What is Special Provision?

Special Provision is available for VCE or VCAL students affected by illness, disability or other factors. Where approved, Special Provision provides students with an opportunity to participate in and demonstrate what they have learned.

Special Provision is available for:

classroom learning
school-based assessments
VCE external assessments.

Students may be able to get Special Provision if they are affected by:

an acute or chronic illness
personal or family issues
an impairment or disability, including a learning disorder.

Students whose learning or assessment has been severely affected by hardship which has resulted in lengthy absences from school may also be able to get special provision.

What happens if you are granted Special Provision? Special Provision can take a number of forms including:

completing classroom activities and assessment tasks at a different time
being given extra time to complete work or assessment tasks
completing a different assessment task or a different type of task
using technology, aide or other special arrangements to assist with classroom learning or assessment tasks
deriving outcomes or scores from other assessments or work completed by the student.

How do you apply for Special Provision?

If you think you may be eligible for Special Provision then you need to contact your school principal or VCE Co-ordinator. Your school has responsibility for determining if you are eligible for Special Provision for classroom learning and/or school-based assessments.

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) has responsibility for determining if you are eligible for Special Examination Arrangements for VCE external assessments including the General Achievement Test (GAT).

Schools are responsible for submitting applications for Special Examination Arrangements on behalf of their students.

More information about Special Provision can be found on the VCAA website

You can also contact the VCAA by:

Telephone: 9032 1629

(the national telephone interpreting service is available on 131 450)

Email: vcaa@education.vic.gov.au

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) is the government body that

sets the courses taught in Victorian schools
plans and manages assessment of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL).

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