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This approach will ensure that Victorian students are not disadvantaged in comparison to interstate students in the calculation of their individual ATAR.  \nExamples of significant severe impacts relating to coronavirus include:  \n• direct impact on the health and wellbeing of the student and/or their immediate family  \n• long-term or multiple school closures and significant gaps in continuity of learning  \n• ongoing issues while learning remotely, e.g. internet connectivity issues, unavailability of a suitable device or workplace  \n• students dealing with substantial extra family responsibilities, e.g. increased caring responsibilities for other siblings  \n• ongoing mental health challenges  \n• financial stress  \n• family violence  \n• family member losing their job (student needing to extend their hours of employment or gain employment) .  \nFurther details about this process will be communicated to schools via a Notice to Schools shortly.  \nKey dates  \nThe General Achievement Test (GAT) will be rescheduled to Wednesday 7 October 2020.  \nThe scheduling of end of year examinations will remain unchanged, with the exception of the Critical Thinking Test, which will be rescheduled from Wednesday 12 August.  \nThe examination dates provide sufficient time for teachers and students to complete adjusted VCE Unit 4 learning and school-based assessments, and to adequately prepare for the examinations.  \nThey also allow for VCE and VCAL students to receive their results and ATARs on 30 December as per the current schedule.  \nVTAC  \nStudents applying for tertiary places in 2021 can also submit a Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) application to VTAC.  \nThe VCAA is working closely with VTAC to ensure information collection processes are complementary and do not create unnecessary additional administrative burden for schools and/or students.  \nStudents who have been impacted by additional factors and circumstances can still apply for special consideration through the VCAA’s existing processes to ensure they are not adversely and unfairly affected.  \nVictorian Certificate of Education – Vocational Education and Training Programs  \nA number of VCE VET Units 3 and 4 sequences have","cbCaijqg8dwriRLg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijqg8dwriRLg","pdf",215040,"English","# Consideration of Educational Disadvantage\n## Data used for calculating VCE scores\n## Examples of significant severe impacts\n# Key dates and examination arrangements\n## GAT rescheduling\n## End-of-year examinations and Critical Thinking Test\n# Tertiary applications and special consideration\n## SEAS to VTAC\n## Existing special consideration processes\n# VCE VET and VCAL flexibility\n## VCE VET scored programs and practical assessments\n## VCAL adjustments for remote learning\n# Further information and contact","[{\"question\":\"What is the “Consideration of Educational Disadvantage” process introduced by the VCAA?\",\"answer\":\"It is a new approach used when calculating VCE scores to take account of disruptions to students’ learning during the COVID-19 period. 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