A new subject – Stage 2 Community Connections – will be taught for the first time in 2022, and replaces Stage 2 Community Studies B.

Download the Stage 2 Community Connections subject outline

The Board has approved a new subject: Stage 1 and Stage 2 Spiritualities, Religion and Meaning, to be taught for the first time in 2022. It emerged from subject renewal of Stage 1 and 2 Religion Studies, which involved extensive consultation with Religion Studies teachers, leaders and religious education experts from schools, universities and other educational institutions. For subject details, see Spiritualities, Religion and Meaning subject outline [PDF 512KB]

Stage 1 and Stage 2 Religion Studies will be available for teaching for the last time in 2022.

In 2021, there are a number of operational changes for Stage 2 Community Studies (A and B):

For full details, see Community Studies - operational changes to moderation, marking and resulting for 2021 [DOC 183KB].

To learn more about uploading school assessment materials, accepted file names and formats, and selecting moderation samples, see Online submission of materials.

Train to be a Community Learning Assessor at one of our professional learning sessions being held throughout 2021. 

Priority will be given to teachers who have not previously been trained or who are from schools where there are currently no trained assessors.

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