Curriculum to Year 10 in South Australia
The Australian Curriculum is taught in schools in South Australia from Reception to Year 10. The curriculum learning areas are:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- The Arts
- Technologies
- Health and Physical Education
- Languages.
Elective for Year 9 and Year 10 students:
- Work Studies.
For more information, visit Curriculum for Reception to Year 10 (sa.gov.au).
Senior secondary subjects and courses in SA
Years 10 to 12 students in South Australia study towards the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).
There are two stages of the SACE:
- Stage 1, which usually begins in Year 10 with the Personal Learning Plan, and continues through Year 11.
- Stage 2, which is usually undertaken in Year 12.
Each subject or course that is successfully completed earns ‘credits’ towards the SACE. Students receive a final grade from A to E for each Stage 1 subject and A+ to E– for Stage 2 subjects.
To qualify for the SACE students must:
- complete a minimum of 200 credits
- achieve a C grade or better in the Stage 1 compulsory requirements
- achieve a C– grade or better in the Stage 2 compulsory requirements.
The compulsory requirements are:
- Personal Learning Plan — 10 credits at Stage 1
- literacy — at least 20 credits from a range of English subjects (Stage 1 or Stage 2)
- numeracy — at least 10 credits from a range of mathematics subjects (Stage 1 or Stage 2)
- Research Project — 10 credits at Stage 2
- other Stage 2 subjects — at least 60 credits from a range of Stage 2 subjects.
The remaining 90 credits can be gained through additional Stage 1 or Stage 2 subjects or Board-recognised courses of a student’s choice (such as vocational education and training or community learning).
More information
Vocational learning and VET in the SACE
The SACE enables students to include a significant amount of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in their SACE studies. Students can gain recognition for up to 150 SACE credits at Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 for successfully completed VET, including school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. These recognition arrangements help students to build coherent pathways in the SACE and enable students options to focus their SACE on particular VET industry areas of interest.
For more information, visit VET page on the SACE website.
