EDUCATION

GAT Date Change

The GAT has again been rescheduled. Once we know of a new date, we shall notify our SCSC community.

Completing High School in 2021?

Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

VTAC will run a series of online information sessions from Monday 02 August, when VTAC applications open. There are two main types of sessions, with a variety of start times available for each to suit student and parent schedules:

- Applying for tertiary courses (and understanding the ATAR): provides an overview of the entire application process, including finding courses, preferences, results and offers. Includes a brief discussion of SEAS and Scholarships.

- Understanding special consideration (SEAS) and scholarships: provides detailed information about applying for SEAS and scholarships.

The webinars are free, and open to all students and parents, however registration is required as places are limited.

Students and parents can book now via this link: https://vtac.edu.au/events

GAT - Interested in being paid 6 hrs work as an 2021 Assistant Supervisor?

We are looking for Expressions of Interest for 2021 Assistant Supervisors.

The VCAA General Achievement Test (GAT) will be rescheduled at a later date. If you are interested in carrying out such a role and meet the criteria below please contact Andrea Loving at: andrea.loving@education.vic.gov.au

As an Assistant Supervisor, I am not:

(i) Related to, or associated with, any student undertaking a VCE Unit 3 or 4 study in 2021 at the school where I am employed.

(ii) Teaching any student in a VCE Unit 3 or 4 study in 2021.

(iii) Tutoring a student in a VCE Unit 3 or 4 study in 2021 at the school where I am employed.

(iv) Related to or associated with any person engaged in teaching, tutoring or coaching any students undertaking a VCE Unit 3 or 4 study in 2021, or any school personnel engaged in organising or checking VCE external assessment* materials at the school where I am employed.

(v) Employed by the school as a teacher (excluding CRT) or member of the administration staff.

Examples of related to or associated with students or any person include: children, via relatives/relationships by marriage or de facto or by other living arrangements, friends, neighbours, business or community associates, tutoring or teaching relationships.

Examples of related to or associated with schools (or educational organisations) means a school or educational organisation at which you teach or have taught, tutored, or attended immediately before your employment, or with which a spouse or other person with whom you have a relationship or association with as defined above, is involved with VCE Unit 3 or 4 in 2021 or you are a member of the administration or teaching staff. Note: You cannot be employed as a supervisor at a school where you have taught units 1-2 and/or 3-4 in the last two years.

2021 After School Tutoring Program

This program is designed to benefit students by clarifying understanding, gaining more literacy and numeracy skill, seeking assistance in foil subjects, staying up to date on tasks, and giving more time to achieve set outcomes.

All students are invited to attend either Tuesday and Thursday (Maths and Creative) or Wednesday (Maths and English) from 3pm until 4pm.

SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE REFORM

Victoria is transforming the delivery of senior secondary education with the introduction of a single senior secondary certificate that will offer greater access to quality vocational and applied learning pathways for all students. The senior secondary education reforms aim to provide access to education and training that is relevant, engaging and that delivers in-demand skills for the future world of work, ensuring that students can access education that leads to employment.

Next year students will still be able to enrol in either the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) or the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). The following year, in 2023, VCAL students will be enrolled in the new VCE Vocational Specialisation or the new Foundation Pathways Certificate which will be introduced to replace Foundation VCAL.

The VCE Vocational Specialisation will be recognised internationally, be valued by employers and will build on the strengths of VCAL including providing:

flexible timetables that allow students to study at school, TAFE and work
opportunities to experience real-life workplaces
subjects that will build students skills and prepare them for life after school
greater access to high quality VET learning, either in school, a neighboring school or a local TAFE

The new certificates are part of a suite of 38 reforms recommended in the Review into Vocational and Applied Learning Pathways in Senior Secondary Schooling (the Firth Review) to lift the quality and perception of vocational education and help more students access high-quality applied learning programs.

Course selection in 2022

We are supporting all students in their course selections for 2022 and are providing the following advice and information to students considering a VCAL pathway.

If students are studying VCAL in 2022 they will transfer into the VCE Vocational Specialisation with credit for completed VCAL subjects in 2023. In 2023, students will continue to study Senior VCAL subjects in the new certificate as part of the implementation process. At the end of 2023, these students will be awarded the VCE Vocational Specialisation if they meet the requirements.

Students who are studying Foundation VCAL over multiple years, including in 2022, will transfer into a new foundation pathways certificate in 2023 with credit for completed subjects. These students will study the new foundation subjects and graduate with the Foundation Pathways Certificate.

This approach provides assurance and clarity to current Year 10 students some of whom will be among the first cohort to receive a VCE Vocational Specialisation Certificate in 2023.

If you would like to talk further about these changes please contact, Luci Reuben (Luci.Reuben@education.vic.gov.au). To learn more about Victoria’s senior secondary certificate reform, you can visit this website.