Essential English

STAGE 1 - 2027

Essential English 1+2Year 11
LengthFull Year (20 SACE Credits)
Pre-requisitesNIL
Additional Costs

There may be an excursion cost to complete the review task

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learning Concepts

  • Structure texts across different text types 

  • Understand and apply language techniques 

  • Recognise the purpose of texts 

  • Communicate ideas through clear writing 

 

If you are considering university study, especially interstate or at ADFA, you are strongly encouraged to choose SACE English General English or English Literary Studies. 
Some universities do not accept Essential English as meeting English entry requirements. 

 

Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts (50%):  

  • Class Text Analysis 

  • Advertisement Analysis 

 

Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts (50%):  

  • Multimodal Presentation 

  • Review  

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