SACE
Coomandook caters for all students in senior secondary years and provides them with access to a wide range of SACE subjects. Students are able to access subjects through a variety of ways at Coomandook but are all supported by teaching staff on-site at Coomandook.
What is SACE?
The SACE is made up of two parts: Stage 1 (which most students do in Year 11) and Stage 2 (which most students do in Year 12).
Students need to attain 200 credits to achieve the SACE, through a mixture of compulsory and elective choice subjects and courses.
Work is assessed using an A to E grading system in Stage 1 and an A+ to E– grading system in Stage 2. These systems are supported by rigorous quality assurance processes.
To be awarded the SACE certificate, students will need to achieve a C grade or higher for the compulsory Stage 1 subjects — the Personal Learning Plan and English and Mathematics subjects. They will also need to achieve a C– grade or higher in 60 credits of Stage 2 subjects and in 10 credits for the Research Project.
The other subjects and courses span a wide range of learning areas: Arts; Business, Enterprise, and Technology; English; Languages; Health and Physical Education; Humanities and Social Sciences; Mathematics; and Sciences.
Flexibilities in the SACE include cross-disciplinary subjects and recognition of community learning.
For more details about how the SACE works, check achieve. https://www.sace.sa.edu.au/web/achieve
SACE Subjects at Coomandook
SACE subjects are offered at Coomandook through on-site delivery, local delivery and through Open Access.
2024 On-Site Subjects
Stage 1
- English
- Mathematics
- Agriculture
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Visual Arts
- Photography
- Community Studies – Performing Arts
- Material Products – Wood & Metal
- Material Products – Fabric
- Food and Hospitality
Stage 2
- English
- Mathematics
- Agriculture
- Physical Education
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Visual Arts
- Photography
- Material Products – Wood & Metal
- Material Products – Fabric
- Food and Hospitality
2024 Open Access College Subjects
For a list of stage 1 and 2 open access subjects please refer to the OAC website.