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GAT results The GAT will be split into two sections: • •
Section A will assess literacy and numeracy skills Section B will assess skills in Mathematics, Science, Technology, the Arts and Humanities, with an increased focus on critical and creative thinking skills.
VCE and VCAL students will receive a statement of their GAT results, which will indicate whether they have ‘not demonstrated’, ‘demonstrated’ or ‘demonstrated at a high level’ literacy and numeracy standards. Students who have completed Section B will receive a statement that indicates each student’s raw score and their relative score calculated in the same way as a study score, with descriptive comments about their performance on each component. The components are: • written communication; • Mathematics, Science and Technology; • Humanities, The Arts and Social Sciences. The Statement of Results indicates whether a student obtained results in the GAT or had an authorised or unauthorised absence. Schools can access their students’ GAT results on VASS at the end of the academic year when results are released. Students cannot apply for a DES for the GAT.
At the end of the academic year, the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) issues a Statement of Results to all students who have obtained results in Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units, Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) units, VCE VET units and VCE VET/FE (Further Education) units of competency, and VCE and VCAL certificates to students who are eligible.
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Reporting VCE 1.1. VCE certificate The VCE certificate contains the student’s full name but does not list their individual studies or results. The certificate is issued in the academic year in which the student first satisfies the requirements of the VCE. Students who have previously satisfied the requirements of the VCE certificate, but choose to do additional studies in subsequent years, do not have their certificate reissued.
1.2. VCE Statement of Results The VCAA issues a VCE Statement of Results to all students enrolled in the VCE as their primary program. This contains: • •
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a cumulative record of achievement for all VCE and VCE VET units undertaken, and the academic year in which the result was obtained (units awarded a J result will not be printed); graded assessment and study scores for each sequence of Unit 3 and 4 studies undertaken, either in the current academic year or earlier (if both Units 3 and 4 are awarded a J result, the entire record for the sequence is not printed); credit obtained for study taken overseas, interstate or as part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) or for a vocational certificate; University studies successfully completed; a statement indicating whether the student sat the General Achievement Test (GAT); if relevant, a statement indicating that the student was granted English as an Additional Language (EAL) status, along with the years in which that status was conferred; a statement indicating whether or not the student has successfully completed the VCE.
