June Exam Period

Exams

The June Exam period for students will occur between Friday 3rd June and Friday 10th June. This includes JMSS Exams/Year 12 SAC’s and the VCAA General Achievement Test (the GAT). The last school day of Semester One is Thursday 2nd June.

For this June exam period all JMSS exams and SAC’s will be held at JMSS. The GAT exam will be held on Tuesday 7th June at Monash University Campus Centre for all students who are completing a Unit 3 and 4 VCAA examination this year.

Exam Timetable

A copy of the JMSS exam timetable has been emailed to students last week. A detailed version of the exam timetable containing information on exam length, exam date, exam starting time and exam location, will be emailed to students soon. During the exam period students are only required to attend school for their exams. Full school uniform must be worn.

VCAA General Achievement Test GAT - 3 hour Exam

All students completing a Unit 3 & 4 subject this year  an official VCAA exam GAT advice slip, indicating date, time and location of this exam.  A VCAA GAT briefing for students will be occurring at school prior to this exam. For Year 12 students this will occur on Wednesday 1st June. For Year 10 and 11 students this will occur on Friday 27th May. A GAT brochure prepared by VCAA will be distributed to students at this briefing. To find out more about the GAT examination, ask your son or daughter to share this information with you.

Arrival Time for Exams

JMSS Exams held in the JMSS Building – 30 minutes prior to exam starting time.

VCAA GAT examination – 1 hour prior to exam starting time. Students are to assemble at JMSS. They will be escorted to the VCAA examination rooms at the Monash Campus Centre.

Students and parents need to be aware that different public transport timetables operate during the day. This needs to be considered in planning travel and school arrival time. Also students and parents need to allow time for possible disruptions on public transport or traffic congestion.

Exams are an important part of formal assessment at JMSS and students are expected to attend all their scheduled exams. If your son or daughter is unable to attend an examination due to illness, you need to notify JMSS’s Attendance Officer on the morning of the examination on 9902 9712 or email Absences@jmss.vic.edu.au. The student will require a Medical Certificate to be presented to verify the illness, for the examination to be rescheduled.

Semester Two will begin on Tuesday June 14th immediately following the exam period. There will be two weeks of classes before the holiday break begins on Saturday 25th June.

Angela Woodman

VCE Co-Manager