Other things I might like to know
Extension studies
Extension studies are first year university subjects taken with the VCE. If you are a high achiever looking for an extra challenge, an extension study can build on your interest in a subject beyond the VCE. Extension studies are not VCE units and cannot be counted as part of satisfactory VCE completion. All extension studies programs are at least 20 per cent of a full-time first-year program at university.
Satisfactory extension study results will be reported on your Statement of Results and may contribute to your ENTER as a sixth VCE study. You will usually be able to take up your subject at second-year level at university if you are selected for the course to which the subject belongs.
To be eligible for an extension study you need to have completed the preparatory VCE subject at Units 3 and 4 with a study score of at least 41. Your school will advise you on university enrolment for an extension study.
Universities participating in Extension Studies Program 2010
- Monash University
www.monash.edu.au/pubs/enhancement/ - The University of Melbourne
www.services.unimelb.edu.au/umep/ - Victoria University
www.vu.edu.au/extensionstudies/
List of universities participating in extension studies is current and accurate at time of publication.
How can I get into university or TAFE?
VTAC calculates your ENTER using the VCAA study scores for Units 3 and 4. Other studies used in the calculation of your ENTER can include VCE VET programs and extension studies.
The ENTER is an overall measure of a student’s achievement in relation to that of other students. It allows tertiary institutions to compare students who have completed different combinations of VCE studies and is reported to you as a rank between 0.00 and 99.95.
Further details about this process and tertiary selection are given in the following VTAC publications:
- Enter into Tertiary Study (VTAC website only)
- ABC of Scaling (a copy is mailed with the ENTER statement in December)
- Choice! (Year 10 booklet available through schools)
- VTAC Guide 2010 (available at newsagents $15.00 rrp and on the VTAC website)
- Victorian Tertiary Entrance Requirements (VICTER) 2011 for Year 11 or (VICTER) 2012 for Year 10 (available through schools)
- VTAC website: www.vtac.edu.au
Awards and prizes in the VCE
Information about the following awards and prizes can be found on the VCAA website at: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/excellenceawards/
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Season of Excellence
Outstanding work produced by students in the technology, visual and performing arts studies is celebrated in Top Acts, Top Arts, Top Class, Top Designs and Top Screen. -
VCE Achievers Award
Students’ leadership and contribution to their school and community is acknowledged. -
Plain English Speaking Award
Students can enter a state-wide public speaking competition when they are in Years 10, 11 and 12. -
Margaret Schofield Memorial Music Scholarship
VCE Music Performance students can apply for this annual scholarship if they attend a government school. - Other prizes include:
Premier’s VCE Awards
Australian Student Prize
Australian Vocational Student Prize.

