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2008 Written examinations and GAT

Starting times

Each examination commences with a 15-minute reading period, except some October LOTE examinations where the reading time is 10 minutes.

The reading period is included in the times shown in the timetable.

Students should check the starting time of each examination and arrive before the commencement time.

Students should familiarise themselves with rules about late admission to examinations, in particular Rule 17.

Examination responses

All written responses must be in English, unless otherwise instructed in the question book for that particular examination.

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June examinations and GAT timetable

Each examination commences with a 15-minute reading period which is included in the times shown in the timetable.

 

Wednesday
11 June

9:00 am –
10:45 am

Biology
Exam 1

11:45 am –
1:30 pm

Physics
Exam 1

2:45 pm –
4:30 pm

Accounting Exam 1

Thursday
12 June

9:00 am –
10:45 am

Psychology Exam 1

11:45 am –
1:30 pm

Chemistry
Exam 1

2:45 pm –
4:30 pm

Environmental Science
Exam 1

Friday
13 June

10:00 am – 1:15 pm

General Achievement Test (GAT)

 

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2008 Examinations with a performance or oral component

The assessment period for these examinations is from Monday 6 October to Sunday 2 November.

In some cases, country students will be assessed in Melbourne.

Students presenting for LOTE examinations: Oral component and Performance examinations will be issued with individual advice slips. These slips along with further information will be made available to schools from Monday 11 August. Examination advice slips advise students of the date, time and location of their examinations.

LOTE Examinations: Oral component

Monday 6 October
to
Sunday 2 November

LOTE Examination: Oral component

(except Indigenous Languages of Victoria, Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew and Latin)

Performance examinations

Monday
6 October
to
Sunday
2 November

Dance

Drama: Solo

Music Group Performance

Music Solo Performance

Theatre Studies: Monologue

VCE VET Dance

VCE VET Music

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2008 Written Examinations

October LOTE examinations: Written component

Each examination, except for Arabic, Korean First Language and Korean Second Language, commences with a 10-minute reading period which is included in the times shown in the timetable.

Thursday
16 October

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Albanian, Armenian, Bosnian, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Khmer, Macedonian, Maltese, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Ukrainian, Yiddish

Arabic, Korean First Language and Korean Second Language written examinations commence with a 15-minute reading period which is included in the times shown in the timetable.

Thursday
16 October

2:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Arabic, Korean First Language, Korean Second Language

Auslan

Wednesday
29 October

8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Students are scheduled in one of the three two-hour sessions. Each session is preceded by 10 minutes of reading/viewing time.

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End-of-year WRITTEN examination timetable

Each examination commences with a 15-minute reading period. The reading period is included in the times shown in the timetable.

Note: Schools will be notified of the dates and times of the Classical Greek and Classical Hebrew Examinations.

The following examinations have an audio component:

  • Music Styles
  • Music Group Performance
  • Music Solo Performance
  • VET Music Industry (Technical Production)
  • all LOTEs except Indigenous Languages of Victoria, Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew and Latin.

 

Friday
31 October

9:00 am – 12.15 pm

English
English (ESL)

3:00 pm – 4:45 pm

Drama

 

Monday
3 November

9:00 am –
10:45 am

Biology

11:45 am –
1:30 pm

Further Mathematics
Exam 1

3:00 pm –
4:15 pm

Specialist Mathematics
Exam 1

Tuesday
4 November

Public Holiday
No Examinations

Wednesday
5 November

9:00 am –
10:45 am

Agricultural and Horticultural Studies

Music Performance: Group

VET: Sport & Recreation

11:45 am –
1:30 pm

Further Mathematics
Exam 2

3:00 pm –
5:15 pm

English Language

History: Renaissance Italy

Sociology

Thursday
6 November

9:00 am –
10:45 am

Psychology

VET: Electrotechnology

11:45 am –
1:30 pm

Accounting

3:00 pm –
5:15 pm

Literature

Friday
7 November

9:00 am –
10:15 am

Mathematical Methods
Exam 1

Mathematical Methods (CAS)
Exam 1

11:45 am –
2:00 pm

Health and Human Development

3:00 pm –
5:15 pm

Economics

History: Australian History

VET: Multimedia*

* computer based

 

Monday
10 November

9:00 am –
10:45 am

Design and Technology

VET:
Equine Industry

VET: Financial Services

11:45 am –
2:00 pm

Mathematical Methods
Exam 2

Mathematical Methods (CAS)
Exam 2

3:00 pm –
5:15 pm

Physical Education

Tuesday
11 November

9:00am –
10:45am

Music Solo Performance

VET: Hospitality

11:45am –
1:30pm

Visual Communication and Design

3:00pm –
5:15pm

Classical Societies and Cultures

IT: IT Applications

Specialist Mathematics Exam 2

Wednesday
12 November

9:00 am –
10:45 am

Studio Arts

11:45 am –
1:30 pm

Dance

Physics

VET: Business Administration

VET: Community Services

3:00 pm –
5:15 pm

Legal Studies

Thursday
13 November

9:00 am – 10:45 am

Chemistry

VET: Furnishing

VET: Music Industry

11:45 am –
2:00 pm

IT: Software Development

National Politics

3:00 pm –
5:15 pm

History:
Revolutions

Friday
14 November

9:00 am –
10:45 am

Art

Systems Engineering

11:45 am –
2:00 pm

Business Management

3:00 pm –
5:15 pm

Geography

 

Monday
17 November

9:00 am –
10:45 am

Theatre Studies

VET: Information Technology

11:45 am –
2:00 pm

LOTE:

  • Japanese FL
  • Japanese SL

Outdoor and Environmental Studies

Philosophy

3:00 pm –
5:15 pm

LOTE:

  • Latin
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese

Media

Tuesday
18 November

9:00 am –
10:45 am

Food and Technology

11:45 am –
2:00 pm

LOTE: German

Religion and Society

Texts and Traditions

3:00 pm –
5:15 pm

LOTE:

  • Greek
  • Indigenous Languages of Victoria
  • Italian

Music Styles

Wednesday
19 November

9:00 am –
10:45 am

VET:
Engineering

11:45 am –
2:00 pm

International Studies

3:00 pm –
5:15 pm

LOTE:
French

Industry and Enterprise

Thursday
20 November

9:00 am – 10:45 am

Environmental Science

VET: Laboratory Skills

11:45 am –
2:00 pm

LOTE:

  • Indonesian FL
  • Indonesian SL

3:00 pm –
5:15 pm

LOTE:

  • Chinese FL
  • Chinese SL
  • Chinese SL Advanced

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Future examination periods

See the Examination periods for 2009 page.

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2008 VCE Exams Navigator

VCE Exams Navigator 2008 (PDF - 333KB)
Student information and timetable for 2008. This booklet was sent out in April to all Victorian schools for distribution to their VCE students. This booklet contains information on:

  • General Achievement Test
  • Special provision
  • Examination timetables
  • Examination rules
  • Approved materials and equipment.