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It is important for schools to inform students of the processes for practical examinations.

This is the third Circular item in the series of general examination information provided by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) to support schools in building students’ understanding of processes and key dates for the 2026 ATAR course examinations.

The Authority has established rules for practical portfolio and production submissions and practical performance and oral examinations.

Practical examinations – information for all candidates enrolled in a practical examination

Candidates for all practical examinations must:

• adhere to the Authority’s rules on late arrivals and submissions
• adhere to the Authority’s anonymity and dress codes
• complete all forms required for each practical examination available on the relevant course page in accordance with the instructions provided on the website at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials.

Declaration of authenticity

For many of the practical examinations, candidates are required to complete and submit a Declaration of authenticity form. Details of the declaration are available in the Year 12 Information Handbook Part II: Examinations at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/publications/year-12-information and the form can be downloaded from the relevant course page on the Authority website at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials.

Acknowledging references

Candidates submitting or performing which references to another person’s ideas, works or images must clearly acknowledge these sources using the course-specific format specified in the practical requirements documents on the relevant course page at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials.

Practical examinations – portfolio/production submissions

All portfolios/productions are submitted by the school to the Authority for marking. Students will be notified by their schools of the date when they must submit their portfolio/production to the school.

Marking of portfolios/productions will be completed by the end of October. The Authority will notify schools of the day on which they may collect their students’ portfolios/productions, and the school will notify students of arrangements to collect their work.

Practical examinations – performance/oral

All candidates enrolled in a practical performance/oral examination must:

• take a signed copy of their Personalised practical examination timetable with them to their practical examination together with a hard copy form of photo ID for proof of identity
• read and sign an ATAR course practical examination declaration, provided at the examination venue.

The Personalised practical examination timetable will be available for download from the student portal at https://studentportal.scsa.wa.edu.au from Tuesday, 8 September 2026. This timetable will contain the date, venue, time and location of the examination.

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