Stage 2 | Assessment Type 3: Examination (1)
Italian (continuers)
Stage 2
Assessment Type 3: Examination
The Italian (continuers) examination is an e-exam that is assessed externally. See the calendar for the date of the examination.
The examination consists of two assessments: oral and written.
Oral examination
The oral examination takes 10 to 15 minutes and has two sections:
- Section 1: Conversation (approximately 5 to 7 minutes)
- Section 2: Discussion (approximately 5 to 8 minutes)
Written examination
The 130-minute written examination has three sections:
- Section 1 – Listening and Responding
- Section 2 – Reading and Responding
- Section 3 – Writing in Italian
Student work should be their own. See Supervision and verification of student work.
Preparing for the exam
There are many ways to prepare for an exam. Resources specifically for Italian (continuers) are available below.
Past exams
Content in past exams may not be reflective of content in future exams.
Past exams
Documents and Media (Global)
Listening and responding texts and transcripts
- 2018 - Text 1751KB
- 2018 - Text 21.2MB
- 2018 - Text 31.4MB
- 2018 - Text 41.9MB
- 2018 - Text 52MB
- 2019 - Text 1335KB
- 2019 - Text 2404KB
- 2019 - Text 3787KB
- 2019 - Text 41.1MB
- 2019 - Text 51,006KB
- 2020 - Text 1567KB
- 2020 - Text 2934KB
- 2020 - Text 31.4MB
- 2020 - Text 41.3MB
- 2020 - Text 51.5MB
- 2021 Italian (continuers) - Listening and responding texts - transcript231KB
- 2022 Italian (continuers) - Listening and responding texts - transcript137KB
- 2023 Italian (continuers) - Listening and responding texts - transcript220KB
- 2018 - Text 1
Stage 2 | Assessment Type 3: Examination (2)
Sample exams
Sample exams better reflect the types of questions students may be asked in future electronic exams. Questions may include media types which have not been possible in a paper exam (e.g. watching a video and responding).
Sample exams may not be provided for each year. They are only published when there is a significant change to the exam, like a new question type or new functionality.
Front covers
Stage 2 | Assessment Type 3: Examination (3)
Preparing predicted examination results for external assessment
The SACE Board uses predicted results as part of the quality assurance of Stage 2 external examinations and performances, and for some approved special provisions in assessment. Refer to Results sheets — Stage 2 predicted results (Information sheet 52) for information on completing predicted examination results sheets.