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Previously Information sheet 50 Results sheets and online submission — Stage 2 final moderation
School assessment materials for all Stage 2 subjects are submitted in Schools Online for online moderation.
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Moderation
Moderation is part of the confirming phase of the quality assurance cycle outlined in the SACE Assuring Assessment Integrity Policy, which is part of the SACE Policy Framework. It is used to confirm students’ school assessment results in each Stage 2 subject.
In semester 1, school assessment results sheets are available, and final moderation of Stage 2 school assessment is conducted for Research Project A and Research Project B (results due June) only.
In semester 2, school assessment results sheets are available, and final moderation of Stage 2 school assessment is conducted for all Stage 2 subjects (results due December).
This information does not apply to the review of Stage 2 modified subjects (see Information sheet 17).
Results sheets in Schools Online
Schools access school assessment results sheets in Schools Online.
All student work for school assessment must be completed, submitted to the teacher, and assessed before the school assessment results sheets are completed.
The principal, or principal’s delegate verifies school assessment results and submits them to the SACE Board by the due date.
The due date for teachers in Schools Online is automatically set to 3 working days before the SACE Board due date to allow time for the principal or the principal’s delegate to check and verify the results before submitting them to the SACE Board. The principal or principal’s delegate has the ability to adjust the teacher due dates for his or her school.
This is the final opportunity for schools to make enrolment changes (additions or withdrawals).
Once results sheets have been submitted to the SACE Board, SACE Coordinators will need to contact the askSACE team to complete and submit a Late Stage 2 Changes form.
Exceptional circumstances
Where a school requires an extension to a results and materials submission deadline because of circumstances beyond their control, then an application for exceptional circumstances can be requested by the principal of the school and directed to askSACE. Eligible applications will not incur late fees.
Late Stage 2 changes
From Term 1 2023, administration fees may be charged for late class changes, late results changes, and incorrect submission of materials, for Stage 2 that occur after the results sheets are closed. Please refer to the SACE Board of South Australia (Fees) Notice [PDF 131KB] for information on charges. SACE Coordinators will need to contact the askSACE team to complete and submit a Late Stage 2 Changes form.
Advice for teachers
Teachers access school assessment results sheets in Schools Online in order to:
- record the final results for the students at their school
- select a sample of students whose school assessment work will be submitted for final moderation according to the sample selection parameters
- submit the results sheet including the teacher-selected moderation sample to the principal’s delegate of the assessment school for authorisation.
- submit materials online.
The SACE Board may invite schools to submit one or more additional moderation samples during the moderation period.
The columns on the school assessment results sheets, reading from the left, are as follows:
- ‘Student Name’ — listing students’ names alphabetically.
- ‘Registration’ — listing the students’ SACE registration numbers.
- ‘A+ to E—‘ – blank columns in which the teacher records student results from A+ to E— for each assessment type in a subject. When a student does not provide any evidence for an assessment type, the designation ‘I’ (for ‘insufficient evidence’) is recorded. The results sheet indicates the weighting of the assessment types as specified in the Stage 2 subject outline.
- ‘Sample’ – blank columns in which the teacher indicates the students whose school assessment work will be included in the sample of work to be submitted for final moderation.
- ‘Performance Standards Record’ – is used by teachers to record the overall achievement against the subject performance standards.
- ‘Variations’ – is used by teachers, per assessment type, to record details of any variations in moderation materials.
- ‘Student Materials’ – is used by teachers to submit student materials online.
- ‘Combined grade’ – A combined school assessment grade A+ to E— is automatically calculated using the student’s results for each assessment type.
- ‘Withdrawn’ – tick the box in this column to withdraw a student’s enrolment from a subject. (Note that ‘Withdrawn’ is not printed on the student’s Record of Achievement’).
Notes
- To add an enrolment and results, select ‘Add student’ on the school assessment results sheet.
- Teachers should take care when entering results in each column.
- Teachers must check that all information on the school assessment results sheet is accurate before sending the completed results sheet to the principal or the principal’s delegate.
- Refer to Information sheet 3 for advice on completing Form 2 following a breach of rules by a student.
- Refer to Information sheet 58 for advice about special provisions for a student’s school assessment.
- Refer to Information sheet 55 for advice about variations in moderation materials
Exceptional circumstances
Where a school requires an extension to a results and materials submission deadline because of circumstances beyond their control, then an application for exceptional circumstances can be requested by the principal of the school and directed to askSACE. Eligible applications will not incur late fees.
Late Stage 2 changes
From Term 1 2023, administration fees may be charged for late class changes, late results changes, and incorrect submission of materials, for Stage 2 that occur after the results sheets are closed. Please refer to the SACE Board of South Australia (Fees) Notice [PDF 131KB] for information on charges. SACE Coordinators will need to contact the askSACE team to complete and submit a Late Stage 2 Changes form.
Teacher Checklist – Stage 2 Online Submission - School Assessment Results Sheets
To support teachers in uploading student and teacher materials we have designed the following checklist.
Teacher materials
Learning and assessment plan (including addendum where applicable)
All assessment task sheets
All subjects - student group electronic evidence (such as video or audio), which is identified by assessment task and assessment type (if applicable)
For subjects which involve calculations (e.g. Essential Mathematics, General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics) solutions must be included to enable moderators to review teacher’s decisions without having to mark student work.
Subject adjustments
Teachers should appropriately represent any COVID adjustments made in the teaching materials uploaded (e.g. addendum in the LAP) to provide the most accurate evidence to support moderation.
Student samples
For each student selected in the sample:
- results have been entered accurately
- all assessment tasks uploaded for correct assessment type
- files are not password protected
- files can be opened, and no pages are missing
- the most final version of evidence has been uploaded
- student work uploaded for the correct assessment type.
All A+ student samples for each assessment type have been uploaded.
Variations – Moderation Materials (VMM) teachers use the VMM function on the result sheet to alert the moderation panel to variations, such as missing student materials, a breach of rules, or special provisions (if applicable).
For evidence presented as living documents (e.g. website, blog, or other online-hosted content), a static version (e.g. downloaded file, zip file, screenshots/screencasts or word version) must be uploaded to Schools Online for marker and moderator access.
Responses presented in oral or multimodal formats must be comprehensible in quality and speed. Supporting evidence such as transcripts may also be uploaded.
Mathematics subjects
For subjects which involve calculations (e.g. Essential Mathematics, General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics) marking must be included to enable moderators to review teacher’s decisions without having to mark student work.
Stage 2 Dance
AT1 Performance Portfolio - student identification sheet for online submission [DOC 261KB] for each student in the moderation sample.
Stage 2 Drama
Student Identification Sheet [DOC 253KB] has been uploaded for every student in the assessment group when submitting electronic evidence.
Online submission
See Online submission of materials for FAQs and information about online submission of school assessment materials. Refer to file names and formats, and training videos for more information.
Round A subjects
School assessment materials for these Round A subjects are submitted online.
To support schools and students with any ongoing potential pressures associated with COVID, and to maximise the existing flexibility in the curriculum and assessment, the SACE Board has approved adjustments for 2023.
| Subject | Assessment type |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal Studies | Learning Journey; Social Action |
| Agricultural Production | Agricultural Reports; Applications |
| Agricultural Systems | Agricultural Reports; Applications |
| Ancient Studies | Skills and Applications; Connections |
| Australian Languages - Additional Language | Creating and Responding; Language in Action |
| Australian Languages - First Language | Creating and Responding; Language in Action |
| Australian Languages - Revival Language | Language Folio; Collaborative Project |
| Business Innovation | Business Skills; Business Model |
| Child Studies | Practical Activity; Group Activity |
| Creative Arts | Product; Investigation |
| Dance | Performance Portfolio; Dance Contexts |
| Drama | Group Production; Evaluation and Creativity |
| English | Responding to Texts; Creating Texts |
| Food and Hospitality | Practical Activity; Group Activity |
| Health and Wellbeing | Initiative; Folio |
| Information Processing and Publishing | Practical Skills; Issues Analysis |
| Media Studies | Folio; Product |
| Music Performance – Ensemble | Performance, Performance and Discussion |
| Music Performance – Solo | Performance, Performance and Discussion |
| Outdoor Education | About Natural Environments; Experiences in Natural Environments |
| Politics, Power and People | Folio; Sources Analysis |
| Philosophy | Argument Analysis; Issues Analysis |
| Research Project A | Folio; Research Outcome |
| Research Project B | Folio; Research Outcome |
| Scientific Studies | Inquiry Folio, Collaborative Inquiry |
| Society and Culture | Folio; Interaction |
| Spiritualites, Religion and Meaning | Reflective Analysis; Connections |
| Women’s Studies | Text Analysis; Essay; Folio |
| Visual Arts - Art | Folio; Practical |
| Visual Arts - Design | Folio; Practical |
Round B subjects
School assessment materials for these Round B subjects are submitted online.
To support schools and students with any ongoing potential pressures associated with COVID, and to maximise the existing flexibility in the curriculum and assessment, the SACE Board has approved adjustments for 2023.
| Subject | Assessment type |
|---|---|
| Accounting | Accounting Concepts and Solutions; Accounting Advice |
| Biology | Investigations Folio; Skills and Applications Tasks |
| Chemistry | Investigations Folio; Skills and Applications Tasks |
| Community Studies A | Contract of Work |
| Community Connections | Folio; Reflection |
| Cross-disciplinary Studies | Commentary; Group Project; Presentation and Discussion |
| Design, Technology and Engineering | Specialised Skills Task; Design Process and Solution |
| Digital Technologies | Project Skills, Collaborative Project |
| Earth and Environmental Science | Investigations Folio; Skills and Applications Tasks |
| Economics | Folio; Economic Project |
| English as an Additional Language | Academic Literacy Study; Responses to Texts |
| English Literary Studies | Responding to Texts; Creating Texts |
| Essential English | Responding to Texts; Creating Texts |
| Essential Mathematics | Skills and Applications Tasks; Folio |
| General Mathematics | Skills and Applications Tasks; Mathematical Investigation |
| Geography | Geographical Skills and Applications; Fieldwork Report |
| Indonesian (continuers) | Folio; In-depth Study |
| Integrated Learning | Practical Inquiry; Connections |
| Industry Connections | Work Skills Portfolio; Reflection |
| Language and Culture | Text Analysis; Interaction; Text Production |
| Languages (background speakers and continuers) | Folio; In-depth Study |
| Languages (beginners) | Interaction; Text Production; Text Analysis |
| Legal Studies | Folio; Inquiry |
| Mathematical Methods | Skills and Applications Tasks; Mathematical Investigation |
| Modern History | Historical Skills; Historical Study |
| Music Explorations | Musical Literacy, Explorations |
| Music Studies | Creative Works, Musical Literacy |
| Nutrition | Investigations Folio; Skills and Applications Tasks |
| Physical Education | Diagnostics; Improvement Analysis |
| Physics | Investigations Folio; Skills and Applications Tasks |
| Psychology | Investigations Folio; Skills and Applications Tasks |
| Specialist Mathematics | Skills and Applications Tasks; Mathematical Investigation |
| Tourism | Folio; Practical Activity; Investigation |
| Workplace Practices | Folio; Performance; Reflection |
Additional moderation samples
The SACE Board reserves the right to request additional moderation samples at any time before the release of results, and may invite schools to submit one or more additional moderation samples. School assessment materials for students who are not included in the moderation sample should be readily accessible throughout the moderation period.
Schools are encouraged to keep school assessment materials for all students until the end of the clerical check period in February of the following year.