VCAA Organisational Structure

Assessment and Reporting Branch

Assessment Administration
Examinations
Assessment Operations
Student Records and Results Unit
P-10 Assessment Unit

The Assessment Branch carries out the following functions:

Assessment Administration

Assessment Administration coordinates the:

appointment of all sessional staff for VCAA assessment activities
payment of allowances and expenses for sessional staff and schools (CRT).
Management of the sessional staff database (SSMS).

Telephone: (03) 9225 2302
Facsimile: (03) 9225 2310
Email: assessment.administration.vcaa@edumail.vic.gov.au

Examinations

Telephone: (03) 9225 2349
Facsimile: (03) 9225 2361
Email: examinations.vcaa@edumail.vic.gov.au

This unit can assist you with questions about:

examinations setting and production including the GAT
irregularities and discipline cases
issues arising from examinations (for example, use of calculators and approved materials)
sample examination material
script inspections
VCE Assessment Reports.
examination assessment (including assessors and marking process).

Assessment Operations

Examinations
Telephone: (03) 9225 2200
Facsimile: (03) 9225 2229

School Assessment
Telephone: (03) 9225 2214
Facsimile: (03) 9225 2229

This unit can assist you with questions about:

examination centres, venues, timetables and schedules
the rules and conduct of examinations
Arts performance and LOTE oral examinations
supervision of examinations
special arrangements for examinations including completing them interstate or overseas
visitation review schedules and coursework audit processes
training arrangements for all sessional staff
employment of casual personnel
applications for Derived Examination Scores.

Student Records and Results Unit

Telephone: (03) 9651 4402 or 1800 653 045
Facsimile: (03) 9651 4470
Email: student.records@edumail.vic.gov.au

This unit manages the administration of enrolments and delivery of results for students undertaking the General Achievement Test (GAT), the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL), International Baccalaureate (IB) and the VCE including Extension Studies and VCE VET programs. We can assist you with questions about:

enrolment and result irregularities and amendments
eligibility for the VCE, VCE VET and VCAL programs and for enrolment in Second Language studies
partnerships, statistical moderation and transferring students
issuing final results including replacements for VCE and VCAL
SMS telephone and Internet results services
assessment of qualifications equivalent to VCE Year 11 or 12 level
credit towards the VCE from international, interstate and IB studies
full-fee-paying overseas students
Statement of Marks, Statement of Study Score and Confirmation of Grades services.

P-10 Assessment Unit

Telephone: (03) 1800 648 637
Facsimile: (03) 9225 2333
Email: aim.support@edmail.vic.gov.au

This unit manages the development, implementation and reporting of the Achievement Improvement Monitor (AIM) program. This unit can assist you with questions about:

years 3, 5, 7 and 9 test setting and test production
delivery of test materials
sample test material
issues arising from test implementation
assessment of tests
training of markers and other sessional staff
delivery of reports
professional development about results data.