Stage 2 | Subject outline | Outdoor Education Stage 2 version control

Outdoor Education Stage 2
Subject outline

Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024
Accredited in August 2019 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2020. 

Stage 2 | Subject outline | Evidence of learning

Evidence of learning

All Stage 2 subjects have a school assessment component and an external assessment component.

The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 2 Outdoor Education.

School assessment (70%)

  • Assessment Type 1: About Natural Environments (20%)
  • Assessment Type 2: Experiences in Natural Environments (50%)

External assessment (30%)

  • Assessment Type 3: Connections with Natural Environments (30%).

Students provide evidence of their learning through four or five assessments, including the external assessment component. Students complete:

  • one or two about natural environments tasks
  • two experiences in natural environments tasks
  • one connections with natural environments task.