[Informatics] Changes to accreditation periods and prescribed lists

Wed May 6 23:20:52 UTC 2020

Dear All

The following Notice to Schools went out yesterday regarding changes to accreditation periods and prescribed lists.

Kind Regards

Phil.
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Notice to Schools 55/2020 - 6 May 2020
VCE Study Designs - changes to accreditation periods and prescribed lists
Principals/Directors, VCE Coordinators and VCE teachers

To support teachers to focus on the continuity of learning in their schools, the VCAA Board and the CEO of the Victorian Regulations and Qualifications Authority have approved a 12-month extension to the accreditation periods for all accredited VCE study designs.

  *   All accredited VCE study designs will be taught again unchanged in 2021. The adjusted Study Designs for 2020 are not applicable in 2021.
  *   Newly reaccredited VCE study designs that were due to be delivered in schools in 2021 will be delayed by 12 months and will be delivered by schools in 2022. These VCE study designs are: Biology, Bridging English as an Additional Language, Environmental Science, Geography, History, and Languages (Chinese First Language, Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew, Indonesian First Language, Japanese First Language, Korean First Language, Latin and Vietnamese First Language).
  *   VCE study designs currently under review in 2020 will now be delivered by schools in 2023 (rather than 2022).
  *   VCE Bengali Units 1 and 2 will commence as an accredited study, as planned, in 2021.
  *   All VCE accredited study designs and study webpages will be updated during Term 2 to reflect the extended accreditation period for the VCE study.

VCE Prescribed Lists for 2021

The VCAA Board has also approved the following arrangements for the prescribed lists for the following VCE studies.

Algorithmics (HESS) <https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/algorithmics/Pages/Index.aspx>

  *   The 2020 approved lists for programming language requirements and alternative methods of computation will be extended by 12 months and be the approved lists in 2020 and 2021.

Applied Computing - Data Analytics <https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/appliedcomputing-dataanalytics/Pages/index.aspx>

  *   The list of software tools and functions for 2020 will be extended by 12 months and be the approved list in 2020 and 2021.

Applied Computing - Software Development <https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/appliedcomputing-softwaredevelopment/Pages/index.aspx>

  *   The list of programming requirements for 2020 will be extended by 12 months and be the approved list of programming requirements in 2020 and 2021.
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Phil Feain | Curriculum Manager, Digital Technologies
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Level 32, Casselden
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Melbourne VIC 3000
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