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VCE EXAMS
NAVIGATOR 2019
STUDENT INFORMATION AND EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
This booklet contains information on:
Approved materials and equipment
VCAA rules
Examination dates and times
Special Provision
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/vce-assessment/past-examinations/Pages/index.aspx
VICTORIAN CURRICULUM
AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITYIMPORTANT
This booklet should be read by all
students presenting for 2019 VCE
external assessments.
External assessments include
written, aural, electronic/digital,
oral and performance examinations,
and the Extended Investigation
oral presentation.
Authorised and published by the
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Level 7, 2 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
ISBN: 978-1-74010-031-1
© Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority 2019
No part of this publication may be reproduced except as specified
under the Copyright Act 1968 or by permission from the VCAA.
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Copyright in materials appearing at any sites linked to this
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The VCAA logo is a registered trademark of the Victorian
Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
–2–CONTENTS
Glossary 4
VCE external assessments 4
Approved materials and equipment for
VCE written examinations 7
VCAA rules 8
2019 VCE examination timetable 9
Advice for performance and Languages oral
examinations and the Extended Investigation
oral presentation 14
Special Provision 18
Additional information 19
2019 VCE results and ATAR service 20
–3–GLOSSARY
VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND EXAMINATION CENTRE, VENUE, ROOM
ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY (VCAA) A location where VCE external assessments are held.
An independent statutory body directly responsible to the Minister
for Education, serving government, Catholic and independent RESPONSE MATERIAL /S
schools in Victoria. Any designated answer book, question and answer book or
Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet in which the students record their
VCE EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT responses.
(EXAMINATION)
Any centrally set task that is assessed externally by the VCAA,
SUPERVISOR
including any written, electronic/digital, oral, aural or performance A person appointed by the principal and approved by the VCAA to
tasks conducted to the requirements of the accredited study act as a supervisor for VCE external assessments.
design or assessment guide (VET studies) and taken under
examination conditions.
VCE EXTERNAL ASSESSMENTS
VCAA STUDENT NUMBER materials in any way, or use a calculator (where one is permitted),
until the announcement that writing time has commenced.
All response materials must be identified by your VCAA student
number. This number, which is assigned by the VCAA, appears
Your responses to examination questions must be entered on the
on your individual Student Examination/Assessment Timetables,
response materials, as instructed. Notes and other markings made
which are supplied by your school.
elsewhere on the response materials will not be assessed. You
should use a blue or black pen in your responses, unless otherwise
STUDENT IDENTIFICATION instructed. Some examinations require you to complete a Multiple-
When you present for a VCE external assessment your identity Choice Answer Sheet. You should ensure that you use the
must be verified as you enter the examination room, either by Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet provided and follow the instructions
a staff member from your school or by producing photographic printed on the sheet.
identification (see also ‘Advice for performance and Languages You should immediately notify the supervisor if the incorrect
oral examinations and the Extended Investigation oral presentation’ examination paper has been provided or if your examination paper
on page 14). has missing pages.
You cannot leave the examination before 30 minutes has elapsed
TIMETABLE CLASHES AND THREE from the start of writing time. An announcement will be made
EXAMINATIONS ON ONE DAY before the last five minutes of scheduled writing time. You cannot
leave the examination after this announcement until instructed to
You may have a timetable clash (two examinations scheduled at
do so by a supervisor.
the same time) or three examinations scheduled on one day.
You must cease writing when instructed to do so by a supervisor.
Your school should already be aware of any timetable clashes or if
You must remain silent and must not leave your place until all
students are required to sit three examinations on one day.
response materials have been collected. When all response
All examinations must take place on the date published in the VCE materials have been collected, the supervisor will direct you to
examination timetable. If you have an examination at an alternative leave the room. Any disruptive behaviour by students during the
time, you will be supervised between examinations. The VCAA will examination will be reported to the VCAA. The matter will be
contact schools to advise them of the scheduling arrangements for investigated and appropriate action will be taken by the VCAA (see
individual students. also ‘VCAA rules’ on page 8).
CONDUCT OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS BOTTLED WATER
Supervisors have the right to check materials brought by you into You may bring one bottle of still water into an examination room
the examination room and to remove any non-compliant material subject to the following conditions:
for the duration of the examination.
• The water is in a transparent plastic bottle
A suitably qualified member of the school teaching staff will check (all labels removed).
the appropriateness of your reference materials, calculators and
• The water bottle has a secure lid.
dictionaries (where these items are permitted) as you enter the
examination room for examinations. • The capacity of the bottle is no more than
1500 mL.
During reading time, you may study the examination instructions,
the question book and a dictionary or bound reference (where • The water bottle must not be placed on the table at any time.
these items are permitted). • The water bottle must not be refilled during the examination.
You must not begin to write or mark your paper or response • The water bottle must not be shared between students.
–4–MOBILE PHONES AND OTHER Scientific calculators
ELECTRONIC DEVICES Scientific calculators may be used for examinations in the
following studies:
Mobile phones and other unauthorised electronic communication
devices, organisers, portable media players, electronic dictionaries • Accounting
and computerised pens, stopwatches and watches that are • Algorithmics (HESS)
capable of storing, receiving or transmitting information or • Chemistry
electronic signals, such as smart watches and fitness trackers,
• Computing: Software Development
are not permitted in an examination room under normal written
examination conditions. Confiscated mobile phones and other • Environmental Science
devices may be held for up to three months. • Physics
• Systems Engineering
WATCHES • VET Business
You will not be permitted to wear watches of any type during a • VET Engineering Studies
written examination. All watches must be removed and placed at
• VET Furnishing
the top of your table, where they can be seen clearly and easily by
supervisors. • VET Hospitality
Stopwatches or watches with special functions, such as an alarm • VET Information, Digital Media and Technology
or a stopwatch, are not permitted in the examination room. • VET Integrated Technologies
If there is any doubt about the functions of your watch, supervisors • VET Laboratory Skills.
are authorised to direct you to remove the watch from the table for Calculators that have graphic, symbolic or programmable
the duration of the examination. capabilities are not permitted in these examinations.
The commencement of reading and writing times will be based on A scientific calculator may also be used in specified Mathematics
the clock time displayed in the examination room. examinations.
CALCULATORS CAS calculators
The following CAS calculators are approved for use in Further
In examinations where calculators are permitted, a suitably
Mathematics Examination 1 and Examination 2, Mathematical
qualified member of the school teaching staff will check the
Methods Examination 2 and Specialist Mathematics Examination
appropriateness of calculators as you enter the examination room.
2. The full functions of approved CAS calculators may be used
Calculators must not be used during reading time. (that is, memories do not have to be cleared before entering the
CAS calculators that have graphic, symbolic or programmable examination).
capabilities may be used in specified Mathematics examinations,
provided the model is approved. BRAND MODEL
Scientific calculators may be used in specified examinations. Casio Algebra or ClassPad series
A scientific calculator does not have graphic, symbolic or
Hewlett-Packard HP 40/48/49/50 or HP Prime series
programming capabilities. It does not have extended memory
capable of storing text and/or symbols. Texas Instruments TI 89/92/Voyager or TI Nspire CAS series
Conditions of use
Calculators may be used under the following conditions:
• The calculator must be silent and of the handheld type
containing its own power source. You are not permitted to take
portable chargers into the examination room.
• You will be entirely responsible for ensuring adequate power
supply to your calculator. You must supply your own spare
batteries. Any technical fault or battery failure that limits the
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.
Other technology
Computers, mini-computers, portable media players,
pocket-organisers, laptops, palmtop computers,
calculator models that can ‘communicate’ with other
calculators and notebooks are excluded from use in any
examination, except under specified circumstances for
which prior approval has been given by the VCAA.
–5–Summary of examinations with approved calculators • The bound reference may be:
–– a textbook
EXAMINATION CALCULATOR –– a securely bound lecture pad
Accounting –– a permanently bound student-constructed set of notes
Algorithmics (HESS) without fold-outs
Chemistry –– an exercise book.
Computing: Software • The form of binding is not specified but it must be secure,
Development
and pages must not be readily detachable or designed to be
Environmental Science removed. Binding can include cloth, glue, staple, spiral or
Physics comb binding.
Systems Engineering
Scientific calculator only You are allowed to:
VET Business
• consult your bound reference during reading and writing time
VET Engineering Studies
VET Furnishing • annotate the material
VET Hospitality • design your own written index
VET Information, Digital Media • fold pages
and Technology • cut page corners
VET Integrated Technologies • colour code pages
VET Laboratory Skills
• insert dividers into your own sets of notes
Further Mathematics Approved CAS calculator or • firmly attach additional material to pages in the bound
Examinations 1 and 2 CAS software for approved reference (for example, by glue, adhesive tape or staples).
Mathematical Methods schools only Your bound reference must not include:
Examination 2 A scientific calculator is also • pages or parts of pages that can be detached from the bound
Specialist Mathematics permitted reference during the examination
Examination 2 • fold-outs, maps or brochure-style components
• removable tabs, sticky notes or other pages or material
USE OF BOUND REFERENCES IN designed to be detached
MATHEMATICS EXAMINATIONS • forms of collation or binding that are designed to be non-
You are permitted to take a bound reference into designated permanent and the content modified by insertion, including
Mathematics examinations. This resource is intended to provide –– ring-binder folders
you with access to mathematics-related reference material that –– plastic A4 sleeves (permanent or removable) from which
may be of assistance during the examination. A suitably qualified pages may be removed
member of the school teaching staff will check the appropriateness
–– manila and similar folders with clip, clamp, slide and metal-
of the bound reference as you enter the examination room for
prong binding of loose-leaf material.
Mathematics examinations where these items are permitted.
If any page or part of a page is detached from the rest of the
If your school receives written approval from the VCAA to use
bound reference, the page will be removed by the supervisor for
approved CAS software, you are permitted to have your bound
the duration of the examination and the incident will be reported as
reference as stored files on a CD-ROM, DVD or USB.
a potential breach of rules.
The following table lists the examinations into which the bound
Bound references must not be shared between students during an
reference may be taken.
examination. For further information, contact the VCAA on:
vcaa.assessment.operations@edumail.vic.gov.au.
STUDY EXAMINATION 1 EXAMINATION 2
DICTIONARIES
Further Bound reference as Bound reference as
Mathematics described described A suitably qualified member of the school teaching staff will check
the appropriateness of dictionaries as you enter the examination
Mathematical Bound reference as room.
None
Methods described
• Dictionaries are allowed only in English, English as
Specialist Bound reference as an Additional Language (EAL) and Languages written
None
Mathematics described examinations.
• Dictionaries may be consulted during reading and writing time.
Specifications for bound reference • In the English and EAL examinations, you may use a printed
English and/or bilingual dictionary.
• The bound reference must be in book format of A4 size or
smaller when closed. • In the written component of Languages examinations, you may
use any printed monolingual and/or bilingual dictionary in one
• The number of pages is not specified.
or two separate volumes.
• Pages must be permanently bound and securely attached to
• Dictionaries must not contain any highlighting, annotation or
the spine.
tabs that are not part of the original publication.
• There must be a single horizontal or vertical spine. • A thesaurus, or a dictionary that contains a thesaurus in the
same volume, is not permitted in any examination.
• Dictionaries may not be shared between students during an
examination.
• Electronic dictionaries are not permitted in any examination.
–6–APPROVED EXAMINATION
APPROVED MATERIALS
AND EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS AND
Further Mathematics • one approved CAS calculator
Examination 2 or CAS software and one
scientific calculator
EQUIPMENT FOR • one bound reference that may
be annotated (see page 6)
VCE WRITTEN Geography • coloured pencils, water-based
pens and markers
EXAMINATIONS
Languages Examinations • any printed monolingual and/
or bilingual dictionary in one or
two separate volumes
Supervisors have the right to check material brought by you into
the examination room and remove any non-compliant material for Mathematical Methods • one approved CAS calculator
the duration of the examination. Examination 2 or CAS software and one
scientific calculator
A suitably qualified member of the school teaching staff will
• one bound reference that may
check the appropriateness of reference materials, calculators and
be annotated (see page 6)
dictionaries, where these items are permitted, as you enter the
examination room for examinations. • protractors, set squares and
aids for curve-sketching
Basic stationery Music Performance • pencil should be used for
You are permitted to bring basic stationery items into any written musical notation
examination. This includes pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, Physics • one scientific calculator
sharpeners and rulers.
• one folded A3 sheet or two A4
Pencil cases can only be brought into the examination room if they sheets bound together by tape,
are transparent, that is, the contents are visible to the supervisor. single- or double-sided. Notes
Basic stationery items do not include aids for curve sketching, may be typed or handwritten
Mathomat, MathAids or geometrical drawing instruments, such as and from any source (including
compasses, set squares and protractors. commercially available notes).
Correction fluid/tape and loose sheets of paper are not allowed in Product Design and • coloured pencils, water-based
any examination. Technology pens and markers
It is recommended that you do not use erasable pens. Specialist Mathematics • one approved CAS calculator
For some examinations, you are permitted to bring additional specific Examination 2 or CAS software and one
materials into the examination, as outlined in the following table. scientific calculator
• one bound reference that may
be annotated (see page 6)
• protractors, set squares and
aids for curve-sketching
Systems Engineering • one scientific calculator
APPROVED MATERIALS
EXAMINATION Theatre Studies • coloured pencils, water-based
AND EQUIPMENT
pens and markers
Examinations with a • pencil and eraser • protractors, compass, set squares
multiple-choice component and aids for curve sketching
Accounting • one scientific calculator VET Business • one scientific calculator
• pencil should be used where
calculations are required VET Engineering Studies • one scientific calculator
• protractors, set squares and
Algorithmics (HESS) • one scientific calculator
aids for curve sketching
Chemistry • one scientific calculator
VET Furnishing • one scientific calculator
Computing: Software • one scientific calculator
VET Hospitality • one scientific calculator
Development
English • an English and/or bilingual VET Information, Digital • one scientific calculator
printed dictionary Media and Technology
English as an Additional • an English and/or bilingual VET Integrated Technologies • one scientific calculator
Language (EAL) printed dictionary VET Laboratory Skills • one scientific calculator
Environmental Science • one scientific calculator
Visual Communication • coloured pencils
Further Mathematics • one approved CAS calculator Design • fineliners (not exceeding
Examination 1 or CAS software and one 0.6mm line width)
scientific calculator • set squares, protractors,
• one bound reference that may compass and circle and ellipse
be annotated (see page 6) templates
–7–VCAA RULES
You are required to observe the following rules for the conduct Reported breaches of VCAA rules may be referred to the VCAA
of VCE external assessments conducted by or on behalf of the Review Committee, which will consider the alleged breach and
VCAA, as well as the day-to-day rules of your school and of the determine any appropriate penalty. Possible penalties range from
examination centre. a reprimand to cancellation of all your grades for examinations
VCAA rules shall apply to students with disabilities or other and other assessments conducted by the VCAA during the year in
impairments, with such modifications as may be appropriate and which the contravention occurred or the assessment was obtained,
reasonable. including cancellation of the course.
All supervisors are issued with directions for the administration of
VCE external assessments and are required to report all alleged
breaches of these rules to the VCAA.
VCAA RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF VCE EXTERNAL ASSESSMENTS
1. Students must not cheat or assist other students to cheat, 11. Students must not communicate with any other student while
including taking any action that gives or attempts to give the VCE external assessment is being conducted.
them or another student an unfair advantage in a VCE
external assessment. 12. Students must not cause any nuisance, annoyance or
interference to any other student during a VCE external
2. Students must not allow, induce or assist any other person to assessment.
present for a VCE external assessment in their place.
13. Students must not remove or tear out any part of a bound
3. Students must not present for a VCE external assessment in reference, question/task book, question and answer book or
another student’s place. answer book, except where permitted, for example formula
sheets.
4. Students must not present for a VCE external assessment
under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 14. Students must not remove any response material, used or
unused, from the examination room.
5. Students must obey and observe all proper instructions or
directions given by their supervisor. 15. Students must not begin to write or mark their paper or
response material in any way, or use a calculator, until
6. Students must provide reasonable assistance to any advised by a supervisor that writing may commence.
investigation by VCAA in relation to a suspected breach of the
VCAA rules. 16. Students must raise their hand if they wish to communicate
with a supervisor.
7. Students attending a VCE external assessment may bring
only materials and equipment approved for that external 17. Students must not leave their place until permitted by a
assessment into the examination room. supervisor.
8. Students must not possess mobile phones and electronic 18. Students will not be permitted to leave the VCE external
devices that are capable of storing, receiving or transmitting assessment before 30 minutes have elapsed from the start of
information or electronic signals, such as recorded music writing time.
and video players, organisers, dictionaries and computerised
watches, during a VCE external assessment. 19. Students will not be permitted to leave in the last five minutes
of the VCE external assessment.
9. Students detected with any device defined in rule 8 must,
upon the direction of a supervisor, surrender that device for 20. Students must cease writing when instructed to do so by a
inspection. Any confiscated device may be retained, pending supervisor.
any investigation into an alleged breach of VCAA rules.
21. Students must remain silent and seated in their place at the
Students must provide reasonable assistance to the VCAA or
end of the VCE external assessment until response materials
its agents to enable the interrogation of the device.
have been collected and checked, and an announcement is
10. Students must not bring into or possess in the examination made permitting students to leave the examination room.
room any drinks or food, except under special circumstances
22. Students must not communicate with an assessor before,
as approved and directed by the VCAA. Bottled water
during or after a VCE external assessment, except when
is permitted in the examination room under approved
communication is necessary for the conduct of the
conditions.
assessment.
–8–2019 VCE
EXAMINATION
TIMETABLE
PULL-OUT POSTER
–9–
This timetable is also available on the VCAA website:
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/administration/Key-dates/Pages/VCE-exam-timetable.aspx2019 VCE EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
You must check the starting time of each The start time for the afternoon session If you are presenting for performance The following written examinations have
examination and arrive at least on all other days when three sessions are examinations, Languages examinations an audio component:
30 minutes earlier, and be familiar with scheduled is 3.00pm. oral component or the Extended • English as an Additional Language (EAL)
rules about late admission to examinations. Investigation oral presentation, you will
The reading period is included in the times • Music Style and Composition
be issued with an examination advice
The start time for the afternoon session on shown in the timetable. Each examination • Music Performance
slip. Photo identification and examination
Thursday 31 October, Friday 1 November, commences with a 15-minute reading advice slips must be presented for entry to • VET Music Industry: Sound Production
Tuesday 12 November and Wednesday period, unless otherwise specified. your assessment. In some cases, students • all Languages, including Chinese
13 November (when only two sessions are in regional and rural areas may be required Language, Culture and Society, except
scheduled) is 2.00pm. All written responses must be in English,
to attend venues in Melbourne. Indigenous Languages of Victoria,
unless otherwise instructed in the question
Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew and
book for that particular examination.
Latin.
Wednesday 10.00am – 1.15pm Wednesday 9.00am – 10.15am 11.45am – 1.30pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
12 June General Achievement Test (GAT) 6 November Mathematical Methods Product Design and History: Revolutions
Examination 1 Technology Industry and Enterprise
VET Hospitality
Wednesday 10.00am – 11.10am
31 July Extended Investigation: Critical Thinking Test (computer-based)
Thursday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
7 November Drama Philosophy Mathematical Methods
Examination 2
Monday Languages examinations Performance examinations: VET Hospitality: Kitchen Physical Education
oral component • Dance Operations Sociology
7 October to
Tuesday (except Classical Greek, Classical • VET Dance
29 October Hebrew, Indigenous Languages of • Drama: Solo
Victoria and Latin) • Theatre Studies:
Monologue Examination Friday 9.00am – 10.15am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
Auslan Interactive Sign examination
8 November Specialist Mathematics Accounting Health and Human
Examination 1 Development
Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips Environmental Science
from Monday 5 August. VET Creative and Digital
History: Ancient History Media (computer-based)
Monday Performance examinations:
7 October to • Music Investigation
Sunday • Music Performance
3 November • VET Music Industry: Performance 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
Monday
Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips 11 November Agricultural and Chinese Language, Outdoor and
from Monday 5 August. Horticultural Studies Culture and Society Environmental Studies
Extended Investigation Externally-assessed Task oral presentation Food Studies Literature Specialist Mathematics
Monday Examination 2
14 October to Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips VET Information, Digital
Media and Technology
Friday from Monday 5 August.
18 October VET Music Industry:
Sound ProductionWednesday 8.00am – 6.00pm Tuesday 9.00am – 11.45am 2.00pm – 4.15pm
23 October Auslan Sign Comprehension and Sign Production Examination 12 November Chemistry Legal Studies
Students are scheduled in one two-hour session. Each session is preceded by a 10
minute reading/viewing period. Wednesday 9.00am – 11.45am 2.00pm – 3.45pm
13 November Physics Dance
2.00pm – 4.40pm
VET Business
Armenian, Bosnian, Chin Hakha, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian,
Karen, Khmer, Macedonian, Maltese, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, VET Equine Studies
Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Yiddish
Visual Communication Design
Each examination commences with a 10-minute reading period.
Thursday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
2.00pm – 4.15pm Art Economics Computing: Software
14 November
Arabic, Korean First Language, Korean Second Language Development
VET Integrated History: Australian History
Each examination commences with a 15-minute reading period.
Technologies Japanese
First Language
Texts and Traditions
Monday 9.25am – 12.30pm
28 October Classical Hebrew
This examination commences with a 5-minute reading period.
Friday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
Wednesday 9.00am – 12.15pm
15 November Studio Arts Chinese First Language Australian Politics
30 October English
English as an Additional Language (EAL) VET Furnishing Geography Classical Studies
VET Sport and Recreation Music Style and Computing: Informatics
Thursday 9.00am – 11.45am 2.00pm – 4.15pm Composition
31 October Psychology English Language
Friday 9.00am – 11.45am 2.00pm – 3.45pm 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
Monday
1 November Biology Further Mathematics Examination 1 Music Performance Global Politics Media
18 November
Systems Engineering Greek
Monday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm VET Health Religion and Society
4 November Further Mathematics Latin Business Management
Examination 2 Indigenous Languages
of Victoria Tuesday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
19 November Theatre Studies German Algorithmics
VET Community Services Spanish French
Tuesday 1.55pm – 5.00pm VET Engineering Studies Vietnamese First
5 November Classical Greek Language
Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
This examination commences with
Vietnamese Second
a 5-minute reading period.
Language
Wednesday 9.00am – 10.45am 11.45am – 2.00pm 3.00pm – 5.15pm
20 November VET Laboratory Skills Indonesian Chinese
First Language Second Language
Indonesian Chinese
Second Language Second Language
Advanced
Japanese
Second Language Italian– 12 –
IF YOU ARRIVE LATE FOR A VCE EXAMINATION IRREGULARITIES
If you arrive late for a VCE written examination: Irregularities are events outside of your control that significantly
a. up to 30 minutes after the scheduled start of writing time, you interrupt and adversely affect your performance immediately before
will be admitted to the examination room. You will be given or during a VCE external assessment. Examples of irregularities
the full writing time but no allowance for reading time. include:
• power failures, emergency evacuations and other disruptive
b. after 30 minutes from the scheduled start of writing time, events
but before the scheduled finish of writing time, you may be
• printing and/or collating errors in examination question 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 delegate, • incorrect interpretation of external assessment conditions or
recommends your admittance. the VCAA rules by supervisors
ii. You are admitted into the room on the understanding • procedural issues with the conduct of oral and performance
that your response materials may not be accepted by the examinations or the Extended Investigation oral presentation.
VCAA. You will be advised of this condition and must sign
Where reasonably possible and practical, minor disruptions will be
acceptance of this requirement on the statutory declaration.
rectified and remedied at the time by the supervisor, for example
iii. You complete a statutory declaration immediately following by replacing faulty books.
the conclusion of the examination, declaring:
If you believe that an event constitutes an irregularity that has
–– the reason for being late materially affected your performance in the external assessment,
–– the time of your admittance to the examination room you must advise your principal or principal’s delegate in writing
–– that you have not seen or read the examination question within three days of the end of the external assessment.
book before your admittance If you are ill or affected by personal circumstances immediately
–– that you have not received any information about the before or during a VCE external assessment, and you believe your
contents of the examination question book performance in the assessment is unlikely to be a fair or accurate
indication of your learning in a study, you should apply for a
–– that you understand that your response materials may
Derived Examination Score (DES), rather than pursue an irregularity
not be accepted by the VCAA.
application through your school.
iv. That appropriate arrangements can be made to enable you
to complete the examination 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, you may have your
assessment rescheduled to an alternative time, provided you have
a valid reason for the lateness, which must be endorsed by your
home school.
– 13 –ADVICE FOR PERFORMANCE AND
LANGUAGES ORAL EXAMINATIONS
AND THE EXTENDED INVESTIGATION
ORAL PRESENTATION
DATE AND TIME OF ASSESSMENT Oral examination for Chinese, Korean, Indonesian,
Japanese and Vietnamese First Languages
Dates and venue information for performance and Languages oral
examinations and the Extended Investigation oral presentation Description of task
will be available to schools on the Victorian Assessment Software Section 1: Presentation (approximately 5 minutes)
System (VASS) from Monday 5 August 2019. You will present an issue relating to the option selected for detailed
study (Language and Culture through Literature and the Arts).
VCAA FORMS You may support your presentation with objects, such as
You should contact your VCE coordinator to obtain VCAA photographs, diagrams, maps and brief speaker’s notes.
forms, such as examination advice slips, information booklets, Speaker’s notes must be in point form on one side of a cue card
Performance Program Sheets/Performer’s Statement, Statements measuring no more than 20 x 12.5 cm.
of Intention, Industry Statements and Interpretation Statements.
Section 2: Discussion (approximately 5 minutes)
These documents are available only on VASS.
A discussion between you and the assessors will focus on aspects
of the nominated issue.
STUDENT IDENTIFICATION
For further information, refer to the relevant language on the VCAA
If you are undertaking a performance examination, an oral website: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/
examination or an oral presentation, you will be required to provide Pages/languages.aspx.
personal identification before entering the assessment room. The
personal identification must consist of a clear photograph of you Oral examination for Chinese Language,
and your full name, for example a school identification card or a Culture and Society
driver’s licence.
Description of task
School uniform should not be worn.
Section 1: Conversation (approximately 7 minutes)
Examination advice slip A conversation between you and two assessors in Chinese will
You must present two copies of the examination advice slip to cover topics about your personal world.
a venue coordinator on arriving at the assessment venue. The Section 2: Presentation and discussion (approximately 8 minutes)
venue coordinator will retain one copy and you must present the You will provide a two-minute description in Chinese of an item
other copy to the assessor immediately before your assessment that you have brought into the examination, such as a picture,
commences. cartoon or artefact, that relates to the prescribed topics of the
Chinese Language strand. You will then respond in Chinese to a
LANGUAGES ORAL COMPONENT series of simple questions from the assessors about the item.
Conditions For further information, refer to the VCAA website:
• The oral examination will be conducted by two assessors. www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/Pages/
languages.aspx.
• The oral examination will be conducted in the language being
assessed. However, you will provide your student number in
AUSLAN INTERACTIVE SIGN EXAMINATION
English.
• Dictionaries and electronic communication devices are not Conditions
permitted. • The examination will be conducted by three assessors: one
• An audio recording will be made. assessor will conduct the examination, while the other two
assess.
Oral examination for second languages • You will sign your student number.
Description of task • Dictionaries and electronic communication devices are not
Section 1: Conversation (approximately 7 minutes) permitted.
A conversation between you and two assessors will cover topics • An audiovisual recording will be made.
about your personal world. Description of task
Section 2: Discussion (approximately 8 minutes) Section 1: Conversation and discussion (approximately 7 minutes)
A discussion will focus on the subtopic chosen for your detailed A conversation between you and one assessor will cover topics of
study. your personal world. It will be followed by an informal discussion
You may support your discussion with objects, such as on one or more of these covered topics.
photographs, diagrams and maps. Section 2: Presentation and response (approximately 8 minutes)
Notes and cue cards are not permitted. Following the conversation and discussion, you will indicate to the
assessors your chosen topic of interest for presentation and response.
You may support your presentation (3 minutes) and response (5
minutes) with objects, such as photographs, diagrams and maps.
– 14 –Notes and cue cards are not permitted. DRAMA
Following the presentation, you will respond to questions asked by
Description of task
the assessors.
You are required to prepare a solo performance using one of the
For further information, refer to the VCAA website:
prescribed structures from the current VCE Drama Performance
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/pages/vce/index.aspx.
Examination document.
DANCE* Time
You must present a single uninterrupted performance of a
Description of task
maximum duration of 7 minutes. You will be allocated a total of 10
You are required to present two solo dance works – Skills-Based minutes to prepare, perform and clear the examination room.
Solo followed by Cohesive Composition Solo.
You must provide the following document at your examination:
Time
• Statement of Intention (three copies).
The duration of each dance is between 2.5 and 5 minutes. The two
Conditions
dances will be performed approximately 45 minutes apart.
• Two chairs will be provided in the examination room for you to
You must provide the following document at your examination: use in the performance, if required. A table will not be provided.
• Statement of Intention (three copies). • You must carry, set up and remove additional props, if required,
Conditions within the allocated time.
• The performance spaces are covered with a tarkett that • You are not permitted to bring any objects or substances
provides a non-slip surface of approximately 9 x 14 m. deemed hazardous or illegal into the performance examination
venue.
• A sound system will be supplied at the examination venues.
• Actual and imitation weapons are prohibited.
• A small stereo playback unit with 3.5 mm mini-jack input
lead will be supplied at examination venues by the VCAA for • An audiovisual recording will be made.
students using devices such as MP3 players (for connection to For further information, refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa.vic.
headphone output). CDs will not be permitted. It is not possible edu.au/Documents/exams/drama/2019/2019dramasoloperf-w.pdf.
for you to perform to live accompaniment.
• Another student will be permitted in the examination room to THEATRE STUDIES
operate the sound system, if required. Description of task
• An audiovisual recording will be made. You will interpret a prescribed monologue from the current VCE
For further information, refer to the VCAA website: Theatre Studies Monologue Examination document.
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/dance/Dance- For the interpretation stage of the examination, students will
performance-specs-w.pdf. choose either:
VET DANCE* • Acting and Direction
• Design – any two of make-up, costume, set pieces,
Description of task
properties and sound.
You are required to perform two solo dances learnt from the dance
The examination will be conducted in two stages:
repertoire of a choreographer/teacher. Each solo dance should be
presented as a single live uninterrupted performance in a distinct • Stage 1 – Interpretation
style. • Stage 2 – Interpretation Statement.
Time The two stages of the monologue examination will be assessed
The duration of each dance is between 2 and 5 minutes. against common criteria and a total combined mark will be
awarded for both Stages 1 and 2.
The two dances will be performed approximately 45 minutes apart.
Time
You must provide the following documents at your examination:
There will be 12 minutes for the entire examination. A timing device
• Performance Program Sheet (three copies)
will be used during the examination.
• Industry Statement (three copies).
• You will have a maximum of 2 minutes to set up the materials
Conditions for the monologue examination
• The performance spaces are covered with a tarkett that • It is recommended that Stage 1 – Interpretation does not
provides a non-slip surface of approximately 9 x 14 m. exceed 6 minutes.
• A sound system will be supplied at the examination venues. • Stage 2 – Interpretation Statement will follow Stage 1 without a
• A small stereo playback unit with 3.5-mm mini-jack input break and, as a guide, should not exceed 2 minutes. If you are
lead will be supplied at examination venues by the VCAA for still undertaking your monologue examination at the 8-minute
students using devices such as MP3 players (for connection to mark, you will be instructed to stop.
headphone output). CDs will not be permitted. It is not possible • The remaining 2 minutes should be used to pack away
for you to perform to live accompaniment. materials, return the examination room to its original state and
• Another student will be permitted in the examination room to exit the room.
operate the sound system, if required. The remaining 3 minutes will be used for your entry to and exit
• An audiovisual recording will be made. from the examination room, and transition time between the two
For further information, refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa.vic. stages of the examination.
edu.au/Documents/exams/vetdance/vetdanceperf-spec-crit-w.pdf. You must provide the following document at the end of your
examination:
• Interpretation Statement (one copy).
– 15 –Conditions Conditions
• Two chairs will be provided in the examination room for you to • Different accompanists may accompany different works in the
use, if required. A table will not be provided. program.
• You must carry, set up and remove additional props, if required, • If you are performing accompanied works, you must provide
within the allocated time. your own accompanist.
• You are not permitted to bring any objects or substances • The sound volume during the examination must be within safe
deemed hazardous or illegal into the performance examination limits. The examination may be stopped if the assessors deem
venue. the volume of the performance to be at a dangerous level.
• Actual or imitation weapons are prohibited. • Sheet music may be used, except for Voice – Classical and
• The use of multimedia, including a data projector or folios, will Voice – Contemporary Popular.
not be permitted in the stagecraft examination. • Page turners are not permitted.
• An audiovisual recording will be made. • An audiovisual recording will be made.
For further information, refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa.vic. For further information, refer to the VCAA website: https://www.
edu.au/Documents/exams/theatre/2019/2019ts-monologue-w.pdf. vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/music/musicinvestigatn-
specs-w.pdf and
MUSIC INVESTIGATION* https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/music/
musicinvestigatn-crit-w.pdf.
You will present a live performance either as a member of a group
or as a soloist.
MUSIC PERFORMANCE*
Description of task
You will present a live performance either as a member of a group
You will present a live performance of at least four contrasting
or as a soloist.
works that relate to the Investigation Topic underpinning your study
in Units 3 and 4. You must complete a Performer’s Statement You must provide the following document at your examination:
outlining your Investigation Topic and its relationship to the • Performance Examination Program Sheet.
performance program you have selected for the examination. At
least one work in the program must be selected from either the
Group students
current Prescribed List of Group Works or the Prescribed List of Description of task
Notated Solo Works, as published on the VCAA website, or be an You will present a live performance of at least four contrasting
approved Alternative Work. works that represent a range of styles and diversity of character.
You must provide the following documents at your examination: At least two works in the program must be selected from the
• Performance Program Sheet/Performer’s Statement. Prescribed List of Group Works published on the VCAA website.
Time
Group students
• One assessed performer – maximum of 25 minutes
Time
• Two or three assessed performers – maximum of 30 minutes
• One assessed performer – maximum of 25 minutes
• Four assessed performers – maximum of 35 minutes
• Two or three assessed performers – maximum of 30 minutes
• Five or six assessed performers – maximum of 40 minutes
• Four assessed performers – maximum of 35 minutes
Conditions
• Five or six assessed performers – maximum of 40 minutes
• Students presenting for assessment will be assessed on all
Conditions instruments, including voice, on which they perform during an
• Assessed performers may change instruments during the examination.
examination. You will be assessed on all instruments, including • Assessed performers will be assessed in the first group in
voice, on which you perform during an examination. which they perform, before participating in other groups as
• Assessed performers will be assessed in the first group in non-assessed performers.
which they perform, before participating in other groups as • There should only be one performer per musical part to
non-assessed performers. ensure that the work of each assessed student can be clearly
• There should only be one performer per musical part to identified.
ensure that the work of each assessed student can be clearly • The sound volume during the examination must be within the
identified. safe limits prescribed by health and safety regulations. The
• The sound volume during the examination must be within safe examination may be stopped if the assessors deem the volume
limits. The examination may be stopped if the assessors deem of the performance to be at a dangerous level.
the volume of the performance to be at a dangerous level. • You may use any equipment normally used by the group.
• Sheet music may be used. No electronic mixing or adjusting of the sound by a person
• Page turners will be regarded as non-assessed performers. other than a student performer will be allowed during the
performance.
• A period of 30 minutes will be allowed for groups to set up and
complete a sound check and warm-up. Teachers and other • Sheet music may be used.
personnel may assist in this activity. • Page turners will be regarded as non-assessed performers.
• An audiovisual recording will be made. • A period of 30 minutes will be allowed for groups to set up and
complete a sound check and warm-up. Teachers and other
Solo students personnel may assist in this activity.
Time • An audiovisual recording will be made.
The task duration will be a maximum of 25 minutes, starting from
the assessor’s announcement (for recording purposes) of the
candidate number, instrument, date, time and venue.
– 16 –Solo students instruments, including voice, on which they perform during the
examination.
Description of task
• The sound volume during the examination must be within safe
You will present a live performance of works selected from the
limits. The examination may be stopped if the assessors deem
Prescribed List of Notated Solo Works published on the VCAA
the volume of the performance to be at a dangerous level.
website. Details of examination and program requirements
specific to each instrument, including the number of works to be • You must bring your own instrument/s to the performance. An
performed, are published in the prescribed list. acoustic piano will be provided, if required. You must provide
all other equipment, including PA systems, amplifiers and
Time
music stands.
The task duration will be a maximum of 25 minutes, starting from
• An audiovisual recording will be made.
the assessor’s announcement (for recording purposes) of the
candidate number, instrument, date, time and venue. For further information, refer to the VCAA website:
Conditions www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/vetmusic/vet-musperf-
specs-crit-w.pdf.
• Students presenting for assessment may be assessed in only
one examination.
EXTENDED INVESTIGATION ORAL
• Assessed performers may change instruments during the
examination in accordance with the requirements for selected PRESENTATION
instruments. Conditions
• The sound volume during the examination must be within safe • The oral presentation will be assessed by two assessors.
limits. The examination may be stopped if the assessors deem
• Students may use presentation software and posters. Speaker
the volume of the performance to be at a dangerous level.
notes are permitted.
• If you are performing accompanied works, you must provide
• No additional electronic medium, such as sound and video
your own accompanist.
files, is permitted.
• Only one accompanist is permitted in the examination room at
• No additional props, such as laboratory equipment, costumes,
a time. Recorded accompaniments (backing tracks) may only
scientific models and simulations, are permitted.
be used as indicated in the prescribed list.
Description of task
• You should tune your own instrument without assistance from
any other person. You will present your research and investigation findings to the
panel of assessors, and respond to questions and challenges from
• You may use sheet music, except in the case of Voice –
the panel.
Classical and Voice – Contemporary Popular, where the
complete program must be sung from memory. • The oral presentation, including the student response to panel
questions and challenges, will be 15–20 minutes.
• Page turners are not permitted.
• The oral presentation component will be 7−10 minutes.
• An audiovisual recording will be made.
• The panel questions and student responses will be 8−10
For further information refer to the VCAA website:
minutes.
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/music/musicperf-
• You must provide any presentation software, posters and
perfexam-specs-w.pdf and www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/
speaker notes, as permitted.
exams/music/musicperf-perfexam-crit-w.pdf.
• An audiovisual recording will be made.
VET MUSIC* For further information, refer to the VCAA website: www.vcaa.vic.
edu.au/Documents/exams/extendedinvestigation/ extinvest-oral-
Description of task eat-specs.pdf.
You will present a live performance, either as a single performer *Works presented for assessment in one VCE/VET study cannot be
(as a solo performance or as the only assessed performer within presented for assessment in another VCE/VET study.
a music group), or in a music group of between two and 10
performers.
Time
• Solo performance – 25 minutes
• Single performer being assessed within a group – 25 minutes
• Two or three performers being assessed within a group – 30
minutes
• Four or five performers being assessed within a group – 35
minutes
• Six performers (maximum) being assessed within a group – 45
minutes
You must provide the following documents at your examination:
• Performance Program Sheet
• Industry Statement.
Conditions
• A maximum of 30 minutes will be allowed for groups to set up
and complete a sound check and warm-up.
• Students presenting for assessment will be assessed on all
* Works presented for assessment in one VCE/VET study cannot be presented for assessment in another VCE/VET study.
– 17 –SPECIAL PROVISION
The following two types of Special Provision are available to you Attendance at VCE external assessments
for VCE external assessments:
You are advised to attend every VCE external assessment. You
• Special Examination Arrangements should not miss an external assessment because you do not feel
• Derived Examination Score (DES). able to do your best.
If you do not attend an external assessment and your application
SPECIAL EXAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS for a DES is not approved, you will receive ‘NA’ for that external
The VCAA recognises that some students with an illness or assessment. While you are not expected to attend an external
disability may require Special Examination Arrangements to enable assessment against medical advice, you must meet the DES
them to access questions and communicate their responses in an eligibility requirements and have a definitive written statement
external assessment. from an independent health professional recommending non-
attendance at the external assessment. You must have consulted
The VCAA makes the decision on applications for Special this professional as close as possible to the day before the external
Examination Arrangements for all VCE external assessments, assessment, or on the same day as the external assessment,
which includes the GAT, all VCE examinations, and the Extended about your diagnosis and inability to attend.
Investigation Critical Thinking Test and oral presentation.
If you are prevented from attending an external assessment, it
Schools are responsible for submitting an application for Special is imperative that you immediately notify your principal or VCE
Examination Arrangements on behalf of their students. coordinator.
All applications for 2019 VCE external assessments associated If you are ill but able to attend the external assessment, you should
with long-term or chronic conditions should already have been inform the VCE coordinator of your condition as soon as possible
submitted to the VCAA and a decision communicated to the (before or after) the external assessment. If you are ill during the
student’s school. external assessment, you should inform the supervisor.
If you have a recently diagnosed condition and believe you might
be eligible for Special Examination Arrangements, you must Closing date for DES applications
initially discuss this with your VCE coordinator. The school may The VCAA must receive your DES application no later than
then submit a late application, which must include the appropriate seven days after your last external assessment in the relevant
supporting documentation. assessment period. Your individual Student Examination/
If you have been granted English as an Additional Language (EAL) Assessment timetable contains the DES closing dates.
status on the basis of unfamiliarity with the English language, you are There are individual closing dates for oral, performance and written
not eligible for Special Examination Arrangements on this basis alone, examinations.
unless you qualify for EAL status because of a hearing impairment.
How to make an application
EMERGENCY SPECIAL EXAMINATION If you believe you are eligible for a DES, you should first seek
ARRANGEMENTS advice from your school.
Specific details on how to complete each section of the DES
Your school may apply for emergency Special Examination
application are provided in the application.
Arrangements if you experience a sudden illness, accident
or personal trauma immediately before or during the relevant It is very important that you read and follow these instructions
assessment period. This application must be supported by carefully. Submitting an incomplete application may jeopardise the
appropriate evidence. outcome of your application.
Submitting your application
DERIVED EXAMINATION SCORE
The primary responsibility for submitting an application that meets
If you are significantly affected by the onset of an illness, or the all eligibility criteria rests with you.
occurrence of an injury or personal trauma at the time of your You should contact your VCE coordinator to gain access to and
VCE external assessments, you may be eligible for a Derived complete an application. The principal will consider the application
Examination Score (DES). and make a recommendation to the VCAA at their discretion.
You must have independent professional evidence to support any The VCAA reserves the right to contact the school when
DES application. statements involving the school need to be verified.
You cannot submit a DES application on the basis of:
Compassionate Late Withdrawal or Interrupted Studies
• unfamiliarity with the English language
If an illness or personal circumstance has been so severe that
• teacher absence or other teacher-related difficulties
you have not been coping with the demands of VCE studies, you
• a long-term or chronic condition or illness should discuss with your VCE coordinator the possibility of being
• matters that could have been avoided by you, such as granted compassionate Late Withdrawal or Interrupted Studies
misreading the examination timetable or instructions, or status. The school will need supporting professional evidence if
matters related to school discipline you decide to pursue either of these options.
• matters of your own choosing, such as involvement in social You should be aware of the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
events, sporting or training activities, school events or (VTAC) Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS). Check the VTAC
voluntary work. website for details and closing dates: www.vtac.edu.au.
This applies to all VCE external assessments, including all VCE More information about Special Provision is available via schools
examinations and the Extended Investigation Critical Thinking Test and the VCAA website: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/administration/
and oral presentation. special-provision/Pages/SpecialProvisionPolicy.aspx.
A DES is not available for the General Achievement Test, Music
– Style and Composition Externally-assessed Task, or Extended
Investigation Externally-assessed Task written report.
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