Economics

Accreditation period - Units 1-4: 2004-2009

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The accreditation period has been extended until 31 December 2009.

Curriculum

  • Study Design (October 2008, PDF - 190KB)
    Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Economics Units 1-4: 2004-2009. For details of how to purchase a hardcopy of the VCE Economics Study Design, please refer to Publications.
  • Resource Update
    An update of suitable resources for VCE Economics. Includes lists of books, websites, videos/DVDs and other resources.
  • Study Summary (October 2008, DOC - 34KB)
    A summary of the VCE Economics Study Design for 2004-2009.

Assessment

  • Assessment Handbook (DOC - 239KB)
    Contains assessment information for both school-assessed coursework and the examination including the examination criteria.
  • Examination Reports
    Find past exams and sample exams for Economics.

Review and consultation

Review

Economics is being reviewed for reaccreditation during 2008.

Consultation

Consultation is now closed.

The Economics 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 2008. Updates on the progress of the review are published in the VCAA Bulletin VCE, VCAL and VET regularly.

 

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