SACE Stage 2 subjects

The SACE Board of South Australia publishes the subject outline for each Stage 2 subject and marks its external assessment — for the subjects here a written examination, sat between mid October and mid November (13 October to 13 November in 2026). ATARMAxxing is independent and not affiliated with the SACE Board; our materials are original resources written to those public subject outlines.

In every Stage 2 subject 30 per cent of the assessment is external and 70 per cent is school assessment moderated by the SACE Board. In the subjects covered here the external assessment is an examination, on paper or as an electronic e-exam depending on the subject; in other subjects it can be an investigation or a performance, and in English it is a comparative analysis rather than an exam. Your final grade is reported from A+ to E-.

Stage 2 is the Year 12 level of the South Australian Certificate of Education. A 20-credit Stage 2 subject runs for the full year, and if it is a Tertiary Admissions Subject its SATAC scaled score can count toward the university aggregate and your ATAR.