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Accounting
Stage 2
Subject outline
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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.
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 | Capabilities | Critical and creative thinking
Critical and creative thinking
In this subject students extend and apply their critical and creative thinking capability by, for example:
- exploring and explaining accounting concepts and conventions, considering local and global perspectives
- applying accounting concepts and conventions to analyse and evaluate financial and non-financial information to make forecasts and provide advice to stakeholders to inform decision-making
- evaluating the reliability of financial and non-financial information for accurate decision-making in an accounting context
- creating accounting information for a range of stakeholders
- analysing and evaluating financial and non-financial information to identify issues and/or trends to propose financial solutions
- considering the evolving role of accounting in society.