Material Solutions

STAGE 2 - 2026

Material Solutions Year 12
LengthFULL Year (20 SACE Credits)
Pre-requisites

C or higher in Stage 1 Materials or Advanced Manufacturing 1  

**Cannot be chosen with Material Solutions
(Food Technologies) 

Additional Costs

All students are allocated $200 towards material costs.  

There will be additional costs to be paid if these costs are above the $200 allocation. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Topics that will be Covered

Learning Concepts

Material Construction 

  • Timber 
  • Plastic 
  • Metal

Product design 

 

Assessment Types

Assessment Type 1: Skills Tasks (20%)

  • Demonstrate reflective skills (1000 words) 
  • Demonstrate practical skills   

Assessment Type 2: Design Process & Solution (50%)

  • Folio evidence of the Design Process (2000 words) 
  • Practical Project (Solution)  

Assessment Type 3: External Assessment (30%)

  • Part 1 - Material investigation  (500 words) 
  • Part 2 - Investigation related to the project (1500 words)

 

Top 3 Learner Behaviours

  1. Connected
  2. Driven
  3. Flexible Thinker

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