Agricultural and Horticultural Studies
Accreditation period - Units 1-4: 2006-2010
Curriculum
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Study Design (January 2009, PDF - 414KB)
Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Agricultural and Horticultural Studies Units 1-4: 2006-2010. For details of how to purchase a hardcopy of the VCE Agricultural and Horticultural Studies Study Design, please refer to Publications. -
Study Summary (DOC - 47KB)
A summary of the VCE Agricultural and Horticultural Studies Study Design for 2006-2010.
Assessment
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Assessment Handbook (DOC - 265KB)
Contains assessment advice for both school assessed-coursework and the examination including the examination criteria. -
Examination Reports
Find sample exams and past exams for Agricultural and Horticultural Studies.
Support Material
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Care and use of animals in Victorian schools
(www.education.vic.gov.au)
This site assists schools fulfil the requirements of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Australian Code of Practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes. -
Professional Development
Victorian Association of Agricultural and Horticultural Educators
(www.vaahe.org.au)
Review
Agricultural and Horticultural Studies is being reviewed for reaccreditation during 2009.
- Applications for the VCE Agricultural and Horticultural Studies Review Panel have now closed.
- Principles and guidelines for the development and review of VCE studies. (PDF - 70KB)
- VCE Agricultural and Horticultural Studies Review Panel Membership
- VCE Agricultural and Horticultural Studies Review Panel Terms of Reference (DOC - 45KB) for a major review.
Consultation
Consultation is now closed.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Studies Review Panel will consider all responses to the consultation draft before a final draft of the study design is prepared.
The final draft of the study design will be considered by the Board of the VCAA in December 2009. Updates on the progress of the review are published in the VCAA Bulletin VCE, VCAL and VET regularly.
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority publishes administrative advice and regulations for the VCE in the VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook 2009. Changes to advice and regulations occur during the year. The details of all such changes are published in the VCAA Bulletin and VCAA Bulletin P–10 on a regular basis. It is essential that VCE teachers familiarise themselves with advice and regulations in the VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook and regularly check the VCAA Bulletin.
