Memorandum to Schools 76/2007

10 August 2007

Performance / LOTE Oral Examination Advice Slips, And Program Sheets For October 2007 Examinations

VCE Coordinators and teachers are reminded that the Student Performance and LOTE Oral Examination Advice Slips will be available through VASS from Monday 13 August 2007.

This function allows for Advice Slips to be produced for:

• a single student
• students undertaking a specific study
• all students in all studies.

It also allows for a Summary Report to be produced for administrative use in schools.

1. PERFORMANCE / ORAL EXAMINATION ADVICE SLIPS

To produce the Student Advice slips use the menu STUDENT PROGRAM → VCE Reports → Performance/Oral Exam Advice Slips.

• Select the required study in the Study Field or leave as ALL
• Select Advice Slips in the Report Type field.

Schools should ensure that students present the entire Examination Advice slip to the Venue Coordinator on the day of their Performance/Oral Examination.

Assessing Schools such as the Victorian School of Languages or Single Study LOTE Providers can produce Summary Reports and Advice slips by selecting Yes in the Include Non Home School Students field.

2. PERFORMANCE EXAMINATION PROGRAM SHEETS & INFORMATION

Performance Examination Program Sheets, Statements of Intention and Information Booklets for all 2007 Performance and LOTE Oral examinations will not be posted to schools.

Instead these documents will now be available for download through VASS using the menu SYSTEM ADMIN → Downloads.

T ype in the word ‘Exam' in the Key Word field and click on the [Find] button. The performance download documents mentioned below will appear.

The documents available for download are listed below followed by the VASS download title in brackets:

DANCE VCE

• Dance Performance Examination Statement of Expressive Intention Proforma
  (EXAM INFO - VCE Dance Performance Exam Expressive Intention)
• Dance Performance Examination Information Booklet
  (EXAM INFO - VCE Dance Performance Exam Info Booklet)

DANCE VCE VET

• Dance VCE VET Examination Performance Program Sheet
  (EXAM INFO - VET Dance Performance Program Sheet).
• Dance VCE VET Examination Information Booklet
  (EXAM INFO - VET Dance Performance Information Booklet)

DRAMA

• Drama Performance Examination Statement of Intention Proforma
  (EXAM INFO - Drama Statement of Intention)
• Drama Performance Examination Information Booklet
  (EXAM INFO - Drama Performance Examination Info Booklet)

LOTE

• LOTE Oral First Language Examination Student Information Booklet
  (EXAM INFO - LOTE Oral First Language Exam Student Info)
• LOTE Oral Second Language Examination Student Information Booklet
  (EXAM INFO - LOTE Oral Second Language Exam Student Info)

MUSIC SOLO

• Music Performance Solo Examination Program Sheet
  (EXAM INFO - Music Performance Solo Program Sheet)
• Music Performance Solo Examination Information Booklet
  (EXAM INFO - Music Performance Solo Exam Info Booklet)

MUSIC GROUP

• Music Performance Group Examination Program Sheet
  (EXAM INFO - Music Performance Group Exam Program Sheet)
• Music Performance Group Examination Information Booklet
  (EXAM INFO - Music Performance Group Exam Info Booklet)

MUSIC VCE VET

• Music VCE VET Examination Program Sheet
  (EXAM INFO - VET Music Examination Program Sheet)
• Music VCE VET Industry Statement
  (EXAM INFO - VET Music Industry Statement of Intention)
• Music VCE VET Examination Information Booklet
  (EXAM INFO - VET Music Examination Information Booklet)

THEATRE STUDIES

• Theatre Studies Performance Examination Statement of Intention Proforma
  (EXAM INFO - Theatre Studies Statement of Intention)
• Theatre Studies Performance Examination Information Booklet
  (EXAM INFO - Theatre Studies Performance Exam Info Booklet)

3. REMINDER TO ALL PERFORMANCE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Student Identification Requirements for LOTE Oral and Arts Performance Examinations in 2007:

1. All students undertaking a LOTE Oral and/or Arts Performance examination during the October examination period will be required to provide personal identification on entry to their examination.
2. The personal identification must consist of a clear photo of the student and their full name.
3. Most existing student identification cards or personal documents will be suitable for meeting this requirement, for example a school ID card, public transport ID card, passport or driver's licence, as appropriate.
4. All students enrolled in the following examinations MUST be fully informed of the above requirements pertaining to identification prior to attending the examination centre:
   • Dance Performance Examination
   • Drama Performance Examination
   • LOTE Oral Examination (except Ancient Greek and Latin)
   • Music Performance: Group Performance Examination
   • Music Performance: Solo Performance Examination
   • Theatre Studies Performance Examination
   • VET Dance Performance Examination
   • VET Music Performance Examination

CONTACTS

All enquiries regarding the Performance and Oral Examinations scheduling, Examination Advice Slips and Program Sheets should be directed to:

Glenn Martin
Arts Performance & LOTE Oral Operations Co-ordinator
Assessment Operations Ph 9225 2212, Fax 9225 2229
or email martin.glenn.w1@edumail.vic.gov.au

Any queries regarding VASS should be directed to the Administrative Support Unit on 1800 827 721 or 9651 4482. Please leave a message on our Voice Mail service if we are unable to answer your call immediately. Alternatively Fax enquiries to 9651 4551 or E-mail to vass.support@edumail.vic.gov.au