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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear colleague<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The consultation draft of Agricultural and Horticultural
Studies study design is available for consideration until Friday 18 September
2009. Please respond to the consultation draft via the online questionnaire. The
consultation material is available on the Agricultural and Horticultural
Studies page of the VCAA website: <a
href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/agrihorculture/agrihorindex.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/agrihorculture/agrihorindex.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h3 style='line-height:160%'><a name=H3N10061><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:160%;font-family:Arial'>Examinations</span></font></b></a><font
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<h4 style='line-height:160%'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;line-height:160%;font-family:Arial'>Examinations October/November 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4>
<p style='line-height:160%'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:160%;font-family:Arial'>Examination materials will be
published in the first week of Term 4 on the VCAA website and will assist
students who are preparing to sit VCE written examinations in October/November
2009. Links will be provided under ‘Latest News’ on the VCAA
website.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:160%'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:160%;font-family:Arial'>The materials include the front
cover, relevant instructions and multiple-choice answer sheet (where
applicable) for each examination.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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are aware of the correct method of completing all multiple-choice answer
sheets, script books and answer books, and that they practise these procedures
prior to the examination.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:160%;font-family:Arial'>Students should note that the number
of pages, questions and marks shown for the examination may differ slightly
from the number indicated in the actual examination books given to the students
on the day of examination.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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particular study are provided in a single downloadable Portable Document Format
(PDF) file.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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