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• ATAR

  Economics explores the choices which all people, groups and societies face as they confront the ongoing problem of satisfying their unlimited wants with limited resources. The Economics ATAR course aims to develop students’ ability to analyse the allocation, utilisation and distribution of scarce resources that determine our wealth and wellbeing. The study of Economics provides a framework for examining society’s issues and identifying possible solutions which assist decision making. The emphasis of the course is on the Australian economy.

  Years 11 and 12 Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions
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  Syllabus

  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (315.4 KB) Last updated: 18 Apr 2018 11:28am
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (159.8 KB)
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2023) (344.4 KB) Last updated: 04 Aug 2022 9:09am
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (for teaching from 2023) (173.3 KB)
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2022) (755.5 KB) Last updated: 04 Aug 2022 9:08am
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2022) (163.5 KB)
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2024) (341.3 KB) Last updated: 04 Aug 2022 9:09am
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (for teaching from 2024) (174.8 KB)

  Grading

  • Available work samples 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.

  • Grade descriptions in Year 11 syllabus

  • Grade descriptions in Year 12 syllabus

  Support Materials

  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (864.7 KB) Last updated: 26 Nov 2020 1:06pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (373.0 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (507.0 KB) Last updated: 26 Nov 2020 1:06pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (354.3 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (817.8 KB) Last updated: 08 Nov 2019 2:23pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (605.4 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (505.8 KB) Last updated: 12 Nov 2019 12:32pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (357.9 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (446.4 KB) Last updated: 12 Nov 2019 12:33pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (351.0 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (379.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:44pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (410.2 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline - For teaching from 2023 (399.6 KB) Last updated: 15 Aug 2022 2:35pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline - For teaching from 2023 (359.4 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline - For teaching from 2023 (334.6 KB) Last updated: 15 Aug 2022 2:35pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline - For teaching from 2023 (352.1 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks - For teaching from 2023 (672.5 KB) Last updated: 15 Aug 2022 2:35pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks - For teaching from 2023 (635.7 KB)

  Examination Materials

  •  2022 ECO Examination Front Cover (285.0 KB) Last updated: 26 Aug 2022 7:13am
  •  2021 Acknowledgement variations for ATAR course exams (599.8 KB) Last updated: 27 Apr 2022 9:12am
  •  2021 Examination (722.2 KB) Last updated: 10 Feb 2022 1:56pm
  •  2021 Summary examination report for candidates (117.5 KB) Last updated: 06 Apr 2022 7:00am
  •  2021 Marking key (322.9 KB) Last updated: 10 Feb 2022 1:56pm
  •  Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
• General

  Economics explores the choices which all people, groups and societies face as they confront the ongoing problem of satisfying their unlimited wants with limited resources. The Economics General course aims to develop students’ understanding of the process of economic decision making in relation to the allocation, utilisation and distribution of scarce resources. A key focus is on wealth and wellbeing. The study of Economics provides a framework for examining economic events and issues at the individual, business and societal level.

  Syllabus

  •  General Syllabus Year 11 (305.5 KB) Last updated: 18 Apr 2018 2:41pm
  •  General Syllabus Year 11 (158.4 KB)
  •  General Syllabus Year 12 (313.1 KB) Last updated: 18 Apr 2018 2:42pm
  •  General Syllabus Year 12 (157.8 KB)

  Grading

  • Available work samples are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at Extranet login.

  • Year 11 and 12 Grading

  • Year 11 Syllabus Grade descriptions

  • Year 12 Syllabus Grade descriptions

  Support Materials

  •  General Year 12 sample course outline (370.9 KB)
  •  General Year 12 sample course outline (273.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:11pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment outline (355.8 KB)
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment outline (243.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:46pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (647.4 KB)
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (416.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:48pm
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment outline (352.4 KB)
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment outline (239.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:31pm
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (1.0 MB)
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (383.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 2:54pm
  •  General Year 11 sample course outline (359.5 KB)
  •  General Year 11 sample course outline (261.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:19pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2023

  •  2023 General EST Unit 3 Content (202.9 KB) Last updated: 21 Sep 2022 3:40pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2022

  •  2022 General EST Unit 3 Content (314.3 KB) Last updated: 23 Sep 2021 8:43am

  Externally Set Task Materials 2021

  •  2021 ECO General EST Unit 3 Content (294.9 KB) Last updated: 24 Sep 2020 1:23pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2020

  •  2020 General EST Unit 3 Content (280.8 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:45pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2019

  •  2019 General EST Unit 3 content (155.5 KB) Last updated: 20 Sep 2018 9:50am

  • 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 2018

  •  2018 General EST Unit 3 content (139.2 KB) Last updated: 22 Sep 2017 12:15pm

  • 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

  •  2017 General EST Unit 3 content (163.1 KB)
  •  2017 General EST Unit 3 content (151.8 KB) Last updated: 26 Sep 2018 9:51am

  • 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

  •  General sample EST (308.1 KB)
  •  General sample EST (187.6 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:33am
  •  General sample EST marking key (318.6 KB)
  •  General sample EST marking key (182.5 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:33am

  • 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.