SACE Credits: 20 credits
Length: Full Year
In Tourism, students develop an understanding of the nature of tourists, tourism, and the tourism industry. They investigate local, national, and global tourism; and explore tourism as a business. Students gain an understanding of the complex economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts of tourism. A student’s understanding of the sustainable management of tourism is central to the subject.
An optional 4–5-night camp is offered as part this subject.
Assessment: Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Performance Standards, as outlined by the SACE Board. Grades A+ to E- will be used for reporting purposes. Students understanding and skills will be assessed in a variety of tasks that may include:
School Assessment
- Two Folio tasks (20%) in which students interpret and critically analyse secondary sources of information in tourism contexts appropriate to the themes or topics being studied.
- Two Practical Activities (25%) in which research is undertaken beyond the classroom and involves the collection of information from primary sources.
- An Individual Investigation (25%) which involves the independent identification, selection, analysis, and evaluation of primary and secondary sources of information about a tourism trend, development, and/or issue, before making recommendations based on the findings.
External Assessment
- Examination (30%) The exam is 2 hours and consists of a range of questions on several sources based on the content. Sources could be in many different forms including written materials, media items (e.g. news report, radio interview and newspaper article), quotations, cartoons, graphical information (e.g. maps, photographs, diagrams) and statistical data.
