VCE ATAR PATHWAY

TO TRANSITION WITH AN ATAR TO A: UNIVERSITY COURSE or TAFE COURSE

Vocational Pathway

TO TRANSITION TO AN: APPRENTICESHIP or TRAINEESHIP or FURTHER EDUCATION COURSE AT TAFE or EMPLOYMENT

Vce Vet Subjects

A TAFE QUALIFICATION COMPLETED WITHIN THE SENIOR SCHOOL WITH CREDIT TO EITHER VCE PATHWAY

Student Programs

A student program is the collection of VCE units, which students select for their two year VCE course. It suggests core subjects necessary for a particular course of study and highlights the available post VCE options, including a range of University and TAFE courses as well as possible employment opportunities.

Programs suggested in this booklet highlight the close links between VCE subjects and post VCE options. They should assist students to make sensible and realistic choices linked to their possible future. It also gives students the opportunity to “keep their options open” by enabling them to combine some programs giving them more than one pathway.

How to use Student Programs? Determine subjects you are interested in or careers you might follow and find the student programs which include these subjects or careers. These will give a guide to the subjects students could choose for their VCE studies.

WARNING: many complications exist in developing a student programs approach – most are associated with the differing prerequisite and tertiary requirements for tertiary courses. These can vary from university to university. Generally speaking tertiary requirements set down by Melbourne and Monash Universities tend to be higher and even more demanding than other tertiary institutions. An English Study is included in the primary four subjects, but many tertiary institutions require a particular standard to be achieved in English (e.g. a grade average of 25).

Students with specific ambitions (Law, Medicine, Engineering, Economics, Journalism, etc.) at specific universities or TAFE colleges need to be sure that they satisfy the requirements. For example, degrees in Commerce at Monash and Melbourne Universities require English and Mathematical Methods but at Deakin University the prerequisite is English only. In addition, students aiming for combined courses such as Commerce/Law or Arts/Engineering must fulfil the prerequisites for both.

It is vital for students to be aware of the different conditions for each course in which they are interested. This requires careful study of the prerequisites set down by the tertiary institutions and may require parents and students to contact these institutions for confirmation in some circumstances.