Year 11 and 12 High School Program

The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) is the certificate that the majority of students in Victoria receive on satisfactory completion of their secondary education. The VCE provides diverse pathways to further study or training at university or TAFE and to employment. If you intend applying for entry into a tertiary institution, you should be aware that in addition to requiring VCE, there are often specific entrance requirements including minimum age requirements, course selection criteria and English language requirements. The course selection criteria need to be considered in selection of units of study. Year 11 is the first year of the VCE program. Subjects are organized into semester long units. A normal student study load in Year 11 is 12 units in a full year (6 units each semester). English as an Additional Language (EAL) must be included in the 6 units studied each semester. Students select 6 subjects from the list of subjects offered. Students who start in Terms 2 and 3 undertake 6 units. Students who are of a very high standard and have the approval of the Ozford High School Academic Director may be permitted to study one VCE Unit 34 subject in Year 11. This possibility is only available to students who start Year 11 at the start of the year (January). Year 12 is the second year of the VCE Study program. Subjects are organised into semester long units. A normal student workload in Year 12 is five Unit 34 sequences (each sequence is a full year subject) in a full year. English as Additional Language (EAL) Units 34 must be included in the 5 sequences. Students select 5 subjects from the list of subjects offered. Generally, for best results, each of the subjects selected for Year 12 should have been studied in Year 11. Students who are of a very high standard and have the approval of the Ozford High School Coordinator may be permitted to study one additional VCE study Unit 34 subject.