Supporting Students in the SACE SACE requirements General

Supporting Students in the SACE

SACE requirements • General SACE requirements – compulsory subjects – number of credits etc • Subject requirements: – standards – skills – knowledge Students should enrol in a subject with a reasonable expectation of being able to achieve the requirements by undertaking the assessments described in the subject outline.

Supporting students in SACE Disability Impairment Personal circumstance Illness Misadventure

Supporting student in the SACE What is the impact of the situation, condition, disability, illness etc on the student’s ability to: participate in the assessment and/or access the requirements of the assessment?

Options for supporting students: SACE flexibilities Supporting students Modified subjects Special Provisions

Modified Subjects • Subjects at Stage 1 and 2 designed for students with intellectual disability • Unable to meet the performance standards for a Stage 1 or 2 subject • Must meet eligibility criteria to enrol • Awarded completed/not completed against personal goals

SACE flexibilities Subject selections Different assessment options eg oral instead of written Community learning Local programs VET

Special Provisions • Special arrangements or varied assessment conditions • For students with a demonstrated significant difficulty accessing or participating in the conditions of the assessment.

Grounds for special provisions • • physical disability vision impairment hearing impairment medical condition psychological illness learning disability misadventure personal circumstances

Types of provisions available Just a few examples: • Extension to deadlines • Reduced number of assessment tasks • Rest breaks and/or extra time for timed tasks • Use of a word processor for handwritten tasks • Use of a scribe/reader • Braille tasks

Principles of special provisions Fairness Same standards Decisions based on a range of evidence Same skills and knowledge Most appropriate provision

Who makes the decisions? Flexibilities – teacher (within the requirements of the subject outline) Modified subjects – school, together with the student, parent, carer Special provisions – School assessment (Stage 1 and 2) – the School – External assessment (Stage 2) – SACE Board

Special Provisions – how are decisions made? • Consideration of – A range of evidence – particularly functional and teacher evidence – Time and duration when the issue occurs – Nature of the assessment task/s affected • The most appropriate provision is granted • Decisions made fairly and consistently across students and subjects

More information • SACE Website – policy, forms, information sheets www. sace. sa. edu. au • Modified subjects – Jamie Dunnill 83727473 gerardm@saceboard. sa. gov. au • VET – Adele Broster 83727461 or Melissa Sherman 83727404 adeleb@saceboard. sa. gov. au; melissas@saceboard. sa. gov. au • Community Learning – Louise Johnson 83727456 louisej@saceboard. sa. gov. au • Special Provisions – Lisa Wills 83727408 lisaw@saceboard. sa. gov. au