VCE examination timetable
VCAA rules for the conduct of VCE external assessments
All students must read the VCAA examination rules for VCE and the GAT. It is also their responsibility to be familiar with materials and equipment authorised for use in the GAT and VCE written examinations.
2024 VCE examination timetable
- Students should check the starting time of each examination and arrive at least 30 minutes earlier and be familiar with rules about late admission to examinations.
- The start time for the afternoon session on Friday 1 November, Monday 4 November, Tuesday 12 November, Thursday 14 November – when only two sessions are scheduled is 2:00 pm.
- The start time for the afternoon session on all other days when three sessions are scheduled is 3:00 pm.
- The reading period is included in the times shown in the timetable. Each examination commences with a 15-minute reading period unless otherwise specified.
- All written responses must be in English, unless otherwise instructed in the question book for that particular examination.
- If students are presenting for Performance examinations, Languages examinations oral component or the Extended Investigation oral presentation they will be issued with individual examination advice slips. Photo identification and examination advice slips must be presented for entry to their assessment. In some cases, students in regional and rural areas may be required to attend venues in Melbourne.
- The following written examinations have an audio component: Music Composition, Music Contemporary Performance, Music Inquiry, Music Repertoire Performance, VET Music: Sound Production and all Languages including Chinese Language, Culture and Society, except Auslan, Aboriginal Languages of Victoria, Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew and Latin.
| Tuesday 18 June | GAT Section A – Literacy (reading and writing) and numeracy 9:00 am – 9:15 am Reading time | |||
GAT Section B – General knowledge and skills 1:15 pm – 1:30 pm Reading time Download 2024 GAT brochure | ||||
| Tuesday 18 June | 10:00 am – 11:30 am Extended Investigation: Critical Thinking Test (computer-based) |
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| Monday 7 October to Monday 28 October | Languages examinations oral component Auslan Interactive Sign examination Performance examinations:
Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips from Monday 29 July. | |||
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| Monday 7 October to Sunday 3 November | Performance examinations:
Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips from Monday 29 July. | |||
| Monday 14 October to Friday 18 October | Extended Investigation Externally-assessed Task oral presentation Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips from Monday 29 July. | |||
| Tuesday 15 October | 2:00 pm – 4:40 pm Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Chin Hakha, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Karen, Khmer, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Yiddish Each examination commences with a 10-minute reading period. |
8:00 am – 6:00 pm Auslan Sign Comprehension and Sign Production examination Students are scheduled in one two-hour session. Each session is preceded by 10 minutes reading/viewing time. |
| Tuesday 22 October | 9:25 am – 12:30 pm Classical Greek This examination commences with a 5-minute reading period. | 1:55 pm – 5:00 pm Classical Hebrew This examination commences with a 5-minute reading period. |
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| Tuesday 29 October | 9:00 am – 12:15 pm English English as an Additional Language (EAL) | ||
| Wednesday 30 October | 9:00 am – 10:45 am VET Community Services | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Chinese First Language English Language Indonesian First Language Japanese First Language | 3:00 pm – 4:45 pm Visual Communication Design |
| Thursday 31 October | 9:00 am – 10:45 am VET Business | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Economics | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Literature |
| Friday 1 November | 9:00 am – 11:45 am Biology | 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm General Mathematics Examination 1 | |
| Monday 4 November | 9:00 am – 11:45 am Psychology | 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm General Mathematics Examination 2 | |
| Tuesday 5 November |
Melbourne Cup public holiday
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| Wednesday 6 November | 9:00 am – 10:15 am Mathematical Methods Examination 1 | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Australian Politics Classical Studies | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Business Management |
| Thursday 7 November | 9:00 am – 10:45 am Art Creative Practice VET Hospitality | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Mathematical Methods Examination 2 | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Arabic Chinese Language, Culture and Society Korean First Language Physical Education Vietnamese Second Language |
| Friday 8 November | 9:00 am – 10:45 am Product Design and Technologies Theatre Studies VET Equine Studies VET Furnishing VET Information and Communication Technology | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm Music Inquiry | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Algorithmics Health and Human Development VET Creative and Digital Media |
| Monday 11 November | 9:00 am – 10:15 am Music Composition Specialist Mathematics Examination 1 | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Aboriginal Languages of Victoria History: Ancient History Outdoor and Environmental Studies Texts and Traditions | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Legal Studies |
| Tuesday 12 November | 9:00 am – 11:45 am Chemistry | 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm Applied Computing Data Analytics History: Revolutions Industry and Enterprise Vietnamese First Language | |
| Wednesday 13 November | 9:00 am – 10:45 am Agricultural and Horticultural Studies Dance VET Hospitality (Cookery) VET Laboratory Skills VET Music (Sound Production) | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Media Specialist Mathematics Examination 2
| 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Accounting Sociology |
| Thursday 14 November | 9:00 am – 11:45 am Physics | 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm Geography Greek Philosophy | |
| Friday 15 November | 9:00 am – 10:45 am Art Making and Exhibiting
| 11:45 am – 1:30 pm Drama VET Integrated Technologies VET Sport and Recreation | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Applied Computing Software Development Environmental Science Global Politics |
| Monday 18 November | 9:00 am – 10:45 am Food Studies Systems Engineering VET Health | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm History: Australian History Latin
| 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm Music Repertoire Performance |
| Tuesday 19 November | 9:00 am – 10:15 am Music Contemporary Performance | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Foundation Mathematics Korean Second Language Spanish | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm German Religion and Society |
| Wednesday 20 November | 9:00 am – 10:45 am VET Engineering Studies | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm French Indonesian Second Language | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Chinese Second Language Chinese Second Language Advanced Italian Japanese Second Language |