Health Studies
Health Studies learning area contacts:
- Dino Manalis : +61 8 9273 6356 | Dino.Manalis@scsa.wa.edu.au
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ATAR
In this ATAR course students explore health as a dynamic quality of life. They examine the impact of social, environmental, economic and biomedical determinants on health and their collective contribution to health disparities, as well as exploring approaches to address barriers which prevent groups from experiencing better health. Students apply inquiry skills to examine and analyse health issues, develop arguments and draw evidence-based conclusions. The course also provides students with opportunities to develop skills that will enable them to pursue careers in health promotion, research or community health care.
SyllabusGrading Support Materials- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (381.8 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 11:31am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (295.5 KB)
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (403.4 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 11:31am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (177.3 KB)
Examination Materials- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 11:22am
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (232.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:17pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (348.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (326.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:17pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (398.7 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (270.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:17pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (362.9 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (236.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:53pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (349.1 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (317.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:53pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (371.4 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (248.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:53pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (356.1 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 combined resource lists (34.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:34pm
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 combined resource lists (34.6 KB)
- 2024 HEA Examination Front Cover (238.4 KB) Last updated: 23 Aug 2024 9:55am
- 2023 Examination (368.1 KB) Last updated: 28 Feb 2024 1:26pm
- 2023 Acknowledgement variations (363.1 KB) Last updated: 18 Jun 2024 10:14am
- 2023 Summary examination report for candidates (175.1 KB) Last updated: 17 May 2024 2:07pm
- 2023 Marking Key (708.6 KB) Last updated: 28 Feb 2024 1:26pm
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Marking keys for past WACE and ATAR course examinations are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at Extranet login.
- Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
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General
In this General course students explore health as a dynamic quality of life. They will consider the way in which beliefs and attitudes influence health decisions and learn how to plan and take action that will promote their own and the health of others. They examine the impact of social and environmental factors on health and use inquiry skills to investigate and respond to relevant issues. The course also provides students with opportunities to develop skills that will enable them to pursue careers in health promotion, research or community health care.
SyllabusGrading Support Materials- General Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (367.8 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:02pm
- General Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (288.0 KB)
- General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (378.5 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:02pm
- General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (162.2 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2025- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 11:22am
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB)
- General Year 12 sample course outline (275.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
- General Year 12 sample course outline (356.4 KB)
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (237.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (346.2 KB)
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (265.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (364.8 KB)
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (771.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:53pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (345.5 KB)
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (325.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:54pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (372.2 KB)
- General Year 11 sample course outline (868.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:54pm
- General Year 11 sample course outline (352.8 KB)
- General Year 11 and 12 combined resource lists (34.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:34pm
- General Year 11 and 12 combined resource lists (34.6 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2024- 2025 General EST Unit 3 content (190.9 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 12:49pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2023- 2024 General EST Unit 3 content (319.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:36pm
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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 2022- 2023 General EST Unit 3 Content (222.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:10pm
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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 (315.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:32pm
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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 HEA General EST Unit 3 Content (313.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:22pm
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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 (319.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:10pm
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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 (175.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:50pm
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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 General EST Unit 3 content (161.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:34pm
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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 2016- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content (157.5 KB)
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content (173.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
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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.
- General sample EST (186.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:54pm
- General sample EST marking key (321.2 KB)
- General sample EST marking key (193.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:54pm
- General sample EST (304.1 KB)
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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 course focuses on providing students with opportunities to develop skills and understandings related to a healthy lifestyle. This course is for students who have not demonstrated the numeracy standard in the OLNA. Through the development of health literacy, students are better equipped to make appropriate and well informed health related decisions and to develop knowledge, understanding and skills which support them to make a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of themselves and others.
Students will learn about the factors influencing health, wellbeing and physical activity participation, and develop strategies to support them to make health enhancing decisions and adopt active and healthy pursuits, now and across the lifespan. The course supports the development of students’ literacy and numeracy skills and provides them with opportunities to study in contexts such as health promotion, outdoor adventure activities and improving performance in individual and team games and sports.
SyllabusGrading Support Materials- Foundation Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (526.9 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:09pm
- Foundation Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (201.0 KB)
- Foundation Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (512.2 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:09pm
- Foundation Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (199.0 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2025- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 11:22am
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB)
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment outline (237.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment outline (351.0 KB)
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment tasks (384.7 KB)
- Foundation Year 12 sample assessment tasks (302.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
- Foundation Year 12 sample course outline (373.1 KB)
- Foundation Year 12 sample course outline (294.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (301.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (374.0 KB)
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (318.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (381.8 KB)
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (239.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (351.0 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2024- 2025 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (165.7 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 9:58am
Externally Set Task Materials 2023- 2024 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (291.1 KB) Last updated: 20 Aug 2024 2:00pm
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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 2022- 2023 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (194.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:10pm
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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 (289.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:32pm
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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 HPO Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (287.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:22pm
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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 (286.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:09pm
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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 (161.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:50pm
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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 (154.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:34pm
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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 2016- 2017 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (167.6 KB)
- 2017 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (158.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
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No strong student sample responses available for 2017 EST
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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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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 course focuses on providing students with opportunities to enhance their health, safety, wellbeing and physical activity participation. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to strengthen their sense of self as well as build and maintain satisfying relationships. The course assists with their development of resilience, decision making and taking actions to promote their health, safety and physical activity participation. Opportunities are provided for students to use resources for themselves and the communities with which they identify and to which they belong.
Students may acquire movement skills that enable them to participate in a range of physical activities as a foundation for lifelong participation. Through this, they have opportunities to develop an appreciation of the significance of physical activity, outdoor recreation and sport in Australian society. Movement is a powerful medium for learning through which students can acquire, practise and refine personal, interpersonal, behavioural and social skills.
SyllabusSupport Materials- Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample assessment outline (366.4 KB)
- Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample assessment outline (266.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
- Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample assessment tasks (366.8 KB)
- Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample assessment tasks (317.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
- Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample course outline (360.2 KB)
- Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample course outline (267.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
- Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample assessment outline (364.0 KB)
- Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample assessment outline (266.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:20pm
- Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample assessment tasks (380.0 KB)
- Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample assessment tasks (294.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:20pm
- Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample course outline (360.4 KB)
- Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample course outline (265.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:20pm