Skip Ribbon Commands
Skip to main content
Sign In Skip to Content

Physics

The reaccredited VCE Physics study design has a staged implementation, with Units 1 and 2 being implemented in 2023 and Units 3 and 4 being implemented in 2024.

For 2023 please ensure you use the correct study design as listed below.

Units 1 and 2

Accreditation period for Units 1 and 2: 2023-2027

Study Design for Units 1 and 2 in 2023

The accreditation period for Units 1 and 2 expires 31 December 2027.

The accreditation period for Units 3 and 4 commences 1 January 2024 and expires 31 December 2027. Please use the VCE Physics Units 3 and 4: 2017-2023 study design in 2023.

Study Design – Units 1 and 2 only in 2023

This study design is to be used for Units 1 and 2 only in 2023.

VCE Physics Study Design 

Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for VCE Physics Units 1 and 2: 2023-2027; Units 3 and 4 2024-2027

Support materials

These support materials are for Units 1 and 2 only in 2023

Planning

Developing a curriculum and assessment program

VCE Physics (2023-2027) implementation videos
Online video presentations which provide teachers with information about the new VCE Physics Study Design for implementation from 2023.

Teaching and learning

Assessment

Units 3 and 4

Accreditation period for Units 3 and 4: 2017-2023

Study Design for Units 3 and 4 in 2023

The accreditation period for Units 1 and 2 expired on 31 December 2022. Please use the VCE Physics Units 1 and 2: 2023-2027 study design in 2023.

The accreditation period for Units 3 and 4 has been extended to 31 December 2023.

Study Design – Units 3 and 4 only in 2023

This study design is to be used for Units 3 and 4 only in 2023.

VCE Physics Study Design 

Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for VCE Physics Units 1 and 2: 2016-2022 and Units 3 and 4: 2017-2023.

Support materials

These support materials are for Units 3 and 4 only in 2023.

School-based assessment

Examination specifications, past examinations and reports

Support materials

Advice for teachers
Learning activities and assessment advice for teachers, including performance descriptions.

Glossary of command terms
This glossary provides a list of terms commonly used across the Victorian Curriculum F–10, VCE study designs and VCE examinations and to help students better understand the requirements of command terms in the context of their discipline.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in the VCE
On-demand video recordings, presented with the Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc. (VAEAI) and the Department of Education (DE) Koorie Outcomes Division, for VCE teachers and leaders as part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in the VCE webinar program held in 2023.

Managing VCE Physics student investigations and scientific posters
Faculty discussion resource.

Video recording of implementation briefing conducted in Term 2, 2015

2020 Physics Unit 3 School-assessed Coursework presentation

Study design for Unit 3 and 4 implementation in 2024

2024 Implementation

For accreditation period Units 1 and 2: 2023-2027; Units 3 and 4: 2024-2027

Contact

Contact the Curriculum Manager - VCE Physics .