VCAA Calendar
VCAA Wall Calendars 2013 and School Term Dates
Order the 2013 Calendar
The VCAA Wall Calendar outlining key dates for 2013 is now available. It can be purchased through The Victorian Government Bookshop.
School Term Dates (www.education.vic.gov.au) for Victoria and the rest of Australia. See also Key Dates (www.education.vic.gov.au) which includes Awards and Events calendars.
Professional Development
Lists professional development (PD) opportunities available for principals, teachers and school administration staff.
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Calendar 2013
January
29
- Start Term 1 (Government schools - teachers resume)
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February
15
- Final day to lodge requests for: Confirmation of Grades, Statement of Marks without a late fee, Inspection of Scripts for October/November 2012 examinations.
23
- VCE Season of Excellence – Top Class: Music Performance and Music Investigation, Melbourne RecitalCentre, Southbank.
25
- ENROLMENT 1 data due. VCE Unit 3 School-based Assessment audit Stage 1 survey opens.
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March
1
- Final day for alterations to 2012 school-based results without a fee; to lodge requests to be exam centres; applications for exam supervisors and for Special Examination Arrangements.
5
- VCE Season of Excellence – Top Class Dance, Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.
6
- Final day to lodge applications for VCE Music Performance and Music Investigation alternative works/ instruments.
7
- VCE Season of Excellence – Top Screen opening at ACMI, Federation Square.
8
- Final day for students to lodge, with a late fee, applications for Statement of Marks for 2012 exams.
15
- Final day for principals to lodge Student Examination Reassessment applications.
16
- VCE Season of Excellence – Top Designs opens, Melbourne Museum, Carlton.
21
- VCE Season of Excellence – Top Arts opens, The Ian Potter Centre, NGV Australia, Federation Square.
22
- VCE Unit 3 School-based Assessment audit Stage 1 survey closes.
- Final day to lodge VCAL Quality Assurance Sample Assessment Task Templates to VCAL Liaison Teachers and applications to sit the GAT interstate/overseas.
27
- VCE Season of Excellence – Top Class Sound: Music Performance and Music Investigation, BMW Edge, Federation Square.
28
- End Term 1
- All 2012 examination scripts and raw assessment data held at the VCAA are destroyed.
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April
29
- ENROLMENT 2 data due. Partnership details due for VCE Unit 3 and VCE Unit 3 and 4 coursework.
30
- VCE Unit 3 School-based Assessment audit Stage 2 notification to schools.
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May
3
- VCE Season of Excellence – Top Class Drama and Theatre Studies, Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.
4
- VCE Season of Excellence – Top Class Drama and Theatre Studies, Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.
6
- GAT examination centres and Special Examination Arrangements available on VASS.
10
- Final day to lodge entry forms for Plain English Speaking Award (PESA).
14
- Years 7 and 9 NAPLAN – Language Conventions and Writing Tests.
- Years 3 and 5 NAPLAN – Language Conventions and Writing Tests.
15
- Years 7 and 9 NAPLAN – Reading Tests.
- Years 3 and 5 NAPLAN – Reading Tests.
16
- Years 7 and 9 NAPLAN – Numeracy Tests.
- Years 3 and 5 NAPLAN – Numeracy Tests.
29
- VCE Season of Excellence – Top Acts, Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.
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June
11
- Plain English Speaking Award Regional Finals commence.
12
- General Achievement Test (GAT).
17
- VCE Unit 3 School-based Assessment audit Stage 2 material due at the VCAA.
21
- Plain English Speaking Award Regional Finals end.
- Final day to lodge applications for GAT exemption.
28
- End Term 2
- Final day for schools to flag students eligible for a VCAL certificate at mid-year.
30
- VCE Season of Excellence – Top Designs closes.
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July
7
- VCE Season of Excellence – Top Arts closes.
15
- Start Term 3
- VCE Unit 4 School-based Assessment audit Stage 3 survey opens.
22
- ENROLMENT 3 data due. After this date VASS will not allow schools to withdraw Unit 4 enrolments.
24
- Plain English Speaking Award Semi-finals.
25
- Plain English Speaking Award Semi-finals.
26
- Plain English Speaking Award Semi-finals.
29
- SIAR 2 due for VCE Unit 3 Schoolbased Assessment. After this date VASS will not allow schools to enter SIAR 2 results.
- VCE unit 4 School-based Assessment audit Stage 3 survey closes.
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August
5
- Performance and VCE Languages oral examination advice slips available on VASS.
12
- School-based Assessment audit Stage 4 notifications.
16
- ENROLMENT 4 data due. Partnership details due for VCE Unit 4 School-assessed Coursework.
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September
2
- October/November examination centres and Special Examination Arrangements available.
13
- Externally-assessed Tasks school scores and materials due at the VCAA. VCE Unit 4 School-based Assessment Stage 4a audit material due at VCAA.
- Final day to lodge applications for Margaret Schofield Memorial Scholarship (Composition).
20
- End Term 3
- Indicative Grades for all VCE examinations due. After this date VASS will not allow schools to enter Indicative Grades.
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October
7
- Start Term 4
- Performance and VCE Languages oral examinations commence.
11
- Final day to lodge second language enrolment applications for 2014.
14
- SIAR 3 due date for School-assessed Tasks.
16
- VCE Languages (CCAFL) written examinations.
17
- Final day to lodge application forms for Top Designs, Top Arts and Top Screen in the VCE Season of Excellence 2014.
25
- VCE Unit 4 School-based Assessment Stage 4b audit material due at the VCAA.
29
- Final day to lodge small group partnership exemptions.
30
- Written Examinations commence and continue until Friday 22 November.
31
- Final day to lodge applications for Margaret Schofield Memorial Scholarship (Performance).
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November
1
- Earliest date School–assessed Tasks in Arts and Technology may be returned to students.
11
- SIAR 4 scores for all remaining VCE School-based Assessment due.
- After this date VASS will not allow schools to enter SIAR 4 scores.
14
- Final date for lodging applications for Top Designs (VCE VET Interactive Digital Media only) in the VCE Season of Excellence 2014.
18
- ENROLMENT 5 data due.
- SIAR 5 unit results and VCE VET coursework scores due.
22
- Written examinations end.
29
- ENROLMENT 6 data due. Final date to amend student personal details for 2013. After this date changes cannot be accepted.
- Last day to lodge applications for 2013 VCAL Achievement Awards.
- Themed VCAL applications for 2014 close.
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December
16
- VCE/VCAL results available to students by SMS and Internet. Post Results and ATAR Service commences.
17
- VCE/VCAL results available to students by SMS and Internet.
- Post Results and ATAR Service continues.
- Results package sent to schools. Statements of Results for students studying Units 3 and 4 sent to students' home addresses.
18
- VCE/VCAL results available to students by SMS and Internet. Post Results and ATAR Service continues.
20
- End Term 4
- VCE/VCAL results available to students by SMS and Internet.