Explore Marine and Maritime Studies as a distinct ATAR course. Investigate plankton, coral, marine resource issues and shipwreck conservation, with opportunities to develop diving-related skills.
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What will I learn?
Unit 3
Year 12 courseInvestigate plankton, coral, marine resource issues and shipwreck conservation, with opportunities to develop diving-related skills.
Unit 4
Year 12 courseExplore climate impacts, coastal change and biodiversity management, including Western Australian maritime history.
How will I be assessed?
Needs verification: UNVERIFIED Year 11 assessment mix in this profile. Open the advertised syllabus and your school's outline.
Published course / existing guide: Year 12 published assessment types: Science inquiry; Investigation; Extended response; Test; Examination. Read the table in context for component weights; your school sets individual tasks and dates.
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Will I find it hard?
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Does it scale up or down?
Marine and Maritime Studies, 2025. TISC’s mean scaled scores summarise all students with a scaled score in the published course. The mean describes a cohort and gives no individual raw-to-scaled conversion. A scaled mean alone cannot establish whether this subject scaled up or down. Historical cohort data cannot predict your result or a future scaling direction.
| Mean scaled score | Students |
|---|---|
| 54.5 | 120 |
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Sources, versions and verification dates
Profile source metadata last checked: 2026-11-13. A source check is not an endorsement by the authority or confirmation that a future course version is unchanged.
- Marine and Maritime Studies ATAR: Year 11 syllabus — SCSA; 2026-11-13. UNVERIFIED PDF body/version: this is the publicly advertised source link. Do not treat its unseen learning or assessment details as checked.
- Marine and Maritime Studies ATAR: Year 12 syllabus — SCSA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF course identity and available effective date checked against the observed source link. PDF ATAR Year 12 Syllabus for teaching from 2027 (738.4 KB) opens in new window. Learning summaries are our paraphrases; assessment type names do not establish a school's task schedule or weighting. © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, CC BY 4.0; see the document notice.
- Marine and Maritime Studies ATAR: Year 12 syllabus, page 12 — SCSA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF course identity and available effective date checked against the observed source link. PDF ATAR Year 12 Syllabus for teaching from 2027 (738.4 KB) opens in new window. Learning summaries are our paraphrases; assessment type names do not establish a school's task schedule or weighting. © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, CC BY 4.0; see the document notice.
- Marine and Maritime Studies ATAR: Year 12 syllabus, page 15 — SCSA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF course identity and available effective date checked against the observed source link. PDF ATAR Year 12 Syllabus for teaching from 2027 (738.4 KB) opens in new window. Learning summaries are our paraphrases; assessment type names do not establish a school's task schedule or weighting. © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, CC BY 4.0; see the document notice.
- Marine and Maritime Studies ATAR: Year 12 syllabus, page 18 — SCSA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF course identity and available effective date checked against the observed source link. PDF ATAR Year 12 Syllabus for teaching from 2027 (738.4 KB) opens in new window. Learning summaries are our paraphrases; assessment type names do not establish a school's task schedule or weighting. © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, CC BY 4.0; see the document notice.
- TISC 2025 scaling report: Marine and Maritime Studies — TISC; 2026-11-12. TISC’s mean scaled scores summarise all students with a scaled score in the published course. The mean describes a cohort and gives no individual raw-to-scaled conversion.