Student Expos

Your guide to Victoria’s senior secondary school pathways – the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), including the VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM) and where it can take you after you finish school. There are also details about the Victorian Pathways Certificate.

The General Achievement Test (GAT) is a pen-and-paper test of general knowledge and skills taken by students while completing their senior secondary studies. No special study is needed.

You’ll find details on areas of study, outcomes, and assessment for all VCE subjects in the Study Designs.

You’ll find similar details about the VCE Vocational Major Study Designs and the Victorian Pathways Certificate Curriculum Designs.

See secondary students across Victoria exploring their passion through VET, developing workplace skills and knowledge and creating flexible pathways towards future education and employment.

This short video explains the broad context of study score calculation and provides an insight into the distribution of score between 0 and 50.

This short video explains the broad context of statistical moderation and provides an insight into why it is run.

If you want to do the VCE, VCE VM or VPC and you are affected by an illness, have an impairment or disability, or impacted by factors relating to a personal circumstance, you may be eligible for Special Provision. Ask your school about what’s available to help you successfully finish your VCE, VCE VM or VPC.

The Plain English Speaking Award (PESA) is a public-speaking competition for students aged 15-18 years and is an excellent opportunity for you to build self-confidence and extend your skills in oral communication, speech writing and research.

PESA registrations now open until 10 May.

These awards recognise VCE students’ important and innovative community work and highlight examples of exemplary leadership. If you demonstrate initiative, inspire others, work well in a team, and are committed to making a difference, talk to your teacher about nominating for the VCE Leadership Awards.

The VCE Season of Excellence is a five-month annual festival showcasing outstanding senior secondary student work from Victorian schools. The Season presents work created by VCE and VET students in design, technology, research, multimedia and cinematic, visual and performing arts through exhibitions, screenings and performances supported by education talks, forums and panel discussions, catalogues, programs and online material.

Top Designs is an annual exhibition at Melbourne Museum showcasing work created by students who completed VCE Media, Product Design and Technology, Systems Engineering, Theatre Studies and Visual Communication Design, as well as VCE VET Creative and Digital Media, Engineering Studies, Furnishing, Integrated Technologies and Music (Sound Production). Applications for Top Designs 2025 open on 1 September 2024. Register now for updates when applications open.