SACE Stage 2 Spiritualities, Religion and Meaning case studies
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Spiritualities, Religion and Meaning is a Stage 2 subject listed by the SACE Board of South Australia among the subjects students can study within the South Australian Certificate of Education. Stage 2 corresponds to Year 12 in the SACE structure, so the subject is designed for senior secondary students who are completing the final stage of the certificate and who want to explore questions of belief, spirituality, religious traditions and the search for meaning. The SACE Stage 2 Spiritualities, Religion and Meaning case studies are 5 cases and about 2,963 words.
1The Interfaith Hospital Chaplaincy Roster
A regional hospital in South Australia employs four chaplains: a Catholic priest, a Sunni imam, a secular humanist celebrant, and a Buddhist lay practitioner. The hospital serves a town of 90,000 people, including a growing Sikh community (about 1,200 people) that has repeatedly requested representation.
571 words, about 3 min2Teaching Creation and Evolution in a Faith School
A Year 11 teacher at an independent Christian school must teach a unit on origins. The school's statement of faith affirms that God is Creator but does not specify a mechanism or timeline.
602 words, about 3 min3The Funeral Rite and the Estranged Family
A humanist celebrant is asked to conduct a funeral for a 78-year-old man who died after a long illness. The deceased had formally renounced his childhood faith 30 years earlier and had been an active member of a secular humanist association.
610 words, about 3 min4Indigenous Spirituality and the School Curriculum
A metropolitan school is redesigning its Year 10 'Spirituality and Meaning' unit. A local Aboriginal elder has been invited to contribute a session on connection to Country.
591 words, about 3 min5Religious Exemption and the Vaccine Mandate
Aged-care provider 'Riverbend Care' introduces a mandatory influenza vaccination policy for all staff. Three employees request exemption on grounds of conscience: one cites a religious conviction that the body is a temple and should not receive vaccines; one cites a vegan commitment to not using products tested on animals; one cites a distrust of pharmaceutical companies and a belief in natural immunity.
589 words, about 3 min