Years 7–10 Mathematics – additional curriculum familiarisation in-person workshop

Contact
Chris Kelley (08) 9273 6750
Chris.Kelley@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) is offering an additional curriculum familiarisation in-person workshop to support schools as they prepare for implementation in 2026 of the Years 7–10 Western Australian Curriculum: Mathematics, on Wednesday, 29 October 2025. This event will take place from 8.30–11.45 am at Hillarys Yacht Club, 65 Northside Drive, Hillarys.

This is a repeat of the Term 3 in-person workshop hosted by the Authority.

Register at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/news-and-events/all-events/curriculum-familiarisation-2025-years-710-mathematics-workshop.

More information regarding curriculum familiarisation professional learning opportunities is available at https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/resources/revised-western-australian-curriculum-familiarisation.

Pre-primary to Year 10 – Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics, Science and Technologies curriculum familiarisation online focus meetings

Contact
Chris Kelley (08) 9273 6750
Chris.Kelley@scsa.wa.edu.au

Registration is still open for the online curriculum familiarisation meetings being offered in October and November for Pre‑primary to Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics, Science and Technologies.

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority is offering these learning area focused meetings to support teachers implementing the revised Western Australian curriculum in 2026.

Register at https://scsa.wa.edu.au/news-and-events/all-events/Pre-primary-to-Year-10-Curriculum-familiarisation-online-focus-meetings.

Information sessions for the new Dance ATAR Year 12 syllabus

Contact
Clair Lang (08) 9273 6300
Clair.Lang@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) will be offering information sessions for the new Dance ATAR Year 12 syllabus to be implemented from 2026.

Teachers are invited to attend an information session to:

• identify the main changes between the current and the new syllabus
• learn about the new examination material
• unpack the sample support materials provided by the Authority
• ask clarifying questions.

The information sessions are free to attend. The dates for the events are:

• Tuesday, 28 October: In-person from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm at Telethon Speech and Hearing, 36 Dodd Street Wembley 6014
• Thursday, 30 October: Online from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

The Authority will use Webex as the delivery platform for the online information session. Registrants will need to download the application prior to the information meeting to participate.

Register at https://scsa.wa.edu.au/news-and-events/all-events/information-sessions-for-the-new-year-12-atar-dance-syllabus.

Absence from ATAR course written examinations

Contact
Barclay Jones (08) 9273 6309
Barclay.Jones@scsa.wa.edu.au

Candidates who experience illness or a misadventure on the day of their ATAR course written examination must submit a Sickness/Misadventure application form to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority). This form is available under the ‘Examinations’ accordion on the Authority website at https://scsa.wa.edu.au/forms/forms.

A candidate who experiences illness on the day of the ATAR course written examination should not attend the examination venue. Should a candidate be absent from an ATAR course written examination due to illness, a Sickness/Misadventure application form must be submitted to the Authority with Section D of the application completed by a medical practitioner. Additional information may be attached to the application.

Should a candidate experience a misadventure on the day of their ATAR course written examination, a Sickness/Misadventure application form must be submitted to the Authority with Section C (non-medical) of the application completed by someone who is not related to the candidate and who was a witness to the misadventure. Additional information may be attached to the application.

For sickness/misadventure applications for ATAR course written examinations, the completed form and any supporting documentation must be received by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority, PO Box 816 CANNINGTON, WA, 6987, no later than 4.00 pm on Tuesday, 25 November 2025.

All applications related to ATAR course written examinations should be submitted immediately following the last examination affected by the situation. Late forms will not be accepted.

Envelopes should be marked, Confidential – Attention Special Provisions. Electronic applications are not accepted.

For further information refer to the Year 12 Information Handbook 2025 – Part II: Examinations available at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/publications/year-12-information.

ATAR course written examinations late arrival

Contact
Barclay Jones (08) 9273 6309
Barclay.Jones@scsa.wa.edu.au

All ATAR course written examination candidates must arrive at the examination centre at least 30 minutes prior to the prescribed examination start time. The prescribed start time for morning examination sessions is 8.50 am and 1.30 pm for afternoon sessions.

Supervisors will instruct candidates to enter the examination room approximately 20 minutes before the prescribed start time so that administrative procedures can occur and important examination instructions can be explained.

Candidates will not be permitted to enter the examination room after the first half an hour of working time. For all Mathematics course examinations, candidates will not be permitted to enter the examination room after the initial 30 minutes of Section One: calculator free working time.

If a candidate arrives after the instructions have commenced for any examination, they will be required to read and sign a declaration to ensure that they have read and understood important information relevant to sitting their written examination.

2026 COAT total mark allocation

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

The 2026 Common oral assessment task (COAT) Total Marks document is now available for the English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) ATAR Year 12 course.

The document is available under the 'COAT Materials' accordion on the EAL/D course page of the School Curriculum and Standards Authority website at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials/english/english-as-an-additional-language-or-dialect.

2026 EST total mark allocation and course specific requirements

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

The marks allocated to each General and Foundation externally set task (EST) for 2026 and course specific requirements, where applicable, are now available. The 2026 Externally Set Tasks total marks and the 2026 Externally Set Tasks course specific requirements documents are available on the School Curriculum and Standards Authority website at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/externally-set-tasks.

Note: the marks allocated to each EST can change, as can the structure of questions. Teachers should refer to the EST design brief contained in each course syllabus for additional information regarding the format and content of ESTs.

Endorsed Programs update October 2025

Contact
Sarah King (08) 9273 6391
endorsed@scsa.wa.edu.au

New programs have been added to the list of Endorsed Programs available to students in Years 10, 11 and 12.

The following programs were endorsed by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) Board on 12 August 2025 and are available to students in Years 10, 11 and 12 for unit equivalence towards the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE).

School-developed endorsed programs:

• Cyril Jackson Senior Campus – Understanding Economics and Financial Decisions Program
• Cyril Jackson Senior Campus – Economics in Practice Program
• Guliverio Akademija – Lithuanian Language and Literature (Year 11 and Year 12)
• Guliverio Akademija – Lithuanian as a Second Language (Year 11 and Year 12)
• Manea Senior College – MTB@MSC (Mountain Bike, Trail, Skills and Maintenance).

Provider-developed endorsed programs:

• ASDAN – Preparatory Award Programs Towards Independence (ten programs)
• ASDAN – Short Course – Football
• Association 4 Learning Environment Australasia – WA SCHOOL DESIGN CHALLENGE 2050: Co‑creating Innovative Learning Environments for a Changing Climate
• Australian Association for Environmental Education (WA) – Climate Action and Global Goals Program (Units 1–4)
• Australian Calisthenic Federation – Calisthenic Skills (Grade 4, Bronze, Silver Gold)
• Australian Navy Cadets – New and Updated Cadet courses (five programs)
• Comdance – Modern Jazz Grade 9
• Prepare Produce Provide – Djinda Ngardak
• SpringBoard4Education – Khmer: Language and Culture (Year 11 and Year 12)
• Youth Opportunities Australia Limited – Accelerate Personal Leadership Program.

Tertiary preparation endorsed programs:

• The University of Western Australia – UWA+ Starter Micro-credentials (six programs).

Descriptions of each program, the provider’s contact details, the allocated unit equivalence and the period of endorsement are available on the Authority website at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/syllabus-and-support-materials/endorsed-programs.

WACE Authentication

Contact
Perpetua Joseph (08) 9273 6771
Perpetua.Joseph@scsa.wa.edu.au

Education institutions can verify if a student has achieved the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE). This information should be shared with Year 12 students.

Students are able to advise overseas and interstate educational institutions, where they are seeking admission, of the tool. This is particularly useful for universities and colleges not familiar with the WACE. Potential employers can also verify a student’s achievement using the tool.

The link to the WACE Authentication tool is available on the front page of the School Curriculum and Standards Authority website at https://waceauthentication.scsa.wa.edu.au.