2021 Notices to Schools

December

• 2022 VCAL Quality Assurance – VCAL Strands per region [Notice 180, December 2021]
• VCE English and English as an Additional Language (EAL), and VCE Literature 2023 prescribed texts [Notice 179, December 2021]
• VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook 2022 [Notice 178, December 2021]
• Register for the VCE Results and ATAR Service [Notice 177, December 2021]
• VCE History 2022–2026 examination specifications and sample examinations [Notice 176, December 2021]
• 2022 VCE Drama and Theatre Studies Playlist update [Notice 175, December 2021]
• Support for 2021 Year 12 VCE and VCAL students who have not completed their VET studies [Notice 174, December 2021]
• On Track post Year 12 destination data 2021 [Notice 173, December 2021]
• VCE Media, Unit 3, Area of Study 1 media product selection 2022 [Notice 172, December 2021]
• Extension of accreditation periods for VCE study designs [Notice 171, December 2021]
• Apply to be on an Examination Development Panel in 2022 [Notice 170, December 2021]

November

• VET end-of-year and implementation webinars [Notice 169, November 2021]
• 2022 NAPLAN Writing test marker applications [Notice 168, November 2021]
• Analysing your School’s VCE Results webinars [Notice 167, November 2021]
• Nomination deadline extended for the 2021 VCAL Achievement Awards [Notice 166, November 2021]
• Reminder VCE Music prescribed lists [Notice 165, November 2021]
• 2022 VCE Drama and VCE Theatre Studies playlist [Notice 164, November 2021]
• VCE Season of Excellence 2022 panel members required for Top Class concerts [Notice 163, November 2021]
• 2021 VCAL Induction [Notice 162, November 2021]
• VCE Mathematics 2022 guidance [Notice 161, November 2021]
• VCE Environmental Science (2022–2026) update [Notice 160, November 2021]

October

• Guidelines for VCE and VCAL students identified as COVID-19 Primary Close Contacts [Notice 159 was emailed directly to schools/providers]
• Printed 2022 wall calendars [Notice 158, October 2021]
• Course prescriptions for VCE Classical Greek [Notice 157, October 2021]
• Delivery of the 2021 VCE and VCAL results packages to schools [Notice 156 was emailed directly to schools/providers]
• 2021 VCE examination feedback survey [Notice 155, October 2021]
• Course prescriptions for VCE Classical Hebrew [Notice 154, October 2021]
• Last day for amendments to VCE, VCAL and VET student personal details and consents [Notice 153, October 2021]
• Last day for VCE, VCAL and VET enrolment and withdrawals, and VCE, VCAL and VET results, including VCE VET task and Expected scores [Notice 152, October 2021]
• Reminder: Infection control training for VCE written examination supervisors of Personal Close Contact students [Notice 151 was emailed directly to schools/providers]
• Infection control training for VCE written examination supervisors of Personal Close Contact students [Notice 150 was emailed directly to schools/providers]
• 2021 VCE written examinations observation visits [Notice 149, October 2021]
• VCE Season of Excellence 2022 panel members required for Top Class Drama, Top Class Theatre Studies and Top Designs [Notice 148, October 2021]
• New VASS user professional development [Notice 147, October 2021]
• Last day for VCE School-based Assessment results, School-assessed Task scores and Expected scores [Notice 146, October 2021]
• 2021 VCE written examination materials [Notice 145, October 2021]
• Apply for membership to the VCE English and English as an Additional Language and VCE Literature text advisory panels [Notice 144, October 2021]
• Nominations for the 2021 VCAL Achievement Awards open [Notice 143, October 2021]
• Submission of School Indicative External Assessment Grades and Expected Grades for 2021 VCE written examinations and Extended Investigation Externally-assessed Tasks [Notice 142, October 2021]
• VCE Season of Excellence 2022 panel members required for Top Designs, Top Screen and Top Talks [Notice 141, October 2021]
• Applications closing soon for VCE Season of Excellence 2022 [Notice 140, October 2021]
• VCE Texts and Traditions 2022 prescribed texts [Notice 139, October 2021]
• VCE Extended Investigation professional learning webinar [Notice 138, October 2021]
• October and November examination centre messages [Notice 137 was emailed directly to schools/providers]
• VCE Classical Studies 2023 Classical works list [Notice 136, October 2021]
• VCE Extended Investigation information for new providers [Notice 135, October 2021]

September

• Revised date for General Achievement Test examination centre messages [Notice 134 was emailed directly to schools/providers]
• Be a VCE study review panel member in 2022 [Notice 133, September 2021]
• Apply to be a member of the VCE Chinese Language, Culture and Society Text Selection Panel [Notice 132, September 2021]
• Submission of Externally-assessed Task scores for Extended Investigation written reports [Notice 131, September 2021]
• On-site attendance for VCE school-based assessments for students who live in metropolitan Melbourne but attend school in regional Victoria [Notice 130, September 2021]
• Victorian Senior Secondary Certificate Reform draft curriculum consultation extended [Notice 129, September 2021]
• 2021 Collection of student email addresses [Notice 128, September 2021]
• 2022 Lynne Kosky Memorial VCAL Grants applications open [Notice 127, September 2021]
• Training for conducting and administering the 2021 VCE written examinations [Notice 126, September 2021]
• Submission of School Indicative External Assessment Grades for 2021 VCE performance examinations [Notice 125, September 2021]
• 2021 VCE Examination Centres, Special Examination Arrangements, Derived Examination Score and Irregularity application closing dates [Notice 124, September 2021]
• Apply for the 2022 VCE Season of Excellence and Margaret Schofield Memorial Scholarships [Notice 123, September 2021]
• 2021 Validation of student postal addresses [Notice 122, September 2021]
• VCE Product Design and Technology and Systems Engineering moderation process videos [Notice 121, September 2021]
• Last day for Externally-assessed Task scores for VCE Music Style and Composition [Notice 120, September 2021]
• VCE Art, Studio Arts, Media and Visual Communication Design School-assessed Task moderation webinars [Notice 119, September 2021]

August

• NAPLAN 2021 results and access to writing images [Notice 118, August 2021]
• Last day for VCE Unit 3 School-based Assessment results [Notice 117, August 2021]
• Top Class and Top Acts 2021 recordings are now available online [Notice 116, August 2021]
• Top Talks 2021 recordings are now available online [Notice 115, August 2021]
• 2022 enrolments for VCE Units 3 and 4 English as an Additional Language (EAL), Second Languages and Chinese Language, Culture and Society [Notice 114, August 2021]
• Additional resources for VCE written examinations [Notice 113, August 2021]
• Victorian Senior Secondary Certificate Reform draft curriculum consultation [Notice 112, August 2021]
• Nominations open for VCE English, English as an Additional Language and Literature text lists for 2024 [Notice 111, August 2021]
• 2021 General Achievement Test (GAT) to be rescheduled [Notice 110, August 2021]
• Last day for VET Assessment Plans [Notice 109, August 2021]
• 2022 VCE Algorithmics (HESS) and VCE Applied Computing: Data Analytics and Software Development prescribed lists [Notice 108, August 2021]
• 2021 General Achievement Test observation visits [Notice 107, August 2021]
• 2022 VCE Chinese Language, Culture and Society prescribed texts [Notice 106, August 2021]
• VCE Art, Studio Arts, Media and Visual Communication Design School-assessed Task moderation webinars [Notice 105, August 2021]
• Have your say about Victorian Curriculum F–10 implementation [Notice 104, August 2021]
• Operational guidance for COVID-safe delivery of the 2021 General Achievement Test (GAT) [Notice 103, August 2021]

July

• Reminder to provide feedback on the proposed 2023 VCE study designs [Notice 102, July 2021]
• General Achievement Test examination centre messages [Notice 101, July 2021]
• VCAL quality assurance panels 2022 [Notice 100, July 2021]
• Examination advice slips for VCE performance and VCE Languages oral examinations and VCE Extended Investigation oral presentations [Notice 99, July 2021]
• Free Civics and Citizenship Professional Learning Program [Notice 98, July 2021]
• VASS new-users professional learning [Notice 97, July 2021]
• Rescheduled date for the 2021 General Achievement Test [Notice 96, July 2021]
• Plain English Speaking Award 2021 State Final postponed [Notice 95, July 2021]
• Fax numbers for General Achievement Test (GAT) examination centre messages [Notice 94 was emailed directly to schools/providers]
• Requirement to sit the General Achievement Test (GAT) on Thursday 29 July [Notice 93, July 2021]
• VCE Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test front cover [Notice 92, July 2021]
• Last day for VCE Unit 4 or VCE VET scored Unit 3–4 units of competency withdrawal [Notice 91, July 2021]
• New VASS report: School Scores by Partnership (Ranked) [Notice 90, July 2021]
• Apply to be a member of the VCE Visual Communication Design Expert Reference Group [Notice 89, July 2021]
• Reminder to provide feedback on the proposed VCE Literature study design (to commence in 2023) [Notice 88, July 2021]
• 2022 VCE Philosophy prescribed texts [Notice 87, July 2021]
• 2022–2026 VCE Latin prescribed lines [Notice 86, July 2021]

June

• Revised General Achievement Test date announced [Notice 85, June 2021]
• Victorian senior secondary reform consultation webinars [Notice 84, June 2021]
• Implementation of newly accredited VCE First Languages study designs [Notice 83, June 2021]
• Reminder to provide feedback on the draft revised VCE Algorithmics (HESS) and VCE Texts and Traditions study designs (to commence in 2023) [Notice 82, June 2021]
• Apply to be a member of the VCE Product Design and Technology Expert Reference Group [Notice 81, June 2021]
• Invitation to the 2021 Plain English Speaking Award state final [Notice 80, June 2021]
• VCE Drama Unit 3 Playlist [Notice 79, June 2021]
• Draft revised VCE Literature study design webinar and videos [Notice 78, June 2021]
• Examination centre arrangements for 2021 VCE written examinations [Notice 77, June 2021]
• Last day for indicative grades for the Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test [Notice 76, June 2021]
• VCE Leadership Awards 2021 applications open [Notice 75, June 2021]
• VCE Theatre Studies examination specifications [Notice 74, June 2021]
• Apply to be a member of the 2021 VCE English and English as an Additional Language (EAL) Expert Reference for Text Selection Group [Notice 73, June 2021]
• Last day for Unit 3 School-assessed Task (SAT) scores [Notice 72, June 2021]
• Mid-year VCAL certification [Notice 71, June 2021]
• Rescheduling of the General Achievement Test and release of the 2021 VCE examination timetable [Notice 70, June 2021]
• Consultation for draft revised VCE study designs [Notice 69, June 2021]

May

• VicTESOL webinar: VCE English/English as an Additional Language (EAL) proposed study design [Notice 68, May 2021]
• VCE English and English as an Additional Language (EAL) study design consultation [Notice 67, May 2021]
• 2021 General Achievement Test (GAT) Special Examination Arrangements [Notice 66, May 2021]
• VCE Drama and Theatre Studies playlist update [Notice 65, May 2021]
• Reminder: VCE Briefings videos and feedback [Notice 64, May 2021]
• NAPLAN Year 9 Certificates of Achievement [Notice 63, May 2021]
• Plain English Speaking Awards 2021 deadline extended [Notice 62, May 2021]
• Professional development: newly appointed VASS users [Notice 61, May 2021]
• New VCE Mathematics School-assessed Coursework professional learning videos [Notice 60, May 2021]
• Reminder: Consultation for proposed 2023 VCE study designs [Notice 59, May 2021]
• VCE Second Languages frequently asked questions [Notice 58, May 2021]

April

• Top Acts 2021: venue and live-stream tickets available [Notice 57, April 2021]
• 2021 VCE Performance and Languages oral examination and Extended Investigation oral presentation scheduling [Notice 56, April 2021]
• Evaluation of VCE studies: online monitoring questionnaires [Notice 55, April 2021]
• Implementation of newly accredited VCE Geography study design [Notice 54, April 2021]
• VCE Art, Studio Arts, Media and Visual Communication Design School-assessed Task moderation webinars [Notice 53, April 2021]
• VCE Australian and Global Politics expert reference group [Notice 52, April 2021]
• VCE, VCE VET, VCAL and International Baccalaureate enrolment data [Notice 51, April 2021]
• VCE History 2022–2026 online implementation sessions [Notice 50, April 2021]
• Plain English Speaking Award 2021 registrations now open [Notice 49, April 2021]
• Training for conducting and administering 2021 VCE external assessments [Notice 48, April 2021]
• Understanding VCE external assessment processes [Notice 47, April 2021]
• VCE Drama and VCE Theatre Studies performance examinations [Notice 46, April 2021]

March

• Consultation period for proposed VCE study designs (to commence in 2023) [Notice 45, March 2021]
• Evaluation of VCE studies: Online monitoring questionnaires [Notice 44, March 2021]
• Top Screen 2021 – tickets available [Notice 43, March 2021]
• 2021 VCE Drama and Theatre Studies Playlist [Notice 42, March 2021]
• Reminder: VCE Briefings on-demand videos [Notice 41, March 2021]
• Top Class Music 2021 – tickets available for live-streamed concerts [Notice 40, March 2021]
• Top Class Drama and Theatre Studies 2021 – tickets for on-demand concert videos [Notice 39, March 2021]
• Senior Secondary Certificate Reform Principal Webinars [Notice 38, March 2021]
• Reminder: Applications for VCE Philosophy Units 3 and 4 text advisory panel [Notice 37, March 2021]
• VCE Collaboration Fund – Round 5 [Notice 36, March 2021]
• Reminder notice: Evaluation of VCE Australian and Global Politics: Online monitoring questionnaire [Notice 35, March 2021]
• VCE Season of Excellence 2021 [Notice 34, March 2021]
• 2021 General Achievement Test (GAT) and Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test (CTT) centres, appointment of supervisors and principal’s agreement [Notice 33 was emailed directly to schools/providers]
• Applications for VCE Philosophy Units 3 and 4 text advisory panel [Notice 32, March 2021]
• 2021 VCE English and English as an Additional Language (EAL) and VCE Literature text survey [Notice 31, March 2021]
• Professional development for newly appointed VASS Users: March, April, and May 2021 [Notice 30, March 2021]

February

• 2021 School-based Assessment Audit [Notice 29, February 2021]
• 2021 VCE Assessor applications [Notice 28, February 2021]
• Reminder: Consultation period for VCE Religion and Society study design [Notice 27, February 2021]
• Reminder: Consultation period for VCE Mathematics study design [Notice 26, February 2021]
• VCE VET Scored Assessment: Introduction and program-specific webinars [Notice 25, February 2021]
• Reminder: 2021 VCE Briefings: On-demand videos and live webinars [Notice 24, February 2021]
• Reminder: Consultation period for VCE Business Management study designs [Notice 23, February 2021]
• Expression of Interest for VCAL Curriculum and Assessment Review Panels [Notice 22, February 2021]
• Notice reminder: VCE Extended Investigation professional learning day [Notice 21, February 2021]
• 2021 VCE School-assessed Tasks professional learning [Notice 20, February 2021]
• Evaluation of VCE Australian and Global Politics: Online monitoring questionnaire [Notice 19, February 2021]
• Professional learning for new teachers: Introduction to the Victorian Curriculum F–10 [Notice 18, February 2021]
• VCE Yiddish – amendment to Study Design [Notice 17, February 2021]
• Initial Enrolment data due Monday 22 February 2021 [Notice 16, February 2021]
• Reminder: VCE Visual Arts: Collection of student work samples [Notice 15, February 2021]
• VCE Extended Investigation Professional Learning Day [Notice 14, February 2021]
• VCE English Examination: amendment to Section A criteria in the examination task book [Notice 13, February 2021]
• 2022 Text Lists for VCE English and English as an Additional Language (EAL), and VCE Literature [Notice 12, February 2021]
• Reminder: 2021 VCE Briefings: On-demand videos and live webinars [Notice 11, February 2021]
• Special Examination Arrangements applications [Notice 10, February 2021]
• 2021 VCAL Quality Assurance arrangements and webinar [Notice 9, February 2021]
• NAPLAN 2021 update [Notice 8, February 2021]
• Consultation period for proposed VCE Religion and Society study design [Notice 7, February 2021]
• 2021 VCE Drama and Theatre Studies Playlist updated [Notice 6, February 2021]
• Consultation period for proposed VCE Business Management study design [Notice 5, February 2021]
• Webinars: Planning for assessment in VCE Biology and VCE Psychology [Notice 4, February 2021]
• Professional learning: Analysing your school's VCE results [Notice 3, February 2021]

January

• Assessor applications: 2021 VCE Drama and Theatre Studies written examinations [Notice 2, January 2021]
• Reminder: Consultation period for VCE Mathematics study design [Notice 1, January 2021]