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| Acronym | VCE |
|---|---|
| Type | Paper-based Standardised Exam |
| Administrator | Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
| Skills tested | Varies depending on the subject, but in almost all VCE subjects general knowledge, fundamental writing, and numerical skills are tested. |
| Purpose | Admission to undergraduate programs of universities and colleges |
| Year started | 1987 |
| Duration | Various |
| Score range | 0–50 study scores |
| Offered | Biannually[a] |
| Restrictions on attempts | Same unit cannot count twice towards unit requirements |
| Regions | Victoria, Australia[b] |
| Languages | English[c] |
| Annual number of test takers | 90,780 (2022)[1] |
| Fee | Free for local students AU$75.2–465.0 for international students depending on units taken[2] |
| Used by | Universities, mainly through Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) |
| Website | www |
The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) is one credential available to secondary school students who successfully complete year 11 and 12 in the Australian state of Victoria as well as in some international schools in China, Malaysia, Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
About 67% of all 19-year-olds in Victoria had completed the VCE in 2020.[3]
Study for the VCE is usually completed over two years, but can be spread over a longer period in some cases.
The VCE was established as a pilot project in 1987. The earlier Higher School Certificate (HSC) was abolished in 1992.[4][5]
Delivery of the VCE Vocational Major, an "applied learning" program within the VCE, began in 2023.[6]
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- ^ Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information, 2022, VCAA, retrieved 13 April 2023
- ^ "Fees and charges". www.vcaa.vic.edu.au. VCAA. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Senior Secondary Certificate Statistical Information 2020". Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Curriculum and Assessment: A Question of Politics?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Public Records Office Victoria". Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ Carey, Adam; Precel, Nicole (28 January 2023). "Students to benefit from hands-on reform of VCE". The Age. Retrieved 19 September 2023.