Victorian Certificate of Education – Assessment
Examination instructions and other materials
Examination materials to assist students preparing to sit the 2018 end-of-year VCE written examinations will be available at the start of Term 4 on the VCAA website. These materials include the front cover, relevant instructions, data book/formula sheet and sample multiple-choice answer sheet (where applicable) for each examination.
Sample Answer Books for
VCE English and
VCE History: Revolutions are now available on their respective examination pages.
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Approved materials for VCE examinations
Information about materials and equipment authorised for use in VCE written examinations is available in the authorised materials section of the
VCE Examinations and Assessment webpage.
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Training for the conduct of the 2018 VCE written examinations
The VCAA will conduct one-day training sessions on Monday 15 October and Tuesday 16 October 2018 at the VCAA Assessment Centre, 189 Urquhart St, Coburg from 10.00am to 3.00pm for chief supervisors appointed after this year's General Achievement Test (GAT) and school staff new to the role of examination centre coordinator. Refer to
Notice to Schools 67/2018.
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Submission of School Indicative External Assessment Grades for the 2018 VCE performance examinations
Monday 17 September 2018 is the last day School Indicative External Assessment Grades for the 2018 VCE performance examinations can be entered on VASS. Refer to
Notice to Schools 76/2018.
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2018 VCE Examination Centres and Special Examination Arrangements
Student Examination/Assessment Timetable and Special Arrangements Advice Slips for the 2018 VCE examinations are available on VASS. Refer to
Notice to Schools 81/2018.
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VCE Art and Studio Arts: School-assessed Task assessment focus group for regional teachers
A School-assessed Task assessment focus group for regional teachers of VCE Art and Studio Arts will be held on Wednesday 17 October 2018 from 1.00pm to 4.30pm at Wodonga Senior Secondary College. Refer to
Notice to Schools 82/2018.
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CCAFL written languages
The instructions in Section 1 – Listening and responding of the Collaborative Curriculum and Assessment Framework for Languages (CCAFL) written examinations will change from 2018. The instructions in the note-taking space of this section of the examination will now read: 'You may make notes in this space. These notes will NOT be assessed'.
The CCAFL sample examination has been updated on the Examination pages of the VCAA website for the following studies:
Armenian,
Bosnian,
Chin Hakha,
Croatian,
Dutch,
Filipino,
Hebrew,
Hindi,
Hungarian,
Karen,
Khmer,
Macedonian,
Maltese,
Persian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Punjabi,
Romanian,
Russian,
Serbian,
Sinhala,
Swedish,
Tamil,
Turkish,
Ukrainian,
Yiddish.
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2018 School-based Assessment Audit: Unit 4 outcomes
The purpose of the School-based Assessment Audit is to ensure that school-based assessment is conducted in line with VCAA principles of assessment and the requirements of the relevant VCE study design.
All VCE providers are audited for at least one VCE study each year and all VCE studies are subject to the annual School-based Assessment Audit. The audit program incorporates a review of School-assessed Coursework (SAC) and School-assessed Tasks (SATs).
On Monday 10 September 2018 outcomes of the first stage of the Unit 4 School-based Assessment Audit were released on VASS. VCE providers and schools can download an audit report by searching the word 'audit' in VASS Downloads.
A summary of outcomes can be viewed on the following screen in VASS: School Program > VCE > School-based Assessment Audit.
VCE providers who are required to submit further evidence must do so by Monday 24 September 2018.
Further information on the School-based Assessment Audit can be found on the
VCE General Advice and Policy webpage of the VCAA website, or by contacting Julia Tewkesbury on (03) 9032 1735 or email
school.assessment.vcaa@edumail.vic.gov.au.
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