Director of Learning Innovation Report 2

Learning Matters

Subject Selection and Course Advice

Thank you to all the parents and students who participated in the Subject Selection Evening and the Year 10 Course Advice Day. We have certainly been making use of our new Zoom skills! Subject Selections have now closed and the process of planning for 2021 has begun.

VCE, VCAL and Assessments

The Victorian Government has announced new measures to reflect the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on VCE students.

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) will introduce a new ‘Consideration of Educational Disadvantage’ process to calculate VCE scores, considering disruptions to learning this year.

The VCAA will consider a range of data provided by schools, together with each student’s exam results.

The data will include:

· the ranked order of students prior to and following the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)

· a student’s indicative grades prior to and following the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)

· school assessments completed prior to remote and flexible learning

· the General Achievement Test (GAT)

· a range of statistical analyses used to calculate final results.

We will be working hard to ensure these new requirements are implemented as soon as possible.

Online Learning

Thank you to everyone in the Nazareth community for the work that is continuing online. This second time around seems a little less daunting. Please let your Pastoral teacher or subject teacher know if there are any online issues for you. You are also welcome to email me at learning@nazareth.vic.edu.au  

Ms Claire Nailon

Director of Learning Innovation