To get your VCE you need to satisfactorily complete at least 16 units.
Out of these 16 units, at least three must be from the English group listed below including a Unit 3–4 sequence.
The English group consists of Foundation English (Units 1 and 2), English (Units 1–4), Bridging English as an Additional Language (Units 1–2), English as an Additional Language (Units 3–4), English Language (Units 1–4) and Literature (Units 1–4).
You also need to complete three other sequences of Units 3 and 4 studies. These can be VCE studies and/or VCE VET programs.
To calculate an ATAR, VTAC requires:
To be eligible to receive the VCE VM, students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 16 units, including:
You also need to complete three other sequences of Units 3 and 4 studies. These can be VCE, VCE VM studies and/or VCE VET programs.
The VPC is a foundation secondary qualification, while the VPC is not a senior secondary qualification, it can be a pathway to the VCE.
To get your VPC you need to successfully complete a learning program that contains at least 12 credits (units).
Your VPC program can include units from VCE studies, VCE Vocational Major studies, and VET units of competency. VPC students can receive VET credit for 90 nominal hours at the Certificate 1 or above level and receive structured workplace learning recognition. Many students will undertake more than 12 units over the VPC.
The VCAL is offered at Intermediate level only in 2023.
To get your VCAL, you need to successfully complete a learning program that contains at least 10 credits (units).
This program must include:
, Your program must also include VET units of competency totalling at least 90 hours.
Your VCAL program may also include VCE studies and Further Education units. One credit is awarded for 90 hours of a Further Education unit.
The VCE Baccalaureate is an additional form of recognition for students who successfully meet the demands of studying a higher-level mathematics subject and a language in their VCE program.
You will receive the VCE Baccalaureate if you satisfactorily completed the VCE and received a study score for each prescribed study component.
Your VCE program of study must have included:
Students who achieve the VCE Baccalaureate will receive a VCE Baccalaureate certificate instead of a VCE certificate. Their VCE Statement of Results will also indicate that they have met the requirements of the VCE Baccalaureate.
The VCE Baccalaureate does not confer any form of bonus in the calculation of a student’s ATAR.
WHAT THE VCAA WILL SEND TO YOU
On Monday 11 December 2023 you will have access to your final results via registered email, the VCE Results and ATAR app or online at resultsandatar.vic.edu.au.
A results package will also be delivered to you in the mail from Monday11 December 2023.
The package will contain a:
You will not receive your Victorian Certificate of Education, VCE Baccalaureate or VCE Vocational Major in the mail. These certificates are sent to your school for distribution.
VET certificates are not sent by the VCAA. Speak to your school or registered training organisation to obtain your certificate.
Schools will receive a package that contains:
Ask your school for your certificate.
Students in Year 11 who have completed one or more units at Units 3 and 4 levels will not receive a Victorian Certificate of Education until they have completed the minimum requirements for the VCE.
If you have results in a scored study, such as a VCE Units 3 and 4 or VCE (VET) study, you will have access to your final results via registered email, the VCE Results and ATAR app or online at resultsandatar.vic.edu.au. from 7.00am Monday 11December 2023.
A results package will also be delivered to you in the mail from Monday 11 December 2023.
The package will contain a:
You will not receive your Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning or Victorian Pathways Certificate in the mail. This is sent to your school for distribution.
VET Certificates are not sent out by the VCAA. Speak to your school or Registered Training Organisation (RTO) to obtain your certificate.
Schools will receive a package that contains:
Ask your school for your certificate.
If you undertook a VCE VET program, a VET qualification or apprenticeship or traineeship as part of your VCE or VCAL, you'll receive your VET Statement of Results in the mail from Monday 11 December 2023.
VET certificates are not sent out by the VCAA. Speak to your school or registered training organisation (RTO) for your certificate.
If you have undertaken VET or Further Education (FE) qualifications that aren’t on the approved list of VCE VET programs and school-based apprenticeships and traineeships, you may have received credit towards your VCE. This credit is called Block Credit Recognition.
Under Block Credit Recognition, credit toward the VCE is determined by the Australian Qualifications Framework level at which the units of competency/modules are recognised, and the nominal hours of training completed.
Find out more about Block Credit Recognition
If you have graduated, one of the following will appear on your Statement of Results:
If you have not graduated, your Statement of Results will have the words:
Next to each study you’ve undertaken, in Units 1 and 2 and Units 3 and 4, there will be a symbol telling you if you have completed each unit satisfactorily.
An S/S means that you’ve satisfactorily completed both units. An S/N or N/S means that you haven’t completed one of the units satisfactorily. An S/- or -/S means that one unit has been satisfactorily completed, and one has not been attempted. This is quite common at the Units 1 and 2 levels.
On your Statement of Results, there are three grades listed for each VCE study in the column marked ‘GRADES’. These three grades cover exams, school-assessed coursework and school-assessed tasks or folios.
For example, for Health and Human Development the three grades are:
1 – Unit 3 coursework (contributes 25% of Study Score)
2 – Unit 4 coursework (contributes 25% of Study Score)
3 – Written exam in November (contributes 50% of Study Score).
Marks for the Grades range from A+ to UG (ungraded because of very low marks).
NA means that the Graded Assessment was not attempted or assessed.
VCE VET programs with a Study Score only have two grades.
A study score shows how well you have performed in a study at Units 3 and 4 levels compared to everybody else in Victoria who took that study. Study scores calculated by the VCAA will be used by VTAC to calculate the ATAR.
The maximum study score is 50. Each year, and for every study, the mean study score is set at 30. A score of between 23 and 37 shows that you are in the middle range of students; a score of 38 or more indicates that you are in the top 15%.
For studies with large enrolments (1000 or more):
The three Graded Assessments for each study (two for VCE VET) are used to calculate a Study Score.
For a Study Score to be calculated, you must have an S result for both Units 3 and 4 of a study (i.e. S/S) and at least two grade results in the one year. UN means the Study Score is not available because either you have an N for one of the units, or you have more than one Grade reported as NA (not assessed).
The VCAA calculates Study Scores on the basis of the numerical score attained on each Graded Assessment. Each grade corresponds to a band of numerical scores.
This is why some students receive the same letter grades but different Study Scores.
Example:
|
|
Student 1 |
Student 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematical Methods |
Study Score: 35 |
Study Score: 38 |
| Grades |
A+ A+ B |
A+ A+ B |
| Numerical score |
89 92 43 |
98 92 57 |
The numerical scores are not recorded on the VCE Statement of Results but you can obtain the numerical scores by applying for a Statement of Study Score.
Applications for Statement of Study Score close Friday 3 February 2023.
If you are undertaking VCAL or VPC and have not taken any VCE Units 3 and 4 studies, you will receive a Statement of Results through your school. If you have taken VCE Units 3 and 4 studies, your Statement of Results will be mailed to you by the VCAA.
If you graduate from VCAL, or VPC you will see these words at the bottom of the Statement of Results:
Satisfactory completion of accredited VCAL and VPC units will be reported on your Statement of Results as S. Non-satisfactory completion of a VCAL or VPC unit will not be reported on your Statement of Results.
Your Statement of Results will also list all VCE units studied and whether or not you completed them satisfactorily. Satisfactory completion is reported as an S. Not meeting the requirements for satisfactory completion is reported as an N.
If you have completed VCE VET units, these will be shown on your Statement of Results. If you have completed a full VCE VET program, you will receive a separate certificate from the RTO in addition to your VCAL or VPC.
Students are eligible to apply for a Derived Examination Score (DES) if:
Students must have supplied appropriate, independent evidence by the specified closing dates provided for each study for a DES application to be considered. Students cannot apply for a DES once final VCE results have been released.
If you have been approved for a DES, this will be stated on the letter in the results package.
The DES is calculated by the VCAA and may be used as your examination result where you have met the eligibility requirements.
VCAA uses every piece of information available to determine a DES. This includes moderated coursework scores, school-assessed task scores, GAT scores, other examination scores if applicable, and indicative results provided by the school.
When a DES application is approved, the highest mark will be used – either the DES calculation or the actual examination score.
A DES only affects examination results. It does not impact scores/grades for coursework or school-assessed tasks.
Find out more Derived Examination Scores
The VCAA advises your school about the outcome of irregularity applications and, if approved, the nature of any adjustment made. These outcomes are not included in your results package. Schools are responsible for advising students about the outcome of an irregularity application.
The VCAA applies the statistical moderation process to all school-based assessments.
This is the process of ensuring that comparable assessment standards are applied to students from every school in Victoria who are enrolled in a particular study.
In other words, the VCAA uses statistical moderation to make sure that when it comes to school-based assessments, an A+ in one school is the same as an A+ in all schools across the state.
Using examination results (including the GAT), the statistical moderation process realigns the scales and adjusts schools’ assessments to the same standard so that judgements of a student’s performance will not vary across different schools.
Don’t worry, the process of statistical moderation does not change the exam results!
Find out more about Statistical moderation
You can apply for a Statement of Marks to find out the maximum mark that you can get for each question on an exam, and the mark you obtained.
The Statement of Marks will also give you the correct answers to the multiple-choice questions, where applicable.
Personalised Statement of Marks application forms are included in the results package sent to each Year 12 student.
There is no charge for a Statement of Marks or Statement of Study Score.
Applications for a Statement of Marks and Statement of Study Score close Friday 2 February 2024
Applications received after this date will not be processed.
Find out more about Statement of Marks
If you want to find out more about your exam results, you can apply to inspect your completed written exam papers and audio recordings of music performance exams.
You must obtain the relevant Statement of Marks before the inspection and, if possible, arrange to have the study teacher present.
Inspections take place at your school with the principal’s permission. When schools are closed, inspections can take place at the VCAA. You are required to make an appointment with the VCAA to hold the inspection.
You can look at your exam paper for 15 minutes. There won’t be any marks or assessor comments on the paper. It’s best if you look at it with a teacher present and with a copy of the Statement of Marks on hand.
Personalised Inspection of Exam Materials application forms are included in the results package sent to each Year 12 student.
A fee of $26.35 is charged for each examination response inspection, whether you inspect it at your school or at the VCAA.
Applications for Inspection of Examination Response Materials close Friday2 February .
Applications received after this date will not be processed.
Find out more about Inspection of Examination Response Materials
In 2022, students enrolled in one or more VCE or scored VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence and Senior VCAL students were required to sit Section A of the GAT.
Students enrolled in one or more VCE or scored VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence were also required to sit Section B of the GAT.
In 2023 Students enrolled in one or more VCE Vocational Major Unit 3–4 sequence or Senior VCAL studies but who are not enrolled in any VCE or scored VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequences were required to sit Section A of the GAT.
If a student has already met the standards in a previous year and they are enrolled in VCE Vocational Major but not in any VCE or scored VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequences, they will not be expected to sit Section A. However, they may opt to do so if they wish.
Students enrolled in one or more VCE or scored VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence, including students not planning to undertake scored assessment were required to sit both Sections a and B of the GAT.
This includes students who have met the literacy and numeracy standards in a previous year.
If you sat this year’s GAT, your skills were assessed against new standards in reading, writing and numeracy introduced into Section A of the GAT.
The GAT Statement of Results indicates if you have met the standard, not met the standard, or met the standard and demonstrated a level of excellence.
In addition, if you completed both sections of the GAT, your results will include scores for each GAT component as follows:
If you have completed your secondary schooling but have not met one or more of the standards and wish to do so, there will be an opportunity to sit another test in April 2024.
Find out more about resitting the GAT
Although GAT results do not count directly towards VCE results, they also play an important role in checking that school-based assessments and examinations have been accurately assessed, and in calculating Derived Examination Scores (DES) where applicable.
The GAT is used in these ways because achievement on the GAT is one predictor of achievement on other assessments. If students have done well on the GAT, then their achievements are likely to be high on their school-based assessments and examinations.
If your final examination score is significantly lower than the score predicted by school indicative grades, any other examination scores for the study, and scores for SACs and SATs or the GAT, your examination will have been assessed again.
Scores may go up or stay the same but will not go down as a result of this final check.
GAT results may also be used as part of the DES calculations. The calculation for a DES uses all of your available scores in the affected study, and the indicative grade for the examination and the GAT component scores.
If your results package has not arrived, it could be because you changed your address during the year and your school did not tell the VCAA. You should check at your old address and with Australia Post.
If you did not change your address and your results have not arrived by the afternoon of Monday 18 December 2023, please contact the VCAA at (03) 9032 1700.