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Legal Studies
Stage 2
Subject outline
For teaching in Australian and SACE International schools from January 2023 to December 2023.
For teaching in SACE International schools only from May/June 2023 to March 2024 and from May/June 2024 to March 2025. Accredited in June 2020 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2021.
Accredited in June 2020 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2021.
Stage 2 | Subject outline | External assessment | Assessment Type 3: Examination
Assessment Type 3: Examination (30%)
Students undertake a 130-minute external examination that is divided into two parts.
- Part A: Response to sources (65 minutes — 30 marks)
- Part B: Extended Response (65 minutes — 30 marks)
Part A consists of several sources and/or case studies. Students answer set questions based on one or both compulsory focus areas: Sources of law, or Dispute resolution.
Part B requires students to answer one essay question from a choice of four questions. Students select from:
- Focus area 1: Sources of law
- Focus area 2: Dispute resolution
- Optional area 1: The Australian Constitution
- Optional area 2: When rights collide
The following specific features of the assessment design criteria for this subject will be assessed in the examination:
- understanding and application
- analysis and evaluation
- communication.