Category: VCE

Study Smart

These following materials have been developed for the specific study needs of students from years 10 through to twelve.
Taking Off – making the most of year 10 (pdf - 532 kb).
Designed to encourage students to commence this year with a greater sense of purpose. It is hoped that this will enable them to begin to […]

How do students apply for a course?

Course preferences
During year 12, students submit a list of their preferences for courses before finding out their final results. Once the results are available, students can change their list of preferences if they want to. They may decide to do this if their ENTER score is higher or lower than they expected.
If their score is […]

What marks do students need?

The marks required for entry into courses vary from course to course and year to year. The marks required depend upon student demand and the ENTER scores for that group of applicants.
The Clearly-In Rank (CIR) of the previous year is a useful guide for making a realistic judgment about the chances of selection into […]

How important are prerequisities?

Prerequisites are subjects which must be passed at year 12 level for a student to be accepted into a particular course. Some courses have no prerequisites, while others have very specific prerequisite subjects and minimum grades in those subjects for students to be accepted.
Students need to choose subjects in years 11 and 12 which […]

How do universities select students?

To be eligible for selection into a uni course, you must:

successfully complete the Victoria Certificate of Education (VCE), or the equivalent in your state
complete each of the prerequisite subjects for the course, if there are any
get the marks required in each of those prerequisite subjects.

Your year 12 study scores will then be ranked according […]

Choosing VCE subjects

If there is even the slightest chance that you might decide to go to uni, your choice of final year subjects should be based on two important principles:

fulfilling any prerequisites for entry into courses that you might be interested in
your interests and abilities

Questions to ask yourself when choosing final year subjects:

Do I like these […]