Examination specifications and sample materials

Oral examination

(Version 3, March 2025)

(Version 4, April 2025)

Watch Oral examination procedure and advice
(May 2020)

(March 2025)

Written examination

(Version 4, March 2025)

Written examination assessment criteria and expected qualities for Section 2 – Part B and Section 3
(Version 4, May 2021)

Sample written examination
(May 2020)

Past examinations and examination reports

Examinations relating to the current study design

The following examinations relate to the current VCE Japanese Second Language study design and other curriculum materials.

2024

2023

2023 VCE Japanese Second Language examination
2023 VCE Japanese Second Language audio zip file
2023 VCE Japanese Second Language oral external assessment report
2023 VCE Japanese Second Language written external assessment report

2022

2022 VCE Japanese Second Language examination
2022 VCE Japanese Second Language audio zip file
2022 VCE Japanese Second Language oral external assessment report
2022 VCE Japanese Second Language written external assessment report

2021

2021 VCE Japanese Second Language examination
2021 VCE Japanese Second Language audio zip file
2021 VCE Japanese Second Language oral external assessment report (PDF)
2021 VCE Japanese Second Language oral external assessment report (DOCX)
2021 VCE Japanese Second Language written external assessment report (PDF)
2021 VCE Japanese Second Language written external assessment report (DOCX)

2020

2020 VCE Japanese Second Language examination
2020 VCE Japanese Second Language audio zip file
2020 VCE Japanese Second Language oral examination report (PDF)
2020 VCE Japanese Second Language oral examination report (DOCX)
2020 VCE Japanese Second Language written examination report (PDF)
2020 VCE Japanese Second Language written examination report (DOCX)

Examinations relating to previous study designs

Students and teachers should note that, with the introduction of a new study design, the following past examinations are not necessarily a guide to the current VCE examination for this study.

For examinations published prior to 2011, see the examination acknowledgements webpage.