Senior School News
GAT 2022
General Achievement Test
The GAT is changing.
From 2023 we will be transitioning the VCE and VCAL to a new integrated senior secondary certificate. As part of the reform of the VCE and VCAL system, Victorian senior secondary students will this year have their literacy and numeracy skills measured against new standards in a redeveloped GAT.
The new standards will indicate whether students have demonstrated the literacy and numeracy skills typically expected of someone completing their secondary schooling – giving another indication of their readiness to move onto further education, training or employment.
The GAT will be held on Wednesday 7 September and will be conducted in two sections.
- Section A will assess literacy and numeracy skills: 9.30 am – 11.45am
- Section B will assess skills in mathematics, science, technology, the arts, humanities, with an increased focus on critical and creative thinking skills: 1.15pm – 3pm
All students enrolled in one or more VCE or scored VCE VET Unit 3 –4 sequence will be required to sit Sections A and B. Senior VCAL students will sit Section A.