VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook
VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook, 2012
A reminder that forms and the important administrative dates are no longer published in the handbook.
‘Important Administrative Dates 2012’ can be accessed at the VCAA website under ‘School Administration’ or at: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/schooladmin/admindates/index.html. These are also published as a supplement with the November issue of the VCAA Bulletin VCE, VCAL and VET.
Student Personal Details forms for 2012 are now available on VASS.
Revised versions of the remaining forms previously published in Appendices 5–10 of the VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook 2012 will be available on VASS from mid-December 2011.
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This publication is an all-inclusive guide for principals, teachers and administrators outlining the rules, regulations and policies governing the delivery of the VCE and VCAL.
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Introduction (PDF - 694KB)
Includes Introduction, Acronyms and Glossary and Contents.
Part A – Qualifications (PDF - 679KB)
Section 1 – Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
Section 2 – Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)
Section 3 – Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Part B – Participants (PDF - 741KB)
Section 4 – Schools/Providers
Section 5 – Students
Section 6 – The VCAA
Part C – Assessment (PDF - 974KB)
Section 7 – Satisfactory Completion of Units
Section 8 – Scored Assessment (Updated 5 March 2012)
Section 9 – Scored Assessment – VCE Examinations
Section 10 – School-based Scored Assessment
Section 11 – Special Provision
Section 12 – Score Aggregation
Section 13 – General Achievement Test (GAT)
Part D – Reporting Final Results (PDF - 540KB)
Section 14 – Reporting to Schools
Section 15 – Reporting to Students
Appendices
Appendices (PDF - 588KB, updated 5 March 2012)
Appendix 1: Assessment details
Appendix 2: VCAA services, fees and publications
Appendix 3: The VCAA and its committees
Appendix 4: Equivalent interstate authorities
Appendix 5: Forms and Important Administrative Dates 2012
Index (PDF - 613KB)
If you have any enquiries, please contact Student Records and Results by email: student.records@edumail.vic.gov.au
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