Alia College 2024 VCE Handbook - VCE Information and Subject Selection

Sep 20, 2026

Alia College 2024 VCE Handbook consolidates key information for Victorian Certificate of Education students, including VCE basics, satisfactory completion requirements, and guidance on how ATAR is calculated. It explains VET course options, unit expectations for Years 11 and 12, and the structure of assessments, attendance, extensions, appeals, and special provisions such as Special Examination Arrangements and SEAS. The handbook also outlines subject offerings, subject selection processes, possible disadvantages, and available learning pathways including distance education.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages53

Reading Time2 h 14 min

AccessFree to download

WHAT IS THE VCE?

Victorian Certificate of Education

Satisfactory completion of the VCE

What is the ATAR score?

VET Courses

How many units do I have to do at Year 11 and 12?

What is Satisfactory Completion of a Unit?

Maintaining your Enrolment

VCE Homeroom

How will the assessments work?

Attendance at assessment tasks

Extensions of time to complete SATs

Attendance/Appeals

What about exams?

What if I experience problems that interfere with my studies?

How do I apply for Special Provision?

Special Examination Arrangements

Other forms of Special Provision

Special Year 12 Consideration through VTAC – SEAS

What subjects are on offer?

How do I pick my subjects?

Will taking certain subjects disadvantage me?

Other Options

Victorian Certificate of Education – Vocational Major (VCE VM)

VCE VET (Vocational Education and Training)

Distance Education

ARTS

Art Making and Exhibiting

Drama

Media Studies

Alia College 2024 VCE Handbook VCE Information Night: 6:00pm Wednesday, 2 August 2023 Subject Selections Due: Midnight Monday, 21 August 2023 Table of Contents WHAT IS THE VCE? .......................................................................................................................................................................................4 Victorian Certificate of Education ................................................................................................................................................................4 Satisfactory completion of the VCE .........................................................................................................................................................4 What is the ATAR score? ........................................................................................................................................................................4 VET Courses ...............................................................................................................................................................................................4 How many units do I have to do at Year 11 and 12? ...................................................................................................................................4 What is Satisfactory Completion of a Unit? .............................................................................................................................................5 Maintaining your Enrolment .........................................................................................................................................................................6 VCE Homeroom ..........................................................................................................................................................................................6 How will the assessments work? .................................................................................................................................................................6 Attendance at assessment tasks ............................................................................................................................................................6 Extensions of time to complete SATs ..........................................................................................................................................................7 Attendance/Appeals ....................................................................................................................................................................................7 What about exams? ....................................................................................................................................................................................7 What if I experience problems that interfere with my studies?.....................................................................................................................7 How do I apply for Special Provision? .....................................................................................................................................................7 Special Examination Arrangements ........................................................................................................................................................7 Other forms of Special Provision .............................................................................................................................................................8 Special Year 12 Consideration through VTAC – SEAS...........................................................................................................................8 What subjects are on offer? ............................................................................................................

FAQs

What are the basic requirements to complete the VCE satisfactorily?

The handbook explains what satisfactory completion of the VCE and of a unit means, and how these requirements apply to students.

How do assessments, attendance, and extensions of time for SATs work?

It outlines how assessments operate, including attendance at assessment tasks, time extensions for SATs, and related attendance/appeals processes.

How do students apply for Special Provision and Special Examination Arrangements?

The handbook provides the steps to apply for Special Provision and describes Special Examination Arrangements, other forms of Special Provision, and Special Year 12 Consideration through VTAC – SEAS.

Sep 20, 2026

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