Religion and Society

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Accreditation period - Units 1-4: 2006-2010

VCE Study Design cover image - Religion & Society

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Curriculum

  • Study Design (updated September 2008, PDF - 203KB)
    Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Religion and Society Units 1-4: 2006-2010. For details of how to purchase a hardcopy of the VCE Religion and Society Study Design, please refer to Publications.
    • Definition of 'core belief'
      Advice on the definition of 'core belief' in relation to the VCE Religion and Society Study Design 2006-2010.
    • Suitable Resources Update (PDF - 429KB)
      VCAA Bulletin, July 2005, p. 8, details references omitted from the resources list in the reaccredited Study Design.
  • Study Summary (DOC - 47KB)
    A summary of the VCE Religion and Society 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 Religion and Society.

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Review

 

Religion and Society is being reviewed for reaccreditation during 2009.

  

 

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Consultation

Consultation is now closed.

The Religion and Society Writing Team 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 October 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.