Information sent to schools

As a result of feedback from teachers and school communities, strategies have been put in place to ensure that feedback about the implementation of the new WACE is incorporated into course refinement. Information that has been sent to schools about the refinement process is available on this page, which is updated regularly.

The documents below are available in PDF (Portable Document Format) and rich text format. Click on a corresponding icon to view each document:

    Memo sent to schools on 23 November 2007: Revised Course Materials - Media Production and Analysis and Applied Information Technology

    Memo sent to schools on 23 November 2007: Media Production and Analysis course
    Attachment 1: Consultation Draft for Media Production and Analysis
    Attachment 2: Consultation Draft for Media Production and Analysis - External Assessment: Production Submission

    Memo sent to schools on 23 November 2007: Applied Information Technology course
    Attachment 1: Consultation Draft for Applied Information Technology
    Attachment 2: Applied Information Technology 2008

    Memo sent to schools on 9 November 2007: Teacher feedback for Accounting and Finance course
    Attachment 1: Consultation and Validation Day 15 October 2007
    Attachment 2: ICAA/CPAA Submission in relation to the Revised October 15, 2007
    Attachment 3: Revised Accounting and Finance course
    Attachment 4: FAX RETURN SHEET

    Memo sent to schools on 9 November 2007: English Syllabus Update
    Attachment 1: Consultation Draft for English HoDs Meeting
    Attachment 2: Suggested Print Text List for English

    Memo sent to schools on 9 November 2007: WACE Awareness days

    Memo to schools on 26 October 2007: Consultation and briefing sessions - English, Media Production and Analysis and Applied Information Technology

    Memo to schools on 1 June 2007: Stage 1 units for courses aligned to TEE subjects

    Memo to schools on 31 May 2007: Applied Information and Technology Grading information

    Memo to schools on 31 May 2007: Aviation Grading information

    Memo to schools on 31 May 2007: Earth and Environmental Science Grading information

    Memo to schools on 31 May 2007: Engineering Studies Grading information

    Memo to schools on 31 May 2007: English Grading information

    Memo to schools on 31 May 2007: English as an Additional Language/Dialect Grading information

    Memo to schools on 31 May 2007: Media Production and Analysis Grading information

    Memo to schools on 31 May 2007: Physical Education Studies Grading information

Memo to schools on 24 May 2007: Clarification of arrangements following the receipt of full teacher jury reports
    Attachment 1: Subject and course offerings and exams timeline

Memo to schools on 17 May 2007: Professional development and consultation for new courses

Letter to English teachers on 16 May 2007: clarification about images in the English exam

Letter to schools on 4 May 2007: Update on jury verdicts, course/subject codes and English exam arrangements.
Attachment 1: Examination guidance for English teachers.
Attachment 2: WACE examination design brief
Attachment 3: General Marking Guidelines and General Marking Key
Attachment 4: Specific Marking Guidelines for the Sample English Examination
Attachment 5: Course/subject codes 2008

    Letter to schools on 3 May 2007: Jury verdicts - senior secondary courses.

    Memorandum to schools on 5 April 2007: Finalising policy details for the Western Australian Certificate of Education.

    Letter to schools on 28 March 2007: Year 12 English

    Letter to schools on 23 February 2007: WACE requirements, examinations, teacher juries, English course

Letter to Year 12 English, Media, Engineering and Aviation teachers

    Answers to frequently asked questions regarding the Minister's announcement on 22 January

Memo to schools on 24 January 2007: Curriculum Council WACE Update

Please click here for an archive of information that was sent to schools in 2006.