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Economics
Stage 2
Subject outline
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 2021.
Stage 2 | Subject outline | Evidence of learning
Evidence of learning
All Stage 2 subjects have a school assessment component and an external assessment component.
The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 2 Economics
School assessment (70%)
- Assessment Type 1: Folio (40%)
- Assessment Type 2: Economic Project (30%)
External assessment (30%)
- Assessment Type 3: Examination (30%).
Students provide evidence of their learning through five or six assessments, including the external assessment component. Students complete:
- three or four folio tasks
- one economic project
- one examination.