Stage 2
English - English
Course Length:
1 year
Delivery:
2 semesters
SACE Subject Title:
English
SACE credits:
20 credits
Recommended Background:
Successful completion of Year 11 Stage 1 English
Required Background
Year 12 students
Pathways:
ATAR
Course Overview
This subject is a mainstream or general Year 12 English choice for students who would like to pursue an ATAR.
Students will analyse a wide range of text types including dramatic scripts, films and short texts. Their creative texts will demonstrate imagination and fictional writing skills.

Students conduct an intertextual study which compares two independently selected texts as part of their AT3 External. There is no written examination for this subject.
Assessment
- AT1 Text Response: Drama Study
- AT1 Text Response: Film Study
- AT1 Text Response: Text Comparison
- AT2 Text Creation: Transformative
- AT2 Text Creation: Multimodal
- AT2 Text Creation: Writer’s Statement
- AT3 External: Intertextual Study