Table of Contents Welcome ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Course Selection Timeline 2024 ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Glossary ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Choosing a Later Years Pathway ..................................................................................................................................... 8 What is a Later Years Pathway?................................................................................................................................... 8 VCE or VCE VM? .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Resources to consult in your decision making .............................................................................................................. 8 VICTORIAN CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (VCE) ....................................................................................................... 9 Structure of the VCE ................................................................................................................................................... 10 Assessment in the VCE .................................................................................................................................................. 11 Outcomes .................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Graded Assessment Tasks ......................................................................................................................................... 11 VCE Frequently Asked Questions................................................................................................................................... 12 What is the VCE? ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 How do I qualify to graduate with a VCE Certificate? ................................................................................................. 12 How do I pass a unit?.................................................................................................................................................. 12 What is the attendance requirement to obtain an 'S' result in a unit? ......................................................................... 12 What happens if I am absent for School Assessed Coursework? .............................................................................. 12 What is an ATAR?....................................................................................................................................................... 12 How is the ATAR calculated?...................................................................................................................................... 13 Which studies are used to get an ATAR? ................................................................................................................... 13 How do I choose my units? ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Can I choose any subjects? ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Higher Education Studies Program (also called University Enhancement Subject) ................................................... 13 How will the College help me? .................................................................................................................................... 14 VCE VOCATIONAL MAJOR (VM) .................................................................................................................................. 15 What is the VCE Vocational Major (VM)? ................................................................................................................... 16 How is the VCE VM structured?.................................................................................................................................. 16 What do I have to do to get my VCE VM? .................................................................................................................. 16 VCE VM Frequently Asked Questions ............................................................................................................................ 17 Who decides if I have satisfactorily completed a VCE or VCE VM Unit? ................................................................... 17 Can I combine VCE subjects with VCE VM subjects?................................................................................................ 17 Can I participate in Structured Workplace Learning (SWL) or a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship (SBAT) as a part of the VCE VM? ........................................................................................................................................... 17
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