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I’ve had many emails and questions from students asking the question ” how do I prepare for my VCE? ” so I decided to create a video on the topic. Please leave your questions and comments below. Cheers, Heath

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Do you, or someone you know need help with their VCE? Struggling to find the focus and the motivation to perform at your best? Perhaps it’s simply a case of wanting to excel in the VCE but not knowing how to go about it. We can help! The Roadmap to VCE Success seminar is happening [...]

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As we speak we are saying goodbye to 2011 and welcoming the arrival of VCE 2012. Usually around New Years is a time where people have resolutions on how this year will be different than the previous year. But did you know that 95% of people who set New Years Resolutions don’t follow through? By [...]

It’s VCE results day – congratulations to the graduating VCE class of 2011. Woo Hoo! Much of the pressure we face in society is heightened and accentuated by the media. The media has the ability to create a hero or role model and the ability to literally destroy someone’s privacy and life. So it was [...]

I know many of you are almost at the stage of completing your exams. If you have finished CONGRATULATIONS, if not, hang in there, there is not long to go. As you know, the VCE Help community exists to support you, your friends and family through the tumultuous and challenging VCE. One of the main [...]

Congratulations if you’re in Year 12 you’ve finished (or nearly finished). You should be really proud of your efforts and achievements in getting this far. I distinctly remember being in your situation a couple of years ago…the only problem was I had to wait 6 days after my friends finished to complete my final exam…ouch! [...]

Congrats one and all for finishing the VCE Legal studies exam for 2011. How was the paper? What was hard or easy? Please let us know your thoughts below. Please be respectful and keep your comments clean. Cheers, Heath

Hi all, congrats on completing the VCE Physics Unit 4 exam for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

How was the VCE PE exam? What was hard or difficult? Interested to hear your thoughts and please keep it clean. Comment and share with friends below.

Hi all, congrats on completing the VCE Chemistry Unit 4 exam for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Sorry for the delay in getting this up guys – congrats one and all for finishing off VCE Accounting. WooHoo! How was the paper? What was hard or easy? Please let us know your thoughts below. Please be respectful and keep your comments clean. Cheers, Heath

Congrats one and all for finishing the VCE Literature exam for 2011. How was the paper? What was hard or easy? Please let us know your thoughts below. Please be respectful and keep your comments clean. Cheers, Heath

After some pretty contentious comments about the first Methods exam I wonder how the VCE Math Methods CAS exam 2 for 2011 was? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please be nice to each other and keep your comments clean!) …cheers

Hi all, Congrats.  You should have finished the VCE Health and Human Development exam for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

How did Methods students find the VCE Math Methods CAS exam 1 for 2011? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, congrats on completing the VCE Psych Unit 4 exam for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Congrats to the Further Maths students on finishing their final Further Maths exam! What did you think of the 2nd exam ? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, so you’ve completed the VCE Further Maths exam 1 for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, so you’ve completed the Unit 4 VCE Biology exam for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all. So you’ve completed the VCE English exam for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us all know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean and appropriate!)…cheers

This is a repost from last years VCE exam period – all the content is still relevant and highly useful. Many people profess that they need to feel the “pressure” of exams and assessments before they finally pull the proverbial finger out and actually start working. Chances are, if you are this type of student. [...]

Hi all, Some last minute VCE English exam advice can be found on a previous post here: Also, another fantastic resource is The Age Newspaper’s exam guide found here Included in this resource is an article from Bob Hillman, as sourced from: http://education.theage.com.au/cmspage.php?intid=154&intversion=69 Getting yourself into the write frame of mind Know the texts, understand [...]

An important step for any VCE student about to undertake their VCE exams is to ensure they know exactly what they can and cannot bring into the exam. Being familiar with the exam instructions and essential resources will help leading up the final preparations so you can keep the stress levels down on the big [...]

How long is there until the VCE English exam? Check out the VCE exam countdown below. Hang in there … there is still time to make a massive difference to your VCE results. You can do it! Get studying or get to some VCE exam revision lectures. Just DO something!  

By now you are half way through the september school holidays – I hope the holidays are going well for you and you are on track. If not, check out the September school holiday conundrum article Now before you go back to school in less than a week, I want you to stop and think [...]

I wrote this article a few years ago and have tweaked it each year. Leading into the holiday period is so important to get you rested and prepared for the VCE exams…this year I have decided to re-post it earlier so hopefully you get some more time to put things into practice before the holiday [...]

Today is the day we look forward to the future and the year 2012. This time of year is particularly difficult because the SAC’s are piling up and the end of year VCE exams are coming into sharp focus…but it also a great time to draw strength and greater motivation for what you want to [...]

 Access Education for Greater Confidence and Better Results Access Education are once again providing their comprehensive, subject specific vce exam revision lectures at ten locations throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. Access More Locations: Locations include: Clayton – Monash University Bundoora – La Trobe University Berwick – Monash University Melbourne (City) – Acu Peninsula – [...]

Access Education are proud to present their Essential English VCE English text revision lectures. These lectures provide in-depth analysis of the most popular VCAA List One texts for 2011, along with specialised exploration of each of the four Contexts and advice on successfully writing in context.  The skills of language analysis will also be highlighted [...]

We are looking for new talent that can help reach out to students across Victoria in Years 10 to 12 and deliver our high quality VCE seminars and programs focussed on motivation, study and life skills (not VCE subjects). All resources, training and materials will be provided as well as a lucrative salary to successful [...]

If you are a VCE Health and Human Development teacher then I recommend you check out this quality professional development course for teachers. Following on from the successful Units 1 & 3 and Units 2 & 4 sessions held earlier in the year, the following Health & Human Development Teacher’s Toolkits program have been confirmed. [...]

Hi all, Just a quick note to remind you that the VCE calendars are available and ready to download for July through until your November exams. Follow the link through to our VCE resources page to find them. Cheers, Heath

We made it! Term 2 almost down and TGIH (Thank Goodness It’s Holidays! There are several great things about this time of the year: 1. SNOW (which has been coming down in spades of late…) 2. For Year 12 students…you’re past the half-way mark of the year (hasn’t it gone quick)! 3. Some really good [...]

Hi all, Usually we don’t get much feedback about the Unit 3 VCE Enviro Science exam so please let us all know. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, So you’ve completed the Unit 3 VCE Chemistry exam for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now you should have finished the Unit 3 VCE Psychology exam for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, Congratulations on finishing the Unit 3 VCE Accounting exam for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now, you should have finished the Unit 3 VCE Physics exam for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, Congratulations on finishing the Unit 3 VCE Biology exam for 2011. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

I published this article last year in preparation for the mid-year exams – hope it helps you in your final preparations as we near the final exams for this year. Good luck, Heath I know that most of you will be in “exam mode” bunkered down with chocolate, caffiene and other goodies in an attempt [...]

Hi all, With the Unit 3 exams and the GAT around the corner I thought it would be timely to remind you all of some key resources that you can find on the VCAA website to help you with your VCE exam preparation. 1. VCAA exam timetable – duh…no kidding…of course you can find when [...]

Hi all, My friends at Access Education are running their mid year exam revision lecture program across 10 different metro and regional locations to help students prepare for the upcoming Unit 3 exams. Subjects offered are Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology. You will get a high quality lecture covering the essential VCE exam revision [...]

Feeling a little slow, lacking direction and even motivation? The 2011 VCE and Careers expo is a fantastic opportunity for VCE students, parents and teachers to find the VCE resources they need for VCE success and beyond. Students and visitors will be able to attend free lectures, pick up resources from VCE organisations and talk [...]

The annual design exhibition of works from former VCE and VET students is now on at the Melbourne Museum and will run until 26th June 2011. According to the Melbourne Museum website: The exhibition not only features the final product, but also its development – see the students’ folios, work briefs, production plans, client feedback [...]

Hi all, I’ve been waiting for this to happen for awhile now and someone has finally done it – an iPhone app for VCE PE. Kudos to Jarrod Robinson masquerading as “Mr Robbo” and the PE geek for creating this which let’s you access his quality VCE PE podcasts, video and links. According to Rob… [...]

VCE Further Maths Tutorials. Core (Data Analysis) Tutorial: Smoothing Time Series Data. This tute runs through mean and median smoothing, from a table and straight onto a graph, using 3 and 5 mean & median smoothing and 4 point smoothing with centring. For more tutorials, visit www.vcefurthermaths.com  

If you are a VCE Health and Human Development or VCE Food and Technology teacher then I recommend you check out this quality professional development course for teachers. Following on from the successful Units 1 & 3 sessions held earlier in the year, the following Teacher’s Toolkits programs have been confirmed for May 2011. VCE [...]

  National Physical Activity Guidelines and methods of assessing physical activity   Children’s leisure activities report (Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research – Deakin University): http://www.deakin.edu.au/hbs/cpan/be.php Australian Sports Commission: http://www.ausport.gov.au VicHealth (The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation): http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au Physical Activity Resources for Health Professionals – Introduction (Centre for disease control and prevention (USA): http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/health_professionals/index.htm Strategic [...]

Kudos to Louise Roberts from Trinity for sharing her VCE English Prezi on the context “Whose Reality.” A prezi is a cool little presentation tool that anyone can use and is a different way to present information, particularly using multi-media. It is non-linear in presentation format so you can zoom and pan to focus on [...]

Hi all, To help with you crucial planning and preparation for the upcoming June exams we have created some VCE calendars for you. Check out the updated resources at the VCE resources page. Cheers, Heath

We finally made it – holidays are upon us and we are free (at least for a little while anyway). The notion of doing (or even receiving) holiday homework is particularly new for most Year 11 students and probably for some Year 12 students. I’ve heard the VCE holidays being called “study vacations”, “school holiday”, [...]

For about a year now I have been using DropBox to backup, sync and store my documents between a couple of computers and my mobile phone. It’s a free service that is ideal for teachers and students to protect their documents and ensure they can access them anywhere at anytime across multiple computers and even [...]

Get organised for your VCE! Go to the VCE resources page to download your copy of a VCE study planner plus monthly calendars to help keep you organised for this all important year.

With VCE students about to go back to school it is an appropriate time for VCE students to examine (or re-examine) their goals not just for their VCE but for this year (the VCE is an important year there is no doubt, but it doesn’t mean that it should be the only thing). With goal [...]

It was a flurry of activity. Newspapers selling like iced water on a 40 degree day, gasps from anxious parents, shrieks and tears (from the ecstatic and the disappointed)…it can only mean one thing First Round Tertiary Offers are out. Finally the VCE graduates from 2010 are rewarded with the fruits of their labour as [...]

Hi all, Yes you can receive your VTAC offers early at 6.30pm. They can found at the following locations for the Herald Sun with the early edition  available from the following participating locations: Coles Exp Doncaster – 551-557 Doncaster Rd,  Doncaster Doncaster East Mobil – Blackburn Rd (Near King St), Doncaster East Shoppingtown 7/11 – [...]

Congratulations to the 3 winners of the “Share your VCE Resources” competition in December 2010. Thanks to all for entering. Some more great VCE resources coming your way shortly. 1st prize: Piyumi Peiris – winner of a $ 200 RedBalloon Gift card which can be used for over 2000 experiences including car racing, skydiving, wine [...]

The school year has come to a close and for our departing Year 12 friends we wish you the best of luck for the future. Before you decide to burn (or delete) your VCE study notes and resources please stop and think about the VCE class of 2011! You’ve created some great VCE resources, study [...]

Congrats.  You should have finished the VCE History Revolutions exam for 2010. For many of you this is probably your last exam…woo hoo! What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, Congrats.  You should have finished the VCE Physics Unit 4 exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Sorry for the delay in getting this up…how was the VCE PE exam? What was hard or difficult? Interested to hear your thoughts and please keep it clean. Comment and share with friends below.

By now, you should have finished the VCE Chemistry Unit 4 exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let everyone know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

By now, you should have finished the VCE Legal Studies exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

How did Methods students find the VCE Math Methods exams (1 and 2) for 2010? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, Congrats.  You should have finished the VCE Health and Human Development exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now, you should have finished the VCE Literature exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now, you should have finished the Unit 4 Accounting exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now, you should have finished the Unit 4 VCE Psychology exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now, you should have finished the VCE English Language exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now, you should have finished the VCE Further Maths exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now, you should have finished the Unit 4 VCE Biology exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all. So you’ve completed the VCE English exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, New in 2010 Access Education is providing VCE e-lectures, a flexible exam revision tool that is accessed by computer and at a time that suits you. Students receive hard copy lecture notes and an Mp3 audio file of essential subject knowledge, exam revision strategies and feedback about exam questions and common student difficulties. [...]

This is an update of the 2009 VCE english exam resources post. With the 2010 VCE English exam just around the corner – the major exams are about to begin…I know some of you have already started their music or language exams by now. I hope you aced them! Here are 6 great resources to [...]

Spring is in the air, only weeks until the September school holidays and i finally have the study calendar for you. Check it out here: http://www.vcehelp.com.au/resources/calendar/September2010.pdf

This is one of the most challenging times of year for VCE students – not only do students have to start winding up Unit 4 in preparation for their VCE exams, but they also have a number of distractions including turning 18, getting their license and attaining freedom and independance. Unfortunately it is also a [...]

There is one universal element that all people have to master in their life – and that is time. Time is the great equaliser. We each have 168 hours per week with which to use our time and some people are able to achieve an extraordinary amount in that time, others not so much. Given [...]

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A wave of disbelief is sweeping over the entire Victoria state – where did the 2 week holiday break go? The last couple of weeks have flown past and I hope that you have been able to get what you needed done and are prepared for what is the most challenging term of all – [...]

Hi all, To download the latest VCE calendars for the months of July and August – head over to: http://www.vcehelp.com.au/vce-resources/ Print off and add your own important dates and information as you see fit. Cheers, Heath

Hi all, Hopefully the page title grabbed your attention because I have a favour to ask. Within the next 4 weeks my wife and I are expecting our first child which is very exciting indeed. What it also means is that my time will be even more limited than what it has been up until [...]

Hi all, Usually we don’t get much feedback about the Unit 3 VCE Enviro Science exam so please let us all know. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, So you’ve completed the Unit 3 VCE Chemistry exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now you should have finished the Unit 3 VCE Psychology exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now, you should have finished the Unit 3 VCE Accounting exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now, you should have finished the Unit 3 VCE Physics exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Hi all, By now, you should have finished the Unit 3 VCE Biology exam for 2010. What did you think of the paper? What was hard? What was easy? How do you think you went? Let us know your thoughts and comments below (please keep them clean!)…cheers

Each and every year I hear the same comments from students regarding the GAT (or General Achievement Test) such as: ” It’s such a waste of time “or ” If I can’t study for it, I’m not going to really try in it ” etc, etc. These attitudes are nothing new…in fact back when I [...]

Hi all, Each year prior to the exam period the VCAA releases the front covers of their upcoming exams. According to the VCAA; The following examination materials are provided to assist students who are preparing to sit VCE written examinations in June 2010. The materials include the front cover, relevant instructions and multiple-choice answer sheet [...]

Hi all I know many of you are starting to get prepared for the upcoming VCE exams. Well done for being proactive in your approach to get on top of your study! One of the most important ways to help your vce exam preparation along is to learn from the insights of teachers with vce [...]

Sometimes we all need a quick refresher to remind us that exams are coming up quickly and now with our Countdown to VCE Exams you can do that quickly and easily…look for the countdown timer under the VCE help articles column. If you want to know the actual mid year VCE exam timetable check it [...]

Here is a list of VCE Art resources that may give you some ideas – if you know of any additional resources please comment below. Season Of Excellence http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/excellenceawards/seasonofexcellence/index.html This link takes you through to the Season Of Excellence Main Page at the VCAA. Includes links to previous years work, application forms for this year, [...]

Hi all, No doubt many of you noticed this in the Herald Sun Learn section yesterday but in case you didn’t Access Education are hosting a free 45 minutes VCE Physics webinar to help you prepare for the Unit 3 VCE Physics exam. A webinar is an interactive online seminar experience which complements traditional methods [...]

I have heard that the “fear of public speaking” is one of the most common phobias people experience. The way that you get better at public speaking however, is facing this fear and practicing this skill which leads to improved confidence and therefore speaking performances.  Now I know many of you will be preparing for [...]

This is a guest post from former VCE student Erin Lancaster and Lachlan Heycox for Hamlet. If you want to write a guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. To be, or not to be: that is the question: The obvious interpretation of this line is that hamlet contemplates suicide; he questions [...]

This is a guest post from former VCE student Erin Lancaster for VCE Music. If you want to write a guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. MELODY Function, shape, register, phrasing, tonality, general character Theme Statement Subject Counter-melodies Focus lines Competition Riff Shape/Contour Ascending Descending Angular Undulating Consistent Inconsistent Arch like [...]

Top Arts VCE 2009 is a major event that brings together the outstanding work from VCE graduates who completed Art and Studio Arts in the VCE. According to the NGAV: Top Arts VCE 2009 is a collaborative project between the National Gallery of Victoria, The Department of Education & Training, the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment [...]

I love sport. Not only as a participant but as a spectator. I have played sport at a reasonably competitive level and in doing so it has taught me a large number of lessons about life. In watching sections of the 2010 Winter Olympics I have been reminded about these lessons and I have again [...]

This post was first authored last year but the content is still relevant for today – hope it helps. Heath SAC preparation for high performance. A brief history… Not too long ago the VCE system was made up purely of CAT’s instead of SAC’s. CAT’s or Common Assessment Tasks were completed by each student (one [...]

VCE Psychology website resources – http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/psychology/psychoindex.html This page takes you to the VCAA site. It will have the assessment guide, links to past exams, exam criteria, assessor reports, articles and other useful items. This should be your first point of reference for all information relating to this subject. Neuroscience for Kids http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html The Secret Life [...]