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Completion of the VCE What is the VCE?, Prerequisites for Unit 3 & Unit 4, Subject Preference Order, Assessment, Authentication , Special Provision

Vocational Major (VM) About the VM, VCE VM subject overviews

Accounting Unit 1: Role of accounting in business, Unit 2: Accounting and decision-making for a trading business, Unit 3: Financial accounting for a trading business, Unit 4: Recording, reporting, budgeting and decision-making

Art Creative Practice Unit 1: Interpreting artworks and exploring the Creative Practice, Unit 2: Interpreting artworks and developing the Creative Practice, Unit 3: Investigation, ideas, artworks and the Creative Practice Artworks ideas and values, Unit 4: Interpreting, resolving and presenting artworks and the Creative Practice Artworks, ideas and viewpoints

Biology Unit 1: How do organisms regulate their functions?, Unit 2: How does inheritance impact on diversity?, Unit 3: How do cells maintain life?, Unit 4: How does life change and respond to challenges?

Business Management Unit 1: Planning a business, Unit 2: Establishing a business, Unit 3: Managing a business, Unit 4: Transforming a business

Chemistry Unit 1: How can the diversity of materials be explained?, Unit 2: What makes water such a unique chemical?, Unit 3: How can chemical processes be designed to optimise efficiency?, Unit 4: How are organic compounds categorised, analysed and used?

English Unit 1 , Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4

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English as an Additional Language Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4

Literature Unit 1 , Unit 2 , Unit 3, Unit 4:

Economics Unit 1: Economic decision-making, Unit 2: Economic issues and living standards, Unit 3: Australia’s living standards, Unit 4: Managing the economy

Environmental Science Unit 1: How are Earth’s dynamic systems interconnected to support life?, Unit 2: What affects Earth’s capacity to sustain life?, Unit 3: How can biodiversity and development be sustained?, Unit 4: How can climate change and the impacts of human energy use be managed?

Food Studies Unit 1: Food origins, Unit 2: Food makers, Unit 3: Food in daily life, Unit 4: Food issues, challenges and futures

Global Politics Unit 1: Political ideas, political actors and political power , Unit 2: Global connections - Global links, cooperation and conflict

Health & Human Development Unit 1: Understanding health and wellbeing, Unit 2: Managing health and development, Unit 3: Australia’s health in a globalised world, Unit 4: Health and human development in a global context

History Units 1 & 2: Empires , Units 3 & 4: Revolutions

Languages French, Japanese, Units 1 & 2: , Units 3 & 4:

Legal Studies Unit 1: Guilt and liability, Unit 2: Sanctions, remedies and rights, Unit 3: Rights and justice, Unit 4: The people and the law

Mathematics overview What Mathematics pathway should I choose in VCE?, Possible pathways for studies in Mathematics , VCE Foundation Mathematics

General Mathematics Units 1 & 2: General Mathematics, Units 3 & 4: General Mathematics

Mathematics Methods Units 1 & 2: Mathematical Methods, Units 3 & 4: Mathematical Methods

Specialist Mathematics Units 1 & 2: Specialist Mathematics, Units 3 & 4: Specialist Mathematics

Media Unit 1: Media forms, representations and Australian stories , Unit 2: Narrative across media forms , Unit 3: Media narratives and pre-production , Unit 4: Media production and issues in the media

Music Units 1 & 2: Music, Units 3 & 4: Music Repertoire Performance, Units 3 & 4: Music Contemporary Performance, Units 3 & 4: Music Inquiry

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Outdoor & Environmental Studies Unit 3: Relationships with natural environments, Unit 4: The future of human-nature interactions, Video presentation

Physical Education Unit 1: Bodies in motion, Unit 2: Physical activity, sport and society, Unit 3: Movement skills and energy for physical activity, Unit 4: Training to improve performance, Video presentation

Physics Unit 1: How is energy useful to society?, Unit 2: How does physics help us to understand the world?, Unit 3: How do fields explain motion and electricity?, Unit 4: How can two contradictory models explain both light and matter?

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Product Design & Technology Unit 1: Sustainability redevelopment of a product, Unit 2: Collaborative design, Unit 3: Applying the product design process, Unit 4: Product development and evaluation

Psychology Unit 1: How are behaviour and mental processes shaped?, Unit 2: How do internal and external factors influence behaviour and mental processes?, Unit 3: How does experience affect behaviour and mental processes?, Unit 4: How is wellbeing developed and maintained?

Sociology Unit 1: Youth and family, Unit 2: Social norms: breaking the code, Unit 3: Culture and ethnicity, Unit 4: Community, social movements and social change

Theatre Studies Unit 1: Pre-modern theatre styles and conventions, Unit 2: Modern theatre styles and conventions, Unit 3: Producing theatre, Unit 4: Presenting an interpretation

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Visual Communication Design Unit 1: Introduction to visual communication design, Unit 2: Applications of visual communication with design fields, Unit 3: Visual communication design practices, Unit 4: Visual communication design, development, evaluation and presentation

About VET Overview, Costs, VCE VET studies offered

Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance

Certificate II in Animal Studies

Certificate II in Applied Fashion Design & Technology

Certificate II in Beauty Services

Certificate II in Dance

Certificate III in Early Child Education & Care*

Certificate II in Engineering Studies

Certificate III in Events

Certificate II in Hospitality

Certificate III in Information, Digital Media & Technology

Certificate II in Laboratory Skills

Certificate III in Music Industry (Performance)

Certificate II in Sport & Recreation

Certificate III in Tourism

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Certificate II in Dance

Campus: Sandringham Secondary College.Wednesday afternoons.

Assessment: Scored

Code: VEDA

Certificate II in Dance is suitable for students who are interested in pursuing a career in the dance industry.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will gain a Certificate II in Dance and a study score towards their ATAR. Throughout the two year course, students participate in regular technique classes and dance conditioning classes in their selected dance styles. Students work with industry guest choreographers and mentors to learn rehearse and perform dance works at the dance showcases. Students also learn, rehearse and perform solos from industry experts of their dance styles as preparation for work in the live performance industry. Students study nutrition, anatomy and physiology. They learn to work effectively with others and develop knowledge about establishing a career in the creative arts industry. Students study and practice audition techniques, research dance history, and develop a professional dance CV.

Students who undertake this subject must have past experience in dance and should be enrolled in dance classes outside of school. It is recommended that students have three to four years dance and/or movement experience.

Certificate II in Dance is suitable for students who are interested in pursuing a career in the dance industry.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will gain a Certificate II in Dance and a study score towards their ATAR.

Throughout the two year course, students participate in regular technique classes (in a range of selected styles) and dance conditioning classes.

Students work with industry guest choreographers and mentors, perform at our annual dance showcase and at a range of other gigs and performances throughout the year.
Students study nutrition, anatomy and physiology.
They learn to work with others and about establishing a career in the creative arts industry.
Students study and practice audition techniques, research dance history, and develop a professional dance CV.

Assessment

Scored assessment is available for this study. Students wishing to receive an ATAR contribution for this study must undertake the scored assessment. Students who receive a Units 3 and 4 sequence for this study will be eligible for an increment towards their ATAR (10 per cent of the lowest study score of the primary four).

Costs

It is anticipated the course costs for 2023 will be $850. Costs will be confirmed in October 2022 and an invoice sent to parents/guardians in November. Fees need to be paid in full prior to the end of the current school year in order to secure a place.