Politics and Law
Politics and Law learning area contacts:
- Annette Moon : +61 8 9273 6789 | Annette.Moon@scsa.wa.edu.au
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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.
SyllabusGrading- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (342.2 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 11:03am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (288.0 KB)
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (547.3 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 11:02am
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (401.3 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 summary of minor syllabus changes for 2024 (180.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:35pm
- ATAR Year 12 summary of minor syllabus changes for 2024 (24.4 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- 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 (455.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:23pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (347.9 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (595.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:23pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (391.6 KB)
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (1.0 MB) Last updated: 15 Mar 2024 11:05am
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (367.7 KB)
- Minor syllabus changes have been made to Year 11 ATAR for implementation in 2023. The support materials are currently being updated to reflect these changes.
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (424.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:22pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (355.2 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (537.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:23pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (383.9 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (514.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:23pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (375.7 KB)
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 Resource List (89.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:26pm
- ATAR Year 11 and 12 Resource List (215.1 KB)
- 2024 PAL Examination Front Cover (232.8 KB) Last updated: 23 Aug 2024 9:55am
- 2023 Examination (326.9 KB) Last updated: 01 Mar 2024 10:38am
- 2023 Acknowledgement variations (363.1 KB) Last updated: 18 Jun 2024 10:14am
- 2023 Summary examination report for candidates (171.9 KB) Last updated: 17 May 2024 2:09pm
- 2023 Marking Key (814.1 KB) Last updated: 01 Mar 2024 10:38am
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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
The General Year 11 Politics and Law course will not be available for teaching from 2025.
The General Year 12 Politics and Law course will not be available for teaching from 2026.
The General Years 11 and 12 Humanities and Social Sciences in Action course is available for teaching from 2025 in Year 11 and 2026 in Year 12.
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.SyllabusGrading- General Syllabus Year 11 (263.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:22pm
- General Syllabus Year 11 (275.8 KB)
- General Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (335.6 KB) Last updated: 06 Feb 2024 7:49am
- General Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (282.6 KB)
- General Syllabus Year 12 (295.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:22pm
- General Syllabus Year 12 (150.8 KB)
- General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (343.6 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 11:53am
- General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (157.0 KB)
Support Materials-
Available work samples 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 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 assessment outline (238.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:58pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (352.1 KB)
- General Year 12 sample course outline (265.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:58pm
- General Year 12 sample course outline (360.2 KB)
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (259.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:23pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (350.7 KB)
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (333.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:24pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (392.8 KB)
- General Year 11 sample course outline (263.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:24pm
- General Year 11 sample course outline (353.3 KB)
Externally Set Task Materials 2024- 2025 General EST Unit 3 content (138.9 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 9:58am
Externally Set Task Materials 2023- 2024 General EST Unit 3 content (269.1 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 (172.0 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 (293.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:33pm
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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 PAL General EST Unit 3 Content (290.1 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 (276.3 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 (149.1 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 General EST Unit 3 content (133.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:35pm
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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 (158.9 KB)
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content (170.4 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 (303.4 KB)
- General sample EST (186.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:22pm
- General sample EST marking key (317.5 KB)
- General sample EST marking key (187.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:22pm
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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.