Year 11 Step Up & 

Academic Conferences

Year 11 into Year 12 Step Up Program 2023 

VCE Students: 22 Nov - 1 Dec

VCAL Students: 21 Nov - 25 Nov

The purpose of Step Up is to help maximise the learning opportunities and delivery of the Unit 3 VCE/VM Curriculum Program. 

Teachers will have the opportunity to start teaching Unit 3 and provide students with targeted holiday homework. 

This is to ensure students at the commencement of the following academic year have a solid foundation of required key knowledge and key skills to build upon for the rest of Unit 3. 

By starting Unit 3 in the previous year, more learning time can be spent on exam preparation and exam revision the following year, as well as increased time devoted to SACs and SAC preparation. 

The Step Up program for Year 11 VCE students (Year 12 students in 2023) is a 7-day program starting on Tuesday 22 November and concluding on Thursday 1 Dec with a Year 11 Academic Review Conference.

Year 11 VCAL students will undertake a 5-day Step Up program, starting on Monday 21 November and concluding on Friday 25 November (inclusive of work placement on Thursday 24 November).

It is compulsory for all Year 11 VCE and VCAL students, including Early Start students, to attend the Step Up Program.

Year 11 Academic Review Conferences

All Year 11 students are required to attend a 15-minute, student-led, conference with their Explore teacher on Thursday 1 December in F3 and F4. The purpose of this conference is for students to critically reflect and review their exam preparation and performance, as well as the overall academic school year. 

In addition, students will set learning growth goals for Term 1 2023 based on areas of improvement and discussions during the conference. Parents are encouraged to attend these conferences. 

These conferences are compulsory for all VCE students, and any student who does not attend may be required to attend the review meeting in Week 9.

Please find the full Program Outline here:

David Black 

Leader of Later Years