1. VCE & VCAA & VASS
Year 11 Assembly

2. The Victorian Certificate of Education
The VCE
The Victorian Certificate of Education
To be awarded the Certificate at the end of Year 12 a student must have:
Passed 16 units at VCE level
Passed 3 x Units of English (including U3/4)
Passed 4 x U3/U4 sequences
To ‘progress’ to Semester 2 – expected to pass 4 units, including English
To progress to Year 12- expected to pass 10 units and one of them MUST be English

3. The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
VCAA
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Responsible for monitoring and managing the VCE & VCAL programs
Create a set of regulations that must be followed by all Victorian schools to ensure consistency

4. What VCAA does:
Write the Study Designs
Determine the Outcomes
Set enrolment and exit dates for VCE subjects, VCAL strands and VET
Determine if a student qualifies for a VCE or VCAL certificate

5. The Victorian Assessment Software System
VASS
The Victorian Assessment Software System
The database where ALL VCE and VCAL enrolments are made
VCAA controls VASS and determines opening and closing dates for subject and results entry
Mrs Mohr is CESC VASS Administrator

6. Student Full Details
The accuracy of the SFDs is the responsibility of the student.
Check:
Name (spelling)
Address – if change, let Mrs Mohr know ASAP
Gender…
Subjects & teachers
Sign or Amend

7. CESC Study Skills Why? To develop good study habits
To adequately prepare students for exams
To prepare students for Year 12
To provide assistance and guidance
40% of all 2015 Year 11 students ‘failed’ their first attempt at Outcomes…..

8. CESC Study Skills
When?
On a rotating basis – once every three weeks during a study session.
You will ‘lose’ one out of every 6 study sessions
You will ‘gain’ knowledge & skill to improve performance
Delivered by Miss Pate and Study Skills Mentor

9. CESC Study Skills
What?
A series of activities – lectures, guest speakers, activities, videos etc
A chance to improve on your own skills and develop strategies that suit your own learning styles

10. Session One – Homework Vs Study They are NOT the same thing?
CESC Study Skills
Session One – Homework Vs Study
They are NOT the same thing?
Year 11 VCE students are typically expected to complete 2 – 3 hours of homework & study a night.
2 hours – homework
1 hour – study/revision/preparation

11. Session One – Homework Vs Study
CESC Study Skills
Session One – Homework Vs Study
Homework takes many forms:
completing activities, exercises or questions set in class working on a task to be submitted in a few days
preparing for an upcoming assessment task
doing practice examination papers

12. Session One – Homework Vs Study
CESC Study Skills
Session One – Homework Vs Study
Study on the other hand means:
reviewing the material covered in the last lesson
organising your notes
prereading material for the next lesson
preparing summaries of notes, text chapters etc in preparation for tests and examinations
reviewing your performance on assessment tasks and going over mistakes and areas of weakness

13. Session One – Homework Vs Study
CESC Study Skills
Session One – Homework Vs Study
Prepare a Study Planner – examples from Internet sites such as:
Exam Café
Study Gurus
Exam Time
Student Box
(Check Student Public – Templates are coming….)