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Physical Education

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Accreditation period - Units 1-4: 2006-2010

The accreditation period for Physical Education has been extended by 12 months from 31 December 2009 until 31 December 2010.

Physical Education is scheduled for review in 2009.

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Curriculum

• Study Design (March 2009, PDF - 443KB)
  Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Physical Education Units 1-4: 2006-2010.
  • Study Design Clarification
    Clarification of the key knowledge in Unit 3, Area of Study 2, as published in the VCAA Bulletin, February 2006, p. 8.
  • Clarification of Content: Lactate inflection point (anaerobic threshold)
    VCAA Bulletin, December 2006, Supplement 1.
  • Amendment to the study design
    As published in the VCAA Bulletin, Feburary 2007, pp 10-11.
• For details of how to purchase a hardcopy of the VCE Physical Education Study Design, please refer to Publications
• Study Summary (March 2009, DOC - 45KB)
  A summary of the VCE Physical Education Study Design for 2006-2010.

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Assessment

• Assessment Handbook (DOC - 266KB)
  Contains assessment advice for both school-assessed coursework and the examination including the examination criteria.
• Examination Reports
  Find past exams and sample exams for Physical Education.

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Review

 

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Consultation

Consultation is now closed.

The Physical Education 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. 

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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.