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Victorian Certificate of Education – Curriculum
School-assessed Task moderation sessions for VCE Art, Studio Arts, Media, and Visual Communication Design
The VCAA is holding moderation sessions for VCE
Art,
Studio Arts,
Media, and
Visual Communication Design.
The sessions will provide teachers with the opportunity to bring a range of student folio work and discuss the assessment criteria for the School-assessed Task for Unit 3. The sessions will be run by the VCAA Curriculum Manager, Visual Arts and Media.
Sessions are restricted in numbers and new teachers of the above studies are encouraged to apply.
The following sessions will run from 1–4pm:
- Tuesday 21 May 2019 – Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra (Art, Studio Arts and Visual Communication Design)
- Friday 24 May 2019 – Bendigo, Catherine McAuley College, St Mary's campus
- Monday 27 May 2019 – Kew High School
- Tuesday 28 May 2019 – Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra (Art, Studio Arts and Visual Communication Design)
- Monday 3 June 2019 – Lauriston Girls' School (Visual Communication Design and Media)
- Tuesday 4 June 2019 – Lauriston Girls' School (Studio Arts) and Haileybury, Keysborough
- Wednesday 5 June 2019 – Beaconhills Christian College, Pakenham
- Thursday 6 June 2019 – Christian College Geelong, Waurn Ponds (Art, Studio Arts and Visual Communication Design)
There will also be an all-day session (9.30am–3pm) at Horsham College on Wednesday 22 May 2019.
Register online.
For further information, contact Kathryn Hendy-Ekers, Curriculum Manager, Visual Arts and Media:
hendy-ekers.kathryn.l@edumail.vic.gov.au.
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2019 VCE School-based Assessment Audit
Schools were notified of the studies selected for the Unit 3 School-based Assessment Audit on Monday 25 February 2019. The first stage of the audit involved schools responding to a study-specific audit questionnaire. Submissions to the audit were due by Monday 18 March 2019.
Schools will be notified of the outcome of their Unit 3 School-based Assessment Audit on Monday 6 May 2019. The outcomes of the audit will be available on the following screen in VASS:
School Program > VCE > School-based Assessment Audit.
In addition, schools will be provided with an audit report on each audited study. The audit report will contain the outcome of the audit and feedback on the audit submission. The audit report can be downloaded from VASS Downloads by searching the word 'audit'.
The remaining key dates for the 2019 School-based Assessment Audit are:
- Monday 6 May – outcome of Unit 3 audit questionnaire delivered
- Monday 27 May – Unit 3 further evidence due, if applicable
- Monday 15 July – outcome of Unit 3 further evidence delivered
- Monday 15 July – notification of studies being audited in Unit 4
- Monday 5 August – Unit 4 audit questionnaire responses due
- Monday 9 September – outcome of Unit 4 audit questionnaire delivered
- Monday 20 September – Unit 4 further evidence due, if applicable
- Monday 28 September – outcome of Unit 4 further evidence delivered.
Further information on the School-based Assessment Audit can be found on the
VCE General Advice and Policy webpage or by contacting Merry Young, Program Manager: (03) 9032 1735 or
school.assessment.vcaa@edumail.vic.gov.au.
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VCE Mathematics review
Feedback is sought on proposed curriculum structures as part of the VCE Mathematics review.
Refer to
Notice to Schools 21/2019.
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Expressions of interest for VCE Mathematics study review panels 2019
The VCAA invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified people to participate in the curriculum review process for revised study designs for VCE Mathematics.
Applications must be lodged by Friday 3 May 2019 through the
Sessional Staff Management System.
Refer to
Notice to Schools 23/2019.
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School-based Assessment Reports now available
The School-based Assessment reports for the following studies have now been uploaded to the relevant VCE study webpages:
Refer to
Notice to Schools 22/2019.
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