senior school handbook 2008 - Mount Eliza Secondary College

Criteria
To be offered acceleration through VCE a student will have:
consistently achieved high grades across a broad range of subjects [Note: a semester grade
average of B (VELS) should be achieved]
performed consistently well in English
performed at a particularly high level in the subject(s) most closely related to the area of potential
acceleration
demonstrated a strong work ethic i.e. as identified by completion of all, or at least the significant
majority of, work tasks, or by teacher comments
demonstrated strong organisational skills, resilience and persistence.
To be offered acceleration through alternate programs such as VET a student will have:
demonstrated an appropriate work ethic i.e. as identified by completion of all, or at least the
significant majority of, work tasks, or by teacher comments
demonstrated strong organisational skills, resilience and persistence
achieved academic grades which, while possibly not of a high level, indicate that the student has
applied themselves conscientiously in most areas.
Expectations of Students who Accelerate
i. Acceleration through VCE
The college has high expectations of students who enter the VCE acceleration program. Students
who are accepted into this acceleration program are expected to set personal goals that include:
maintaining grades of an average of above the VELS standard in all subjects within their
chronological year level achieving only high grades in their acceleration subject (i.e. perform as
one of the top 20% of students in the acceleration class)
achieving a final study score of 40+ for the acceleration Unit 3/4 subject
studying five unit 3/4 subjects in Year 12 and achieving high study scores in each of these
completing Year 12 with high Study Scores in six subjects and achieve an ENTER of 90+
These students are also expected to strive to exhibit behaviours which include:
acting as role models for other students
strong organisational skills
resilience and persistence
ii.
Acceleration through Alternate Programs (VET)
The college has high expectations of students who enter the alternate program acceleration path.
Students who are accepted into this acceleration program are expected to set personal goals that
include:
maintaining high levels of performance in the selected alternate program
demonstrating high level organisational skills to effectively manage any combination of school
based and external programs
maintaining high levels of performance in all school based programs
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