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Business Innovation Stage 2
Subject outline

Version 4.0
For teaching in Australian and SACE International schools from January 2024 to December 2024.
For teaching in SACE International schools only from May/June 2023 to March 2024 and from May/June 2024 to March 2025.
Accredited in August 2018 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2020. 

Stage 2 | Subject outline | Subject changes

Summary of subject changes for 2022

Assessment Type 3: Business Plan and Pitch (30%)

From 2022, add 'AE1 - evaluate business models and plans' assessment design criterion to be assessed.

Summary of subject changes for 2021

Assessment Type 1: Business Skills

  • Change 'four' to 'three' tasks to read: 'Students complete three tasks as part of their business skills'.
  • Change word count to: 3000 words if written, 18 minutes if oral, or the equivalent if multimodal.

Assessment Type 2: Business Model

  • Include working 'individually' to read: 'Students may work individually or collaboratively to develop a viable business model and individually evaluate the business model and their contribution to its development'.
  • Change word count to: 2000 words if written, 12 minutes if oral, or equivalent if multimodal.

Some minor rewording for clarity.