9-12 Course Selection Guide - Mount Eliza Secondary College

VCE Scored and Non Scored StudiesAreas of StudyThere are over 40 individual studies in the VCE, including Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs,organised into different fields of study. Of these studies, the majority will be available at Mount Eliza SecondaryCollege in 2014. Of these, only English Units 1 & 2 are compulsory in Year 11.Unit Outcomes & School Assessed CourseworkOutcomes refer to key knowledge and key skills specified in each study. Each VCE unit includes a set of two tofour outcomes which must be achieved for satisfactory completion of the unit.Achievement of the outcomes is based on the teacher’s assessment of the student’s performance on assessmenttasks designated for the unit.School assessed coursework is made up of the assessment tasks specified in the study design. The assessment tasksare part of the regular teaching and learning program; they must be completed mainly in class time within a limitedtime frame.At Units 3 & 4, marks will be allocated for the coursework assessment tasks and will contribute to the final studyscore. These marks will be reported to VCAA. Marks in Units 1 & 2 will be used only for internal reporting and donot contribute to the ATAR. (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank).The final study score issued for Units 3 & 4 will be a compilation of marks allocated for coursework marks andexam results.VCAA Requirements:In order to attain your VCE Certificate, you must satisfactorily complete a minimum of16 units including: 3 units from the English group 3 other Unit 3 & 4 sequences (6 units which could include a VET sequence)NOTE: To obtain an ATAR, satisfactory completion of both Units 3 & 4 of an Englishstudy is required.