Starting times
Each examination commences with a 15-minute reading period, except some October Languages 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 at least 30 minutes before this time.
Students should familiarise themselves with rules about late admission to examinations.
Examination responses
All written responses must be in English, unless otherwise instructed in the question book for that particular examination.
Each examination commences with a 15-minute reading period which is included in the times shown in the timetable.
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Tuesday |
9:00 am – Biology |
11:45 am – Physics |
2:45 pm – Accounting |
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Wednesday |
9:00 am – Psychology |
11:45 am – Chemistry |
2:45 pm – Environmental Science |
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Thursday |
10:00 am – 1:15 pm General Achievement Test (GAT) |
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The assessment period for these examinations is from Monday 8 October to Sunday 4 November.
In some cases, students in regional and rural areas will be required to attend examination venues in Melbourne.
Students presenting for Languages 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 6 August.
Examination advice slips advise students of the date, time and location of their examinations.
Students are required to produce Photo Identification and their advice slip prior to entry to their examination(s).
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Monday |
Languages examinations: Oral component (except Indigenous Languages of Victoria, Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew and Latin) |
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Monday |
Drama: Solo Theatre Studies: Monologue Dance VET: Dance |
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Monday |
Music Investigation Music Performance VET: Music |
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.
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Tuesday |
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 |
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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.
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Tuesday |
2:00 pm – 4:15 pm Arabic, Korean First Language, Korean Second Language |
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Auslan
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Wednesday |
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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Note: Schools will be notified of the dates and times of the Classical Greek and Classical Hebrew Examinations. These examinations commence with a 5-minute reading period.
Each examination commences with a 15-minute reading period. The reading period is included in the times shown in the timetable.
The following examinations have an audio component:
| Thursday 1 November |
9:00 am – 12:15 pm English English as a Second Language (ESL) |
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Friday |
9:00 am – Biology Exam 2 |
11:45 am – Further Mathematics Exam 1 |
3:00 pm – Indigenous Languages of Victoria Japanese FL |
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Monday |
9:00 am – VET: Laboratory Skills |
11:45 am – Further Mathematics Exam 2 |
3:00 pm – Psychology Exam 2 |
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Tuesday |
Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
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Wednesday |
9:00 am – Mathematical Methods CAS Exam 1 |
11:45 am – Product Design & Technology Theatre Studies |
3:00 pm – Health and Human Development Latin |
| Thursday 8 November |
9:00 am – VET: Business VET: Equine Industry Drama |
11:45 am – Mathematical Methods CAS Exam 2 |
3:00 pm – Physical Education Music Style & Composition |
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Friday |
9:00 am – Specialist Mathematics Exam 1 |
11:45 am – Literature
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3:00 pm – Legal Studies VET: Interactive Digital Media* |
* computer based
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Monday |
9:00 am – Accounting Exam 2 Agricultural and Horticultural Studies Dance VET: Hospitality |
11:45 am – VET: Furnishing VET: Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) Studio Arts |
3:00 pm – History: Australian Specialist Mathematics Exam 2 Sociology |
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Tuesday |
9:00 am – Chemistry Exam 2 VET: Community Services VET: Integrated Technologies |
11:45 am – Classical Studies IT: IT Applications |
3:00 pm – Economics Philosophy Outdoor & Environmental Studies |
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Wednesday |
9:00 am – Visual Communication & Design |
11:45 am – Physics Exam 2 VET: Sport & Recreation |
3:00 pm – History: Revolutions Industry & Enterprise |
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Thursday |
9:00 am – Art VET: Information Technology |
11:45 am – English Language |
3:00 pm – Business Management History: Renaissance Italy |
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Friday |
9:00 am – Food and Technology |
11:45 am – Music Performance |
3:00 pm – Geography IT: Software Development Vietnamese Australian Politics Texts & Traditions |
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Monday |
9:00 am – Environmental Science Exam 2 Systems Engineering |
11:45 am – Chinese FL German Greek Japanese SL Religion & Society |
3:00 pm – Spanish Media |
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Tuesday |
9:00 am – VET: Music (Technical Production) |
11:45 am – Global Politics |
3:00 pm – French |
| Wednesday 21 November |
9:00 am – VET: Engineering |
11:45 am – Italian |
3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Chinese SL Chinese SL Advanced |
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Thursday |
9:00 am – VET: Financial Services |
11:45 am – Indonesian FL Indonesian SL |
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