SACE Stage 2 Media Studies

It is Media Studies offered as a Stage 2 subject under the South Australian Certificate of Education, listed among the subjects on the SACE Board website. Stage 2 is the final stage of the SACE. The Board's public pages do not publish a Media Studies-specific outline, so check your school's learning and assessment plan for the details that apply to you.

Senior secondary students completing the SACE, typically in their final year, including students at accredited SACE International schools, which the Board says deliver the SACE across a growing network in Asia. Adult entry and interstate or overseas pathways are also described by the Board. Confirm eligibility and any preclusions, such as Stage 2 subject preclusions, with your school.

The Board describes Stage 2 as involving school assessment and moderation alongside external assessment and exams, supported by learning and assessment plans, performance standards and grades, and quality assurance. The public site does not state Media Studies-specific weightings or task counts, so treat any percentage split you see quoted online as unverified until your school confirms it.

The SACE website does not publish a duration or question count for Media Studies. The Board does publish an exam timetable and exam rules, and notes that written and oral exams exist across subjects. Use the timetable for your sitting and ask your teacher to confirm the structure and timing for your cohort rather than relying on secondhand figures.

The Board does not publish a Media Studies pass mark or a difficulty rating. Stage 2 results are reported against performance standards and grades, and results appear on your Record of Achievement. Rather than aiming at a number, work steadily against the performance standards your school provides and use feedback from assessed tasks to guide revision.

The public SACE website does not state a Media Studies retake policy. The Board does publish rules of assessment for students and special provisions information, which are the right places to check what applies if illness or other circumstances affect your assessment. Ask your school's SACE coordinator early, because special provisions usually need to be arranged in advance.

Start with the performance standards and the learning and assessment plan for your class, since these define what is judged. Then work through past examination papers, which the Board says remain available and continue to provide the most accurate resource for exam preparation, noting that sample exams and exam front covers are being removed from the site.

Relying on outdated or secondhand information about format, timing or weightings is a frequent problem, because the Board's public pages may not state them at all. Other traps include ignoring the exam rules, missing timetable details, leaving special provisions requests late, and practising only sample material the Board is removing instead of past papers.

The Board has announced that the SACE Record of Achievement and the SATAC Tertiary Entrance Statement will be available digitally only in Students Online from 2025. End-of-year and mid-year results are published through the Board's results pages, and Students Online is the place to access your own records.