WACE Religion Life ATAR case studies
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The WACE Religion and Life ATAR course is a Western Australian senior-secondary subject for Year 11 and 12 students who want a academically rigorous study of religion as a human and cultural phenomenon. It suits students interested in belief systems, ethics, textual study and the relationship between religion and society, and it is commonly taken as a pathway subject toward university humanities, education, law, health or social science study. The WACE Religion Life ATAR case studies are 5 cases and about 2,494 words.
1The Fasting Dispute at Northbridge Community School
Northbridge Community School has 840 students, 210 of whom identify with a religious tradition. A Year 11 student, Amira, requests leave from compulsory sport training during a 30-day fasting period so she can conserve energy for evening prayers.
529 words, about 3 min2The Women's Ordination Debate in a Fictional Tradition
The (fictional) Veltaran tradition has three branches. The Reform branch ordained women from 1975 and cites a foundational text saying that 'the Spirit's gifts are given to all without distinction'.
504 words, about 3 min3Reading a Creation Narrative in a Year 12 Classroom
A Year 12 class studies a (fictional) tradition's creation narrative, which describes the world emerging from a cosmic egg over seven stages. The text is poetic, uses repeated refrains, and places humanity last.
499 words, about 2 min4The Pilgrimage Budget and the Meaning of Ritual
A (fictional) tradition holds an annual pilgrimage to a mountain shrine. The full ritual involves a 3-day walk, ritual bathing, a night vigil and a communal meal.
490 words, about 2 min5The Hospital's Conscience Clause
A (fictional) hospital employs 60 clinicians. A new policy requires all clinicians to participate in a procedure that 12 of them regard as morally prohibited by their tradition.
472 words, about 2 min