SACE Stage 2 Health and Wellbeing case studies
SACE Stage 2 Health and Wellbeing · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Health and Wellbeing is a SACE Stage 2 subject offered by the SACE Board of South Australia, listed among the Stage 2 subjects on the Board's website. According to the Board's subject page, students "develop the knowledge, skills and understandings required to explore and understand influences and make decisions regarding health and wellbeing," and they "consider the role of health and wellbeing in different contexts and explore ways of promoting positive outcomes for individuals, communities and global society." The subject is designed for senior secondary students building their SACE, particularly those interested in health, community wellbeing and public health pathways. The SACE Stage 2 Health and Wellbeing case studies are 5 cases and about 2,423 words.
1The Night Shift at the Riverside Cannery
Riverside Cannery employs 240 workers across two shifts. The night shift (11pm–7am) has 90 workers, most of them recent migrants who speak limited English.
504 words, about 3 min2Two Neighbourhoods, One Clinic
A regional health service runs one clinic serving two suburbs 6 km apart. Northbank has 8,000 residents, a median household income of 92,000, and a bus every 10 minutes.
481 words, about 2 min3The School Wellbeing Survey
A Year 11 cohort of 180 students completes an anonymous wellbeing survey. Results show 38% report high stress, 22% report symptoms of anxiety, and 15% report they have missed school because of how they felt.
452 words, about 2 min4The Water Refill Trial
A coastal town of 30,000 people has a single-use plastic bottle problem: 1.2 million bottles are sold locally each year, and about 40% end up in kerbside bins, with the rest littered or landfilled. The council proposes installing 25 public water refill stations at a cost of $1.1 million over five years.
480 words, about 2 min5The Heatwave Warning
A city of 2 million people is forecast to experience five consecutive days above 42°C. Last summer's heatwave caused 180 excess deaths, concentrated among people over 75, people living alone, and outdoor workers.
506 words, about 3 min