Engineering Studies learning area contacts:

• ATAR

  Syllabus

  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2025  (926.2 KB) Last updated: 11 Dec 2024 9:17am
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2025 (404.4 KB) Last updated: 11 Dec 2024 9:17am
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - Summary of minor syllabus changes for 2025 (282.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Aug 2024 3:17pm
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - Summary of minor syllabus changes for 2025 (28.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Aug 2024 3:17pm
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2025 (1007.8 KB) Last updated: 11 Dec 2024 9:20am
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2025 (391.0 KB) Last updated: 11 Dec 2024 9:21am

  Grading

  • Grade descriptions in Year 11 syllabus

  • Grade descriptions in Year 12 syllabus

  Support 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 11 sample assessment outline – For teaching from 2024 (343.9 KB) Last updated: 14 Feb 2024 9:58am
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline – For teaching from 2024 (356.6 KB) Last updated: 14 Feb 2024 9:58am
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks – For teaching from 2024 (488.5 KB) Last updated: 14 Feb 2024 9:58am
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks – For teaching from 2024 (396.3 KB) Last updated: 14 Feb 2024 9:58am
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline – For teaching from 2024 (468.0 KB) Last updated: 14 Feb 2024 9:58am
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline – For teaching from 2024 (367.7 KB) Last updated: 14 Feb 2024 9:58am
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (Mechanical) - For teaching from 2025 (435.0 KB) Last updated: 09 Dec 2024 2:17pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (Mechanical) - For teaching from 2025 (361.7 KB) Last updated: 09 Dec 2024 2:17pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (Mechanical) - For teaching from 2025 (596.0 KB) Last updated: 06 Sep 2024 7:36am
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (Mechanical) - For teaching from 2025 (374.2 KB) Last updated: 05 Sep 2024 2:34pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (Mechatronics) - For teaching from 2025 (431.0 KB) Last updated: 14 Apr 2025 10:39am
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (Mechatronics) - For teaching from 2025 (363.3 KB) Last updated: 14 Apr 2025 10:39am
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (Mechatronics) - For teaching from 2025 (421.9 KB) Last updated: 14 Apr 2025 10:39am
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (Mechatronics) - For teaching from 2025 (365.2 KB) Last updated: 14 Apr 2025 10:39am

  Examination Materials

  •  2024 Summary examination report for candidates (82.3 KB) Last updated: 11 Apr 2025 12:42pm
  •  2024 Examination (1.5 MB) Last updated: 11 Mar 2025 3:08pm
  •  2024 Marking Key (2.3 MB) Last updated: 11 Mar 2025 3:08pm
  •  Sample Examination - For teaching from 2025  (3.1 MB) Last updated: 17 Dec 2024 10:09am
  •  Sample Marking Key - For teaching from 2025  (3.3 MB) Last updated: 17 Dec 2024 10:09am
  •  2025 Data Book (1.4 MB) Last updated: 06 Mar 2025 11:50am
  •  2024 Data Book  (1023.7 KB) Last updated: 10 Jan 2024 3:28pm
  •  Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations
• General

  Syllabus

  •  General Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (472.1 KB) Last updated: 02 Feb 2024 12:49pm
  •  General Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (345.9 KB) Last updated: 02 Feb 2024 12:49pm
  •  General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (533.2 KB) Last updated: 02 Feb 2024 12:49pm
  •  General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (419.2 KB) Last updated: 02 Feb 2024 12:49pm

  Grading

  • Grade descriptions in Year 11 syllabus

  • Grade descriptions in Year 12 syllabus

  Support 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
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment outline (471.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:42pm
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment outline (354.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:42pm
  •  General Year 11 sample course outline (499.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:42pm
  •  General Year 11 sample course outline (355.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:42pm
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (295.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:42pm
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (372.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:42pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment outline (257.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment outline (359.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (383.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (405.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm
  •  General Year 12 sample course outline (280.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm
  •  General Year 12 sample course outline (370.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:49pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2025

  •  2025 General EST Unit 3 content (196.6 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 9:58am

  Externally Set Task Materials 2024

  •  2024 General EST Unit 3 content  (343.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:37pm

  • 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 2023

  •  2023 General EST Unit 3 Content (245.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:10pm

  • 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

  •  2022 General EST Unit 3 Content (345.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:32pm

  • 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

  •  2021 EST General EST Unit 3 content (336.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:22pm

  • 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

  •  2020 General EST Unit 3 Content (337.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:10pm

  • 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

  •  2019 General EST Unit 3 content (197.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:50pm

  • 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

  •  2018 General EST Unit 3 content (164.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:34pm

  • 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

  •  2017 General EST Unit 3 content (159.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
  •  2017 General EST Unit 3 content (179.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm

  • 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

  •   General sample EST marking key (319.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:42pm
  •   General sample EST marking key  (182.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:42pm
  •   General sample EST (306.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:42pm
  •   General sample EST  (195.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:42pm

  • 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.

Syllabus Review

The Authority is reviewing the ATAR syllabuses. For further information, please contact:

John Newman
Manager, Curriculum and Assessment

John.Newman@scsa.wa.edu.au