Literature

Accreditation period - Units 1-4: 2006-2015

The accreditation period has been extended until 31 December 2015. 

Curriculum 

• Study Design (pdf - 2.11mb) (January 2013)
  Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Literature Units 1-4: 2006-2015.
  For details of how to purchase a hardcopy of the VCE Literature Study Design, please refer to Publications.
• Study Summary (doc - 56.5kb) (January 2013)
  A summary of the VCE Literature Study Design for 2006-2015.
• 2014 Literature Text List (pdf - 128.97kb) 
  The approved Literature Text List for study in 2014.
• 2015 Literature Text List
  (pdf - 152.16kb)The approved Literature Text List for study in 2015.
  
• VCAA Principles, guidelines and procedures for prescribed VCE text lists (pdf - 223.52kb)

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Assessment

• Assessment Handbook (doc - 175kb) (Updated January 2013)
  Contains assessment advice for both School-assessed Coursework and the examination including the examination criteria. The online version of the Assessment Handbook has been updated to include separate descriptors for the two tasks for Unit 4 Outcome 1.
• Examination Criteria (pdf - 192.9kb) (Updated January 2010)
• Examination Reports
  Find past exams for Literature.

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Support Material

• Frequently Asked Questions (pdf - 373.62kb) 
  VCAA Bulletin, September 2005, p.5.
  Frequently asked questions on changes to the English requirement.

• Professional Development
  Victorian Association for Teachers of English (VATE) (www.vate.org.au)

Review

VCE Literature is being reviewed for reaccreditation during 2013-2014.

• Principles and guidelines for the development and review of VCE studies (pdf - 205.33kb)
• VCE Literature review panel Terms of Reference (pdf - 124.82kb) 
• The following discussion paper was made available for consultation during July 2013: Proposed directions: Review of VCE English, History, Mathematics and Science studies (pdf - 598.21kb). This consultation is now closed.