How to get a community program recognised

• Read the Guidelines [pdf] - steps for community organisations requesting recognition.
• Contact SSABSA to discuss the program and its appropriateness for SACE recognition.
• Submit an application form [pdf]  [word].

Process for Recognition of Community-developed Programs

Community organisations are invited to have their community-developed programs considered for recognition towards the SACE.

The appraisal of such community-developed programs involves:

• consultation with the community organisation;
• the collection of relevant documentation to support the recognition process;
• the establishment of a Recognition Panel (made up of community members and SSABSA officers);
• consideration of the documentation by the Recognition Panel and the preparation of a recognition report and recommendations;
• consideration of the recognition report and recommendations of the Recognition Panel by SSABSA.

SSABSA will appraise the nature and scope, and the level of complexity of community learning that is a result of a program of instruction that follows a formal, accredited curriculum of a community-developed program.

SSABSA will base its appraisal on the evaluation of a range of information provided by the community organisation (e.g. curriculum documents, assessment prescriptions, syllabuses or guidelines, evidence of student performance at various levels, evidence of quality assurance mechanisms, discussions with community leaders) against the learning to be gained through SSABSA-accredited subjects.

SSABSA will make decisions about the value of the learning that has taken place in terms of the:

• number of SACE units that will be awarded;
• SACE level (Stage 1 or Stage 2) that was achieved;
• group requirements (Group 1 or Group 2) of the SACE that have been met;
• SACE standard achieved (‘satisfactory achievement’).