Women's Studies 

STAGE 1 - 2027


Women's Studies

Stage 1
Length1 Semester (10 SACE Credits)
Pre-requisites

Year 9 Only  

A in Year 9 English  AND  A in Year 9 HASS 

No requirements for Year 10 Students (did not have to achieve above requirements) 

Additional Costs

NIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learning Concepts 

Learning to think with a gender lens: students build foundational gender analysis skills, then apply them to texts and social issues affecting women. 

Students must study: 

Representations of Women in Cultural Texts and Media 

Optional Topics can explore: 

  • Women and work 

  • Family life and caring 

  • Health and Well-Being 

  • Women in the Law 

  • Women’s Achievements, Struggles and Empowerment 

  • Women, Culture and Society 

 

Assessment Type 1: Text Analysis 

  • Written Responses 

  • Multimodal Commentary 

Assessment Type 2: Group Presentation 

Assessment Type 3: Issues Analysis 

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