Reporting General Achievement Test results
Students who obtained General Achievement Test (GAT) results are issued with a statement that indicates their performance against the standards for writing, reading and numeracy. For students who completed both Sections A and B of the GAT, the scores achieved for each component and a descriptive statement of these results, along with a standardised score for each component, is also reported.
For more information, see the
General Achievement Test section.
Reporting Vocational Education and Training results
VET satisfactory completion of units of competency
Units of competency (UoCs) that have been satisfactorily completed are reported on the student’s VET Statement of Results. UoCs not yet completed, although entered as N on VASS, will not appear on the student’s VET Statement of Results.
VCE VET units are reported on the VCE Statement of Results. All certificates and statements of attainment are awarded by the student’s Registered Training Organisation (RTO).
VET statements of results
VET statements of results are issued to students who satisfactorily complete UoCs in a VCE VET program, a School-based Apprenticeship or Traineeship, or a VET certificate.
Each statement of results contains a cumulative record of achievement for all UoCs undertaken towards a certificate with a current enrolment. If students are undertaking more than one VCE VET program but are yet to complete all UoCs, results for all programs may appear on one Statement of Results.
Delivery of results
Students who have undertaken a VCE Unit 3 and 4 study in any year or who have pre-VCE results will have their results package mailed directly to their address as recorded on VASS, on the scheduled date at the end of the academic year. Depending on the student’s enrolment, the package may include a statement of results for VCE, VPC, GAT and VET.
Certificates are forwarded to the student’s home school on the scheduled date.
Students who have undertaken study at VCE Unit 1 and 2 level only and have not completed any pre-VCE studies will have their results included in the results package sent to their home school on the scheduled date. The school results package will contain a:
- VCE Statement of Results for students with only Unit 1 and 2 enrolments
- VPC Statement of Results for students who do not have a VCE Unit 3–4 sequence in their program
- VCE VET Statement of Results for students who do not have a VCE Unit 3–4 sequence in their program
- VET Statement of Results for students who do not have a VCE Unit 3–4 sequence in their program
- VCE certificate for the current academic year
- VCE – Baccalaureate certificate for the current academic year
- VCE – Vocational Major certificate for the current academic year
- VPC certificate for the current academic year.
Victorian Certificate of Education Results and ATAR Service
Students may obtain their final Year 12 results by accessing a range of services from the VCE Results and ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) Service (a joint VCAA and VTAC service) if they have at least one VCE Unit 3 and 4 enrolment. Students can use the VCE Results and ATAR website or app. They should refer to the
VCE Exams Navigator for information regarding access to the results service.
Post-results and ATAR Service
Post-results and ATAR Service (PRAS) is a joint VCAA and VTAC enquiry service that provides information after the release of results in December. Students, their parent(s) or guardian(s), or teachers with queries about VCE and VPC results should phone (03) 9637 3877 (metropolitan callers) or 1800 653 080, or email
pras@education.vic.gov.au. Actual results cannot be obtained from this service.
Statement of Marks and Statement of Study Score
Students may apply to the VCAA to obtain a Statement of Marks for any or all their VCE external assessments and the GAT. Students will receive a personalised application form with their VCE results, and a general application form is available on the
Statement of Marks page. A Statement of Marks provides the marks obtained for each question or criterion on an external assessment, as well as the maximum marks available. A Statement of Study Score provides details of the calculation of a student’s study score for VCE Units 3 and 4 or scored VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence.
Fees are not required when applying for these statements. Students with vision impairment can request a Statement of Marks in a nominated accessible format.
There is a closing date for applications. There is no provision for late applications. Applications received after this date will not be processed.
Inspection of examination response materials
Student examination papers and recordings remain the property of the VCAA and will not be returned to students but may be made available for inspection under certain conditions. All written examination papers and audio recordings for Music Performance examinations may be available for inspection. The following materials are not available for inspection:
- video recordings for any performance examination
- recordings of VCE Languages oral examinations and VCE Extended Investigation oral presentations.
Students may inspect their examination papers on application to the VCAA. Students receive a personalised application form with their VCE results that covers Statement of Marks, Statement of Study Score and Inspection of Scripts. A general application form is also available on the
Inspection of examination response materials page. Students must obtain the relevant Statement of Marks before an inspection of papers. A fee is charged for each examination paper inspected (see
Fees and charges).
Inspections take place at the student’s school, with the principal’s permission. The principal must sign the Inspection of Scripts application, which is forwarded to the VCAA. Material will be sent to the principal. An appointment must be made at the school for the inspection. When schools are closed, inspections may take place at the VCAA, in which case the VCAA will make an appointment with the student.
The VCAA allows 15 minutes for the inspection of each examination script. It is recommended that students have their study teacher present. If the study teacher is not available, students should contact their school to discuss a possible suitable substitute. The substitute should be a teacher who is teaching the study at the same level.
Under no circumstances are examination papers, authorised photocopies of the materials or recordings allowed to be taken from the inspection room or copied. Alteration of any material is also not allowed. Students must not take mobile phones into the inspection room. Marks and assessors’ comments do not appear on examination papers.
Examination papers and recordings are held only until the end of the inspection period, which is one month after the final day for lodging requests to inspect scripts. The VCAA has permission from the Keeper of Public Records to destroy the material after this date and this is normally carried out each year in April. After this deadline, all scripts and raw assessment data held at the VCAA are destroyed.
Final results
Published results are final apart from exceptional cases. No school-based assessments will be re‑marked once results have been released unless a student appeals to the VCAA against penalties imposed by their school for breach of VCAA examination rules or school-based assessment authentication rules. There is no provision for a student to appeal to the VCAA against a school’s assessment of outcomes for satisfactory completion of a unit.
VCE examination score review
In exceptional cases the VCAA may consider an application by a principal who believes that there has been an error in the marking of a student’s response to one or more questions on a written examination and, consequently, the student has been incorrectly assessed.
An application should not be submitted solely on the basis that a student was expected to achieve a higher overall mark. The VCAA will consider a VCE examination score review application made only by the principal or an authorised member of the principal class at the student’s school.
Applications must be made in accordance with the VCAA’s policy and procedures, which are available by download from VASS. It is a pre-condition of any such application that the student and study teacher have obtained a Statement of Marks and inspected the student’s examination response materials.
Schools should refer to the confirmation of grades process if they have concern about a student’s result for an oral or performance examination, or an externally assessed task.
Replacement certificates and statements of results
Students who have lost their original certificate or statement of results may apply to the VCAA for a replacement. Requests for replacement certificates or statements of results should be made through the
Order replacement results and certificates page.
Certified copies
A certified copy is a one-page statement that verifies a student’s grades.
Equivalent qualifications
Statements of equivalent qualification to the VCE may be issued by the VCAA to applicants who have senior secondary school qualifications obtained interstate or overseas.
The VCAA will also assess interstate or overseas qualifications for their equivalence to Year 11.
Applications for assessments of equivalent qualification should be made on the
Application for statement of equivalent qualification form.
Statements of equivalent qualifications are not available for students who have a current active enrolment in the VCE or VPC. Schools who are applying for credit on behalf of a student should refer to the
Student transfer and credit from overseas studies section.
Requests for data
Requests for data and information should be emailed to
research.vcaa@education.vic.gov.au. There may be a charge for this service. Information about charges for provision of data and information will be provided on request.