SACE Stage 2 Community Studies case studies
SACE Stage 2 Community Studies · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Community Studies is a SACE Stage 2 subject in which students learn in a community context and interact with teachers, peers, and community members. Students choose the focus of their community activity or community application activity, starting from a point of personal interest, skill, or knowledge, and set challenging but achievable goals within a guided and supported learning program. The SACE Stage 2 Community Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 2,371 words.
1The Deferred Folio Deadline
A student in a SACE Stage 2 Community Studies class has been working with a local council on a graffiti-reduction project. Her folio is due Friday.
526 words, about 3 min2Group Project, Individual Marks
Four students complete a community garden project for their Stage 2 Community Studies folio. They present a joint 12-minute oral report and submit a shared folder of evidence.
466 words, about 2 min3The Community Partner Who Cannot Verify
A student's external assessment folio includes a community action project run with a neighbourhood centre. The centre's coordinator supervised the student for six sessions, but she has since left her role and the centre cannot locate her contact details.
466 words, about 2 min4Moderation and the Generous Marker
A school submits its Stage 2 Community Studies folios for external moderation. One teacher's class has marks clustered at the top: eight of her twelve students are awarded A grades, while the other two teachers' classes have only three A grades between eighteen students.
465 words, about 2 min5The Project That Changed Mid-Year
A student began a Stage 2 Community Studies project in February, planning to run a reading program at a local primary school. In May the school withdrew permission because of a safeguarding review, and the student had to change direction.
448 words, about 2 min