Contact

Lisa Honczarenko (08) 9273 6763
Lisa.Honczarenko@scsa.wa.edu.au

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

The syllabus contexts related to the 2027 common oral assessment task (COAT) will be available from Friday, 25 September 2026 on the School Curriculum and Standards Authority website.

All students enrolled in the Year 12 English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) ATAR course are required to complete the COAT.

The COAT is based on Unit 3 syllabus contexts. The syllabus contexts, highlighted within the document, will be available on the EAL/D ATAR course page at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials/english/english-as-an-additional-language-or-dialect.

The COAT will be administered in schools during Weeks 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Term 2, 2027.

Further information on the COAT is available in the Common oral assessment task handbook on the EAL/D ATAR course page.

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