VCE 2021

The College will be offering for the first time in 2021 a VCE subject, as part of the Early Start VCE program within the Year 10 Senior School program. The College will be offering Business Management Units 1 & 2, to a small select group of students in 2021. 

The areas covered in this Unit 1 and 2 are:

Business Management Unit 1: Planning a Business

Businesses of all sizes are major contributors to the economic and social wellbeing of a nation. Therefore how businesses are formed and the fostering of conditions under which new business ideas can emerge are vital for a nation’s wellbeing. Taking a business idea and planning how to make it a reality are the cornerstones of economic and social development. In this unit students explore the factors affecting business ideas and the internal and external environments within which businesses operate, and the effect of these on planning a business.

Business Management Unit 2: Establishing a business

This unit focuses on the establishment phase of a business’s life. Establishing a business involves complying with legal requirements as well as making decisions about how best to establish a system of financial record keeping, staff the business and establish a customer base. In this unit students examine the legal requirements that must be satisfied to establish a business. They investigate the essential features of effective marketing and consider the best way to meet the needs of the business in terms of staffing and financial record keeping. Students analyse various management practices in this area by applying this knowledge to contemporary business case studies. 

This means the students accepted into the Early Start Program will be able to undertake a VCE subject Unit 1 and 2 in year 10 and then complete the Unit 3 and 4 components in Year 11. To achieve the VCE 16 units students are required to be completed 4 (including English) as Unit 3 and 4 sequences. 

An Early Start VCE subject is very beneficial to academically inclined students as it provides a staged approach to the demands of a VCE program, which may enhance their study scores and in turn improve their ATAR score. 

The school will invite eligible year 9 students to apply for this program early in term 3, in order for student to be invited to apply the student must demonstrate above average academic performance and an excellent work ethic and capacity to meet tight timelines.

The following criteria will be applied:

• CAT results (scoring in the top 20% of their year level).
• work ethic will be judged based their teacher rankings on both the term one and term two Progress Reports and the Semester One reports.
• class and school attendance will also be a strong determinant, students seeking early entry to VCE must demonstrate attendance levels at an average of 90% or above across the full range of subjects.

Eligible applicants will need to apply in writing for a place supporting their application with a completed careers/course pathway plan indicating how Early Entry to VCE will support their course and career ambitions with the strong support and approval of parents/carers.  

Students entering the program will be expected to sign the Senior School VCE Agreement which outlines a number of non-negotiables expectations including attendance at 90% or above and acceptance of the classes commencing early twice per week.

Glen Cowan 

Assistant Principal 

Strategic Planning & Curriculum Innovation