Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Accounting – Mr Nicholls & Ms Morelli

Task Weighting Due Date*

Environment of Accounting (Part 1) test 2.5% Friday Week 5 Term 1

Environment of Accounting (Part 2) test 2.5% Friday Week 6 Term 1

Balance Day Adjustments test 7.5% Friday Week 11 Term

1

Control of Cash test 7.5% Friday Week 3 Term 2

Cash Flow Statements test 7.5%

Friday Week 6 Term

2

Technical Concepts of Accounting test 7.5% Friday Week 10 Term

2

Stock Systems test 7.5%

Friday Week 3 Term

3

Subsidiary Ledgers test 7.5%

Friday Week 6 Term 3 to be followed by trial

exam in week 7 with

no weighting

Ratio Report Test 20% Wednesday Week 1

Term 4

External Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Biology- Mr Dell’Oro & Dr Mills

Task Weighting Due Date*

Investigations Folio: Enzyme Practical 10% Week 5 Term 1

Skills & Applications Task: Macromolecules Test 6% Week 7 Term 1

Investigations Folio: Osmosis Practical 10% Week 4 Term 2

Skills & Applications Task: Cells Test 6% Week 5 Term 2

Investigations Folio: Issues Investigation 10% Week 9 Term 2

Investigations Folio: Photosynthesis Practical 10% Week 3 Term 3

Skills & Applications Task: Organisms Test 6% Week 4 Term 3

Skills & Applications Task: Ecosystems Presentation 6% Week 5 Term 3

Skills & Applications Task: Ecosystems Test 6% Week 9 Term 3

External Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Chemistry – Mr McCann

Task Weighting Due Date*

Test Topic 1 6% Week 7 Term 1

Practical Volumetric Analysis 10% Week 9 Term 1

Test 2 Topic 2 6% Week 10 Term 1

Practical 2 Design Practical 10% Week 3 Term 2

Test 3 Topic 3 6% Week 6 Term 2

Social Relevance Task 10 % Week 1 Term 3

Test 4 Topic 4 6% Week 6 Term 3

Practical 3 Organic Preparation 10% Week 6 Term 3

Test 5 Topic 5 6% Week 10 Term 3

External Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Chinese Background Speakers – Ms White

Task Weighting Due Date*

Folio 50%

Interaction 1 10% Week 4 Term 1

Text production 1 10% Week 8 Term 1

Text analysis 10% Week 4 Term 2

Interaction 2 10% Week 8 Term 2

Text production 2 10% Week 3 Term 3

In-depth study 20%

Oral presentation in Chinese 5% Week 5 Term 3

Written response in Chinese 10% Week 6 Term 3

Reflective response in English 5% Week 8 Term 3

External Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Communication Products 2 (CAD) – Mr Raimondo

Task Weighting Due Date*

AT1: Materials Application: CAD modelling methods & testing

20%

Friday Week 6 Term 1

AT1: Skills & Applications task 1: CAD modelling

from physical product Friday Week 8 Term 1

AT1: Skills & Applications task 2: Technical drawing

to AS1100 from Task 1 files

Friday Week 11 Term

1

AT3: Design Folio for major/minor products 50% Friday Week 1 Term 4

AT2: Major design/CAD modelling/presentation

product (negotiated)

30% Friday Week 2 Term 4

AT2: Minor product (negotiated)

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Economics – Ms Morelli

Task Weighting Due Date*

Microeconomics Test – Economic Problem, Markets 10% Week 4 Term 1

Macroeconomics : Test 1

5%

Week 6 Term 1

Macroeconomics: Test 2 5% Week 8 Term 1

Macroeconomics: Test 3 5% Week 11 Term 1

Media Analysis: Economic Policy (Folio) 10% Week 3 Term 2

Stimulus Response Test – Market Forms 5% Week 5 Term 2

Essay: Globalisation 10% Week 8 Term 2

Structured Investigation: Poverty Part A 10% Week 4 Term 3

Oral Presentation: Poverty Part B 10% Week 9 Term 3

External Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a minimum of 1

week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

English as a Second Language Studies – Ms James

Task Weighting Due Date*

Issue Analysis: Trouble on the Roads:

Report: 500 words Week 4

Discussion: 6 minutes Week 7

20% Term 1 Week 7

Text Production: Essay: 800 words Week 5

Letter: 400 words: date to be determined according

to event

20% Term 2 Week 5

Investigation: Report: 1000 words final draft Term 3 Week 1

Tutorial: 10 minutes Presentation Term 3 Week 10

30% Term 3 Week 4

External Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

English Communications- Mrs Psaromatis

Task Weighting Due Date*

Text Production Expository Article or Letter

6.7% Term 1

Friday Week 5

Text Analysis Drama Response- Oral

6.7% Term 1

Friday Week 8

Text Production Narrative

6.7% Term 1

Friday Week 10

Text Analysis Novel- Manhood

6.7% Term 2

Friday Week 2

Text Analysis Film Essay

6.6% Term 2

Friday Week 5

Text Production Recount (90 minutes Timed Conditions)

6.6% Term 2

Friday Week 7

Part 1 of Folio (externally assessed)

Response to Advertising 15%

Term 3 Friday Week 1

Part 2 of Folio (externally assessed) Text Production + Writer’s Statement

15% Term 3

Friday Week 4

Communication Study Movie Trailer Comparison

15% Term 3

Friday Week 7

Communication Study Application + Oral

15% Term 3

Friday Week 10

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

English Communications- Mrs Marshall & Mr Bailey

Task Weighting Due Date*

Part 1 of Folio (externally assessed)

Response to Advertising 15%

Term 1 Friday Week 5

Text Production Narrative

6.7% Term 1

Friday Week 6

Text Analysis Drama Response- Letter

6.7% Term 1

Friday Week 9

Text Production Expository Article

6.7% Term 1

Friday Week 11

Text Analysis Novel- Manhood

6.7% Term 2

Friday Week 4

Text Production Recount (90 minutes Timed Conditions)

6.6% Term 2

Friday Week 7

Part 2 of Folio (externally assessed) Text Production + Writer’s Statement

15% Term 3

Friday Week 2

Text Analysis Film task

6.6% Term 3

Friday Week 5

Communication Study Movie Trailer Comparison

15% Term 2

Friday Week 10

Communication Study Application + Oral

15% Term 4

Friday Week 1

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

English Communications- Mr Iadanza

Task Weighting Due Date*

Text Production Expository Article or Letter

6.7% Term 1

Friday Week 5

Text Analysis Drama Response- Oral

6.7% Term 1

Friday Week 8

Part 1 of Folio (externally assessed)

Response to Advertising 15%

Term 1 Friday Week 11

Text Production Narrative

6.7% Term 2

Friday Week 1

Text Analysis Novel- Grinders

6.7% Term 2

Friday Week 4

Communication Study Movie Trailer Comparison

15% Term 2

Froday Week 7

Part 2 of Folio (externally assessed) Text Production + Writer’s Statement

15% Term 2

Friday Week 9

Text Analysis Film Essay

6.6% Term 3

Friday Week 4

Text Production Recount (90 minutes Timed Conditions)

6.6% Term 3

Friday Week 7

Communication Study Application + Oral

15% Term 3

Friday Week 10

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

English Studies – Mr Iadanza

Task Weighting Due Date*

Text Production Narrative

5% Term 1

Friday Week 2

Text Analysis The Reader Critical Essay

6% Term 1

Monday Week 7

Text Analysis A Doll’s House Commentary

6% Term 1

Friday Week 10

Text Analysis The Piano (film) & The House of Bernada Alba (drama)

6% Term 2

Friday Week 2

Text Production Poet Oral

5% Term 2

Friday Week 7

Text Production Multimodal Oral- Original Poem

5% Term 3

Monday Week 1

Text Analysis Various Poets- Theme of Loss

6% Term 3

Friday Week 4

Text Analysis Critical Reading (Timed)

6% Term 3

Wednesday Week 6

Text Production Persuasive Letter

5% Term 3

Friday Week 9

Independent Study + Journal 20% Term 3

Friday Week 10

End of Year Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Geography – Mr Rylatt

Task Weighting Due Date*

Sustainable Coastal Reserve Plan - Portfolio 5% Week 4 T1

Coastal Fieldwork Presentation - Portfolio 5% Week 10 T1

Data Interpretation and Decision Making Exercise -

Portfolio 5% Week 4 T2

Individual Inquiry - Inquiry 20% Week 1 T3

Core Topic Test - Portfolio 5% Week 5 T3

Urbanisation Inquiry - Portfolio 5% Week 8 T3

Individual Fieldwork Report 25% Week 10 T3

External Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Mathematical Applications – Mr Hirschausen & Mr Smith

Task Weighting Due Date*

Statistics test 1 7.5% Term 1 week 4

Statistics test 2 7.5% Term 1 week 7

Statistics Folio 20% Term 1 week 8

Matrices Test 1

7.5%

Term 2 week 2

Matrices Test 2 7.5% Term 2 week 5

Matrices Folio 20% Term 2 Week 6

External Examinations 30%

(combined)

Thurs 12th June &

From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Mathematical Methods – Mr Colaiacovo

Task Weighting* Due Date**

Test 1 – Algebraic Modelling n/a Week 4 Term 1

Test 2 – Algebraic Modelling n/a Week 6 – Term 1

Folio 1 – Modelling n/a Week 8 – Term 1

Test 3 – Linear Programming n/a Week 9 – Term 1

Test 4 – Matrices n/a Week 1 – Term 2

Test 5 – Normal Distribution n/a Week 5 – Term 2

Test 6 –Binomial Distribution n/a Week 9 – Term 2

Test 7 – Calculus n/a Week 4 – Term 3

Test 8 – Applications of Calculus n/a Week 6 – Term 3

Folio 2 – Calculus n/a Week 10 – Term 3

External Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note: Tests will form 45% of your final grade, whilst the folio tasks will form 25%.

**Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a minimum of 1

week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Mathematical Studies – Mr McFarlane & Mr Urban

Task Weighting Due Date*

Introductory Calculus Test 6% Week 4 Term 1

Differentiation Test 6% Week 8 Term 1

Applications of Differentiation Test 6% Week 11 Term 1

Folio Task 1 (Calculus-based report) 11% Week 1 Term 2

Linear Equations Test 6% Week 3 Term 2

Matrices Test 6% Week 6 Term 2

Exponential & Log Functions Test 6% Week 9 Term 2

Integration Test 6% Week 4 Term 3

Statistics Test 6% Week 9 Term 3

Folio Task 2 (Statistics Report) 11% Week 8 Term 3

External Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a minimum of 1

week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Metalwork – Mr Cross

Task Weighting Due Date*

Skills and Application CAD Machining Materials Application

7% 7% 6%

T1 W10 T2 W4 T2 W9

Design Task and Folio 30% T3 W10

Product Major Minor

40% 10%

T3 W10

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Modern History - Mr McKinnon

Task Weighting Due Date*

Written Account (folio): Pre Revolutionary China

7%

Week 4 Term 1

Sources Analysis (folio): Pre Revolutionary China

7%

Week 7 Term 1

Essay (folio): Post Revolution China

7%

Week 2 Term 2

Speech (folio): Impact of Great Depression

7%

Week 5 Term 2

Essay (folio) : Hitler’s Rise to Power 7%

Week 8 Term 2

Source Analysis (folio): Nature of Hitler’s Regime

7%

Week 1 Term 3

Presentation (folio): Nature of the Second World War

7%

Week 6 Term 3

Individual Research Essay 20%

Week 8 Term 3

External Examination 30%

From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Music Ensemble Performance – Mr Klose

Task Weighting Due Date*

Concert Performance 1

(Concert Band: Concert Band Showcase)

(Big Band 1: Generations In Jazz)

30% Friday Week 10 Term 1

Saturday Week 2 Term 2

Concert Performance 2 9ABODA)

40%

Thursday/Friday Week 5

Term 3

Concert Performance 3:

Part Testing for Concert Performance 3 Repertoire

30%

Friday Week 9, Term 3

Part testing date TBC by

SACE Board (will occur sometime

between Week 9 Term 3 And Week 3 Term 4)

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Music Individual Study – Mr Klose

Task Weighting Due Date*

Product 40% Friday Week 7 Term 3

Folio 30% Friday Week 8 Term 3

Final Report 30% Friday Week 9 Term 3

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Music Solo Performance – Mr Klose

Task Weighting Due Date*

Solo Performance Concert 1 30% Wed Week 8 Term 2

Solo Performance Concert 2 (Term 3)

40%

Wed Week 8 Term 3

Solo Performance Concert 3: Final External

30%

TBC by SACE Board

(will occur sometime between Week 9 Term

3 and Week 3 Term 4)

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Music Technology – Mr Klose

Task Weighting Due Date*

Minor Projects Folio A (Minors 1, 2 & 3 plus commentary)

30% Week 9 Term 2

Minor Projects Folio B

(Minors 3 & 4 plus commentary) 40% Week 5 Term 3

Major Project (plus commentary) 30% Week 9 Term 3

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Outdoor Education – Mr Noble

Task Weighting Due Date*

Dunes to Dolphins

Folio - Investigation 5% Friday Week 1 Term 2

Do you even lift?

Folio - Report

5% Friday Week 5 Term 1

Not all fun and games

Folio – Case Study 5% Friday Week 6 Term 2

Follow the leader

Folio - Oral 5% Friday Week 7 Term 1

In Flinders footsteps

Group Practical

10%

Part A: Planning folio

Friday Week 10 Term 1

Part B: Expedition

Tues – Fri Week 11 Term 1

Part C: Reflection

Term 2 Holidays*

Hounding Heysen

Group Practical

20%

Part A: Planning folio

Friday Week 1 Term 2

Part B: Expedition

Tues – Fri Week 2 Term 2

Part C: Reflection

Friday Week 3 Term 2

Off the hook

Individual Practical

20%

Part A: Planning folio

Friday Week 10 Term 3

Part B: Expedition

Term 3 Holidays*

Part C: Reflection

Friday Week 1 Term 4

Investigation

(External Assessment Component) 30% Friday Week 7 Term 3

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Physical Education - Mr MacGregor & Mr de Lacy

Task Weighting Due Date*

Practical A: Badminton

50%

Term 2 Week 3

Practical B: Kayaking Term 1 Week 4

Practical C: Gaelic Football Term 3 Week 6

Folio Task 1: Integrated Paper Topic 1 - KC1, 2 & 3

to Gaelic Football

20%

Term 1 Week 11

Folio Task 2: Issues Analysis

Term 2 Week 6

Folio Task 3: Integrated Paper

Topic 2 - KC 1, 2, 3 & 4 to Badminton

Term 3 Week 9

External Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Physics – Dr Mills & Mr Russo

Task Weighting Due Date*

Section1A test - SAT Section 1B test - SAT

3.5% 4%

T1 W5 T1 W9

Projectile Practical - Folio 10% T1 W7

Section 2 test - SAT 7.5% T2 W6

Issues investigation: A B

C - Folio

10%

T2 W2

T2 W5

T2 W8

Force Practical - Folio

10%

T2 W4

Section 3 test - SAT

7.5%

T3 W5

Section 4 test - SAT

7.5%

T4 W1

Design practical part A: Part B: - Folio

10% T3 W2 T3 W6

External Examination

30%

From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Semester One

Stage 2 SACE

Research Project – Mr McGuire, Mr Watson, Mr Nichols & Mrs

Roylett

Task Weighting Due Date*

Folio 30% Week 2 Term 2

Outcome 40% Week 5 Term 2

Evaluation (external component) 30% Week 7 Term 2

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Specialist Mathematics – Mr Urban

Task Weighting Due Date*

Trigonometric Preliminaries Test 6% Week 3 Term 1

Polynomials with complex numbers Test 6% Week 7 Term1

Folio Task 1 (Quadratic Iterations) 11% Week 1 Term 2

Complex Numbers Test 6% Week 2 Term 2

Vectors & Geometry Test A 6% Week 5 Term 2

Vectors & Geometry Test B 6% Week 8 Term 2

Parametric Equations & Applications of Calculus Test 6% Week 2 Term 3

Mainly Trigonometric Calculus Test 6% Week 5 Term 3

Differential Equations Test 6% Week 9 Term 3

Folio Task 2 (Differential equations) 11% Week 9 Term 3

External Examination 30% From Week 3 T4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a minimum of 1

week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Visual Art- Art – Ms Di Palma

Task Weighting Due Date*

Visual Study- 20x A3 pages, 2000 words- Internal Assessment Draft DUE

Friday Week 9

Term 1

Visual Study- 20x A3pages, 2000 words- Internal Assessment Final DUE

Folio- 20 x A3 pages

Practical- 1

30%

20%

15%

Tuesday Week 8

Term 2

Folio- 20 x A3 pages

Practical- 2 ( Practitioners Statements for Practical

1 & 2: 500 words each, drafts due in Term 3 holidays)

20%

15%

Tuesday Week 9

Term 3

Exhibition- Final Practitioners Statement/s Finalize all practical & folio work for display and submission

Tuesday Week 1

Term 4

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Visual Arts Design – Mr Parker

Task Weighting Due Date*

Folio 40%

Formative feedback

weekly but officially

due week 1 Term 4

Practical 30%

Formative feedback weekly but officially

1st week of Term 3

Holidays

Visual Study 30% Formative feedback weekly but officially

due week 6 Term 3

Design has long dated tasks which require students

to carefully plan and structure their weeks to ensure they do not become overwhelmed later in the year.

Mr Parker will provide students and parents with regular feedback and guidance to respond to long

dated tasks. Students will have one on one

opportunities in class to discuss their progress each week and feedback will be given.

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.

Assessment Outline 2014 – Full Year

Stage 2 SACE

Workplace Practices – Mrs Noble

Task Weighting Due Date*

Whose job is it anyway? 10% Wednesday Week 7

Term 1

Unions: friend or foe? 10% Wednesday Week 2

Term 2

The next step! 5% Wednesday Week 1

Term 4

Work placement (x2) 25%

Wednesday Week 2

Term 2

Wednesday Week 3

Term 3

Workplace reflection (x2) 20%

Wednesday Week 4 Term 2

Wednesday Week 5

Term 3

External assessment: Practical or Issues report

The investigation may be either a practical investigation or an issues investigation.

2000 words or 12 min presentation

30% Wednesday Week 8

Term 3

*Please note that dates given here are a guide only and are subject to change with a

minimum of 1 week’s prior warning.