Does every school offer the same VCE subjects?

Does every school offer the same VCE subjects?

Each school decides which VCE subjects they offer. Most subjects are made up of four units which your child studies over two years (one unit per semester): Units 1/2 are usually studied in year 11.

What subjects are compulsory for VCE?

English is the only compulsory study that all students are required to complete at VCE level. Students may choose to complete English or Literature, or both. International students will complete English as an Additional Language. Humanities offers three subjects at VCE level including Geography, History and Politics.

How many VCE subjects do you need to do?

To complete VCE you need to complete a minimum of 16 subjects (units) across year 11 and 12. It doesn’t matter what your results are – as long as you complete all of your subjects, you’ll get your VCE.

What are the easiest VCE subjects?

Top 5 Easiest VCE Subjects

• English.
• Further Maths.
• Psychology.
• Math Methods.
• Health and Human Development.

Is it better to do 5 or 6 VCE subjects?

Most importantly, 6 subjects is obviously better than 5. A student who completes a subject early will have an automatic 10% advantage over a student who only completes 5. Furthermore, 6th subject will ensure that a poor mark in one subject will have less of an impact on your overall score.

What is the hardest VCE subject?

What are the hardest VCE subjects? Hardest: Legal Studies; workload can be crazy, you’ll have no idea what exactly the questions require for full marks unless you have a good teacher, scales down. Easiest: Specialist; fun, very straightforward, learn concepts and practice for exam, much narrower than methods.

Does Year 11 count towards VCE?

Not at all. Your ATAR is a combination of your marks from the HSC exams and your assessment marks from year 12 only.

Is it good to do a VCE subject in Year 10?

Undertaking a VCE subject as an accelerated study in Year 10 is not the best pathway for all students, most will benefit more in their VCE years from an additional year of learning across Year 10 subjects before commencing their VCE. It is most important that students are well prepared for the demands of VCE.

Is 37 a good study score?

Each year, and for every study, the mean study score is set at 30. A score of between 23 and 37 shows that you are in the middle range of students; a score of 38 or more indicates that you are in the top 15%. 78% of students will get a score on or above 25. 93% of students will get a score on or above 20.

What is the average ATAR?

The average ATAR is usually around 70.00. If every school student went on to achieve an ATAR, the average ATAR would be 50.00. But because some students leave school early and the ones who stay on to receive an ATAR are a smaller, more academically able group, the average ATAR is higher.

Is it possible to fail VCE?

Can you fail the VCE? Technically students cannot fail the VCE — not completing or passing enough units to get an ATAR can mean students don’t receive a score.

How hard is it to get a 90 ATAR?

That said, to get an ATAR of 90 you must score in the top 5%, so that might be enough to answer your question. It SHOULD be “hard”, for it to be worth anything anyway. As for choosing subjects, choose what you enjoy, as you’ll then be prepared to put in the required effort to do your best and maximise your score.

How many VCE subjects are there in Victoria?

There are more than 90 VCE subjects and 26 VCE VET programs. Each school decides what subjects and programs it offers. If your school doesn’t offer what you want, it might be available from another school or VCE provider. You may want to consider Virtual School Victoria or the Victorian School of Languages.

How does the VCE help you get into University?

The VCE is the Victorian Certificate of Education. Successfully completing the VCE and achieving study scores in four subjects will give you an ATAR, which will help you get into university. How is the VCE structured? The VCE course is made up of subjects – such as English and Biology – structured as units.

How many semesters are there in a VCE?

How do subjects work? In VCE, each subject is intended to take two years (generally, Year 11 and 12), and has four units: 1, 2, 3 and 4. Each unit is one semester of work.

How many English units do you need for VCE?

Or you can find out more about the English requirement for VCE. You can choose the remaining units needed for your VCE – at least three sequences of Units 3 and 4 in any subject. This could even be an extra English group subject on top of your minimum English units.