English and English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Accreditation period from 2023

Study Design

(updated October 2024)

Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for English and English as an Additional Language Units 1 and 2 from 2023; Units 3 and 4 from 2024.

Consultation survey: VCE English, EAL and VCE Literature Text Lists

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) is seeking input from stakeholders to inform future VCE English, EAL and Literature text lists and the current four-year text list cycle. 

VCE English teachers and current VCE students are encouraged to complete the survey.

This survey will close on Friday 29 May 2026.

Support materials

These support materials incorporate the previously known Advice for teachers.