Students begin full time study of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) program in Year 11. To help plan for VCE in Years 11 and 12, students are required to list the studies they anticipate taking for both years. Students will not be held to these studies in Year 12, but identifying them now helps to facilitate good planning for the future. Students are also required to list a proposed career and tertiary goal for the same reason.
By the end of Year 12, most students at the College will have studied 22 VCE units. 12 of these will be at the Unit 1 and 2 level, and 10 will be at the Units 3 and 4 level. For students who accelerate, the balance of these units may vary.
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (‘the VCAA) require at students to study four (4) units in English (or an approved ‘English Study’) in addition to other requirements, which are detailed on the Course of Study webpage. We ask that you ensure you read the ‘Planning your VCE Mathematics’ advice in the Course of Study information. Selection of the correct Mathematics sequence is important to ensure prerequisite studies for university pathways is met.
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
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French
General Mathematics
Geography
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Latin
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Product Design and Technologies
Psychology
Specialist Mathematics
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Theatre Studies
VET Certificate III in Music
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