Glossary
There are a few special terms used on this website. This is what they mean.
Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER)
The overall ranking on a scale of 0–99.95 that you receive, based on your study scores (see below). The ENTER is used by universities and TAFE institutes to select students for their courses.
General Achievement Test (GAT)
The test that is done by all students doing a VCE Units 3 and 4 sequence or scored VCE VET Units 3 and 4 sequence.
Outcomes
What you are expected to know and be able to do by the time you have finished a VCE unit.
Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
An institution that has been approved by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) to deliver specified training programs.
Satisfactory completion
This means you have achieved the outcomes for the unit. You get an ‘S’ for the satisfactory completion of a unit. If you do not satisfactorily complete a unit, you get an ‘N’ for it.
Semester
One half of the academic year. Most units last for one semester.
Sequence
The order in which you do your VCE units, for example a Units 3 and 4 sequence.
Statement of Attainment
A record of recognised learning that may contribute towards a qualification in the VET sector.
Statement of Results
A set of documents that formally state the results you achieved in the VCE and/or VCAL, and whether or not you have graduated.
Studies
The subjects available in the VCE.
Study design
The description of the content of a VCE study, and how students’ work is to be assessed. A study design for each VCE study is published by the VCAA. Schools and other VCE providers must adhere to the study designs.
Study score
A score with a maximum of 50 which shows how you performed in a VCE study or scored VCE VET program, relative to all other students doing that same study. It is calculated using the scores achieved in each of the three graded assessments for the study.
Technical and Further Education (TAFE)
TAFE institutes offer a range of mainly vocational tertiary education courses up to the level of advanced diploma.
Units (VCAL)
Accredited units in Literacy, Numeracy, Personal Development and Work Related Skills that contribute as credits towards the VCAL.
Units (VCE)
The parts of a study in the VCE. There are usually four units in a study, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
The Victorian State Government agency responsible to the Minister for Education for the management of the VCE and VCAL.
Vocational Education and Training (VET)
This refers to nationally recognised vocational certificates.
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC)
VTAC is responsible for calculating and distributing the ENTER and for processing student applications for tertiary entrance to universities, TAFE institutes and other further education colleges.