Accounting and Finance
Accounting and Finance learning area contacts:
- Adriana Douglas : +61 8 9273 6784 | Adriana.Douglas@scsa.wa.edu.au
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ATAR
The Accounting and Finance ATAR course focuses on financial literacy and aims to provide students with the knowledge, understandings and a range of skills that enables them to make sound financial judgements. Students develop an understanding that financial decisions have far reaching consequences for individuals and business. The course will provide students with the understanding of the systems and processes through which financial practices and decision making are carried out, as well as the ethical, social and environmental issues involved. Through the preparation, examination and analysis of a variety of financial documents and systems, students develop an understanding of the fundamental principles and practices upon which accounting and financial management are based. An understanding and application of these principles and practices enables students to analyse their own financial data and that of businesses and make informed decisions, forecasts of future performance, and recommendations based on that analysis.
SyllabusGrading- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching and examination from 2020) (517.3 KB) Last updated: 19 Aug 2020 10:29am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching and examination from 2020) (287.6 KB)
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching and examination from 2020) (396.7 KB) Last updated: 19 Aug 2020 10:30am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching and examination from 2020) (169.2 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 Year 11 and 12 syllabus support materials (for teaching in 2020) (591.6 KB) Last updated: 28 Nov 2019 11:06am
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 syllabus support materials (for teaching in 2020) (372.9 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 conceptual framework for financial reporting (for teaching from 2020) (842.9 KB) Last updated: 04 Feb 2020 11:40am
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 conceptual framework for financial reporting (for teaching from 2020) (356.5 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (444.5 KB) Last updated: 13 Jan 2020 2:51pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (353.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (884.9 KB) Last updated: 08 Apr 2019 1:35pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (380.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (516.0 KB) Last updated: 13 Jan 2020 3:08pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (365.9 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (447.3 KB) Last updated: 13 Jan 2020 2:58pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (353.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (915.6 KB) Last updated: 08 Apr 2019 1:57pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (379.1 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (892.1 KB) Last updated: 10 Jul 2020 3:56pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (363.4 KB)
- 2021 Specification booklet (1.1 MB) Last updated: 29 Jan 2021 9:18am
- 2020 Acknowledgement variations for ATAR course exams (162.4 KB) Last updated: 05 Mar 2021 8:49am
- 2020 Examination (447.1 KB) Last updated: 04 Mar 2021 12:48pm
- 2020 Marking key (905.6 KB) Last updated: 04 Mar 2021 12:48pm
- 2020 Information booklet (321.2 KB) Last updated: 04 Mar 2021 12:49pm
- 2020 Specifications booklet (1.1 MB) Last updated: 04 Mar 2021 12:49pm
- Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
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General
The Accounting and Finance General course focuses on financial literacy and aims to provide students with the knowledge, understandings and a range of skills that enables them to engage in sound financial decision making. Students develop an understanding that financial decisions have far reaching consequences. Through the preparation, examination and analysis of financial documents and procedures, students develop an understanding of the fundamental principles and practices upon which accounting and financial management are based. An understanding of these principles and practices enables students to analyse their own financial data and that of small businesses, and make informed decisions based on that analysis.
SyllabusGrading- General Syllabus Year 11 (497.7 KB) Last updated: 26 Sep 2019 1:20pm
- General Syllabus Year 11 (280.9 KB)
- General Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (501.1 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2019 11:39am
- General Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2020) (281.1 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 2021- General Year 11 sample course outline (495.0 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2019 11:17am
- General Year 11 sample course outline (358.5 KB)
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (751.6 KB) Last updated: 08 Apr 2019 2:19pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (557.3 KB)
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (844.7 KB) Last updated: 08 Apr 2019 2:21pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (369.0 KB)
- General Year 12 syllabus support materials (for teaching in 2020) (516.0 KB) Last updated: 28 Nov 2019 11:11am
- General Year 12 syllabus support materials (for teaching in 2020) (363.0 KB)
- General Year 12 sample course outline (509.2 KB) Last updated: 06 Jan 2020 2:01pm
- General Year 12 sample course outline (365.0 KB)
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (for teaching in 2020) (442.2 KB) Last updated: 28 Nov 2019 11:11am
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (for teaching in 2020) (351.9 KB)
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (861.0 KB) Last updated: 08 Apr 2019 2:14pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (371.9 KB)
- General Year 12 conceptual framework for financial reporting (for teaching from 2020) (919.6 KB) Last updated: 04 Feb 2020 11:41am
- General Year 12 conceptual framework for financial reporting (for teaching from 2020) (355.4 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2020- 2020 ACF General EST Unit 3 Content (276.6 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 1:18pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2019- 2020 General EST Unit 3 Content (277.2 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:44pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2018- 2019 General EST Unit 3 content (151.3 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 General EST Unit 3 content (143.2 KB) Last updated: 22 Sep 2017 12:13pm
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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 ESTs Unit 3 content (164.2 KB)
- 2017 General ESTs Unit 3 content (156.7 KB) Last updated: 26 Sep 2018 9:53am
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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 (308.8 KB)
- General sample EST (202.0 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:32am
- General sample EST marking key (340.5 KB)
- General sample EST marking key (222.4 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:32am
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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.