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Special Provisions for WACE Candidates
The Curriculum Council recognises that individual students, under circumstances outlined in the special provisions policy, may need special external assessment arrangements to allow them to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and understandings within certain courses. The underlying principle of special provisions is to ensure that the most appropriate, fair and reasonable arrangements and options are available for students to demonstrate their capabilities where their external assessment is affected by illness, impairment or personal circumstances. Special provisions are available for practical and written examinations.
Students who are eligible for special provisions are not exempt from meeting the requirements for a Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE), or from being assessed in a course.
In considering the eligibility for special provisions, the Curriculum Council is mindful of the need to balance the competing demands of allowing students to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and understandings with the need to preserve the academic integrity of the assessment process.
There are two types of special provisions for the WACE examinations:
- Special examination arrangements – Candidates who have a temporary or permanent disability, illness and/or specific learning disability that could disadvantage them in timed assessments may apply to sit an examination under special conditions. Application is made prior to the examinations.
- Sickness/misadventure provisions – Candidates who suffer from a temporary sickness, non-permanent disability or an unforeseen event close to or during the examinations which they believe may have resulted in performance below expectations or non-attendance in particular examinations are given the opportunity to apply for assessment consideration. Application is made immediately after the examinations.
Specific eligibility criteria apply for each form of special provision.
Select an option from the list below to view its associated information. Documents are available in rich text 
(Microsoft Word) and PDF 
(Portable Document Format).
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| Special Provisions brochure | (1124 Kb) |
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| Special Examination Arrangements Assessors 2012 - Expression of interest |  (117 Kb) |
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| Policy and guidelines for special provisions in external examinations | (244 Kb) |
(59 Kb) |
| Special examination arrangements for the WACE Examinations - information for candidates | (111 Kb) |
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| Application for special examination arrangements 2012 | (84 Kb) |
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| Hints for completing an application for special examination arrangements | (146 Kb) |
(35 Kb) |
| Special format practical examinations for candidates with long-term injury or illness |  (18 Kb) |
(14 Kb) |
| Sickness/Misadventure application form - WACE Examinations 2011 (for reference only) | (151 Kb) |
