Dance ATAR Syllabus Review Survey

Contact
Max Leech (08) 9273 6740
max.leech@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) invites Dance teachers and other stakeholders to provide feedback to inform the ongoing review process for the Dance ATAR Years 11 and 12 syllabuses.

Along with information provided by the Dance Curriculum Advisory Committee, feedback received will be considered by the Authority as a part of its syllabus review process.

The survey is available on the Authority website at:
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7716969/2024-Dance-ATAR-Years-11-and-12-syllabus-review-survey

The survey will close on Thursday, 14 March 2024.

Design General Syllabus Review Survey

Contact
Claire Hodge (08) 9273 6342
Claire.Hodge@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) invites Design teachers and other stakeholders to provide feedback to inform the ongoing review process of the Design General Years 11 and 12 syllabuses.

Along with information provided by the Design Curriculum Advisory Committee, feedback received will be considered by the Authority as a part of its syllabus review process.

The survey is available on the Authority website at:
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7733940/Design-General-Years-11-and-12-Syllabus-Review-Feedback

The survey will close on Friday, 22 March 2024.

Drama General Syllabus Review Survey

Contact
Max Leech (08) 9273 6740
max.leech@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) invites Drama teachers and other stakeholders to provide feedback to inform the ongoing review process for the Drama General Years 11 and 12 syllabuses.

Along with information provided by the Drama Curriculum Advisory Committee, feedback received will be considered by the Authority as a part of its syllabus review process.

The survey is available on the Authority website at:
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7725355/2024-Drama-General-Years-11-and-12-syllabus-review-survey

The survey will close on Thursday, 14 March 2024.

Media Production and Analysis General Syllabus Review Survey

Contact
Gemma Wright (08) 9273 6783
Gemma.Wright@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) invites Media Production and Analysis teachers and other stakeholders to provide feedback to inform the ongoing review process for the Media Production and Analysis General Years 11 and 12 syllabuses.

Along with information provided by the Media Production and Analysis Curriculum Advisory Committee, feedback received will be considered by the Authority as a part of its syllabus review process.

The survey is available on the Authority website at:
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7730003/2024-MEDIA-PRODUCTION-AND-ANALYSIS-General-Years-11-and-12-Syllabus-Review-Feedback

The survey will close on Friday, 22 March 2024.

Music General Syllabus Review Consultation Forum

Contact
Nick Fielding (08) 9273 6756
nick.fielding@scsa.wa.edu.au

Teachers are reminded to register for the Music General Syllabus Review Consultation Forum.

Date: Monday, 18 March 2024
Time: 8.30 am–3.30 pm
Venue: The Hub – Bentley Technology Park, 2 Brodie-Hall Drive, Bentley 6102

The forum will focus on analysis of the feedback received via the 2023 survey on the Music General course. There will be an opportunity to explore options for the future draft Music General syllabus and provide direction for the future draft Music General syllabus through an additional survey to be completed during the event. Participants are required to bring an electronic device for completing online feedback. A copy of the current syllabus (available on the Music course page) is not required but may be useful.

Tea, coffee and water are provided throughout the event. The onsite cafe is available to purchase morning tea and lunch or participants may supply their own food.

There is no cost to attend this event, but schools will be responsible for any costs relating to teacher relief.

Register by Thursday, 14 March 2024 at:
https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/events/general-music-syllabus-review-consultation-forum.

Year 12 ATAR Physical Education Studies school-based assessment validation

Contact
Dino Manalis (08) 9273 6356
dino.manalis@scsa.wa.edu.au

Following a trial of the process in 2021 and pilots in 2022 and 2023, revisions have been made to the school-based assessment validation process to strengthen the reliability of the proposed assessment to support student achievement in the practical component of Physical Education Studies.

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) will conduct a survey of all schools delivering Year 12 ATAR Physical Education Studies. Information from the survey will be provided to the Board of the Authority before a final decision is made as to the implementation of the proposed process.

A series of online information sessions will be provided by the Authority prior to the survey to inform all teachers of the refinements to the process. Dates and times of the information sessions will be provided directly to schools delivering Year 12 ATAR Physical Education Studies.

The survey is an important part of the Authority’s curriculum and assessment, consultation, development, and review process.

The link to the survey will be sent to teachers of Year 12 ATAR Physical Education Studies on Friday, 8 March and the survey will close at 4 pm on Monday, 18 March 2024.

2024 Rules of conduct for Year 12 ATAR course examinations

Contact
Gloria Richmond (08) 9273 6732
gloria.richmond@scsa.wa.edu.au

It is strongly recommended that schools conduct school-based examinations using the generic instructions to ensure students are familiar with the rules prior to sitting the external examinations conducted by the Authority.

Information relating to breaches of examination rules and the maximum penalties that might apply in an examination can be located on the Authority website at: https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/examinations/rules-of-conduct-for-atar-course-examinations. The generic instructions, read aloud by supervisors to candidates prior to the commencement of reading time for written examinations, can also be located on this webpage. It is strongly recommended that schools familiarise students with the breach rules and conduct school-based examinations using the generic instructions to ensure students are prepared for the external examinations conducted by the Authority.

Please note that no candidate will be permitted to wear or take a mobile device and/or watch (analogue, digital or smart watch) or similar wireless-enabled technology device (for example, Fitbit, smart glasses) into the examination room in 2024. These items will be considered as unauthorised items. Ensure that all students are made aware of this rule.

The rules of conduct for the Year 12 ATAR course examinations managed by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) will be available in the Year 12 Information Handbook Part II: Examinations 2024, published on the Authority website in July 2024. It is the responsibility of all candidates to ensure that they understand all instructions relating to the examinations. The examination centre supervisor (written examinations) and the chief marker (practical examinations) will report alleged breach of examination rules to the Manager, Examinations Logistics at the Authority.

Application for validating the English as an Additional Language or Dialect common oral assessment task 2024

Contact
Paul Cranley (08) 9273 6795
paul.cranley@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority is seeking qualified people interested in validating the 2024 English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) common oral assessment task (COAT). Information regarding applications for validating the 2024 COAT is available at:
https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/about-us/employment.

Applications will close on Wednesday, 1 May 2024.

Applications for writer or checker of the 2025 common oral assessment task

Contact
Patricia Daly (08) 9273 6761
patricia.daly@scsa.wa.edu.au

Jorja Di Lello (08) 9273 6780
jorja.dilello@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority is seeking applications for qualified people who wish to be considered for appointment as the writer or checker of the 2025 common oral assessment task (COAT) for the Year 12 ATAR English as an Additional Language or Dialect course.

The terms of reference and online application are available at:
https://scsa.wa.edu.au/about-us/employment.

Applications must be received no later than 5 pm on Friday, 15 March 2024. Successful applicants will be notified after Friday, 5 April 2024.

Applications for writers and checkers of the 2025 externally set tasks

Contact
Patricia Daly (08) 9273 6761
patricia.daly@scsa.wa.edu.au

Jorja Di Lello (08) 9273 6780
jorja.dilello@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority is seeking applications for qualified people who wish to be considered for appointment as writers and checkers of the 2025 externally set tasks (EST).

The terms of reference and online application are available at:
https://scsa.wa.edu.au/about-us/employment.

Applications must be received no later than 5 pm on Friday, 15 March 2024. Successful applicants will be notified after Friday, 5 April 2024.

Applications for marking the 2024 EST

Contact
Laura Dunnett (08) 9273 6730
Laura.Dunnett@scsa.wa.edu.au

Bronwyn O’Reilly (08) 9273 6703
examswr@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority is seeking qualified people interested in marking the 2024 externally set tasks (EST). Information regarding marker applications for the 2024 EST is available at: https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/about-us/employment.

Applications will close on Wednesday, 24 April 2024.

2024 Registration of students in SIRS for students in Years K, PP, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10

Contact
Data Services (08) 9273 6352
dataservices@scsa.wa.edu.au

Student registrations

Schools and other education providers are reminded that the initial upload of student registration data (via the SRGDG file) for students in Years Kindergarten (K), Pre-primary (PP), 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 is required by Thursday, 28 March 2024.

Details of how to register students are provided in the Data Procedures Manual with links to assist schools using various school databases.

There is also a separate Primary Student Registration Procedures Manual to assist schools with creating and uploading their Student Registration and Demographic File (SRGDG) and Teacher Registration File (THREG) for schools participating in Brightpath.

Western Australian student numbers

All students are required to have a Western Australian student number (WASN) and be registered in SIRS.

If you require new numbers, please send a request to numbers@scsa.wa.edu.au. Please include the following information for each student:

• Family name
• Given name
• Date of birth
• Academic year the student is being registered in at the school.

Please note we do not issue numbers for pre-Kindergarten students.

Regular updates to registration and demographic information

Updates to student registration and demographic information should be uploaded into SIRS on a regular basis via the SRGDG for the remainder of the year.

At minimum, it is recommended that schools update and upload their student registration file (SRGDG) at the beginning of each term to record any student/s who may transfer from and/or to a school.

Schools are requested to include their school code in any correspondence.

Year 11 and Year 12 student enrolments in course units for 2024 – timeline

Contact
Perpetua Joseph (08) 9273 6771
Perpetua.Joseph@scsa.wa.edu.au

Last dates for changes and withdrawals

Schools are reminded that Thursday, 28 March 2024 is the last date for changes to enrolments for:

• ATAR, General, Foundation, Preliminary and Vocational education and training (VET) industry specific courses for Year 12 students
• ATAR, General and Foundation courses (Units 3 and 4) for Year 11 students.

Note after Thursday, 28 March:

• Student Information Records System (SIRS) will be locked, and no further changes (except withdrawals) will be accepted in the above courses
• Year 11 and Year 12 students can withdraw from ATAR courses (Units 3 and 4) with practical examination components until Thursday, 18 July 2024
• Year 11 and Year 12 students can withdraw from ATAR courses (Units 3 and 4) which do not have practical examination components until Monday, 5 August 2024
• Year 12 students can withdraw from ATAR (Units 1 and 2), General, Foundation, Preliminary and VET industry specific courses until Monday, 5 August 2024.

Schools should request that Year 12 students use the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) WACE Checker (available on the Authority website at: https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/) before considering any course unit/s enrolment changes. This process should avoid issues relating to students missing out on meeting WACE eligibility requirements at the end of Year 12.

If schools do not withdraw students from Year 12 ATAR courses before the above deadlines, these students are enrolled in the course and are required to sit the ATAR course examinations. Where the Year 12 ATAR course has both written and practical examinations, students are required to sit both examinations. Students who do not sit an ATAR course examination and do not have an approved sickness/misadventure application for that course, will not have the grades for the pair of units completed in that year contribute to the calculation of the WACE. Further details relating to the consequences of not sitting examinations and the WACE requirements can be found in the WACE Manual 2024 at: https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/publications/wace-manual section 7.2.1 under Explanatory notes relating to WACE requirements 2024 (Number 5).

The final date for upload into SIRS for enrolments in year-long Year 11 courses for Year 11 students is Friday, 3 May 2024. After this date, SIRS will be locked and no further changes (except withdrawals from these courses) will be accepted. From this date, Year 11 students may only be enrolled into single units for Semester 2 up until Thursday, 8 August 2024. After this date, SIRS will be locked and no further changes (except withdrawals from these courses) will be accepted.

Non-school candidate enrolments

Enrolments as non-school candidates in ATAR course examinations must be received at the Authority by Thursday, 28 March 2024. No further applications will be accepted after this date. This form is available on the Authority website at: https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/forms/forms (under Enrolments).

Overseas full fee-paying student declaration forms

Year 10 and Year 11 Overseas full fee-paying student declaration form – 2024 and/or Year 12 Overseas full fee-paying student declaration form – 2024 with payment (for schools in Western Australia only) are due on Tuesday, 14 May 2024. It should be noted that payment of these fees is required before the Western Australian Statement of Student Achievement (WASSA) and Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) can be issued by the Authority.
These forms are available on the Authority website at: https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/forms/forms (under Declarations).

Recognition of student achievement in Year 11 ATAR course units for Year 10 students in 2026 (Year 8, 2024)

Contact
Kerry Tarrant (08) 9273 6770
Kerry.Tarrant@scsa.wa.edu.au

Schools are required to identify potential students in Year 8 (2024) and to submit the application form demonstrating how the Year 9 and Year 10 Western Australian Curriculum will be compacted and reported on.

Schools should apply only if the studies are part of a longer-term program for students who are either gifted and talented or accelerated language students.

To apply for recognition and recording of student achievement in ATAR Units 1 and 2 for Year 10 students in 2026, the school needs to complete the Application for recording of enrolment and achievement in ATAR Units 1 and 2 for students in Year 10 in 2026 (Year 8, 2024) form, available on the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) website at: https://scsa.wa.edu.au/forms/forms under Enrolments.

For further information, please refer to Section 7 in the WACE Manual 2024, available on the Authority website at: https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/publications/wace-manual.

The completed application form is to be returned by email to the Senior Consultant – Certification, certification@scsa.wa.edu.au, no later than Thursday, 14 November 2024.

Schools participating in Brightpath

Contact
Data Services (08) 9273 6352
dataservices@scsa.wa.edu.au

Schools participating in Brightpath must be registered with the School Curriculum and Standards Authority.

If your school is not currently registered for Brightpath, you can register your interest by providing Maureen Lorimer (maureen.lorimer@scsa.wa.edu.au) with the following information:

• name of school, school address and telephone number
• school code
• name of Principal and email address
• name of Brightpath contact and email address.

In the case where your school chooses to discontinue with this program, please notify Maureen Lorimer (maureen.lorimer@scsa.wa.edu.au) so that our records may be updated.

Uploading a teacher registration file

To have data imported to Brightpath, schools are reminded that a successful upload of the student registration file (SRGDG) and a successful upload of the teacher registration file (THREG) are required.

The teacher registration file (THREG) must be uploaded to SIRS. Please note that the THREG file must be uploaded only after their student registration file (SRGDG) has been successfully processed without any warnings or errors.

Column BO of the SRGDG file needs to have a Y against each student that will be associated with Brightpath. An N should be placed against students who will not be included in Brightpath.

Column BN of the SRGDG file (Class Identification) will need to be populated too.

Schools need to ensure the class identification in both the SRGDG file (column BN) and the THREG file (column K) match.

Information regarding creating and uploading the SRGDG and THREG files for schools participating in Brightpath. may be found in the Primary Student Registration Procedures Manual.

The remaining dates for transferring data to Brightpath in Term 1 are:

• Friday, 1 March 2024
• Friday, 22 March 2024

Schools are requested to include their school code in any correspondence.