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It explains which study types each grouping may include, summarizes qualifying examples across English, Mathematics, Music, History, Contemporary Society, Information Technology, and Language studies, and notes special non-scored VET music sequences. 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Each grouping may include VCE, VCE VET and higher education studies.  \nEnglish Studies  \n English  \n English as an Additional Language  \n Literature  \n English Language  \n any English Higher Education study  \nMathematics studies  \n Foundation Mathematics  \n General Mathematics  \n Mathematical Methods  \n Specialist Mathematics  \n Further Mathematics*  \n Mathematical Methods CBE*  \n Mathematical Methods (CAS)*  \n Mathematical Methods (CAS) CBE*  \n Change and Approximation*  \n Extensions—Change and Approximation* Reasoning and Data*  \n Extensions—Reasoning and Data*  \n Space and Number*  \n Extensions—Space and Number*  \n any Mathematics Higher Education study  \nMusic studies  \n Music Repertoire Performance  \n Music Contemporary Performance  \n Music Inquiry Music Composition  \n Music Style and Composition*  \n Music Performance*  \n Music Investigation*  \n VCE VET Music*  \n VCE VET Music Industry—Technical Production*  \n Music—History and Styles*  \n Music Styles*  \n Music Craft (Group)*  \n Music Craft (Solo)*  \n Music Performance—Group*  \n Music Performance—Solo*  \n any Music Higher Education study  \nPlease note: There are a number of non-scored VET sequences available in the Music study area.  \nHistory studies  \n Australian History  \n Ancient History Revolutions  \n Renaissance Italy*  \n Asian History*  \n The City in History*  \n Koori History*  \n History of Western Ideas*  \n Nationalism and Modern State*  \n any History Higher Education study  \nContemporary Society studies  \n Sociology Contemporary  \n Australian Society*  \n Australian Studies*  \n Contemporary Society*  \nInformation Technology studies  \n Algorithmics ( HESS)  \n Applied Computing: Data Analytics  \n Applied Computing: Software Development Computing: Informatics*  \n Computing: Software Development*  \n VCE VET Information Technology  \n VCE VET Integrated Technologies  \n IT Applications*  \n Information Systems*  \n Process and Management*  \n Information Technology in Society*  \n VCE VET Information Technology: General*  \n VCE VET Information Technology: Network*  \n VCE VET Information Technology: Software*  \n any Information Technology Higher Education study  \nLanguage studies  \nAboriginal Languages; Albanian*; Arabic; Armenian; Auslan; Australian Indigenous Language*; Bengali; Bosnian; Chin Hakha; Chinese First Language; Chinese Second Language; Chinese Second Language Advanced; Classical Greek; Classical Hebrew; Croatian; Czech*; Dutch; Estonian*; Farsi*; Filipino; French; German; Greek; Hebrew; Hindi; Hungarian; Indigenous Languages of Victoria: Revival and Reclamation*; Indonesian First Language; Indonesian Second Language; Italian; Japanese First Language; Japanese Second Language; Karen; Khmer; Korean First Language; Korean Second Language; Latin; Latvian*; Lithuanian*; Macedonian; Maltese*; Modern Greek*; Persian; Polish; Portuguese; Punjabi; Romanian; Russian; Serbian; Sinhala; Slovenian*; Spanish; Swedish; Tamil; Turkish; Ukrainian*; Vietnamese First Language; Vietnamese Second Language; Yiddish.  \n*Indicates that the study has been replaced or is no longer being offered as part of the VCE.  \nVET industry areas  \nIn addition to the groups above, scored and unscored VET studies may also be grouped in the following industry areas.  \nFor the purpose of ATAR calculation, industry areas are treated as study area groupings.  \n Adult Community – Further Education  \n Aeroskills  \n Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management  \n Animal Care and Management  \n Automotive Retail, Service and Repair  \n Aviation  \n Business Services  \n Community Services  \n Construction, Plumbing and Services  \n Creative Arts and Culture  \n Electrotechnology  \n Financial Services  \n Floristry  \n Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical  \n Foundation Skills  \n Furnishing  \n Hairdressing and Beauty Services  \n Health  \n Informatio","cbCaiefl2aKcJ9lo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiefl2aKcJ9lo","pdf",148518,"English","# Study area group restrictions\n## ATAR contribution limits\n## Treatment of unscored VCE VET results\n# Study area groupings by subject\n## English\n## Mathematics\n## Music\n## History\n## Contemporary Society\n## Information Technology\n## Language\n# VET industry areas for ATAR\n## Industry area treatment\n# Notes and update information\n## Non-scored VET sequences in Music\n## Continuous review and amendments","[{\"question\":\"How many results from the same study area grouping can be included in the ATAR calculation?\",\"answer\":\"At most, two results from the same study area grouping can be included in the primary four, and at most three can contribute to the ATAR, with the third serving as an increment.\"},{\"question\":\"What study types can be included within each study area grouping?\",\"answer\":\"Each grouping may include VCE, VCE VET, and higher education studies.\"},{\"question\":\"How are unscored VCE VET results handled when calculating the ATAR?\",\"answer\":\"If you have unscored VCE VET results, they can only be used in the calculation of your aggregate after all scored results in the same study area grouping have been used.\"}]","Study Area Groupings - Fact Sheet | PDF",1789906828]