School Curriculum and Standards Authority | Minor syllabus changes for 2026

Minor syllabus changes for 2026 – the Science learning area

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The Earth and Environmental Science ATAR Year 12, Engineering Studies ATAR Year 12 and Psychology ATAR Years 11 and 12 syllabuses for teaching in 2026 have minor syllabus changes. The updated syllabuses are now available on course pages and labelled as ‘For teaching from 2026’.

Course	Syllabus change
Earth and Environmental Science ATAR Year 12	Details of the minor syllabus changes are noted in Earth and Environmental Science ATAR Year 12 minor syllabus changes for 2026, available directly below the updated 2026 syllabus at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials/science/earth-and-environmental-science.
Engineering Studies ATAR Years 12	Details of the minor syllabus changes are noted in Engineering Studies ATAR Year 12 minor syllabus changes for 2026, available directly below the updated 2026 syllabus at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials/science/engineering-studies.
Psychology ATAR Years 11 and 12	Details of the minor syllabus changes for Year 12 are noted in Psychology ATAR Year 12 minor syllabus changes for 2026, available directly below the updated 2026 syllabus at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials/science/psychology. The revised grade descriptions for Psychology ATAR Year 11 are included in the updated syllabus labelled as ‘For teaching from 2026’ available on the course page.

Course

Syllabus change

Earth and Environmental Science ATAR Year 12

Details of the minor syllabus changes are noted in Earth and Environmental Science ATAR Year 12 minor syllabus changes for 2026, available directly below the updated 2026 syllabus at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials/science/earth-and-environmental-science.

Engineering Studies ATAR Years 12

Details of the minor syllabus changes are noted in Engineering Studies ATAR Year 12 minor syllabus changes for 2026, available directly below the updated 2026 syllabus at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials/science/engineering-studies.

Psychology ATAR Years 11 and 12

Details of the minor syllabus changes for Year 12 are noted in Psychology ATAR Year 12 minor syllabus changes for 2026, available directly below the updated 2026 syllabus at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials/science/psychology.

The revised grade descriptions for Psychology ATAR Year 11 are included in the updated syllabus labelled as ‘For teaching from 2026’ available on the course page.