Accounting and Finance
Accounting and Finance learning area contacts:
- Maxwell Leech : +61 8 9273 6740 | Max.Leech@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.
What's changingSyllabus- ATAR Year 12 What's changing - General Capabilities (407.7 KB) Last updated: 22 Jan 2026 8:52am
- ATAR Year 12 What's changing - General Capabilities (316.9 KB) Last updated: 22 Jan 2026 8:52am
- ATAR Year 12 What's changing - Rationale and Aims (393.7 KB) Last updated: 22 Jan 2026 8:52am
- ATAR Year 12 What's changing - Rationale and Aims (314.3 KB) Last updated: 22 Jan 2026 8:52am
Grading Support Materials- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 – For teaching from 2026 (663.6 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2026 2:31pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 – For teaching from 2026 (389.5 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2026 2:31pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2026 (653.2 KB) Last updated: 20 Jan 2026 3:32pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2026 (401.7 KB) Last updated: 20 Jan 2026 3:33pm
- ATAR Year 12 Summary of minor syllabus changes for 2026 (235.0 KB) Last updated: 25 Aug 2025 2:04pm
- ATAR Year 12 Summary of minor syllabus changes for 2026 (32.8 KB) Last updated: 25 Aug 2025 2:04pm
Examination Materials- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (381.7 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2026 11:38am
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (212.3 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2026 11:38am
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 syllabus support materials (for teaching in 2020) (591.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:06pm
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 syllabus support materials (for teaching in 2020) (372.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:06pm
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 conceptual framework for financial reporting (for teaching from 2020) (435.2 KB) Last updated: 20 Jan 2025 2:19pm
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 conceptual framework for financial reporting (for teaching from 2020) (197.9 KB) Last updated: 20 Jan 2025 2:19pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (444.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (353.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (884.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (380.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (484.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (364.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline - For teaching from 2026 (532.7 KB) Last updated: 03 Sep 2025 9:51am
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline - For teaching from 2026 (365.4 KB) Last updated: 03 Sep 2025 9:51am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline - For teaching from 2026 (400.5 KB) Last updated: 03 Sep 2025 9:50am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline - For teaching from 2026 (355.2 KB) Last updated: 03 Sep 2025 9:50am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks - For teaching from 2026 (697.2 KB) Last updated: 13 Apr 2026 1:27pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks - For teaching from 2026 (399.2 KB) Last updated: 13 Apr 2026 1:27pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (447.3 KB) Last updated: 03 Sep 2025 9:57am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (353.6 KB) Last updated: 03 Sep 2025 9:57am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (915.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:56pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (379.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:56pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (892.1 KB) Last updated: 03 Sep 2025 9:57am
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (363.4 KB) Last updated: 03 Sep 2025 9:57am
- 2025 Summary examination report for candidates (251.4 KB) Last updated: 19 Mar 2026 2:28pm
- 2025 Examination (427.5 KB) Last updated: 27 Jan 2026 12:53pm
- 2025 Marking Key (410.5 KB) Last updated: 27 Jan 2026 12:53pm
- 2025 Information Booklet (290.2 KB) Last updated: 27 Jan 2026 12:53pm
- 2026 Specification Booklet (1.1 MB) Last updated: 22 Jan 2026 10:42am
- 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.
What's changingSyllabus- General Year 12 What's changing - General capabilities (406.9 KB) Last updated: 22 Jan 2026 8:52am
- General Year 12 What's changing - General capabilities (317.2 KB) Last updated: 22 Jan 2026 8:52am
- General Year 12 What's changing - Rationale and Aims (388.4 KB) Last updated: 22 Jan 2026 8:52am
- General Year 12 What's changing - Rationale and Aims (314.2 KB) Last updated: 22 Jan 2026 8:52am
Grading Support Materials- General Syllabus Year 11 – For teaching from 2026 (580.2 KB) Last updated: 29 Jan 2026 1:01pm
- General Syllabus Year 11 – For teaching from 2026 (388.3 KB) Last updated: 29 Jan 2026 1:01pm
- General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (400.9 KB) Last updated: 02 Feb 2024 2:38pm
- General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (287.8 KB) Last updated: 02 Feb 2024 2:38pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2026- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (381.7 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2026 11:38am
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (212.3 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2026 11:38am
- General Year 11 sample course outline (495.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- General Year 11 sample course outline (358.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (751.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (557.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (844.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (369.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- General Year 12 syllabus support materials (for teaching in 2020) (516.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:06pm
- General Year 12 syllabus support materials (for teaching in 2020) (363.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:06pm
- General Year 12 sample course outline (496.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm
- General Year 12 sample course outline (365.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (for teaching in 2020) (442.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (for teaching in 2020) (351.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (861.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (371.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm
- General Year 12 conceptual framework for financial reporting (for teaching from 2020) (470.6 KB) Last updated: 20 Jan 2025 2:22pm
- General Year 12 conceptual framework for financial reporting (for teaching from 2020) (361.7 KB) Last updated: 20 Jan 2025 2:23pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2025- 2026 General EST Unit 3 content (257.0 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2025 2:07pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2024- 2025 General EST Unit 3 content (163.9 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 9:58am
Externally Set Task Materials 2023- 2024 General EST Unit 3 content (281.1 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 (184.0 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 (279.2 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 ACF General EST Unit 3 Content (276.6 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 (277.2 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 General EST Unit 3 content (151.3 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 (143.2 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 ESTs Unit 3 content (164.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
- 2017 General ESTs Unit 3 content (156.7 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 (308.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- General sample EST (202.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- General sample EST marking key (340.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
- General sample EST marking key (222.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:50pm
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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.