| Date | Description | Handbook section references |
|---|
| Monday 15 January | Special Provision Online opens for schools to submit applications for :
- Special Examination Arrangements for students with known conditions
- Online application for previously approved Special Examination Arrangements
| Special Provision |
| Monday 29 January | Start of Term 1
Start of school year for government schools (student-free day) |
| Friday 2 February | Last day for:
- students to lodge applications for Statement of Marks for 2023 VCE external assessments and the GAT.
- students to lodge requests to inspect response materials for 2023 VCE external assessments and the GAT.
| Final results: Reporting to schools |
| Friday 16 February | Last day for schools to submit Online requests to apply previously approved Special Examination Arrangements | Special Provision |
| Tuesday 20 February | School-based Assessment Audit: Unit 3 audit questionnaire opens. | Quality assurance: VCE school-based assessment audit |
| Wednesday 21 February | Last day for schools to:
- lodge applications for alternative works/instruments for VCE Music Repertoire Performance.
| Scored assessment: External Assessment |
| Friday 23 February | Last day for:
- schools to notify the VCAA of alterations to 2023 unit results and initial School-based Assessments. After this date, a late fee may apply.
- principals to lodge requests for Confirmation of Grades for 2023 VCE external assessments and the GAT.
- principals to lodge applications for VCE Examination Score Review for 2023 VCE external assessments.
| Administrative information: Schools and registered training organisations |
| Monday 26 February | Initial enrolment
Schools should enter VCE including VCE VM Unit 3–4 enrolments by this date. Initial enrolment data is critical for VCE Units 3–4 because it is used:
- to develop the 2024 VCE examination timetable
- for planning associated with the administration of the GAT and VCE external assessments
- to identify schools for the School-based Assessment Audit.
Schools are recommended to enter all of the following available data by this date:
- VCE including VCE VM Units 1 and 2
- VPC Certificate and units
- VET Certificates and units of competency
- Registration of International Baccalaureate (IB) students (Year 11 and 12).
Schools may modify enrolment data after this date. | Administrative information: Schools and registered training organisations |
| Friday 1 March | Last day for schools to submit VCE Extended Investigation research questions. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
| Thursday 7 March | Last day for schools to:
- submit their 2024 Agreement to administer and conduct VCE external assessments
- establish centre arrangements for the administration of the GAT and Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test, including:
- combining with another school
- requesting individual students to sit at locations other than their home school
- Nominate supervisors for the 2024 GAT, Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test and VCE written examinations
| Administrative information: Schools and registered training organisations |
| Friday 8 March | Last day for schools to submit Special Examination Arrangements applications for the 2024 external assessments for known, ongoing conditions. | Special Provision |
| Friday 15 March | School-based Assessment Audit: Unit 3 audit questionnaire closes. | Quality assurance: VCE school-based assessment audit |
| Wednesday 20 March | Schools are recommended to enter student emails addresses. The VCAA will begin the validation process to verify student email addresses in Term 2. | Administrative information: Schools and registered training organisations |
| Thursday 28 March | Last day for schools to lodge applications for:
- funding for the use of an external venue (GAT and the Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test)
- funding for additional supervision (GAT and the Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test)
- requests for students to sit the GAT or Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test interstate or overseas
| Scored assessment: External assessment |
| All 2023 VCE external assessment response materials and raw assessment data held at the VCAA will be destroyed. | Final results: Reporting to schools |
| End of Term 1 |
| Monday 15 April | Start of Term 2 |
Tuesday 30 April
Critical VASS date | Last day for VCE including VCE VM Unit 3–4 sequences and VCE VET scored Unit 3 and 4 units of competency
This data must contain all 2024 VCE, VCE VM and VET enrolment data that is known and available to schools. After this date, VASS will not allow schools to:
- enter or withdraw enrolments for VCE including VM Unit 3–4 sequences
- enter enrolments for units of competency for VCE VET scored Unit 3–4 sequences
- register IB students
- enter returning Interrupted Studies students
- enter student’s First or Second Language status for Units 3–4 Modern Languages on VASS.
Last day for universities to enter Higher Education studies (HES) enrolments.
Enrolments at this date will be used by the Department of Education and Training to fund VET and Department approved community and satellite programs. | Administrative information: Schools and registered training organisations |
| Partnership details must be entered on VASS for VCE Unit 3 and VCE Unit 3–4 School-based Assessment. | Administrative information: Schools and registered training organisations |
Week commencing
Monday 13 May | During this week, the following information will be available on VASS:
- GAT centre arrangements and Student Assessment Timetables (GAT only)
- GAT Special Examination Arrangements Advice Slips and Summary Report.
| Scored assessment: External assessment
Special Provision |
| Tuesday 14 May | School-based Assessment Audit: Outcomes of Unit 3 audit questionnaire delivered. | Quality assurance: VCE school-based assessment audit |
| Friday 31 May | School-based Assessment Audit: Unit 3 further evidence due at the VCAA. | Quality assurance: VCE school-based assessment audit |
| Friday 14 June |
| Last day for schools to flag students eligible for VPC at mid-year by running Midyear Reporting function on VASS. | Final results: Reporting to schools |
Last day for schools to confirm centre arrangements for the administration of VCE written examinations including:
- combining with another school
- requests for individual students to sit at locations other than their home school
- Creative and Digital Media examination centres
- lodging requests to use computer-based CAS software
| Scored assessment: External assessment |
| Tuesday 18 June | General Achievement Test (GAT) held | Scored Assessment: General Achievement Test |
| Friday 28 June | Last day for schools to lodge requests for GAT exemptions with the VCAA. | Scored assessment: General Achievement Test |
| End of Term 2 |
| Monday 15 July | Start of Term 3 |
Week beginning
Monday 15 July | During this week, the following information will be available on VASS:
- arrangements for the administration of the Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test and Student Assessment Timetables (Critical Thinking Test only)
- Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test Special Examination Arrangements Advice Slips and Summary Report.
| Scored assessment: External assessment |
Wednesday 17 July
Critical VASS date | Last day for Indicative Grades
Indicative grades for Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test are due. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
| Friday 19 July | Last day for schools to lodge applications for:
- funding for the use of an external venue (VCE written examinations)
- funding for additional supervision (VCE written examinations)
- requests for students to sit VCE examinations interstate or overseas
- adjustments to a Student Assessment Timetable due to a timetable clash.
| Scored assessment: External assessment |
Monday 22 July
Critical VASS date | Last day for Unit 3 School-assessed Task scores
Scores for VCE Unit 3 School-assessed Tasks are due. After this date, VASS will not allow the entry of results. | Scored assessment: School-based Assessment |
Last day for VCE including VCE VM Unit 4 or VCE VET scored Unit 3 and 4 units of competency withdrawal
This data must contain all 2024 VCE including VCE VM, VPC and VET enrolment data that is known and available to schools. After this date, VASS will not allow schools to withdraw students from VCE including VM Unit 4 enrolments or units of competency for VCE VET scored Unit 3–4 sequences. | Administrative information: Schools and registered training organisations |
| Tuesday 23 July | School-based Assessment Audit: Outcomes of Unit 3 further evidence delivered/Unit 4 audit questionnaire opens. | Quality assurance: VCE school-based assessment audit |
Friday 26 July
Critical VASS date | Last day for Higher Education studies (HES) withdrawals
After this date VASS will not allow universities to withdraw HES units. | Qualifications: VCE |
| First-round invoices for 2024 fee-paying international students sent to schools. | Administrative information: Student enrolment |
Last day for VET Assessment Plans
This data must contain all 2023 VCE including VCE VM and VET enrolment data that is known and available to schools. After this date, VASS will not allow schools to modify assessment plans or registered training organisation (RTO) details including confirmed moderation groups for scored VCE VET programs. | Scored assessment: School-based Assessment |
| Monday 29 July | Release of Performance and Languages Oral Examination and Extended Investigation Oral Presentation Examination Advice slips. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
| Wednesday 31 July | Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test held. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
| Friday 9 August | School-based Assessment Audit: Unit 4 audit questionnaire closes | Quality assurance: VCE school-based assessment audit |
| Friday 16 August | Partnership details must be entered on VASS for VCE Unit 4 School-based Assessment. | Administrative information: Schools and providers |
Week beginning
Monday 2 September | During this week, the following reports will be available on VASS:
- VCE examination centres and Student Assessment Timetables
- VCE examination Special Examination Arrangements Advice Slips and Summary Report.
| Scored assessment: External assessment |
Monday 2 September
Critical VASS date | Last day for VCE Unit 3 School-based Assessment results
Scores for VCE Unit 3 School-based Assessments are due.
After this date, VASS will not allow the entry of results. | Scored assessment: School-based Assessment |
Monday 9 September
Critical VASS date | Last day for Indicative Grades
Indicative grades for all VCE performance examinations are due. After this date, VASS will not allow schools to enter indicative grades for performance examinations. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
Friday 13 September
Critical VASS date | Last day for Externally-assessed Task scores
School scores for Extended Investigation written reports are due. These are used in a quality assurance process. After this date, VASS will not allow schools to enter scores.
Extended Investigation Externally-assessed Task Written Reports are due at the VCAA. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
Friday 20 September
Critical VASS date | Last day for Externally-assessed Task scores
School scores for the Music Composition and Music Inquiry Externally-assessed Tasks due at the VCAA. After this date, VASS will not allow schools to enter scores for the Music Composition and Music Inquiry Externally-assessed Task. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
| Music Composition and Music Inquiry Externally-assessed Task student materials due at the VCAA. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
| Payment of first-round invoices for 2024 fee-paying international students due to the VCAA. | Administrative information: Student enrolment |
| End of Term 3 |
| Monday 7 October | Start of Term 4 |
| 2025 Special Examination Arrangements documentation checklist available on VASS downloads. | Special Provision |
| Monday 7 October to Sunday 3 November | Performance examinations, Languages oral examinations and Extended Investigation oral presentations conducted. | Scored assessment: External assessment audit |
| Tuesday 8 October | School-based Assessment Audit: Outcomes of Unit 4 audit questionnaire delivered. | Quality assurance: VCE school-based assessment audit |
| Friday 11 October | Second-round invoices for 2024 fee-paying international students sent to schools. | Administrative information: Student enrolment |
Last day for lodging applications for enrolment in 2025 in Chinese Language, Culture and Society, Chinese Second Language, Chinese Second Language Advanced, Indonesian Second Language, Japanese Second Language, Korean Second Language and Vietnamese Second Language.
Last day for lodging applications for enrolment in 2025 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) (all applications must be returned to the home school and endorsed by the principal). | Administrative information: Student enrolment |
Monday 14 October
Critical VASS date | Last day for Indicative Grades
Indicative grades for all written VCE examinations and the Extended Investigation Externally-assessed Task (combining Written Report and Oral Presentation) are due. After this date, VASS will not allow schools to enter indicative grades. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
| Tuesday 15 October | Last day for lodging a request for exemption from the requirement to form a small-group partnership.
All transfer students’ assessing school information must be confirmed in VASS, this impacts moderation groups. | Administrative information: Schools and providers |
| Auslan examination held. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
| Languages (CCAFL) written examinations held. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
| Wednesday 16 October | Commencement of End of Year Satisfactory completion updates. | Qualifications: VCE
Qualifications: VPC |
| Friday 18 October | School-based Assessment Audit: Unit 4 further evidence due at the VCAA. | Quality assurance: VCE school-based assessment audit |
| Last day to lodge requests for alternate format names. | Administrative information: Schools and providers |
| Tuesday 29 October to Wednesday 20 November | VCE written examinations held. | Scored assessment: External assessment |
Wednesday 30 October
Critical VASS date | Last day for VCE School-based Assessment results and School-assessed Task scores
Scores for all remaining VCE School-based Assessments and School-assessed Tasks are due. After this date, VASS will not allow schools to enter any School-based Assessment. | Scored assessment: School-based Assessment |
| Friday 1 November | Earliest date School-assessed Tasks in the Arts and Technologies may be returned to students. | Administrative information: Schools and providers |
| Payment of second-round invoices for 2024 fee-paying international students due to the VCAA. | Administrative information: Student enrolment |
Monday 11 November
Critical VASS date | Last day to amend student personal details and consents.
- Last day for student legal name details to be confirmed and entered on VASS for certification
- Last day to amend student addresses, emails and consents
After this date, no changes to student consents, addresses, emails or other student personal details for 2024 can be accepted. | Administrative information: Schools and providers |
Monday 18 November
Critical VASS date | Last day for VCE including VCE VM, VPC and VET units of competency enrolment or withdrawal
Last day to complete the entry of all VCE including VCE VM, VPC and VET enrolments in 2024. After this date, VASS will not allow schools to enrol or withdraw students in:
- VCE including VM Units 1 and 2
- VPC Units
- VET units of competency.
Last day for VCE including VCE VM, VPC and VET units of competency results and VCE VET tasks scores
After this date, VASS will not allow schools to enter:
- VCE unit results
- VPC unit results
- VET units of competency results
- VCE VET coursework task scores.
Last day for final check of VCE VET Assessing groups selection on VASS. | Administrative information: Schools and providers |
| Tuesday 26 November | School-based Assessment Audit: Outcomes of Unit 4 further evidence delivered. | Quality assurance: VCE school-based assessment audit |
| Thursday 12 December | Student final results
Results available to students. Final results available to schools. Summary results data from VCE external assessments available for teachers through the VCE External Assessment Results Service (see VASS). | Final results: Reporting to schools |
School results package
Results package delivered to schools, including:
- Statements of Results for students studying VCE including VCE VM Units 1 and 2 or VPC
- Certificates for students who have successfully completed their VCE including VCE VM or VPC
- VCE VET and VET/FE Statements of Results listing units of competency completed for students studying VCE including VCE VM Units 1 and 2 only and VPC
Statements of Results for students enrolled in at least one VCE including VCE VM Unit 3–4 sequence will be sent to each student’s home address. | Final results: Reporting to schools |
| Friday 20 December | End of Term 4 and 2024 school year |