 | South Australian Certificate of Education |  |
Thebarton Senior College offers a wide range of both Stage 1 and Stage 2 subjects in the South Australian Certificate of Education.
 | SACE INFORMATION |  |
The South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), has been designed to meet the needs and interests of today's young people, as well as to make it relevant for employers, who are increasingly looking to employ highly skilled workers.
Students need to achieve the compulsory literacy and numeracy requirements of the SACE. They need to achieve a C grade or better in a range of English and mathematics subjects or courses at Stage 1 to complete their SACE.
Both Stage 1 and Stage 2 subjects will be graded from A to E.
All students will be expected to gain knowledge, skills, and attributes in the areas of communication, citizenship, personal development, work and learning.
Students need to earn 200 credits to successfully complete the new SACE. (Ten credits equates to one semester or six months of study.) Students can get 180 of these credits through vocational training.
Compulsory Subjects
| Personal Learning Plan 10 credits (at Stage 1) |
| Literacy - at least 20 credits from a range of English subjects or courses (Stage 1) |
| Numeracy - at least 10 credits from a range of mathematics subjects or courses (Stage 1) |
| Research Project - an in-depth major project (10 credits at Stage 2) |
| Other Stage 2 subjects totalling at least 60 credits |
In order to obtain the SACE, students must achieve at least a C grade in the compulsory subjects. The remaining 90 credits can be gained through additional Stage 1 or Stage 2 subjects, vocational training or Board-recognised courses of a student's choice.
Vocational Education and Training (VET) in SACE
In the new SACE, students can earn up to 180 of the 200 credits required to complete the SACE, through recognised Vocational Education and Training courses offered through Registered Training Organisations such as Thebarton Senior College.
The remaining 20 credits can be completed through subjects with a VET focus. This means the 200 SACE credits required to complete the new certificate can be gained through a VET focus, provided the Personal Learning Plan, Research Project, and the Stage 1 literacy and numeracy requirements are also satisfied.
Students can also count recognition for learning gained through informal community activities such as coaching a sporting team, being the primary carer of a family member, or leading an environmental project in the community.
Adult Status
An adult student is a person who is at least 18 years old on 1 January in the year he or she completes the SACE, and who has left school for at least one continuous year.
On re-entry, you'be awarded a maximum of 110 credits at Stage 1. To complete the new SACE, you will have to satisfactorily complete:
| Stage 2 SACE Board-accredited subjects or VET courses worth 60 credits |
| the Research Project for 10 credits |
| other Stage 1 or Stage 2 Board-accredited subjects or VET courses worth 20 credits |
| meet minimum literacy and numeracy requirements |
Adult students do not have to do the Personal Learning Plan.
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