Principals/Directors, VCE Coordinators and VASS Administrators, please ensure:

• Student examination/assessment timetables are produced and distributed to all students
• SEA advice slips are:
  • produced and distributed to students, chief supervisors and school personnel responsible for the conduct and administrator of VCE examinations; and
  • discussed and clearly understood by students, chief supervisors, school personnel, and any approved supervisors, clarifiers, readers, scribes and interpreters and there is a common understanding amongst all parties as to what has been approved and how the provision will be implemented. This must occur well before the date of the examination/s.
• School personnel are made aware of the closing dates for Derived Examination Score (DES) applications.

Emergency Special Examination Arrangements

For students requiring Special Examination Arrangements due to an unexpected illness, injury or personal trauma immediately before or during the VCE written examinations, schools must submit an Application for Emergency Special Examination Arrangements form, available from VASS (SYSTEM ADMIN > Downloads) from Wednesday 16 September.

Derived Examination Score (DES) closing dates

Specific closing dates for submitting a DES application for VCE examinations are listed at the end of the student examination/assessment timetable. A report containing DES closing dates is also available for download from VASS (SYSTEM ADMIN > Downloads).