Students beginning their full Victorian Certificate of Education are asked to select studies for both Years 11 and 12. Students will not be “held” to their Year 12 course; however, they are asked to identify this as part of good planning for the future. We also ask for proposed career and tertiary goals for the same reason.
By the end of Year 12, most students at the College will have taken 22 units; 12 units at Unit 1 and 2 level (ie Year 11), and 10 units at Unit 3 and 4 level (ie Year 12). Acceleration students may have taken more than 22 units, or may have varied the balance of studies at the different levels.
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) requires all students to undertake all four Units in English (or approved “English Study”), along with other requirements. Selection of the correct Mathematics “package” is crucial for many students. Please read the advice “Planning your VCE Mathematics”.
In simple terms, assessment at Units 1 and 2 level is the school’s responsibility and assessment at Units 3 and 4 level is the responsibility of VCAA. Under the structure of the VCE, a student’s overall level of achievement in most studies is determined from a mix of School Assessed Coursework (SAC) and formal examinations sat under test conditions. In some studies, specifically the Arts, a folio or similar task (SAT) completed over a significant period of time, contribute to the final assessment of the study.
Students who satisfactorily complete the VCE, will be awarded a Study Score – out of a possible 50 – for each of the Unit 3 and 4 sequences in which the assessment components have been completed. Following scaling by VTAC, the aggregate of Study Scores contributes to the student’s ATAR score – out of a possible 99.95 and the ATAR score is a significant factor in determining entry to most tertiary courses, providing prerequisite studies have been completed. It is the student’s responsibility, therefore, to ensure that an intended VCE course of studies satisfies the prerequisite studies for tertiary courses in which he/she may wish to gain entry.
Accounting
Art Creative Practice
Art Making and Exhibiting
Biology
Business Management
Chemistry
Chinese
Dance
Drama
Economics
English and English Additional Language
Environmental Science
French
General Mathematics
Geography
Health and Human Development
History Twentieth Century
Latin
Legal Studies
Literature
Mathematical Methods
Media
Music
Physical Education
Physics
Product Design and Technologies
Psychology
Specialist Mathematics
Systems Engineering
VET Certificate III in Music
Visual Communication Design
Accounting
Applied Computing
Business Management
Design and Creative Arts:
- Art Creative Practice
- Art Making and Exhibiting
- Product Design and Technologies
- Visual Communication Design
Economics
English and English Additional Language
Geography
Health and Human Development
History - Twentieth Century
Languages other than English:
- Chinese
- French
- Latin
Legal Studies
Literature
Mathematics:
- General Mathematics
- Mathematical Methods
- Specialist Mathematics
Media
Music:
- Music
- VET Certificate III in Music
Performing Arts:
- Dance
- Drama
Physical Education
Systems Engineering
Sciences:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Physics
- Psychology