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Contents

SATISFYING LEARNING OUTCOMES ............................................................................................... 3

ATTENDANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 3

SPECIAL PROVISION ............................................................................................................................ 4

Special arrangements for Examinations ............................................................................................ 4

Derived examination score ................................................................................................................. 4

Application for special provision ....................................................................................................... 5

SCHOOL ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................ 3

COURSEWORK ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................. 3

GENERAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST (GAT) ............................................................................................ 3

INDICATIVE GRADES ........................................................................................................................... 3

AUTHENTICATION OF WORK ............................................................................................................ 5

BREACH OF RULES ............................................................................................................................... 5

ELECTRONIC DEVICES ........................................................................................................................ 5

BYOD ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

.Borrowing a Netbook ......................................................................................................................... 6

MOBILE PHONES ................................................................................................................................. 6

Media Players e.g. iPods ...................................................................................................................... 6

WHAT IS A SAC GRADE? ..................................................................................................................... 7

WHAT IS A STUDY SCORE? ................................................................................................................ 7

WHAT IS THE ATAR? ............................................................................................................................ 7

HOW IS THE ATAR CALCULATED? ............................................................................................... 7

IMPLICATIONS OF SCALING .......................................................................................................... 7

HOW IS VCAL ACCREDITED? ............................................................................................................. 7

APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF CHANGE OF UNIT ...................................................... 9

APPLICATION FOR ALTERNATIVE SAC ARRANGEMENT ........................................................ 10

APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM UNIT 3 AND 4 GRADED ASSESSMENT .............. 11

INFORMATION FOR SCHOOL REFERENCE ................................................................................... 12


SATISFYING LEARNING OUTCOMES

To pass any VCE unit it is necessary to demonstrate achievement of the set of outcomes for the unit as specified by the study design. The decision about satisfactory completion of outcomes is based upon the teacher’s assessment of the students overall performance on the tasks designed for the unit. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the requirements and assessment for each unit. If you have any doubts, check with your subject teacher or seek the advice of the Year Level Coordinator. It is important to recognise that Extensions of Time are rarely given during Units 3 and 4 and then under exceptional circumstances. Formal application must be made through the Year Level Coordinator. – see Special Provision

ASSESSMENT

COURSEWORK ASSESSMENT GRADES

Schools are responsible for the initial assessment of Coursework. Teachers may provide numerical marks or grade descriptors on individual Coursework tasks as part of the feedback to students. However, any Coursework assessments given are ‘conditional’. A students total score for SAC may change following statistical moderation. If you fail an assessment task, you may be given the chance to resubmit the task, submit additional work or undertake an alternative task to enable you to meet the unit outcomes and be awarded an ‘S’ for the unit. . However, your graded assessment score cannot be altered.

GENERAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST (GAT)

All students enrolled in one or more Units 3 / 4 sequences must sit the GAT. Wednesday 14th June 2017. The three components assessed are:

1. Written communication 2. Mathematics, science and technology 3. Humanities, the arts, social sciences.

Although GAT results do not count directly towards VCE results, they play an important role in checking that School-assessed Tasks, School-assessed Coursework and examinations have been accurately assessed, and in the calculation of Derived Examination Scores if required (see Special Provision).

INDICATIVE GRADES

VCAA requires teachers to provide indicative grades. These are predictions of a student’s actual level of achievement on an examination, and are generally determined by student’s performance on school based assessment as well as demonstrated knowledge and ability. These grades are used to identify examinations that require reassessment as well as in the calculation of Derived Examination Scores if required (see Special Provision).

ATTENDANCE POLICY REQUIREMENTS


Students are required to attend at least 90% of all classes. This requirement does not include approved absences. However, a minimum attendance requirement is necessary to meet authentication rules. Students who are absent from school without a medical certificate for prolonged periods of time are in danger of failing unit/s . It is essential that students meet the attendance policy requirement as outline by the VCAA. The VCE involves frequent deadlines for work. Outcome Tasks and some School Assessed Coursework specify that particular tasks are to be done at school so tha the students work can be authenictaged and students skills can be assessed by the study teacher. Students absent from SAC’s must notify the school and provide a medial certifacte. For absemces to be ‘approved’ they must be supported buuy relevant documentation – medical cerrificate, other professionsal documentation.

Non-essential appointments (such as haircuts and driving lessons) should be made out of school time. If, however, a student is absent for confirmed, legitimate reasons during assessment, the subject teacher may set an alternative task of equal scope and difficulty, or reschedule the assessment task.

Students may leave the school grounds at lunchtime after signing out at the general office. They must ensure they return promptly for their session 5 class, or private study session. At any other times, students must provide a note from parents requesting permission.

Note: students receiving any form of government assistance need to be aware that any unauthorized absences must be forwarded to Centrelink and payments may be affected

SPECIAL PROVISION

Special provision provides for students whose ability to demonstrate achievement is affected by illness, accidents or personal circumstances. A medical certificate is required. Students who are eligible for Special Provision are still required to meet the requirements for Satisfactory Completion of Outcomes. If eligible, the school may assist by:

Rescheduling assessment tasks Setting alternative or substitute tasks Allowing more time to complete a task Allowing the use of different arrangements to complete an assessment

If none of these provisions is effective, the school may award a score determined by the teacher, based on other completed work.

Special arrangements for Examinations

The school may apply to the VCAA for special arrangements for students who because of illness or disability are unable to complete their examinations in the same way or under the same conditions as other students. Any application must be accompanied by recent supportive medical or specialist documentation. Other supporting evidence is required for students applying for special arrangements such as extra reading / writing time / use of technology due to a learning disability.

Derived examination score

If a student becomes ill or experiences an accident or personal trauma in the 2 weeks leading up to the examinations or during the examination period, they may apply to have the examination result determined by the VCAA, using the students other scores and indicative grades


Application is made to the Principal through the VCE Coordinators and if eligible a recommendation is made to the VCAA.

This must be substantiated with evidence from an independent professional If approved, the VCAA will derive a final result for the examination using moderated

school assessments, GAT scores, other examinations if applicable and the Indicative Grades provided by the school and use this to calculate the Study Score.

Application for special provision

It is the student’s responsibility to see the VCE Coordinator as soon as possible if they consider they are eligible for Special Provision.

AUTHENTICATION OF WORK

Authentication is the process by which we ensure that work is in fact that of the student. VCAA has a strict set of Procedures and Rules contained in the VCE/VCAL Administrative Handbook. A summary is given below. Students must ensure that all unacknowledged work submitted for Learming outcome, School

assessed coursework or assessment tasks is genuinely their own work. All work that involves other sources must be acknowledged as such. This includes texts, Internet

sites, source material and the names and status of people who have provided assistance (and the type of assistance provided).

Students must not accept undue assistance from others in the preparation and submission of work. Students must ensure that the teacher sees the development of work over a period of time. The

work will only be assessed if the teacher can attest that all unacknowledged work is the student’s own.

Students may be asked to demonstrate understanding of the task at the time of submission or assessment.

Students must not submit the same piece of work for assessment in more that one study. Students who knowingly assist other students in a breach of rules may be penalised If a piece of work cannot be authenticated, then the matter must be dealt with as a breach of rules

as outlined below.

BREACH OF RULES

Students must be able to provide evidence that the work submitted is their own and/or was completed in accordance with the VCAA’s requirements. If the school is satisfied on the basis of evidence and following an interview with the student, that there has been a substantial breach of rules, the Principal has the power to

Reprimand the student and impose disciplinary measures or Give the student the opportunity to resubmit work or Refuse to accept that part of the work which infringes the rules or Refuse to accept the work in which case an ‘N’ will be awarded

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

BYOD

To support their learning and make effective use of time both in and out of class, students are strongly encouraged to bring their own laptop and connect it to the school network. This option allows


students to access information through student shared folders and save work onto their home folder as a back up.

If students use a computer to produce work for a learning outcome, coursework or assessed task, then it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that there is an alternative system available in case the computer or printer malfunctions or becomes unavailable. Hard copies of the work in progress should be produced regularly to meet drafting or authentication requirements. Each time changes are made the work should be saved onto a backup disk. A USB disk may be used by VCE students for the storage of coursework and assessment tasks. It is vital that students do not store any coursework or assessment task material on the hard disk of the school computers. This is in breach of VCAA rules as it allows other students to access this material. A password protected folder is provided on the network for this purpose (see the Learning Technologies Manager).

Borrowing a Netbook

Some Netbooks are available for loan through the General Office for students who need temporary access to a computer. (Provided you have been responsible in the past) NetBooks must be borrowed with a bag and be carried in the bag to and from the General Office. Netbooks MUST be returned at the end of the lesson / end of the day. They are not to be stored in lockers or taken home.

MOBILE PHONES

Students may bring personal mobile phones to school, however as a general rule, they

should not be brought into the classroom. If students using a mobile phone inappropriately it

will be confiscated and kept in the main office.

Apps on Smart phones may be used to support learning if approved by the class teacher.

Media Players e.g. iPods

These are permitted at school during recesses, lunch and private study. Media players are not to be used in class unless approved by the class teacher Private Study Sesstion Students have timetabled study sessions each week and must ensure that they organise their study to ensure that they use these studies productively . Students undertake these sessions in the library, where an attendance roll is marked. Students are expected to attend form assembly even if they have private study sessions during periods 1 and 2.

FORM ASSEMBLY

Form assembly is held at the beginning of each day. Stduents are expected to attend form assebley,

even if they have privage study sessions 1 and 2. Key information is communicated at this time

and it iessential that students attend so they aare fully informed.

UNIFORM

You have the privilege of a distinctive VCE / VCAL top as part of the school unirom. If you are

unable to wear full schoolunifrom, you must bring a note to the General Office for approval.


YEAR 12 DRIVERS

If you are privileged enough to have a car and a license, your car needs to remain out of school

grounds. It is school and Department of Education and Training policy that you are not to transport

other students during school hours or on school excrusions.

THE MYSTERY OF VCE STUDY SCORES AND TERTIARY ENTRANCE RANKS

WHAT IS A SAC GRADE?

A SAC grade is the mark awarded by the school for internally assessed tasks. Grades are awarded from A+

(highest) to E (lowest passing score) with 'N' indicating a failure to satisfy the learning outcomes and 'UG'

indicates that the work does not warrant a grade and needs to be resubmitted to gain an `S' grade.

WHAT IS A STUDY SCORE?

A study score shows how well you have perfoed in a study compared to everyone else in Victoria who took

that study. They are caclcualted by the VCAA and used by the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Cwtnre

(VTAC) to calculate the ATAR. The maximum study score is 50.A study score of 30 is an average

performance and 45 or above is an exceptional performance.

WHAT IS THE ATAR?

The ATAR( Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) is the mainway fjor assessing and comparing the resultgs of

year 12 studetns for entry into Univerity , in all states except Queensland. It is a number etween 0 and 99.95

which reports your postion relative to all other studenter. A rank of 75.00 for example, means an overall result

equal to or better than 75% of the candidates in the population

HOW IS THE ATAR CALCULATED?

The ATAR will take into account:

your study score in English (after scaling)

your next best three study scores (after scaling)

• ten percent of your next two best study scores (after scaling).

Your score for English plus your next best three study scores arecalled your `primary four'. The next two

best study scores are generated from your fifth and sixth equivalent studies.

IMPLICATIONS OF SCALING

Students and parents need to be conscious of the effects of scaling. Study scores in a subject are relative to the

general ability of the total group taking that subject. The study scores are scaled according to the ability of the

total group taking a subject compared with the ability of students taking other subjects. Some students choose

`easier' subjects to obtain higher study scores. Our experience has been that this usually works against them.

VTAC lists the effects of scaling on individual subjects and you should read this information contained in

the booklet `Tertiary Selection and the ATAR'. Information is available on the VTAC website.

http://www.vtac.edu.au/

HOW IS VCAL ACCREDITED?

VCAL is assessed at 3 levels Senior, Intermediate and Foundation. At each level students have outcomes to

complete at the prescribed levels. To attain a VCAL Certificate of any level, students must complete with

competency all 10 units. These units are:

VCAL Literacy –Reading and Writing

VCAL Literacy- Oracy

http://www.vtac.edu.au/


VCAL Personal Development Skills

VCAL Work Related Skills Unit 1 & 2

VCAL Numeracy

VCE – 2 units (either 1&2 or 3&4)

VET Certificate (2 units)


APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF CHANGE OF UNIT

ONCE COMPLETED A COPY OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM MUST BE RETURNED

TO THE YLC Students will receive a copy if requested.

Student Name Form Date of request

Unit you wish to change from

Unit you wish to change to

Please give full reasons for your request

YLC Notes :

Signatures

Student

Date

Parent

Date

Year Level Coordinator

Date

Approved YES / NO


APPLICATION FOR ALTERNATIVE SAC ARRANGEMENT

Granting of alternative SAC arrangements eg/ extension of time, completion at a different time, provision of

an alternative task is not automatic.

A valid reason is required, and supporting documentation should be provided where applicable.

THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO THE YLC

Student Name Date of request

Unit Teacher

Description of Assessment task.

Reason for alternative arrangements (Please make reference to supporting documentation if applicable)

Signatures

Student

Date

Parent

Date

Subject Teacher

Date

YLC / teacher comments

Year Level Coordinator Date

Approved YES / NO


APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM UNIT 3 AND 4 GRADED

ASSESSMENT

School – assessed Coursework and School – assessed Tasks assess the students; level of achievement on the assessment

tasks designated in the study design.

The initial assessment is the responsibility of the school and these scores are statistically moderated with the scores

achieved on the external exams, the performance on the GAT.

The results count towards a student’s Study Score in each VCE study and the calculation of the student’s ATAR. The

ATAR is used primarily by Universities and Colleges as part of their selection process.

Students can successfully complete their VCE through achieving satisfactory completion of all the learning outcomes in

the subjects studied – they do not need study scores. For students who do not wish to undertake further studies after the

completion of VCE, a study score / ATAR is not essential.

Some students may elect not to have their work given a graded assessment. Some advantages and disadvantages of this

are

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

Students may be given more time to

complete tasks

Students may get assistance from teachers

in the completion of coursework which is

required to meet learning outcomes

Students will not be under as much

pressure to achieve high grades

Students can still pass their VCE

Tertiary student could be undertaken later

in life as a mature age student

Students do not get an ATAR, limiting

options of tertiary study

Students perceive this as a soft option and

do not put the necessary work into their

studies

Students may lose focus due to absence of

motivation that comes with competitive

assessment

Students will not have graded assessment

to show prospective employers

Students wishing to consider this option are advised to discuss this with their parents, teachers, VCE Coordinator and

parents. The decision to withdraw from graded assessment is final.

Agreement:

I ____________________would like to withdraw from graded assessment, in

_______________. I have read the above and discussed it with my parent/guardian, subject teacher and VCE

coordinator and am aware that I will not receive a study score or ATAR contribution for this

subject.

Student signature Date

Parent / guardian signature Date

Class teacher signature Date

Comments

Coordinator / SSL signed

Comments

Interview with student held:


Contact with parent:

INFORMATION FOR SCHOOL REFERENCE

This form is available also on the Student Public Folders on the school intranet (Details for References). Although the

final form for submission in August / September may be updated, you are advised to spend time throughout the year

developing a comprehensive record of your involvement in school and community activities

Timboon P-12 School 2016 Year 12 Reference information

Name

Address

Date of Birth

Subjects completed in VCE / VET/VCAL

Subjects completed in Year 11 Results Subjects in Year 12

Awards and Achievements : Including Merits, Scholarships, Citizenship Awards,

Competitions, Achievement Awards.

Awards/Achievements Years Year Levels



Record of interest and responsibilities

Year

and

Level

Extra curricula

involvements

Inter school sport Positions of

responsibility

Employment Other areas

Year 12

2016

Year 11

2015

Year 10

2014

Year 9

2013

Year 8

2012

Year 7

2011

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