YEAR 12 - RELIGION AND LIFE ATAR OVERVIEW
Prerequisite: High ‘C’ grade in Year 11 Religion and Life (ATAR)
For students in Year 12, Religious Education is delivered through the teaching of specific units of the Religion and Life course. Students will study two units of Catholic content (one per semester) during the year.
Typically, university-bound students would study Religion & Life: ATAR in Year 12. Students who may be headed to TAFE and further education and training or the workforce would typically study the General course.
Religion and Life course pathways:
| Course | Year 11 Units | Year 12 Units | Background and Destination | WACE Exam | |
| Religion and Life: General | G1REL G2REL |
→ | G3REL G4REL |
Primarily for students who typically have experienced some difficulties with Religious Education or are TAFE / apprenticeship / workplace bound | N/A |
| Religion and Life: ATAR | A1REL A2REL |
→ | A2REL A4REL |
Students with satisfactory to strong Religious Education results – primarily for students who are tertiary bound. | Religion and Life: ATAR Exam |
Units 3 and 4 – A3REL/A4REL
The Religion and Life ATAR course provides students with opportunities to learn about religion and the interplay that occurs between religion, societies and people. Students develop an informed and critical understanding of this interplay by drawing from a detailed knowledge of one or more religions.
Every religion offers a system of beliefs and practices. In the Religion and Life ATAR course, students explore one or more religions and investigate the characteristics of religion, their origins, foundations, social influence and development over time. They analyse the role religion has played in society and understand the challenges and opportunities religions face.
The connections between religion and life occur in many areas of human activity. Religion motivates and influences how people interact with each other and the world around them.
Students employ research and learning skills that enable them to use a range of primary and secondary sources to investigate the interplay between religion and life.
Unit 3
The focus for this unit is the connection between past and present experiences of religion. Students analyse the impact of changes within society and how these changes shape the way individuals and groups interact with religion. They further develop research skills for conducting an inquiry, processing information and, communicating findings about the interplay between religion and life.
Unit 4
The focus for this unit is the interplay between religion and life. Students explore how religion responds to, and interacts with, issues that arise within society. They further develop research skills for conducting an inquiry, processing information, and communicating findings about the interplay between religion and life.
In Religion and Life (ATAR), students are assessed through the use of the following Assessment types: Investigations, Explanations, Source analysis and Examinations.
