SACs (School-Assessed Coursework) are a key component of the ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) process in Australia, specifically in the VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) system and other state-based senior secondary certificates like the HSC in New South Wales.
In VCE, SACs are assessments that are set and marked by your school, and they contribute to your final results for each subject. They can take the form of essays, presentations, lab reports, projects, or exams, depending on the subject.
Here's how SACs work in the context of ATAR:
- Contribution to Final Score: SACs contribute to the assessment of your overall subject score, which is used to calculate your ATAR. Along with your final exam marks, SACs make up a significant portion of your final grade in each subject.
- Weighting: The weighting of SACs varies by subject. In some subjects, SACs might account for around 50% of your final score, with the final exam making up the remaining 50%. In others, the weight might differ, and there might also be multiple SACs throughout the year, with each one contributing a portion to the final grade.
- Purpose: SACs are designed to assess your understanding and skills throughout the year, rather than just at the end in the final exam. This gives students a chance to improve and demonstrates their ongoing engagement with the course.
- Moderation: In the VCE system, SAC results are moderated to ensure fairness across schools. This means that if one school is found to mark more leniently or strictly than others, SAC scores may be adjusted to ensure consistency across the state.
So, SACs are essentially internal assessments that reflect your progress in a subject throughout the year and play a big part in your final grades and, consequently, your ATAR. Does that help clarify things?
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