VCE
What is a VCE Program?
A ‘VCE Program’ is a set of semester units undertaken over a minimum period to two years. This program is designed by you to meet your needs within the rules laid down by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
REQUIREMENTS
Students must enrol in
• 4 units of English
• At least three Unit 3 and 4 sequences other than English
• Students can freely choose which other units will make up their program
Graduation requires
Satisfactorily complete 16 units that may include an unlimited number of units of VET
• 3 units of English - must include units 3 and 4
• 3 other unit 3/4 sequences
MAROONDAH SECONDARY COLLEGE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING VCE STUDIES
• English or ESL (compulsory study)
• Accounting
• Biology
• Business Management
• Chemistry
• Design and Technology – Wood
• Drama
• Food & Technology
• Health and Human Development
• History
• Information Technology
• Processing & Management
• Systems
• Language Other Than English
- French
- Japanese
• Legal Studies
• Literature
•Mathematics
- General Mathematics B
- General Mathematics A
- Mathematics Methods
- Further Mathematics
- Specialist Mathematics
• Media
• Music Performance
• Outdoor Education & Environmental Studies
• Physical Education
• Physics
• Psychology
• Studio Arts Units 3 and 4
• Visual Communication and Design
VET PROGRAMS ON OFFER AT MAROONDAH SECONDARY COLLEGE
• Automotive Technology
• Building and Construction
• Business
• CISCO Networking
• Community Services (Community Work)
• Concept Development for Clothing Products
• Desktop Publishing
• Equine Industry
• Financial Services
• Fitness
• Furnishing (Cabinet Making Stream)
• Horticulture - Landscape/Nursery/Parks & Gardens/Production/
• Turf Management
• Hospitality
• Information Technology - General/Network Administration/
• Multimedia
• Music Technology
Key Points when CHOOSING A PROGRAM
• Identify your interests, abilities, strengths and weaknesses
• Link these with appropriate career choices
• Talk to your Parents/Career Adviser/House Leader/Current Teachers/ VCE students