Religion and Life
Religion and Life learning area contacts:
- David Byrne: +61 8 9273 6711 | David.Byrne@scsa.wa.edu.au
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ATAR
The Religion and Life ATAR course provides students with opportunities to explore how and why individuals and communities relate to and understand religion. Students use a range of inquiry skills to explore at least one religious worldview and to investigate characteristics of religion, their origins, foundations, cultural influences and development over time. They also use these skills to analyse the role religion plays in society and to consider the challenges and opportunities religions face in the future.
SyllabusGrading Support Materials- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (328.3 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 2:27pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (285.3 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 2:28pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (367.9 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 2:28pm
- ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (311.1 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 2:28pm
Examination Materials- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 12 May 2025 4:11pm
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2025 7:24am
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (441.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:23pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (349.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:23pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (479.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:23pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (370.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:23pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (460.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:23pm
- ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (357.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:23pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (431.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (349.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (495.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (373.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (449.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (358.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- 2024 Summary examination report for candidates (117.3 KB) Last updated: 11 Apr 2025 12:42pm
- 2024 Examination (328.3 KB) Last updated: 11 Mar 2025 4:09pm
- 2024 Marking Key (386.5 KB) Last updated: 11 Mar 2025 4:09pm
- 2024 Source Booklet (577.9 KB) Last updated: 11 Mar 2025 4:10pm
- Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
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General
The Religion and Life General course provides students with opportunities to learn about religion and to explore the relationship between religion, society and individuals. Using a range of inquiry skills students develop an understanding of ways in which people discover, understand and express their religious beliefs. They also use these skills to explore one or more religions in detail, to analyse the role religion plays in human affairs and to explore issues of concern to religion.
SyllabusGrading Support Materials- General Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (324.9 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 2:36pm
- General Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (284.2 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 2:36pm
- General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (334.6 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 2:36pm
- General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (159.6 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 2:36pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2025- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 12 May 2025 4:11pm
- Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2025 7:24am
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (444.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:58pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment outline (350.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:58pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (469.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:58pm
- General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (361.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:58pm
- General Year 12 sample course outline (457.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:58pm
- General Year 12 sample course outline (354.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:58pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (428.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment outline (350.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (503.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (371.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- General Year 11 sample course outline (465.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- General Year 11 sample course outline (357.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2024- 2025 General EST Unit 3 content (171.9 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 9:58am
Externally Set Task Materials 2023- 2024 General EST Unit 3 content (307.2 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 (191.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:11pm
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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 (288.8 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 REL General EST Unit 3 Content (297.9 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 (267.5 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 (141.2 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 (134.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:33pm
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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 2016- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content (163.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
- 2017 General EST Unit 3 content (142.5 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 (306.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:24pm
- General sample EST (192.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:24pm
- General sample EST marking key (318.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:25pm
- General sample EST marking key (183.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:25pm
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Foundation
The Religion and Life Foundation course focuses on the development of literacy and numeracy skills within a religion and life context. This course is for students who have not demonstrated the literacy standard in the OLNA. The course enables students to engage with information, ideas and issues associated with religion in the lives of individuals and society, and to communicate their understanding.
SyllabusSupport Materials- Foundation Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (563.5 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 1:22pm
- Foundation Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (341.0 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 1:22pm
- Foundation Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2025 (543.9 KB) Last updated: 15 Oct 2024 7:44am
- Foundation Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2025 (396.7 KB) Last updated: 15 Oct 2024 7:45am
Externally Set Task Materials 2025- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (393.6 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 1:30pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (364.2 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 1:29pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (459.8 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 1:31pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (377.1 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 1:30pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (917.8 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 1:43pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (796.8 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 1:42pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample sequence of learning explanation (826.5 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 3:10pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample sequence of learning explanation (592.7 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 3:10pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample sequence of learning investigation (707.4 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 1:42pm
- Foundation Year 11 sample sequence of learning investigation (612.6 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 1:42pm
Externally Set Task Materials 2024- 2025 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (168.1 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 1:23pm
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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.
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Preliminary
The Religion and Life Preliminary course provides students with opportunities to learn about one or more religions. Students learn to use information about religion and follow suitable steps that assist with, and help them to engage with, their own learning. Students also develop skills that help them to learn about religion and the role it plays in the lives of people and in society.
SyllabusSupport Materials- Preliminary syllabus (236.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:25pm
- Preliminary syllabus (309.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:25pm
- Preliminary Syllabus Year 11 and Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (335.2 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 2:47pm
- Preliminary Syllabus Year 11 and Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (156.1 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2024 2:47pm
- Preliminary sample assessment outline Unit 1 and 2 (368.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- Preliminary sample assessment outline Unit 1 and 2 (280.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- Preliminary sample assessment tasks Unit 1 and 2 (357.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- Preliminary sample assessment tasks Unit 1 and 2 (255.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- Preliminary sample course outline Unit 1 and 2 (360.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- Preliminary sample course outline Unit 1 and 2 (263.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- Preliminary sample assessment outline Unit 3 and 4 (366.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- Preliminary sample assessment outline Unit 3 and 4 (285.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- Preliminary sample assessment tasks Unit 3 and 4 (357.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- Preliminary sample assessment tasks Unit 3 and 4 (253.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- Preliminary sample course outline Unit 3 and 4 (360.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm
- Preliminary sample course outline Unit 3 and 4 (258.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:26pm