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VCE EXAMS NAVIGATOR 2020 STUDENT INFORMATION AND EXAMINATION TIMETABLE This booklet contains information on: • General Achievement Test (GAT) • Approved materials and equipment • VCAA rules • Examination dates and times • Special Provision
Message from the Minister for Education This has been an extraordinary year that has presented unprecedented challenges for Victoria’s education sector. I want to thank every Victorian school, our students and our teachers and school staff who have shown such deep commitment and impressive flexibility in managing the rapidly changing circumstances and demands of 2020. Students and their families have been subjected to significant challenges, none more so than our senior secondary students for whom this year is so important. The year hasn’t been easy. We all know that. But I could not be prouder of how our students and our schools have responded. Students undertaking VCE Unit 3–4 studies, and especially those completing their final year of schooling, have shown great initiative, energy and resilience in tackling these challenges. This booklet – VCE Exams Navigator 2020 – is a comprehensive guide to what you need to know about VCE examinations and the GAT, Special Provision and how to access your final VCE results and ATAR. I encourage you to read through this booklet and familiarise yourself with the content that relates to the VCE studies you are completing in 2020. I wish you every success for the remainder of 2020 and your future endeavours. The Hon. James Merlino MP Deputy Premier of Victoria Minister for Education
IMPORTANT
This booklet should be read by all students presenting for 2020
VCE external assessments.
VCE external assessments include the General Achievement
Test (GAT), written, aural, electronic/digital, oral and performance
examinations, and the Extended Investigation oral presentation.
Contents
VCE External Assessments 4
General Achievement Test (GAT) 7
Approved Materials and Equipment for VCE External Assessments 8
VCAA Rules 10
2020 VCE Examination Timetable 11
Advice for Performance and Languages Oral Examinations
and the Extended Investigation Oral Presentation 16
Special Provision 21
Additional Information 22
2020 VCE Results and ATAR Service 23
Glossary
Examination centre, venue, room
A location where VCE external assessments are held.
Response material/s
Any designated answer book, question and answer book or Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet in which students record their
responses.
Supervisor
A person appointed by the principal and approved by the VCAA to act as a supervisor for VCE external assessments.
VCE external assessment
Any set task that is assessed externally by the VCAA, including the General Achievement Test (GAT), and any written, electronic/
digital, oral, aural or performance tasks taken under examination conditions.
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
An independent statutory body directly responsible to the Minister for Education, serving government, Catholic and independent
schools in Victoria.
VCE Exams Navigator 2020 3VCE External Assessments
COVID-19 Advice: Please note that all VCE external assessments (written, oral and
performance) will be conducted in line with the advice from the Victorian Chief Health Officer
applicable to schools and other venues at the time.
VCAA student number Timetable clashes and three examinations
All response materials must be identified by your VCAA student on one day
number. This number, which is assigned by the VCAA, appears You may have a timetable clash (two examinations scheduled at
on your individual Student Examination/Assessment Timetables, the same time) or three examinations scheduled on one day.
which are supplied by your school.
Your school should already be aware of any timetable clashes
or if students are required to sit three examinations on one day.
Student identification
All examinations must take place on the date published in the
When you present for a VCE external assessment your identity
VCE examination timetable. If you have an examination at an
must be verified as you enter the examination room, either by
alternative time, you will be supervised between examinations.
a staff member from your school or by producing photographic
The VCAA will contact schools to advise them of the scheduling
identification (see also ‘Advice for performance and Languages
arrangements for individual students.
oral examinations and the Extended Investigation oral
presentation’ on page 16).
Conduct of written examinations Bottled water
and the GAT You may bring one bottle of still water into an examination room
Supervisors have the right to check materials brought by you subject to the following conditions:
into the examination room and to remove any non-compliant • The water is in a transparent plastic bottle (all labels
material for the duration. removed).
A suitably qualified member of the school teaching staff • The water bottle has a secure lid.
will check the appropriateness of your reference materials, • The capacity of the bottle is no more than 1500 mL.
calculators and dictionaries (where these items are permitted) • The water bottle must not be placed on the table at
as you enter the examination room. any time.
During reading time, you may study the instructions, the • The water bottle must not be refilled during the written
question book and a dictionary or bound reference (where these examinations or the GAT.
items are permitted). • The water bottle must not be shared between students.
You must not begin to write or mark your paper or response
materials in any way, or use a calculator (where one is
Mobile phones and other electronic devices
permitted), until the announcement that writing time has Mobile phones and other unauthorised electronic
commenced. communication devices, organisers, portable media players,
electronic dictionaries and computerised pens, stopwatches
Your responses to questions must be entered on the response
and watches that are capable of storing, receiving or
materials, as instructed. Notes and other markings made
transmitting information or electronic signals, such as
elsewhere on the response materials will not be assessed. For
smart watches and fitness trackers, are not permitted in an
multiple-choice questions you must ensure that you use the
examination room for written examinations or the GAT under
Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet provided for your responses and
normal conditions.
follow the instructions printed on the sheet.
Confiscated mobile phones and other devices may be held for
You must immediately notify the supervisor if the incorrect
up to three months.
paper has been provided or if your paper has missing pages.
You cannot leave before 30 minutes has elapsed from the start Watches
of writing time. An announcement will be made before the last
You will not be permitted to wear watches of any type during
five minutes of scheduled writing time. After this announcement
written examinations or the GAT. All watches must be removed
you cannot leave the examination room until instructed to do so
and placed at the top of your table, where they can be seen
by a supervisor.
clearly and easily by supervisors.
You must cease writing when instructed to do so by a supervisor.
Stopwatches or watches with special functions, such
You must remain silent and must not leave your place until all as an alarm or a stopwatch, are not permitted in the
response materials have been collected. When all response examination room.
materials have been collected, the supervisor will direct you
If there is any doubt about the functions of your watch,
to leave the room. Any disruptive behaviour by students will
supervisors are authorised to direct you to remove the watch
be reported to the VCAA. The matter will be investigated, and
from the table for the duration.
appropriate action will be taken by the VCAA (see also ‘VCAA
rules’ on page 10). The commencement of reading and writing times will be based
on the clock time displayed in the examination room.
4 VCE Exams Navigator 2020Dictionaries Other technology
A suitably qualified member of the school teaching staff will Computers, mini-computers, portable media players, pocket-
check the appropriateness of dictionaries as you enter the organisers, laptops, palmtop computers, calculator models
examination room. that can ‘communicate’ with other calculators and notebooks
are excluded from use in any written examination or the GAT,
• Dictionaries are allowed only in the English, English as
an Additional Language (EAL) and Languages written except under specified circumstances for which prior approval
examinations and the GAT. has been given by the VCAA.
• Dictionaries may be consulted during reading and writing
Scientific calculators
time.
Scientific calculators may be used for examinations in the
• In the English and EAL written examinations and the GAT,
you may use a printed English and/or bilingual dictionary. following studies:
• In the written component of Languages examinations, you • Accounting
may use any printed monolingual and/or bilingual dictionary • Algorithmics (HESS)
in one or two separate volumes. • Applied Computing: Software Development
• Dictionaries must not contain any highlighting, annotation or • Chemistry
tabs that are not part of the original publication.
• Environmental Science
• A thesaurus, or a dictionary that contains a thesaurus in the
• Physics
same volume, is not permitted.
• Systems Engineering
• Dictionaries must not be shared between students during an
examination or the GAT. • VET Business
• Electronic dictionaries are not permitted. • VET Engineering Studies
• VET Furnishing
Calculators • VET Hospitality
In examinations where calculators are permitted, a suitably • VET Information, Digital Media and Technology
qualified member of the school teaching staff will check • VET Integrated Technologies
the appropriateness of calculators as you enter the
• VET Laboratory Skills.
examination room.
Calculators that have graphic, symbolic or programmable
Calculators must not be used during reading time. capabilities are not permitted in these examinations.
CAS calculators that have graphic, symbolic or programmable A scientific calculator may also be used in specified
capabilities may be used in specified Mathematics Mathematics examinations.
examinations, provided the model has been approved.
Scientific calculators may be used in specified examinations.
CAS calculators
A scientific calculator does not have graphic, symbolic or The following CAS calculators are approved for use in Further
programming capabilities. It does not have extended memory Mathematics Examination 1 and Examination 2, Mathematical
capable of storing text and/or symbols. Methods Examination 2 and Specialist Mathematics
Examination 2. The full functions of approved CAS calculators
Conditions of use may be used (that is, memories do not have to be cleared
Calculators may be used under the following conditions: before entering the examination).
• The calculator must be silent and of the handheld type Brand Model
containing its own power source. You are not permitted to Casio Algebra or ClassPad series
take portable chargers into the examination room.
Hewlett-Packard HP 40/48/49/50 or HP Prime series
• You will be entirely responsible for ensuring adequate power
supply to your calculator. You must supply your own spare Texas TI 89/92/Voyager or TI Nspire
batteries. Any technical fault or battery failure that limits the Instruments CAS series
usefulness of a calculator during an examination will not be
taken into consideration by the assessors.
• You will be responsible for ensuring that the calculator is in
excellent working order.
• You may not borrow a calculator from another student after
entering the examination room.
VCE Exams Navigator 2020 5Summary of examinations with approved Specifications for bound references
calculators • Bound references must be in book format of A4 size or
smaller when closed.
Examination Calculator
• The number of pages is not specified.
Accounting • Pages must be permanently bound and securely attached to
Algorithmics (HESS) the spine.
Applied Computing: Software • There must be a single horizontal or vertical spine.
Development • The bound reference may be:
Chemistry –– a textbook
Environmental Science –– a securely bound lecture pad
Physics –– a permanently bound student-constructed set of notes
without fold-outs
Systems Engineering
–– an exercise book.
VET Business Scientific calculator only
• The form of binding is not specified but it must be secure,
VET Engineering Studies
and pages must not be readily detachable or designed to be
VET Furnishing removed. Binding can include cloth, glue, staple, spiral or
VET Hospitality comb binding.
VET Information, Digital You are allowed to:
Media and Technology • consult your bound reference during reading and writing
time
VET Integrated Technologies
• annotate the material
VET Laboratory Skills
• design your own written index
Further Mathematics • fold pages
Examinations 1 and 2 Approved CAS calculator or
CAS software for approved • cut page corners
Mathematical Methods • colour code pages
schools only
Examination 2
A scientific calculator is • insert dividers into your own sets of notes
Specialist Mathematics • firmly attach additional material to pages in the bound
also permitted
Examination 2 reference (for example, by glue, adhesive tape or staples).
Your bound reference must not include:
Use of bound references in Mathematics
• pages or parts of pages that can be detached from the
examinations bound reference during the examination
You are permitted to take a bound reference into designated • fold-outs, maps or brochure-style components
Mathematics examinations. This resource is intended to provide
• removable tabs, sticky notes or other pages or material
you with access to mathematics-related reference material designed to be detached
that may be of assistance during the examination. A suitably
• forms of collation or binding that are designed to be non-
qualified member of the school teaching staff will check the permanent and the content modified by insertion, including
appropriateness of the bound reference as you enter the
–– ring-binder folders
examination room for Mathematics examinations where these
items are permitted. –– plastic A4 sleeves (permanent or removable) from which
pages may be removed
If your school receives written approval from the VCAA to use
approved CAS software, you are permitted to have your bound –– manila and similar folders with clip, clamp, slide and
references as stored files on a CD-ROM, DVD or USB. metal-prong binding of loose-leaf material.
The following table lists the examinations into which the bound If any page or part of a page is detached from the rest of the
reference may be taken. bound reference, the page will be removed by the supervisor for
the duration of the examination and the incident will be reported
Study Examination 1 Examination 2 as a potential breach of rules.
Bound reference Bound reference Bound references must not be shared between students during
Further Mathematics
as described as described an examination.
Bound reference Questions can be emailed to the VCAA:
Mathematical Methods None vcaa.assessment.operations@education.vic.gov.au.
as described
Bound reference
Specialist Mathematics None
as described
6 VCE Exams Navigator 2020General Achievement Test (GAT)
All Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and Victorian Why you have to do the GAT
Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) students enrolled in one
The GAT is an essential part of the VCE assessment process.
or more VCE or scored VCE VET Units 3–4 study this year are
While it is important that you attempt the GAT, the test does not
expected to sit the GAT, unless they are exempted by the VCAA
count directly towards your VCE. However, GAT results may
after an application from their school principal. International
play a very important part in determining your final assessments
Baccalaureate (IB) students who are in their final year of IB
for the VCE. GAT results are used to check that your VCE
studies in 2020 are also required to sit the GAT if they want a
external assessments and School-based Assessments
notional Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) calculated.
have been accurately and fairly assessed. The GAT is used
in these checks because its results are a good predictor of
final assessment outcomes for VCE studies. If a student has
done well in the GAT, they are likely to do well in their external
assessments and School-based Assessments.
About the GAT Multiple-choice questions
The GAT is a 3-hour test of your general knowledge and The multiple-choice questions will cover mathematics, science,
skills in: technology, humanities, the arts and social sciences. There will
• written communication be 70 questions in this section, which will take about two hours
to complete. You should attempt every question. Marks will not
• mathematics, science and technology
be deducted for incorrect answers.
• humanities, the arts and social sciences.
You must use a pencil on the answer page for multiple-choice
There are two writing tasks and 70 multiple-choice questions.
questions. There will be instructions on how to shade the boxes
You may complete the tasks in any order, but it is recommended
to show your answers.
that you complete the writing tasks first, then the multiple-
choice questions. The multiple-choice section consists of groups of questions or
units. Each unit will offer one or more pieces of information and
The following time allocations are recommended:
a number of questions about that information.
Writing Task 1 30 minutes
Writing Task 2 30 minutes Permitted materials
Multiple-choice questions 2 hours You may take an English and/or bilingual printed dictionary
into the GAT, but not a thesaurus or a combined thesaurus–
TOTAL 3 hours
dictionary. Electronic dictionaries and calculators are not
permitted. You will need pens, pencils and an eraser to
Writing Tasks
complete the GAT. You must use a pencil for the multiple-choice
Writing Task 1 answer page.
Writing Task 1 will present written and graphical information
in colour. You will be asked to write a piece that presents the Preparing for the GAT
main information in this material. You should not present an No special study is required for the GAT. The general
argument in your response. You will be assessed only on your knowledge and skills that are tested are those you have built
writing skills and not on any extra knowledge you may have up through your previous study in English, mathematics,
about the material. science, humanities, the arts and social sciences. Each
Writing Task 1 will be assessed on: question provides all the information needed to work out the
correct answer. You can get further information about the GAT,
• how well you organise and present your understanding of
including previous GAT papers, answers to previous multiple-
the material
choice questions, and step-by-step instructions for completing
• how effectively you communicate the information
the GAT, on the VCAA website: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/
• how clearly you express yourself. assessment/vce-assessment/general-achievement-test/Pages/
Writing Task 2 HowtoCompletetheGAT.aspx.
Writing Task 2 will present some statements on an issue. You
Tips for doing the GAT
will be asked to develop a piece of writing presenting a point of
view on the issue, based on one or more of the statements. You • Read all the information carefully.
can include other knowledge or information you may have to • Read each question and try to pick out the key ideas and
support your view. You should aim to present your reasons and information.
arguments to support your view and to rebut opposing ideas. • For the multiple-choice questions, try to quickly reject
You should also aim to communicate clearly and effectively to choices that appear to be wrong, then read the question
the reader. again and select the answer most likely to be right.
• Attempt all questions and do not spend too much time on
Writing Task 2 will be assessed on:
any one question. Questions can be revisited later.
• the extent to which you develop your point of view in a
reasonable and convincing way
• how effectively you express yourself.
VCE Exams Navigator 2020 7How the GAT is used than expected. If a student’s score for an external assessment
is statistically significantly different from the mark predicted by
School-based Assessment the GAT, the indicative grade given by the school and any other
The VCAA uses GAT results, along with other external external assessment in the same study, the student’s response
assessments, to align each school’s local graded assessment will be assessed again by the chief assessor’s panel.
scores to the statewide scale. The VCAA applies a process
Derived Examination Scores
known as statistical moderation to all School-based
Assessment to account for the differences in tasks and GAT scores can contribute to the calculation of a Derived
markings that may occur from school to school. This is to Examination Score (DES; see page 21).
ensure that the final results are comparable across the state
and are fair to all students. GAT results
The statistical moderation process compares the level and GAT results will be reported to you as part of your final results
spread of school-based scores with that of the same group package. The GAT results may also be received via the optional
for the external assessment and the GAT. Based upon this student email service.
comparison, the alignment to a statewide scale is determined. A GAT statement will show raw scores out of:
This process allows schools to take into account their unique • 40 for written communication
needs when delivering the VCE and ensures fairness in the • 35 for mathematics, science and technology
calculation of student study scores. More information about • 35 for humanities, the arts and social sciences.
statistical moderation can be found on the VCAA website: This statement will also report GAT results as a standardised
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/vce-assessment/how-vce- score for each component. The standardised score will be
assess/how-pages/Pages/StatisticalModeration.aspx. calculated and reported using the same scale used for VCE
VCE external assessments study scores, that is, on a scale from 0 to 50 with a mean of 30
and a standard deviation of 7.
The VCE external assessment marking process is rigorous,
carefully and expertly conducted, and designed to be fair to all Your VCE or VCAL Statements of Results will show whether you
students. VCE external assessments are assessed twice, at a sat for the GAT or if your absence was authorised. Your absence
minimum, by two different assessors. Each assessment is done is only authorised if your school has obtained an exemption
separately, and each assessor does not know the marks given for you from the VCAA. Exemption criteria from the GAT are
by the other assessor. If there is insufficient agreement between available on the VCAA website:
their assessments, the student’s response is assessed again by www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/administration/special-provision/pages/
another independent assessor. OtherCircumstances.aspx.
When the assessment is complete, there is a final check to If you have questions about the GAT, contact the VCAA:
identify any students with scores that are significantly lower (03) 9032 1700, 1800 134 197 or vcaa@education.vic.gov.au.
Approved Materials and Equipment for VCE
External Assessments
Supervisors have the right to check material brought by you into Basic stationery items do not include aids for curve sketching,
the examination room and remove any non-compliant material Mathomat, MathAids or geometrical drawing instruments, such
for the duration. as compasses, set squares and protractors.
A suitably qualified member of the school teaching staff will Correction fluid/tape and loose sheets of paper are not allowed.
check the appropriateness of reference materials, calculators It is recommended that you do not use erasable pens.
and dictionaries, where these items are permitted, as you enter
the examination room. Additional specific materials
For some VCE external assessments, you are permitted to bring
Basic stationery
additional specific materials into the examination room, as
You are permitted to bring basic stationery items into the outlined in the following table.
examination room. This includes pens, pencils, highlighters,
erasers, sharpeners and rulers.
Pencil cases can only be brought into the examination room
if they are transparent, that is, the contents are visible to the
supervisor.
8 VCE Exams Navigator 2020Additional specific materials
Approved materials Approved materials
External assessment Written examination
and equipment and equipment
General Achievement • an English and/or bilingual
• pencil should be used for
Test (GAT) printed dictionary Music Performance
musical notation
Approved materials
Written examination • one scientific calculator
and equipment
• one folded A3 sheet or two
Examinations A4 sheets bound together
with a multiple- • pencil and eraser by tape, single- or double-
choice component Physics
sided. Notes may be typed
or handwritten and from any
• one scientific calculator source (including commercially
Accounting • pencil should be used where available notes).
calculations are required
Product Design and • coloured pencils, water-based
Algorithmics (HESS) • one scientific calculator Technology pens and markers
Applied Computing: • one approved CAS calculator
• one scientific calculator
Software Development or CAS software
AND
Chemistry • one scientific calculator
Specialist Mathematics • one scientific calculator
Examination 2 • one bound reference that may
• an English and/or bilingual
English be annotated (see page 6)
printed dictionary
• protractors, set squares and
aids for curve-sketching
English as an Additional • an English and/or bilingual
Language (EAL) printed dictionary
Systems Engineering • one scientific calculator
Environmental Science • one scientific calculator
• coloured pencils, water-based
pens and markers
• one approved CAS calculator
or CAS software Theatre Studies • protractors, compass,
set squares and aids for
Further Mathematics AND
curve sketching
Examination 1 • one scientific calculator
• one bound reference that may
VET Business • one scientific calculator
be annotated (see page 6)
• one scientific calculator
• one approved CAS calculator
VET Engineering Studies • protractors, set squares and
or CAS software
aids for curve sketching
Further Mathematics AND
Examination 2 • one scientific calculator VET Furnishing • one scientific calculator
• one bound reference that may
be annotated (see page 6) VET Hospitality • one scientific calculator
• coloured pencils, water-based VET Information, Digital
Geography • one scientific calculator
pens and markers Media and Technology
• any printed monolingual and/ VET Integrated
Languages written • one scientific calculator
or bilingual dictionary in one or Technologies
examinations
two separate volumes
VET Laboratory Skills • one scientific calculator
• one approved CAS calculator
or CAS software
AND • coloured pencils
Mathematical Methods • one scientific calculator • fineliners (not exceeding
Examination 2 • one bound reference that may Visual Communication 0.6 mm line width)
be annotated (see page 6) Design • set squares, protractors,
• protractors, set squares and compass and circle and
aids for curve-sketching ellipse templates
VCE Exams Navigator 2020 9VCA A Rules
You are required to observe the following rules for the conduct Supervisors have the right to check any authorised materials
of VCE external assessments conducted by or on behalf of the that are taken into a VCE external assessment.
VCAA, as well as the day-to-day rules of your school and of the Reported breaches of VCAA rules may be referred to the VCAA
examination centre. Review Committee, which will consider the alleged breach
VCAA rules shall apply with appropriate and reasonable and determine any appropriate penalty. Possible penalties
modifications to students who have disabilities or other range from a reprimand to cancellation of all your grades for
impairments. All supervisors are issued with directions for the examinations and other assessments conducted by the VCAA
administration of VCE external assessments and are required to during the year in which the contravention occurred or the
report all alleged breaches of these rules to the VCAA. assessment was obtained, including cancellation of the course.
VCAA rules for the conduct of VCE external assessments
1. Students must not cheat or assist other students to cheat, 12. Students must not cause any nuisance, annoyance
including taking any action that gives or attempts to give or interference to any other student during a VCE
them or another student an unfair advantage in a VCE external assessment.
external assessment.
13. Students must not remove or tear out any part of a bound
2. Students must not allow, induce or assist any other person reference, question/task book, question and answer book
to present for a VCE external assessment in their place. or answer book, except where permitted, for example,
formula sheets.
3. Students must not present for a VCE external assessment
in another student’s place. 14. Students must not remove any response material, used or
unused, from the examination room.
4. Students must not present for a VCE external assessment
under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 15. Students must not begin to write or mark their paper or
response material in any way, or use a calculator, until
5. Students must obey and observe all proper instructions or advised by a supervisor that writing may commence.
directions given by their supervisor.
16. Students must raise their hand if they wish to communicate
6. Students must provide reasonable assistance to any with a supervisor.
investigation by VCAA in relation to a suspected breach of
the VCAA rules. 17. Students must not leave their place until permitted by
a supervisor.
7. Students attending a VCE external assessment may bring
only materials and equipment approved for that VCE 18. Students will not be permitted to leave the VCE external
external assessment into the examination room. assessment before 30 minutes have elapsed from the start
of writing time.
8. Students must not possess mobile phones and electronic
devices that are capable of storing, receiving or transmitting 19. Students will not be permitted to leave in the last five
information or electronic signals, such as recorded minutes of the VCE external assessment.
music and video players, organisers, dictionaries and
computerised watches, during a VCE external assessment. 20. Students must cease writing when instructed to do so by
a supervisor.
9. Students detected with any device defined in Rule 8 must,
upon the direction of a supervisor, surrender that device 21. Students must remain silent and seated in their place at
for inspection. Any confiscated device may be retained the end of the VCE external assessment until response
pending any investigation into an alleged breach of VCAA materials have been collected and checked, and an
rules. Students must provide reasonable assistance to announcement is made permitting students to leave the
VCAA or its agents to enable the interrogation of the device. examination room.
10. Students must not bring into or possess in the 22. Students must not communicate with an assessor before,
examination room any drinks or food, except under special during or after a VCE external assessment, except when
circumstances as approved and directed by the VCAA. communication is necessary for the conduct of the
Bottled water is permitted in the examination room under assessment.
approved conditions.
11. Students must not communicate with any other student
while the VCE external assessment is being conducted.
10 VCE Exams Navigator 20202020 VCE
Examination
Timetable
PULL-OUT POSTER
This timetable is also available on the VCAA website:
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/administration/Key-dates/Pages/VCE-exam-timetable.aspx
VCE Exams Navigator 2020 112020 VCE Examination Timetable
You must check the starting time of each The start time for the afternoon session on all If you are presenting for performance The following written examinations have an
examination and arrive at least 30 minutes other days when three sessions are scheduled examinations, Languages oral examinations audio component:
earlier, and be familiar with rules about late is 3.00pm. or the Extended Investigation: Oral presentation, • English as an Additional Language (EAL)
admission to examinations. you will be issued with an examination advice • Music Style and Composition
The reading period is included in the times slip. Photo identification and examination
The start time for the afternoon session on shown in the timetable. Each examination • Music Performance
advice slips must be presented for entry to your
Thursday 12 November, Friday 13 November, commences with a 15-minute reading period, assessment. In some cases, students in regional • VET Music Industry: Sound Production
Monday 23 November, Tuesday 24 November unless otherwise specified. and rural areas may be required to attend • all Languages, including Chinese Language,
(when only two sessions are scheduled) venues in Melbourne. Culture and Society, except Indigenous
is 2.00pm. All written responses must be in English, unless
Languages of Victoria, Classical Greek,
otherwise instructed in the question book for
Classical Hebrew and Latin.
that particular examination.
Wednesday 10.00am – 11.10am Monday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
9 September Extended Investigation: Critical Thinking Test (computer-based) 16 November Further Mathematics Indigenous Languages Business Management
Examination 2 of Victoria
Latin
Wednesday 10.00am – 1.15pm
7 October General Achievement Test (GAT) Tuesday 9.00am – 10.15am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
17 November Mathematical Methods Outdoor and Australian Politics
Examination 1 Environmental Studies Industry and Enterprise
Sociology
Monday Languages oral examinations Performance examinations:
12 October to (except Classical Greek, Classical • Dance
Hebrew, Indigenous Languages of • VET Dance
Friday Victoria and Latin) Wednesday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
• Drama: Solo
6 November Auslan Interactive Sign examination 18 November VET Business Japanese First Language Mathematical Methods
• Theatre Studies:
Monologue Examination VET Community Literature Examination 2
Services
VET Furnishing
Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips
from Monday 17 August. Thursday 9.00am – 10.15am 11.45am – 1.30pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
19 November Specialist Mathematics VET Hospitality Health and Human
Examination 1 VET Information, Digital Media Development
and Technology
Monday Performance examinations: Visual Communication
12 October to • Music Investigation Design
Sunday • Music Performance
• VET Music Industry: Performance 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
8 November Friday
Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips 20 November Product Design and Music Style and Composition Accounting
from Monday 17 August. Technology Specialist Mathematics VET Creative and Digital
Examination 2 Media (computer-based)Monday Extended Investigation: Oral presentation Monday 9.00am – 11.45am 2.00pm – 4.15pm
19 October Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips 23 November Chemistry Legal Studies
to Friday from Monday 17 August.
23 October
Tuesday 9.00am – 11.45am 2.00pm – 4.15pm
2.00pm – 4.40pm 24 November Physics Economics
Tuesday
Armenian, Bosnian, Chin Hakha, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, History: Australian History
20 October
Karen, Khmer, Macedonian, Maltese, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi,
Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Yiddish
Each examination commences with a 10-minute reading period. Wednesday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
25 November Theatre Studies Applied Computing: Algorithmics
2.00pm – 4.15pm Data Analytics Philosophy
Arabic, Korean First Language, Korean Second Language Geography Physical Education
Each examination commences with a 15-minute reading period.
Wednesday 8.00am – 6.00pm Thursday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
21 October Auslan Sign Comprehension and Sign Production Examination Food Studies Environmental Science Chinese Language,
26 November
Students are scheduled in one two-hour session. Each session is preceded by VET Engineering History: Ancient History Culture and Society
10 minutes reading/viewing time. Studies Media
Japanese Second Language
Thursday 9.25am – 12.30pm Texts and Traditions
22 October Classical Hebrew
This examination commences with a 5-minute reading period.
Friday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 1.30pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
Wednesday 1.55pm – 5.00pm 27 November Studio Arts Music Performance Applied Computing:
Classical Greek VET Hospitality: Kitchen Software Development
28 October
This examination commences with a 5-minute reading period. Operations Global Politics
VET Sport and Recreation
Tuesday 9.00am – 12.15pm
10 November English Monday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
English as an Additional Language (EAL) Drama Classical Studies Chinese First Language
30 November
Systems Engineering German French
Wednesday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 1.30pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm VET Health Religion and Society Indonesian First Language
11 November Art Agricultural and History: Revolutions
Horticultural Studies
Dance Tuesday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
VET Equine Studies 1 December VET Laboratory Skills Chinese Second Chinese Second Language
VET Integrated Technologies Language Advanced Italian
VET Music Industry: Greek
Sound Production Indonesian Second Language
9.00am – 11.45am 2.00pm – 4.15pm Spanish
Thursday
Psychology English Language Vietnamese First Language
12 November
Vietnamese Second Language
Friday 9.00am – 11.45am 2.00pm – 3.45pm
13 November Biology Further Mathematics Examination 1
Dates for the 2020 VCE Examination Timetable were correct at the time of printing. Please check the VCAA website in the event of further changes to the dates:
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/administration/Key-dates/Pages/VCE-exam-timetable.aspx14 VCE Exams Navigator 2020
If you arrive late for a VCE external Irregularities
assessment Irregularities are events outside of your control that significantly
If you arrive late: interrupt and adversely affect your performance immediately
before or during a VCE external assessment. Irregularity
a. up to 30 minutes after the scheduled start of writing
applications do not apply to the GAT.
time, you will be admitted to the examination room. You
will be given the full writing time but no allowance for Examples of irregularities include:
reading time. • power failures, emergency evacuations and other disruptive
events
b. after 30 minutes from the scheduled start of writing time,
• printing and/or collating errors in examination question
but before the scheduled finish of writing time, you may be books
admitted only if all the following conditions are met:
• excessive noise or interference
i. The principal of the host school, or the principal’s • incorrect interpretation of external assessment conditions or
delegate, recommends your admittance. the VCAA rules by supervisors
ii. You are admitted into the examination room on the • procedural issues with the conduct of oral and performance
examinations or the Extended Investigation oral
understanding that your response materials may not
presentation.
be accepted by the VCAA. You will be advised of this
Where reasonably possible and practical, minor disruptions
condition and must sign acceptance of this requirement
will be rectified and remedied at the time by the supervisor, for
on the statutory declaration.
example by replacing faulty books.
iii. You complete a statutory declaration immediately
If you believe that an event constitutes an irregularity that
following the conclusion of the examination or GAT,
has materially affected your performance in the external
declaring:
assessment, you must advise your principal or principal’s
–– the reason for being late delegate in writing within three days of the end of the external
–– the time of your admittance to the examination room assessment.
–– that you have not seen or read the examination or If you are ill or affected by personal circumstances immediately
GAT question book before your admittance before or during a VCE external assessment, and you believe
–– that you have not received any information about the your performance in the assessment is unlikely to be a fair or
contents of the examination or GAT question book accurate indication of your learning in a study, you should apply
for a Derived Examination Score (DES; see page 21), rather than
–– that you understand that your response materials
pursue an irregularity application through your school.
may not be accepted by the VCAA.
iv. That appropriate arrangements can be made to enable
you to complete the examination or GAT without
disruption to other students.
You will be given the full writing time but no allowance for
reading time.
If you arrive late for a performance or Languages oral
examination or Extended Investigation oral presentation, and
you have a valid reason for the lateness endorsed by your home
school, you may have your assessment rescheduled to an
alternative time.
VCE Exams Navigator 2020 15Advice for Performance and Languages Oral
Examinations and the Extended Investigation
Oral Presentation
Date and time of assessment Student identification
Dates and assessment venue information for performance and If you are undertaking a performance examination, an oral
Languages oral examinations and the Extended Investigation examination or an oral presentation, you will be required to
oral presentation will be available to schools on the provide personal identification before entering the assessment
Victorian Assessment Software System (VASS) from venue. The personal identification must consist of a clear
Monday 17 August 2020. photograph of you and your full name, for example a school
identification card or a driver’s licence.
VCAA forms School uniform should not be worn.
You should contact your VCE coordinator to obtain VCAA
forms, such as examination advice slips, information booklets, Examination advice slip
Performance Program Sheets/Performer’s Statement, You must present two copies of the examination advice slip
Statements of Intention, Industry Statements and Interpretation to a venue coordinator when you arrive at the assessment
Statements. venue. The venue coordinator will retain one copy and you must
These documents are available only on VASS. present the other copy to the assessor immediately before your
assessment commences.
Languages oral component Oral examination for Victorian Second Languages
Conditions Arabic, Chinese Second Language, Chinese Second Language
Advanced, French, German, Greek, Indonesian Second
• The oral examination will be conducted by two assessors.
Language, Italian, Japanese Second Language, Korean Second
• The oral examination will be conducted in the language Language, Spanish, Vietnamese Second Language
being assessed. You will provide your student number in
English. Description of task
• Dictionaries and electronic communication devices are not Section 1: Conversation (approximately 7 minutes)
permitted. The conversation between you and two assessors will be about
• An audio recording will be made. your personal world and your interactions with the language
and culture as a learner.
Oral examination for CCAFL Languages
Section 2: Discussion (approximately 8 minutes)
Armenian, Bosnian, Chin Hakha, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino,
Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Karen, Khmer, Macedonian, Maltese, The discussion will focus on your chosen subtopic and the
Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, supporting visual material that you have brought with you. The
Serbian, Sinhala, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Yiddish supporting visual material must consist of one image on a piece
of paper no larger than A3 size.
Description of task
Notes and cue cards are not permitted.
Section 1: Conversation (approximately 7 minutes)
For further information, refer to the relevant language on
A conversation between you and two assessors will cover
the VCAA website: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/vce-
topics about your personal world.
assessment/past-examinations/Pages/Languages-index.aspx.
Section 2: Discussion (approximately 8 minutes)
A discussion will focus on the subtopic chosen for your Oral examination for Victorian First Languages
detailed study. Chinese First Language, Indonesian First Language,
You may support your discussion with objects, such as Japanese First Language, Korean First Language, Vietnamese
photographs, diagrams and maps. First Language
Notes and cue cards are not permitted. Description of task
For further information, refer to the relevant language on the Section 1: Presentation (approximately 5 minutes)
VCAA website: https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/ You will present an issue relating to the option selected for
vce-study-designs/Pages/languages.aspx. detailed study (Language and Culture through Literature and
the Arts).
You may support your presentation with objects, such as
photographs, diagrams, maps and brief speaker’s notes.
Speaker’s notes must be in point form on one side of a cue card
measuring no more than 20 x 12.5 cm.
16 VCE Exams Navigator 2020Section 2: Discussion (approximately 5 minutes) Dance*
A discussion between you and the assessors will focus on Description of task
aspects of the nominated issue.
You are required to present one solo dance work – a Cohesive
For further information, refer to the relevant language on the Composition Solo.
VCAA website: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-
designs/Pages/languages.aspx Time
The duration of the dance is between 2.5 and 5 minutes.
Oral examination for Chinese Language, Culture
You must provide the following document at your examination:
and Society
• Statement of Intention (three copies).
Description of task
Conditions
Section 1: Conversation (approximately 7 minutes)
• The performance spaces are covered with a tarkett that
A conversation between you and two assessors in Chinese will provides a non-slip surface of approximately 9 x 14 m.
cover topics about your personal world.
• A sound system will be supplied at the examination venues.
Section 2: Presentation and discussion (approximately • A small stereo playback unit with 3.5-mm mini-jack input
8 minutes) lead will be supplied at examination venues by the VCAA for
You will provide a 2-minute description in Chinese of an item students using devices such as MP3 players (for connection
that you have brought into the examination, such as a picture, to headphone output). CDs will not be permitted. It is not
cartoon or artefact, that relates to the prescribed topics in the possible for you to perform to live accompaniment.
Chinese Language strand. You will then respond in Chinese to a • Another student will be permitted in the examination room to
series of simple questions from the assessors about the item. operate the sound system, if required.
• An audiovisual recording will be made.
For further information, refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa.
vic.edu.au/assessment/vce-assessment/past-examinations/ For further information, refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa.
Pages/Chinese-Language-Culture-and-Society.aspx vic.edu.au/assessment/vce-assessment/past-examinations/
Pages/Dance.aspx.
Auslan interactive sign examination
VET Dance*
Conditions
Description of task
• The examination will be conducted by three assessors: one
assessor will conduct the examination, while the other two You are required to perform two solo dances learnt from the
assess. dance repertoire of a choreographer/teacher. Each solo dance
• You will sign your student number. should be presented as a single live uninterrupted performance
• Dictionaries and electronic communication devices are not in a distinct style.
permitted. Time
• An audiovisual recording will be made. The duration of each dance is between 1.5 and 3 minutes.
Description of task The two dances will be performed approximately 45 minutes apart.
Section 1: Conversation and discussion (approximately You must provide the following documents at your examination:
7 minutes)
• Performance Program Sheet (three copies)
A conversation between you and one assessor will cover topics • Industry Statement (three copies).
relating to your personal world. It will be followed by an informal
Conditions
discussion on one or more of these covered topics.
Section 2: Presentation and response (approximately 8 minutes) • The performance spaces are covered with a tarkett that
provides a non-slip surface of approximately 9 x 14 m.
Following the conversation and discussion, you will indicate
• A sound system will be supplied at the examination venues.
to the assessors your chosen topic of interest for presentation
• A small stereo playback unit with 3.5-mm mini-jack input
and response.
lead will be supplied at examination venues by the VCAA for
You may support your presentation (3 minutes) and response students using devices such as MP3 players (for connection
(5 minutes) with objects, such as photographs, to headphone output). CDs will not be permitted. It is not
diagrams and maps. possible for you to perform to live accompaniment.
Notes and cue cards are not permitted. • Another student will be permitted in the examination room to
operate the sound system, if required.
Following the presentation, you will respond to questions asked
by the assessors. • An audiovisual recording will be made.
For further information, refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa.
For further information, refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa.
vic.edu.au/assessment/vet-assessment/past-examinations/
vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/auslan/Pages/
Pages/VCEVETDance.aspx.
Index.aspx.
* Works presented for assessment in one VCE/VET study cannot be presented for assessment in another VCE/VET study.
VCE Exams Navigator 2020 17Drama Conditions
Description of task • Two chairs will be provided in the examination room for you
to use, if required. A table will not be provided.
You are required to prepare a solo performance using one
• You must carry, set up and remove additional props, if
of the prescribed structures from the 2020 VCE Drama Solo
required, within the allocated time.
Performance examination document.
• You are not permitted to bring any objects or substances
Time deemed hazardous or illegal into the examination room.
You must present a single uninterrupted performance of a • Actual or imitation weapons are prohibited.
maximum duration of 7 minutes. You will be allocated a total of • The use of multimedia, including a data projector or folios,
10 minutes to prepare, perform and clear the examination room. will not be permitted in the stagecraft examination.
You must provide the following document at your examination: • An audiovisual recording will be made.
• Statement of Intention (three copies). For further information, refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa.
vic.edu.au/assessment/vce-assessment/past-examinations/
Conditions
Pages/Theatre-Studies.aspx.
• Two chairs will be provided in the examination room for you
to use in the performance, if required. A table will not be Music Investigation*
provided.
You will present a live performance either as a member of a
• You must carry, set up and remove additional props, if
group or as a soloist.
required, within the allocated time.
• You are not permitted to bring any objects or substances Description of task
deemed hazardous or illegal into the examination room. You will present a live performance of at least four contrasting
• Actual and imitation weapons are prohibited. works that relate to the Investigation Topic underpinning your
• An audiovisual recording will be made. study in Units 3 and 4. You must complete a Performer’s
For further information, refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa. Statement outlining your Investigation Topic and its relationship
vic.edu.au/assessment/vce-assessment/past-examinations/ to the performance program you have selected for the
Pages/Drama.aspx. examination. At least one work in the program must be selected
from either the current Prescribed List of Group Works or the
Theatre Studies Prescribed List of Notated Solo Works, as published on the
VCAA website, or be an approved Alternative Work.
Description of task
You must provide the following documents at your examination:
You will interpret a prescribed monologue from the 2020 VCE
Theatre Studies Monologue examination document. • Performance Program Sheet/Performer’s Statement.
For the interpretation stage of the examination, students will Group students
choose either:
Time
• Acting and Direction
• One assessed performer – maximum of 25 minutes
• Design – any two of make-up, costume, set pieces,
• Two or three assessed performers – maximum of 30 minutes
properties and sound.
• Four assessed performers – maximum of 35 minutes
The examination will be conducted in two stages:
• Five or six assessed performers – maximum of 40 minutes
• Stage 1 – Interpretation
Conditions
• Stage 2 – Interpretation Statement.
The two stages of the monologue examination will be assessed • Assessed performers may change instruments during
the examination. You will be assessed on all instruments,
against common criteria and a total combined mark will be
including voice, on which you perform during an
awarded for both Stages 1 and 2.
examination.
Time • Assessed performers will be assessed in the first group in
There will be 12 minutes for the entire examination. A timing which they perform, before participating in other groups as
device will be used during the examination. non-assessed performers.
• There should only be one performer per musical part to
• You will have a maximum of 2 minutes to set up the
ensure that the work of each assessed student can be
materials for the monologue examination.
clearly identified.
• It is recommended that Stage 1 – Interpretation does not
• The sound volume during the examination must be
exceed 6 minutes.
within safe limits. The examination may be stopped if the
• Stage 2 – Interpretation Statement will follow Stage 1 assessors deem the volume of the performance to be at a
without a break and, as a guide, should not exceed dangerous level.
2 minutes. If you are still undertaking your monologue
• Sheet music may be used.
examination at the 8-minute mark, you will be instructed to
stop. • Page turners will be regarded as non-assessed performers.
• The remaining 2 minutes should be used to pack away • A period of 30 minutes will be allowed for groups to set up
materials, return the examination room to its original state and complete a sound check and warm-up. Teachers and
and exit the room. other personnel may assist in this activity.
You must provide the following document at the end of your • An audiovisual recording will be made.
examination:
• Interpretation Statement (one copy).
18 VCE Exams Navigator 2020Solo students • No electronic mixing or adjusting of the sound by a person
other than a student performer will be allowed during the
Time performance.
The task duration will be a maximum of 25 minutes, starting • Sheet music may be used.
from the assessor’s announcement (for recording purposes) of
• Page turners will be regarded as non-assessed performers.
the candidate number, instrument, date, time and venue.
• A period of 30 minutes will be allowed for groups to set up
Conditions and complete a sound check and warm-up. Teachers and
• Different accompanists may accompany different works in other personnel may assist in this activity.
the program. • An audiovisual recording will be made.
• If you are performing accompanied works, you must provide
Solo students
your own accompanist.
• The sound volume during the examination must be Description of task
within safe limits. The examination may be stopped if the You will present a live performance of works selected from the
assessors deem the volume of the performance to be at a Prescribed List of Notated Solo Works published on the VCAA
dangerous level. website. Details of examination and program requirements
• Sheet music may be used, except for Voice – Classical and specific to each instrument, including the number of works to
Voice – Contemporary Popular. be performed, are published in the prescribed list.
• Page turners are not permitted.
Time
• An audiovisual recording will be made.
The task duration will be a maximum of 25 minutes, starting
For further information, refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa.
from the assessor’s announcement (for recording purposes) of
vic.edu.au/assessment/vce-assessment/past-examinations/
the candidate number, instrument, date, time and venue.
Pages/Music-Investigation.aspx.
Conditions
Music Performance* • Students presenting for assessment may be assessed in
You will present a live performance either as a member of a only one examination.
group or as a soloist. • Assessed performers may change instruments during
You must provide the following document at your examination: the examination in accordance with the requirements for
selected instruments.
• Performance Examination Program Sheet.
• The sound volume during the examination must be
Group students within safe limits. The examination may be stopped if the
assessors deem the volume of the performance to be at a
Description of task dangerous level.
You will present a live performance of at least three contrasting • If you are performing accompanied works, you must provide
works that represent a range of styles and diversity of character. your own accompanist.
At least one work in the program must be selected from the • Only one accompanist is permitted in the examination room
Prescribed List of Group Works published on the VCAA website. at a time. Recorded accompaniments (backing tracks) may
only be used as indicated in the prescribed list.
Works may be appropriately shortened to demonstrate variety
• You should tune your own instrument without assistance
within the time available.
from any other person.
Time • You may use sheet music, except in the case of Voice –
• One assessed performer – maximum of 15 minutes Classical and Voice – Contemporary Popular, where the
• Two or three assessed performers – maximum of 20 minutes complete program must be sung from memory.
• Four assessed performers – maximum of 23 minutes • Page turners are not permitted.
• Five or six assessed performers – maximum of 25 minutes • An audiovisual recording will be made.
For further information refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa.
Conditions
vic.edu.au/assessment/vce-assessment/past-examinations/
• Students presenting for assessment will be assessed on all Pages/Music-Performance.aspx.
instruments, including voice, on which they perform during
an examination.
• Assessed performers will be assessed in the first group in
which they perform, before participating in other groups as
non-assessed performers.
• There should only be one performer per musical part to
ensure that the work of each assessed student can be
clearly identified.
• The sound volume during the examination must be within
the safe limits prescribed by health and safety regulations.
The examination may be stopped if the assessors deem the
volume of the performance to be at a dangerous level.
• You may use any equipment normally used by the group.
* Works presented for assessment in one VCE/VET study cannot be presented for assessment in another VCE/VET study.
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