Senior School Handbook 2025 - VCE Units 3 & 4 Handbook - Select and Learn

Sep 20, 2026

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Senior School Handbook 2025 outlines how to select a VCE program for 2025 at Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College, explaining the Victorian Certificate of Education and year 11 course requirements, including satisfactory completion criteria. It details Units 3 and 4 subject offerings across core and LOTE options, with subject overviews spanning Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Mathematics pathways, and specialist studies. It also covers VCE Vocational Major Units 3 and 4, providing subject codes and guidance on elective selection and possible changes at printing.

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VCE Units 3 & 4 offered at Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College

VCE Vocational Major Units 3 & 4 to be offered at Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College from 2024

HOW TO SELECT YOUR VCE PROGRAM FOR 2025

The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)

Year 11 Course Requirements

The Victorian Certificate of Education – Course Requirements

Satisfactory Completion of the VCE

Units 3 & 4 Subjects

Biology: Units 3 & 4

Business Management: Units 3 & 4

Chemistry: Units 3 & 4

Economics: Units 3 & 4

English and English pathways: Units 3 & 4

Literature: Units 3 & 4

Food Studies: Units 3 & 4

Health and Human Development: Units 3 & 4

Legal Studies: Units 3 & 4

LOTE: French and Japanese Second Language, Units 3 & 4

Mathematics pathways: General, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4)

Music Repertoire and Contemporary Performance (Units 3 & 4)

Physical Education: Units 3 & 4

Physics: Units 3 & 4

Psychology: Units 3 & 4

Art Making and Exhibiting; Visual Communication Design (Units 3 & 4)

VCE Vocational Major (VM)

VCE VM Subject Overviews

Senior School Handbook 2025 VCE Units 3 & 4 Contents VCE Units 3 & 4 offered at Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College ....................................................3 VCE Vocational Major Units 3 & 4 to be offered at Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College from 2024 ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 HOW TO SELECT YOUR VCE PROGRAM FOR 2025 ..........................................................................4 The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) .................................................................................. 5 Year 11 Course Requirements ....................................................................................................... 6 The Victorian Certificate of Education – Course Requirements......................................................7 Satisfactory Completion of the VCE ............................................................................................... 8 Units 3 & 4 Subjects .............................................................................................11 Biology: Units 3 & 4 ..................................................................................................................... 12 Business Management: Units 3 & 4 ............................................................................................. 13 Chemistry: Units 3 & 4 ................................................................................................................. 14 Economics: Units 3 & 4 ................................................................................................................ 15 English, English as an Additional Language (EAL), English Language and Literature ..................... 16 English / English as an Additional Language (EAL): Units 3 & 4................................................ 16 English Language: Units 3 & 4 ................................................................................................. 18 Literature: Units 3 & 4............................................................................................................. 19 Food Studies: Units 3 & 4 ............................................................................................................ 20 Health and Human Development: Units 3 & 4 ............................................................................. 21 Legal Studies: Units 3 & 4 ............................................................................................................ 22 LOTE – French: Units 3 & 4........................................................................................................... 24 LOTE – Japanese Second Language: Units 3 & 4 ........................................................................... 25 Mathematics: General Mathematics: Units 3 & 4 ........................................................................ 26 Mathematics: Mathematical Methods: Units 3 & 4 ..................................................................... 27 Mathematics: Specialist Mathematics: Units 3 & 4...................................................................... 28 Music Repertoire Performance: Units 3 & 4 ................................................................................ 29 Music Contemporary Performance: Units 3 & 4 .......................................................................... 29 Physical Education: Units 3 & 4 ................................................................................................... 30 Physics: Units 3 & 4 ..................................................................................................................... 31 Psychology: Units 3 & 4 ............................................................................................................... 32 Art Making and Exhibiting: Units 3 & 4 ..

FAQs

How does the handbook guide students to select a VCE program for 2025?

It provides a structured process for choosing a VCE program for 2025, linking student selection to the Victorian Certificate of Education requirements and year-level expectations.

What are the key requirements for course completion in the VCE?

The handbook explains the Victorian Certificate of Education course requirements and outlines what counts toward satisfactory completion of the VCE.

What options are available for VCE Units 3 & 4 subjects and VCE Vocational Major?

Students can choose from VCE Units 3 and 4 subject offerings listed with subject codes, or select VCE Vocational Major Units 3 and 4 options offered from 2024, including VM Literacy, VM Numeracy, and VM Work Related Skills.

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