Senior Secondary Curriculum
VCE SCORED ASSESSMENT
School - based Assessment
There are 2 forms of school - based assessment for VCE Units 3 and 4 (excluding VM).
1. The School - Assessed Coursework (SAC) consists of a set of tasks that assesses each student ’ s level of achievement in Units 3 and 4 outcomes as specified in the study design. Schools provide a score for each component of coursework specified in the study design. The VCAA aggregates these scores into a single total score for each student, which is then statistically moderated against the examination scores in the study. The General Achievement Test (GAT) may also be used in statistical moderation. 2. A school - assessed task (SAT), which is set by the VCAA to assess specific sets of practical skills and knowledge. Teachers assess the student ’ s level of achievement based on a rating against criteria specified by the VCAA. Schools provide a score for each criterion. The VCAA aggregates these scores into a single total score for each student, which is then statistically moderated against the examination scores in the study. The GAT may also be used in statistical moderation. School policies and procedures, including the conditions and rules under which school - based assessment take place, are communicated to students and their parent(s) or guardian(s) at the beginning of the academic of each VCE year.
School - assessed coursework (SAC)
Teachers develop courses that include appropriate set work (learning activities) to enable students to demonstrate achievement of outcomes. To make sure that the work submitted by the students is clearly their own, undue assistance should not be provided to students while undertaking assessment tasks.
Students will be clearly informed of the timelines and the conditions under which assessment tasks are to be conducted, including whether any resources are permitted.
If any part of a SAC is required to be undertaken outside of class time, teachers will monitor and record each student ’ s progress through to completion. This requires regular sightings of the work by the teacher and the keeping of records in the Authentication Record for school - based assessment form which is available to download on VASS.
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The Lakes South Morang College Curriculum Handbook
Secondary Campus 2025
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