questions (18.7 KB)
- 2022 Summary examination report for candidates (134.0 KB) Last updated: 11 Apr 2023 7:56am
- 2022 Acknowledgement variations for ATAR course exams (671.1 KB) Last updated: 11 Apr 2023 11:44am
- 2022 Examination (1.5 MB) Last updated: 03 Mar 2023 1:08pm
- 2022 Marking key (517.6 KB) Last updated: 03 Mar 2023 1:08pm
- Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
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General
The English General course focuses on consolidating and refining the skills and knowledge needed by students to become competent, confident and engaged users of English in everyday, community, social, further education, training and workplace contexts. The course is designed to provide students with the skills to succeed in a wide range of post-secondary pathways by developing their language, literacy and literary skills. Students comprehend, analyse, interpret, evaluate and create analytical, imaginative, interpretive and persuasive texts in a range of written, oral, multimodal and digital forms.
SyllabusGrading Support Materials- General Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (529.1 KB) Last updated: 08 Apr 2020 11:09am
- General Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2020) (290.2 KB)
- General Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (512.9 KB) Last updated: 08 Apr 2020 11:10am
- General Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (292.2 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2023- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 27 Jan 2023 1:12pm
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB)
- ATAR and General Suggested Text Lists (497.5 KB) Last updated: 23 Jan 2017 12:02pm
- ATAR and General Suggested Text Lists (35.0 KB)
- General Year 11 sample course outline (476.6 KB) Last updated: 17 Nov 2021 11:48am
- General Year 11 sample course outline (367.9 KB)
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (439.9 KB) Last updated: 17 Nov 2021 11:48am
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (359.4 KB)
- General Year 12 sample course outline (528.1 KB) Last updated: 15 Dec 2020 9:29am
- General Year 12 sample course outline (366.1 KB)
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (450.4 KB) Last updated: 15 Dec 2020 9:30am
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (357.5 KB)
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (278.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:46pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (378.1 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2022- 2023 General EST Unit 3 Content (202.6 KB) Last updated: 21 Sep 2022 3:40pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2021- 2022 General EST Unit 3 Content (293.6 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2021 8:43am
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2020- 2021 ENG General EST Unit 3 Content (295.4 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 12:51pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2019- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content (295.8 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:40pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2018- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content (166.3 KB) Last updated: 20 Sep 2018 9:50am
Externally Set Task Materials 2017- 2018 General EST Unit 3 content (153.2 KB) Last updated: 22 Sep 2017 12:04pm
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content (157.6 KB)
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content (166.6 KB) Last updated: 26 Sep 2018 9:46am
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
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Foundation
The English Foundation course aims to develop students’ skills in reading, writing, viewing, speaking and listening in work, learning, community and everyday personal contexts. This course is for students who have not demonstrated the literacy standard in the OLNA. Such development involves an improvement in English literacy, where literacy is defined broadly to include reading ability, verbal or spoken literacy, the literacy involved in writing, and visual literacy. Students undertaking this course will develop skills in the use of functional language conventions, including spelling, punctuation and grammar. Good literacy skills are required for comprehending and producing texts; for communicating effectively in a learning or working environment, or within a community; or for self-reflection; and for establishing one’s sense of individual worth.
SyllabusGrading Support Materials- Foundation Syllabus Year 11 (310.7 KB) Last updated: 02 May 2018 11:47am
- Foundation Syllabus Year 11 (288.6 KB)
- Foundation Syllabus Year 12 (366.1 KB) Last updated: 23 Aug 2018 11:54am
- Foundation Syllabus Year 12 (165.9 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2023- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 27 Jan 2023 1:12pm
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB)
- Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (323.9 KB) Last updated: 10 Mar 2017 4:51pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (358.1 KB)
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (286.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:40pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (366.1 KB)
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (280.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:14pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (369.4 KB)
- Foundation Year 12 sample course outline (537.9 KB) Last updated: 24 Jan 2023 8:38am
- Foundation Year 12 sample course outline (370.9 KB)
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment outline (266.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:10pm
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment outline (365.9 KB)
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment tasks (334.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:33pm
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment tasks (381.3 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2022- 2023 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (200.7 KB) Last updated: 21 Sep 2022 3:40pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2021- 2022 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (294.8 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2021 8:43am
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2020- 2021 ENG Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (295.3 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 12:51pm
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2019- 2020 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (298.2 KB) Last updated: 02 Oct 2019 8:44am
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2018- 2019 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (164.9 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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
Externally Set Task Materials 2017- 2018 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (140.0 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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
- 2017 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (154.5 KB)
- 2017 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (166.2 KB) Last updated: 07 Sep 2017 11:49am
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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 https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.
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Preliminary
The English Preliminary course focuses on the fundamental skills that support language use. Language use plays a central role in human life: it provides a vehicle for communication and independence. Students study language through the use of receptive and expressive communication. Receptive skills can include reading, comprehending, listening and/or viewing. Expressive skills can include writing, speaking, acting, signing, gesturing and/or creating multimodal texts. The course recognises the diversity of the student population and builds on students’ knowledge of how language works and how to use language in a variety of forms and situations. An understanding of how to use language empowers students: it gives them access to knowledge, enables them to play an active part in society and contributes to their personal growth.
SyllabusSupport Materials- English Y11 and Y12 Syllabus Preliminary (232.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:16pm
- English Y11 and Y12 Syllabus Preliminary (311.1 KB)
- Preliminary U1 and U2 sample course outline (260.9 KB) Last updated: 20 Nov 2018 1:42pm
- Preliminary U1 and U2 sample course outline (360.1 KB)
- Preliminary U1 and U2 sample assessment outline (469.4 KB) Last updated: 07 Feb 2019 3:51pm
- Preliminary U1 and U2 sample assessment outline (352.8 KB)
- Preliminary U1 and U2 sample assessment tasks (250.2 KB) Last updated: 20 Nov 2018 1:42pm
- Preliminary U1 and U2 sample assessment tasks (354.6 KB)
- Preliminary U3 and U4 sample course outline (264.9 KB) Last updated: 20 Nov 2018 1:44pm
- Preliminary U3 and U4 sample course outline (362.7 KB)
- Preliminary U3 and U4 sample assessment outline (279.5 KB) Last updated: 20 Nov 2018 1:44pm
- Preliminary U3 and U4 sample assessment outline (364.1 KB)
- Preliminary U3 and U4 sample assessment tasks (252.0 KB) Last updated: 20 Nov 2018 1:44pm
- Preliminary U3 and U4 sample assessment tasks (355.9 KB)