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• ATAR

  The Politics and Law ATAR course provides a study of the processes of decision making concerning society’s collective future. It aims to develop the knowledge of the principles, structures, institutions and processes of political and legal systems primarily in Australia. It brings together the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government to demonstrate how society is governed and how each branch of government is held to account. It examines the democratic principles practised in Australia and makes comparisons with other political and legal systems.

  Years 11 and 12 Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions
  Also available in  Word Format

  Syllabus

  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (449.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:35pm
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 (277.3 KB)
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (732.7 KB) Last updated: 07 Feb 2018 1:36pm
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 (157.5 KB)

  Grading

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

  • Grade descriptions in Year 11 syllabus

  • Grade descriptions in Year 12 syllabus

  Support Materials

  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (252.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:43pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (351.9 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (392.3 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (380.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:35pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (364.8 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (294.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:04pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (355.1 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (248.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:16pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (384.9 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (351.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:36pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (355.9 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (253.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:44pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 and 12 Resource List (215.1 KB)
  •  ATAR Year 11 and 12 Resource List (89.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:02pm

  Examination Materials

  •  2019 Examination (399.3 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2020 9:11am
  •  2019 Marking key (396.6 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2020 9:11am
  •  2019 Acknowledgement variation (336.3 KB) Last updated: 13 May 2020 12:39pm
  •  2019 Summary examination report for candidates (76.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Mar 2020 9:29am
  •  Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
• General

  The Politics and Law General course provides an examination of the processes of decision making concerning society’s collective future. It aims to develop an understanding of the principles, structures, institutions and processes of Australia’s political and legal system and the complexities of government, making comparisons with alternative political and legal systems.

  Syllabus

  •  General Syllabus Year 11 (263.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:13pm
  •  General Syllabus Year 11 (275.8 KB)
  •  General Syllabus Year 12 (295.8 KB) Last updated: 10 May 2018 11:20am
  •  General Syllabus Year 12 (150.8 KB)

  Grading

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

  • Grade descriptions in Year 11 syllabus

  • Grade descriptions in Year 12 syllabus

  Support Materials

  •  General Year 12 sample assessment outline (238.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:49pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment outline (352.1 KB)
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (414.5 KB)
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (414.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:03pm
  •  General Year 12 sample course outline (360.2 KB)
  •  General Year 12 sample course outline (265.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:24pm
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment outline (350.7 KB)
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment outline (259.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:37pm
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (392.8 KB)
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (333.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:41pm
  •  General Year 11 sample course outline (353.3 KB)
  •  General Year 11 sample course outline (263.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Jun 2016 3:24pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2020

  •  2020 General EST Unit 3 Content (276.3 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2019 3:46pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2019

  •  2019 General EST Unit 3 content (149.1 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 (133.5 KB) Last updated: 22 Sep 2017 1:41pm

  • 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 (158.9 KB)
  •  2017 General EST Unit 3 content (170.4 KB) Last updated: 25 Sep 2018 2:52pm

  • 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 (303.4 KB)
  •  General sample EST (186.4 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:34am
  •  General sample EST marking key (317.5 KB)
  •  General sample EST marking key (187.0 KB) Last updated: 22 Feb 2019 10:34am