School preparation for the Year 12 Physical Education Studies ATAR course school-based practical external assessment

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

Barclay Jones (08) 9273 6309
Barclay.Jones@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) seeks to ensure that schools plan and prepare their Year 12 Physical Education Studies (PES) ATAR course school-based practical external assessment (SPEA) as per syllabus and Authority requirements outlined in the Physical Education Studies School-based practical external assessment Handbook.

A school may conduct the SPEA:

  • at its own venue with their own students,
  • in a collaborative SPEA with more than one school at a designated venue, or
  • request assistance with an Authority administered SPEA.

A school conducting the SPEA for its own students at their own location must follow the guidance provided within the Physical Education Studies School-based practical external assessment Handbook.

A school may choose to combine with another school/s to form a collaborative SPEA. The collaborative SPEA is hosted by a single school.  In addition to each school being responsible for following the guidance provided by the Authority contained with the Handbook, the host school, on behalf of participating school/s, must submit an application to form a collaborative SPEA to the Authority.  A host school must seek approval on behalf of the participating school/s from the Authority by no later than the end of Term 1.

A school that is unable to conduct a SPEA must make an application for an Authority administered SPEA by the end of Term 1. The Authority may allocate a school to an approved collaborative SPEA if the same sport/s are played and the venue is within a reasonable travel distance.  In limited circumstances, the Authority will administer the SPEA on behalf of a school. The school will still be responsible for following the guidance provided by the Authority contained with the Handbook.

The Physical Education Studies School-based practical external assessment Handbook, the application to form a collaborative SPEA and the application for an Authority administered SPEA can be found at
https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials/health-and-physical-education/physical-education-studies.

All queries regarding the SPEA should be directed to spea@scsa.wa.edu.au.