Test and exam dates finalised
Dates for the General Achievement Test (GAT) and VCE exams have been finalised.
The GAT will now take place on Tuesday 5 October 2021.
Final VCE exams will occur between Monday 4 October and Wednesday 17 November 2021.
VCE performance and Languages oral examinations currently scheduled on Tuesday 5 October will be rescheduled, and the revised schedule will be provided to impacted students through their home school.
To help support safe conduct of the exams, a Vaccination Blitz has been announced for Year 12 students, their teachers, VCE exam supervisors and assessors.
It will begin Tuesday 7 September and continue until Friday 17 September.
Additional pathways provided during these times will help support a faster booking process and minimise absences for students and teachers during school hours.
There will be a dedicated phone number for students to use from Friday 3 September. Bookings will open Monday 6 September.
The Department of Health is hosting a free live webinar for staff, students and their families about these vaccinations Friday 3 Sept from 4 to 5pm.
There is no need to register.
The webinar will include:
Vaccines, development and safety
Accessing and consenting to a vaccination
How to book an appointment
Q+A with the panel.
For more on the webinar and vaccinations, click here.
For more on Consideration of Educational Disadvantage, click here.
For more on arrangements for study-specific advice for school-based assessments, click here.