SACE Stage 2 Tourism study plan
SACE Stage 2 Tourism · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
School assessment
Map the full school-assessment structure by listing every graded task type, its weighting, and its due week
Draft a semester calendar that allocates preparation blocks to each school-assessment task
Summarise the core tourism concepts (definitions of tourism, tourist, and the tourism system) in your own notes
Define 20 key tourism terms in a personal glossary with one example each
Your checkpoint
A one-page assessment map plus a semester calendar showing preparation blocks for every school-assessment task
School assessment
Explain the push and pull factors that drive tourist demand, with three real destination examples
Compare at least four tourism industry sectors (accommodation, transport, attractions, intermediaries) by role and economic contribution
Construct a labelled diagram of the tourism system showing source, transit, and destination regions
Answer five short-response practice questions on tourism concepts under timed conditions
Your checkpoint
A written concept summary of 600 words covering demand factors, sectors, and the tourism system, with the labelled diagram
School assessment
Analyse how economic, social, cultural, and environmental impacts of tourism interact at a destination
Apply a sustainability framework to evaluate one Australian destination's tourism strategy
Interpret at least three data sets (visitor numbers, expenditure, employment) and describe the trends they show
Draft a structured extended-response plan using claim, evidence, and evaluation
Your checkpoint
A 500-word impact analysis of one destination that cites at least three data points and evaluates sustainability
School assessment
Complete a full practice school-assessment task under exam-style time limits
Self-mark the practice task against the official performance standards and record a score for each criterion
Identify your two weakest criteria and write specific improvement actions for each
Revise your glossary to at least 40 terms and test yourself on all of them
Your checkpoint
A marked practice task with a criterion-by-criterion score table and written improvement actions
External assessment
Outline the external assessment format, including section structure, question types, and time allocation
List the syllabus content areas most likely to be examined and rate your confidence in each from 1 to 5
Build a one-page summary sheet of definitions and frameworks permitted for reference during revision
Practise two source-analysis questions using stimulus material you write yourself
Your checkpoint
A confidence-rated syllabus checklist plus a one-page definitions and frameworks summary sheet
External assessment
Complete one full timed practice external assessment paper without notes
Mark the paper honestly and tabulate lost marks by content area
Rewrite your three weakest answers to full-mark standard using the performance standards
Memorise and recite the structure you will use for extended-response answers
Your checkpoint
A timed practice paper with a mark-loss table by content area and three rewritten model answers
School assessment & External assessment
Re-attempt the school-assessment task type you scored lowest on, targeting full marks
Complete a second timed external practice paper and compare results with week 6
Condense all revision notes into a single two-page master sheet covering both domains
Rehearse data-interpretation questions until you can complete each in under five minutes
Your checkpoint
A two-page master revision sheet plus a before-and-after comparison of your two practice paper scores
School assessment & External assessment
Review the master sheet daily and self-test on all glossary terms until you reach 90 percent accuracy
Complete one final timed external practice paper under full exam conditions
Re-read every returned school-assessment task and list recurring feedback themes
Write and rehearse a final-week exam-day plan covering timing, question order, and checkpoints
Your checkpoint
A final practice paper score, a feedback-themes list, and a written exam-day timing plan
Milestones
Week 2: Assessment map, semester calendar, and 20-term glossary are complete, and you can explain the tourism system diagram without notes
Week 4: One full practice school-assessment task is completed and self-marked against every criterion, with all scores recorded and improvement actions written
Week 6: One full timed external practice paper is completed with a mark-loss table, and all three weakest answers are rewritten to full-mark standard
Week 8: Final timed practice paper is scored, glossary self-test accuracy is at least 90 percent, and the exam-day timing plan is written and rehearsed