MAITLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Millennium

Maitland High School Assessment Outline
Outcomes:
A student:
Preliminary Legal Studies
P1 identifies and applies legal concepts and terminology.
P2 describes the key features of Australian and International Law.
P3 describes the operation of domestic and international legal systems.
P4 discusses the effectiveness of the legal system in addressing issues.
P5 describes the role of law in encouraging cooperation and resolving conflict, as well as
initiating and responding to change.
P6 explains the nature of the interrelationship between the legal system and society.
P7 evaluates the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice.
P8 locates, selects and organises legal information from a variety of sources including
legislation, cases, media, international instruments and documents.
P9 communicates legal information using well structured responses.
P10 accounts for differing perspectives and interpretations of legal information and issues.
Course
Components
Knowledge &
Understanding of
Course Content
Task
Description
Outcomes
Assessed
Syllabus
Weightings
Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
Term 1
Week 9
Class Test
The Legal
System
P1, P2, P3,
P9, P10
Term 2
Week 7
Research
Task
Law Reform
in Action
P2, P7,
P9, P12
Term 3
Week 2
Research
Task
Media File
P4, P9,
P10
Term 3
Week 9
Final Course
Exam
P7, P8, P9,
P10, P11, P12
60 20 40
Inquiry & Research 20 10 10
Communication of
Legal Studies,
Ideas & Issues in
Appropriate Forms
20 10 10
Total 100 20 20 20 40
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Maitland High School 2011 Preliminary Assessment Booklet