Back to VCAA Bulletin No. 45 - February 2019
Examination materials: New and revised studies
Examination specifications are available on the relevant examination webpages for the following revised VCE studies that commence Units 3 and 4 in 2019:
- Accounting
- Classical Studies
- Dance
- Drama
- Extended Investigation: Critical Thinking Test
- Industry and Enterprise
- Philosophy
- Systems Engineering
- Theatre Studies
- VET Engineering.
Sample examination materials for these studies will be published on the relevant examination pages during Term 1.
VCE Music Style and Composition externally assessed task
Updated documentation relating to the VCE Music Style and Composition externally assessed task, including the marking sheet, is now available on the VCE Music Style and Composition Units 1–4 webpage.
VCE VET Creative and Digital Media software programs
Teachers and trainers of VCE VET Creative and Digital Media should refer to the Examinations and Assessment webpage for important information on operating systems and software to be used in the 2019 computer-based examination.
VCE examination periods 2019
The VCAA Board approved the 2019 VCE examination periods on 27 June 2018. The corresponding 2019 VCE written examination timetable will be published in May.
2018–2019 VCE on a Northern Hemisphere Timetable examination periods
The 2018–2019 VCE on a Northern Hemisphere Timetable examination periods are now available. The corresponding written examination timetable will be published in March.
VCE on a Northern Hemisphere Timetable: Applications for authorisation to deliver
The VCE on a Northern Hemisphere Timetable (NHT) operates from July to June and is available for a limited number of VCE studies. The alternative academic timetable may provide options for VCE providers and schools – both offshore and in Victoria – to create more flexible programs for VCE delivery.
Authorised providers and schools can offer VCE studies on both timetables. This may provide greater opportunities for students to complete some studies on one timetable and some on the other.
Studies offered on the NHT are subject to the curriculum and assessment requirements of the VCE calendar year before the NHT academic year.
The external assessment results of the NHT cohort will be subject to equating to ensure comparability with the results of the larger Victorian cohort assessed in the previous calendar year.
Providers and schools wanting to offer the NHT to students in Victoria are required to apply for authorisation to deliver on the NHT. Access to VASS enrolments for NHT students will be available only to authorised providers and schools.
The authorisation application form will be available on the VCAA website from Monday 25 March. The form is to be completed by VCE providers and schools wishing to offer classes in approved VCE Units 1 and 2 studies on the NHT in 2019–2020 and classes in approved VCE Units 3 and 4 studies on the NHT in 2019–2020 and/or 2020–2021.
A briefing for VCE and VASS coordinators will be held on Wednesday 3 April. Details of the briefing, including the registration process, will be published in the
VCAA Bulletin in March.
The deadline for authorisation applications is Monday 6 May. General information about the NHT, details of the VCE studies available on the NHT, and the authorisation process are available on the VCE on a Northern Hemisphere Timetable: Curriculum and Assessment webpage.