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VCAA Bulletin
No.87 – April 2023

VCE curriculum

English Language familiarisation (implementation) program

The VCAA is delivering 5 webinars as part of the familiarisation program for the revised VCE English Language Study Design 2024–2028. Recordings of the webinars will also be available. This program is free and all teachers are welcome.
The schedule for the webinars is:

  • 16 May, 4:30–6 pm – Overview of the revised VCE English Language Study Design 2024–2028, presented in partnership with Victorian Association for the Teaching of English (VATE)
  • 18 May, 4:30–5:30 pm – Planning for and teaching Unit 1
  • 24 May, 4:30–5: 30 pm – Planning for and teaching Unit 2
  • 30 May, 4:30–5:30 pm – Planning for and teaching Unit 3
  • 1 June, 4:30–5: 30 pm – Planning for and teaching Unit 4

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In June we will also publish these on-demand videos to further support the revised study design:

  • Fieldwork
  • Planning for and teaching the electives in Unit 2
  • Using linguistic theory in the VCE English Language classroom
  • Exploring assessment

Find the webinar recordings and on-demand videos at VCE English Language.

Contact

Annelise Balsamo
English Curriculum Manager
email: Annelise.Balsamo@education.vic.gov.au

Equivalent VCE studies from 2024

VCE Politics (Units 1 and 2: 2024–2028 and Units 3 and 4: 2025–2028) will replace the previous study of VCE Australian and Global Politics. The following units have been deemed as equivalent studies:

  • Units 1 and/or 2 of Australian and Global Politics prior to 2024 and Units 1 and/or 2 of Politics (2024–2028)
  • Units 3 and 4 of Australian Politics prior to 2025 and Units 3 and 4 Politics (2025–2028)
  • Units 3 and 4 of Global Politics prior to 2025 and Units 3 and 4 Politics (2025–2028)

For units that are deemed to be equivalent, there are restrictions on credit that may be gained towards satisfactory completion of the VCE. If a student undertakes an equivalent study of a unit they have already satisfactorily completed, only one of these units can be included towards satisfactory completion of the VCE.

Revised VCE study designs for implementation from 2024

The following revised studies (for implementation from 2024) are now available:

Updated study designs are published online during Term 1 in the year before implementation on the relevant VCE study page. This is to assist teachers to prepare for the implementation of the reaccredited studies from 2024 and must not be used for the 2023 academic year. Any updates and amendments to study designs will be announced in the Bulletin and published on the study page.

Additional resources will be added progressively for the implementation of these VCE studies as they become available.

A reminder that the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) has approved the extension of the current accredited VCE Australian and Global Politics study design until 31 December 2024 for Units 3 and 4 only to accommodate the staged implementation of the revised study design from 2024. Schools must use the current 2018–2023 (now 2018–2024) VCE Australian and Global Politics study design study design for Units 3 and 4 in 2024. In 2024, for Units 1 and 2 you will be using the revised VCE Politics study design.

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