VCE Curriculum

VCE English and English as an Additional Language and VCE Literature 2025 text nomination process

Text nominations are open for the 2025 prescribed text lists for VCE English and English as an Additional Language (EAL) and VCE Literature in the following categories.

VCE English and EAL List 1

• novels
• collections of short stories
• collections of poetry
• plays
• films
• graphic novels
• non-fiction

VCE English and EAL List 2 (mentor texts)

These texts must connect to one of the ideas from the Framework of Ideas (see page 22 of the VCE English and EAL Study Design: Unit 1 and 2 – 2023–2027, Units 3 and 4 – 2024–2027).

• short stories
• essays
• feature articles
• speeches
• podcast (with transcripts)
• memoirs
• biographies
  

VCE Literature

• novels
• plays
• collections of poetry
• collections of short stories
• other works of literature

Please refer to the prescribed lists principles and procedures and submit your nominations by Friday 9 September. 

The English Curriculum Manager and relevant text advisory panels will consider all nominations and store them for future consideration.

For queries, email the English Curriculum Manager or call (03) 9059 5141.

Notices to schools

• VCE Religion and Society and VCE Texts and Traditions study designs (2023–2027) implementation webinars
  
• Consultation period for proposed VCE study designs (to commence in 2024)
  
• VCE Applied Computing: Data Analytics and Software Development Unit 4 School-based Assessment support on-demand videos
  
• VCE Accounting frequently asked questions
  
• VCE Music Study Design (2023–2027) implementation webinars and on-demand videos
• VCE Dance Prescribed List of Works
• VCE Algorithmics (HESS) (2023–2026) implementation resources
• VCE Outdoor Education and Environmental Studies (OES) Units 3 and 4 State of the Environment Report
• VCE Chemistry and VCE Physics Units 1 and 2 (2023–2027) implementation webinars
• VCE Psychology (2023–2027) implementation webinars
• VCE Algorithmics (HESS) study design (2023–2026) implementation webinar

VCE Assessment

Notices to schools

• 2023 Written examination development panels
• Examination advice slips for VCE performance studies, VCE Languages oral examinations and VCE Extended Investigation oral presentations
• VCE Chemistry and VCE Physics examination specification reviews

Senior Secondary Certificate Reform

Professional learning

Join our face-to-face workshops about the new VCE Vocational Major (VM) and Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC). In August we will be conducting workshops in several regional areas, including Shepparton, Wodonga, Bendigo and Ballarat. For full details and to register, go to our VCE VM and VPC Applied Learning in Practice Workshops page.

For anyone who can’t attend the workshops, there’s also our Professional Learning Platform, which contains a series of self-guided webinars.

For queries, email the Senior Secondary Certificate Reform team at vcaa.seniorsecondaryreform@education.vic.gov.au.