VCAA Examination Rules All Students Must Know
All students needing to undergo VCAA exams have the responsibility to read and understand the GAT and VCA exam rules. Furthermore, they must become familiar with all materials and equipment to be used in the GAT and VCE written examinations.
2023 VCE examination timetable
- Students should check the starting time of each examination and arrive at least 30 minutes earlier, and be familiar with rules about late admission to examinations.
- The start time for the afternoon session on Friday 27 October, Monday 30 October, Wednesday 8 November, Thursday 9 November – when only two sessions are scheduled is 2.00pm.
- The start time for the afternoon session on all other days when three sessions are scheduled is 3.00pm.
- The reading period is included in the times shown in the timetable. Each examination commences with a 15-minute reading period unless otherwise specified.
- All written responses must be in English, unless otherwise instructed in the question book for that particular examination.
- If students are presenting for Performance examinations, Languages examinations oral component or the Extended Investigation oral presentation they will be issued with individual examination advice slips. Photo identification and examination advice slips must be presented for entry to their assessment. In some cases, students in regional and rural areas may be required to attend venues in Melbourne.
- The following written examinations have an audio component: English as an Additional Language (EAL), Music Composition, Music Contemporary Performance, Music Inquiry, Music Repertoire Performance, VET Music: Sound Production and all Languages including Chinese Language, Culture and Society, except Aboriginal Languages of Victoria, Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew and Latin.
| Monday 2 October to Monday 23 October |
Languages examinations oral component (except Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew, Aboriginal Languages of Victoria)Auslan Interactive Sign examinationPerformance examinations:
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| Monday 2 October to Sunday 29 October |
Performance examinations:
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| Monday 9 October to Friday 13 October |
Extended Investigation Externally-assessed Task oral presentation
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| Wednesday 11 October |
1.55 PM – 5.00 PM
Classical Hebrew This examination commences with a |
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| Wednesday 18 October |
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| 2.00 PM – 4.40 PM
Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Chin Hakha, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Karen, Khmer, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Yiddish Each examination commences with a |
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| Thursday 19 October |
8.00 AM – 6.00 PM
Auslan Sign Comprehension and Sign Production examination Students are scheduled in one two-hour session. Each session is preceded by |
| Monday 23 October |
1.55 PM – 5.00 PM
Classical Greek This examination commences with a |
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| Tuesday 24 October |
9.00 AM – 12.15 PM
English English as an Additional Language (EAL) |
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| Wednesday 25 October |
9.00 AM – 11.15 AM
Aboriginal Languages of Victoria English Language Japanese First Language Korean First Language Vietnamese First Language |
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| Thursday 26 October |
9.00 AM – 10.45 AM
VET Business VET Furnishing |
11.45 AM – 2.00 PM
Chinese Language, Culture and Society Physical Education |
3.00 PM – 5.15 PM
Arabic Indonesian First Language Literature Spanish |
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| Friday 27 October |
9.00 AM – 11.45 AM
Biology |
2.00 PM – 3.45 PM
General Mathematics Examination 1 |
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| Monday 30 October |
9.00 AM – 11.45 AM
Psychology |
2.00 PM – 3.45 PM
General Mathematics Examination 2 |
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| Tuesday 31 October |
9.00 AM – 10.45 AM
Product Design and Technology VET Equine Studies VET Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) |
11.45 AM – 2.00 PM
Applied Computing: Data Analytics Economics History: Ancient History Industry and Enterprise |
3.00 PM – 4.15 PM
Music Contemporary Performance |
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| Wednesday 1 November |
9.00 AM – 10.15 AM
Mathematical Methods Examination 1 Music Composition |
11.45 AM – 1.30 PM
VET Community Services VET Laboratory Skills VET Integrated Technologies |
3.00 PM – 5.15 PM
Business Management
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| Thursday 2 November |
9.00 AM – 10.45 AM
Art Creative Practice VET Information and Communications Technology VET Music: Sound Production |
11.45 AM – 2.00 PM
Mathematical Methods Examination 2 |
3.00 PM – 5.15 PM
Chinese First Language Vietnamese Second Language |
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| Friday 3 November |
9.00 AM – 10.15 AM
Music Inquiry Specialist Mathematics Examination 1 |
11.45 AM – 2.00 PM
Health and Human Development |
3.00 PM – 5.15 PM
Accounting VET: Creative and Digital Media |
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| Monday 6 November |
9.00 AM – 10.45 AM
Agricultural and Horticultural Studies Dance VET Engineering Studies VET Health VET Hospitality |
11.45 AM – 2.00 PM
Media Specialist Mathematics Examination 2
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3.00 PM – 5.15 PM
Chinese Second Language Advanced Korean Second Language History: Revolutions |
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| Tuesday 7 November |
Melbourne Cup public holiday
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| Wednesday 8 November |
9.00 AM – 11.45 AM
Chemistry |
2.00 PM – 4.15 PM
Classical Studies Legal Studies |
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| Thursday 9 November |
9.00 AM – 11.45 AM
Physics |
2.00 PM – 4.15 PM
Applied Computing: Software Development Geography Sociology Texts and Traditions |
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| Friday
10 November |
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| 9.00 AM – 10.45 AM
VET Sport and Recreation Visual Communication Design
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11.45 AM – 2.00 PM
Environmental Science Philosophy |
3.00 PM – 5.15 PM
Global Politics |
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| Monday 13 November |
9.00 AM – 10.45 AM
Food Studies |
11.45 AM – 1.30 PM
Art Making and Exhibiting
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3.00 PM – 4.15 PM
Music Repertoire Performance 3.00 PM – 5.15 PM Australian Politics |
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| Tuesday 14 November |
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| 9.00 AM – 10.45 AM
Drama Systems Engineering |
11.45 AM – 2.00 PM
Religion and Society German Greek |
3.00 PM – 5.15 PM
Foundation Mathematics Japanese Second Language |
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| Wednesday 15 November |
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| 9.00 AM – 10.45 AM
Theatre Studies |
11.45 AM – 2.00 PM
Italian |
3.00 PM – 5.15 PM
Algorithmics Chinese Second Language French Indonesian Second Language |
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