Accreditation period 2019-2024
The accreditation period for Drama has been extended and expires 31 December 2024.
Study Design
Playlist for use in 2024 (updated 22 February 2024)
2024 Playlist for VCE Drama and Theatre Studies.
Criteria and guidelines for the 2024 Playlist
The VCE Drama Playlist is selected annually by the VCAA Board.
Criteria and guidelines for the 2025 Playlist
This VCE Drama Playlist is for use from 2025 (Updated April 2024).
VCAA principles and procedures for prescribed VCE lists
School-based Assessment
View VCE Drama School-based Assessment report.
Examination specifications, past examinations and reports
View VCE Drama examination specifications, past examinations and reports.
Support material
Advice for teachers
Learning activities and assessment advice for teachers, including performance descriptions.
Glossary of command terms
This glossary provides a list of terms commonly used across the Victorian Curriculum F–10, VCE study designs and VCE examinations and to help students better understand the requirements of command terms in the context of their discipline.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in the VCE
On-demand video recordings, presented with the Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc. (VAEAI) and the Department of Education (DE) Koorie Outcomes Division, for VCE teachers and leaders as part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in the VCE webinar program held in 2023.
VCE Drama implementation presentation
Study design for implementation from 2025
Teachers are advised that the study design listed below is for use from 2025. This is avaliable to teachers in preparation for the implementation of the new study in 2024. Additional resources will be added progressively as they become avaliable.
For accreditation period 2025-2029:
In 2024, schools must ensure they use the 
VCE Drama Study Design Units 1-4; 2018-2024.
Curriculum Manager
Ryan Bowler
Curriculum Manager - Dance, Drama Music and Theatre Studies
tel: +61 3 7022 1615
email: Ryan.Bowler@education.vic.gov.au
Curriculum Managers lead, manage and support the production, review and development of senior secondary curriculum and assessment materials. They also provide policy advice and implementation support for Foundation to Year 12 curriculum and assessment.