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The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) is undertaken by the majority of students in Years 11 and 12. It is generally a two year certificate. At Rowville Secondary College, if you are studying for your VCE, the following conditions apply over the two years of the certificate.

  • In Year 11 you will undertake six (6) Units in Semester 1 and six (6) Units in Semester 2 making a total of twelve (12) units across the year.
  • In Year 11, you must undertake at least two (2) Units from the English group (English; EAL; Literature; or English Language)
  • In Year 12 you will undertake five (5) Unit 3 and 4 sequences making a total of ten (10) units.
  • In Year 12 one of the sequences of units MUST be from the English group (English; EAL; Literature; or English Language).

To successfully complete the VCE you must meet the following criteria:

  • Satisfactorily complete at least 16 units which must include:
  • Three (3) units from the English group with at least one unit at Units 3 & 4 level
  • At least three (3) sequences of Units 3 & 4 studies in addition to the Unit 3 & 4 sequence from the English group, which may include any number of English sequences once the English requirement has been met.

 

To receive an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) at the end of your VCE, you will need to be aware of the following:

  • You must satisfactorily complete both Units 3 and 4 of the same English sequence
  • In each of the study areas of English, Mathematics, History, Contemporary Australian studies, Information technology, LOTE and Music:
    • At most two results can contribute to the primary four within the ATAR
    • At most three results can contribute to the ATAR, be they VCE results, Higher Education study results, or VET results.

The determination of which subjects actually run each year is based on student selection. We cannot guarantee that all subjects will attract enough students to make them viable. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee that subjects will be available at both campuses – it may be necessary for students to undertake cross-campus travel in order to access some subjects.