Study Scores
Scaling
Structure
ABC of the VCE
100

The Median Score is..

A) 20

B) 30

C) 40

D) 50

B) 30

100

True or false?

All VCE subjects are scaled.

True

100

The minimum number of units a student must get a an "S" in, to get a VCE "pass" is

16

100

VCAA stands for:

A) Victorian Curriculum Always Awesome

B) Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority

C) Very cute animals, Armadillos

B)

200

True or False?

The Study Score in all subjects is determined by only the Exam score

False

200

Scaling is a measure of:

A) difficulty of a subject

B) competitiveness of a subject 

C) set scores adjustments determined by VCAA in 2007


B)

200

How many 3/4 sequences is minimum requirement for a VCE?

4 (including English requirement)

200

GAT stands for:

A) General Assessment Test

B) General Assessment Task

C) General Achievement Test

D) General Achievement Task

C) General Achievement Test

300

The percentage of students in a study who get 40 or above is about:

A) 50

B) 15

C) 5

D) 9


D) 9

300

True or False?

English doesn't scale up or down, because everyone has to do English in the VCE.

False, the English requirement is a student must do one 3/4 sequence of English, English Literature, EAL or English Language.

300

True or False

The GAT is always used to determine a Study Score

False

300

VTAC is short for?

Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

400

The top Study Score, in any subject,  is.....?

50

400

At Dromana SC, the subject that scales up the most is?

Specialist Mathematics, 30 scales up to about 42

400

What is the minimum percentage attendance a student needs to pass a unit at Dromana SC?

95%

400

ATAR stands for?

Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

500

If 10,000 students were in enrolled in Chemistry in 2020, approximately how many scores were between 23 and 37?

6800


500

In 2020, a score of 30 in English scaled to:

A) 30

B) 29

C) 28

D) 27

28

500

Would this student receive a VCE certificate?

English: S, S, S, S (unit 1, 2, 3, 4)

Biology: S, N, N, S

PE: S, N, S, S

Maths: S, S, S, S

Art: S, S, S, N

Physics: N, N

No, 16 units passed but not four 3/4 sequences.

500

DES stands for?

Derived Examination Score

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