Explore Auslan (continuers): Concepts, perspectives, topics and subtopics; Concepts. Compare the published stage content and assessment categories before choosing.
Confirm your cohort: Published SACE Board course tables and outlines retrieved in November 2026. Headings can include school-selected options; confirm your actual study years, programme and version. Syllabus availability alone does not establish TAS/ATAR eligibility or recognised credit.
What will I learn?
Concepts, perspectives, topics and subtopics
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsConcepts
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsPerspectives
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsTopics
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsSelecting subtopics
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsConcept
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsTopic
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsAn example of a suggested subtopic related to this topic
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsLanguage and culture
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsLanguage as a system
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsVocabulary
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsGrammar
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsLanguage functions
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsLanguage structures
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsAuslan Grammar
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsTypes of manual signs
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsGrammatical categories in Auslan
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsText types
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsStyles of signing
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsDictionaries
Stage 1 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsThemes, Topics, and Subtopics
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsThe Individual
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsThe Deaf and Hearing Communities
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsThe Changing World
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsSigned Text Types
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsVocabulary
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsGrammar
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsSub-lexical Structures of Signs
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsMorphological and Lexical Structures (types) of Signs
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsSyntax and Discourse
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsConcepts, perspectives, topics and subtopics
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsConcepts
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsPerspectives
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsTopics
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsSelecting subtopics
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsConcept
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsTopic
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsAn example of a suggested subtopic related to this topic
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsLanguage and culture
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsLanguage as a system
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsVocabulary
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsGrammar
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsLanguage functions
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsLanguage structures
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsAuslan Grammar
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsTypes of manual signs
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsGrammatical categories in Auslan
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsText types
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsStyles of signing
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsDictionaries
Stage 2 — published content / option headings; check school selectionsHow will I be assessed?
Published course / existing guide: Stage 1: School assessment 100%. This is the overall published assessment proportion, not the weighting of every individual task.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 1: Assessment Type 1: Interacting in Auslan. Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 1: Assessment Type 2: Creating Meaning in Auslan. Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 1: Assessment Type 3: Analysing Auslan. Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 1: Assessment Type 4: Investigation. Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 2: School assessment 70%. This is the overall published assessment proportion, not the weighting of every individual task.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 2: External assessment 30%. This is the overall published assessment proportion, not the weighting of every individual task.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 2: Assessment Type 1: Folio (50%). Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 2: Assessment Type 2: In-depth Study (20%). Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 2: Assessment Type 3: Examination (30%). Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 2: Assessment Type 1: Folio (40%). Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 2: Assessment Type 2: In-depth Study (30%). Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 2: Assessment Type 3: Examination (30%). Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 2: Assessment Type 1: Folio (50%). Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Published course / existing guide: Stage 2: Assessment Type 2: In-depth Study (20%). Published category/weighting labels; credit-pattern variants and individual tasks must be read in context.
Progression and companion subjects
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Will I find it hard?
Difficulty depends on your experience, interests, teaching and assessment. These are our reflection prompts, not an official difficulty rating.
- Would regular vocabulary, listening and speaking practice fit the way you like to learn?
- Check the language-entry eligibility rules and try a speaking/listening example with your teacher.
Does it scale up or down?
Use applicable SATAC evidence. Vocational certificate credit is not automatically an ATAR input.
Scaling is not a measure of difficulty or a guaranteed bonus. Prioritise content you can engage with and required subjects for courses you are considering.
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Core subject information and planning are free. Full study resources are optional.
Sources, versions and verification dates
Profile source metadata last checked: 2026-11-14. A source check is not an endorsement by the authority or confirmation that a future course version is unchanged.
- SACE Board: Auslan (continuers) course codes, credit options and assessment proportions — SACE Board; 2026-11-14. Published course-code/credit and school/external assessment tables. SACE subject content is also used in NTCET; certificate requirements remain separate. School delivery, eligibility and applicability to your study years require confirmation.
- Auslan (continuers): Stage 1 subject outline — SACE Board; 2026-11-14. Visible document cover subject/stage matched to the observed course; original DOCX-byte hash retained. Factual content/option and assessment-category headings, not copied rationale prose. Agent extraction; no independent human curriculum signoff claimed. Confirm the current cohort and school task plan.
- Auslan (continuers): Stage 2 subject outline — SACE Board; 2026-11-14. Visible document cover subject/stage matched to the observed course; original DOCX-byte hash retained. Factual content/option and assessment-category headings, not copied rationale prose. Agent extraction; no independent human curriculum signoff claimed. Confirm the current cohort and school task plan.
- Auslan (continuers): Stage 2 subject outline — SACE Board; 2026-11-14. Visible document cover subject/stage matched to the observed course; original DOCX-byte hash retained. Factual content/option and assessment-category headings, not copied rationale prose. Agent extraction; no independent human curriculum signoff claimed. Confirm the current cohort and school task plan.