Pre-requisites
N/A
Co-requisites
N/A
Subject Description
Social and Community Studies fosters personal development and social skills which lead to self-reliance, self-management and concern for others.
It cultivates appreciation of, and respect for, cultural diversity and encourages responsible attitudes and behaviours required for effective participation in the community and for thinking critically, creatively and constructively about their futures.
Weekly workload in hours
4+ hours
Structure
The world of work
| Money Management | Gender and identity
| Legally, it could be you
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| | Health: Recreation and leisure
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Assessment
For Social and Community Studies, assessment from Units 3 and 4 is used to determine the student’s exit result, and consists of four instruments from at least three different assessment techniques, including:
- one project or investigation
- one examination
- no more than two assessments from each technique
Summative assessment
A response to a single task, situation and/or scenario.
| A response that includes locating and using information beyond students’ own knowledge and the data they have been given. | A technique that assesses the interpretation, analysis/examination and/or evaluation of ideas and information in provided stimulus materials.
| A response that answers a number of provided questions, scenarios and/or problems.
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