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VCE VCD - what you need to know »

VCE Visual communication is a subject that will take up a lot of time and effort, resulting in late countless late nights and endless hours putting the finishing touches in place. Your teacher will provide you with all the key criteria required to fulfill the requirements of the course and I know from experience that [...]

VCE studio arts - a graduates tips »

Having such a broad and free subject it was hard for me to stay on track as I would have to set my own agenda for the upcoming lessons and weeks. In studio arts, everything must be planned out so that you do not run out of time.
Do not be afraid if it takes you [...]

I’m not scared essay 2 »

“I must pluck up the courage and look”. Although Michele experiences fear, he never lets his fear override his moral convictions. Discuss.
Though in the idioms of fantasy, with fictional characters like the witch, it in fact replicates the horrors Michele now knows are going on in the real world. Monsters do exist after [...]

I’m not scared essay 1 »

By Emma Roache (VCE Graduate 2006)
“I must pluck up the courage and look”. Although Michele experiences fear, he never lets his fear override his moral convictions. Discuss.
In Southern Italy in 1978, Niccolo Ammaniti’s I’m Not Scared depicts a sense of Michele’s ethical struggles and steady move towards good in the face of evil. Through [...]

Learning Accounting: Debit and Credit Basics »

By Peter Lenkefi
When learning accounting for the first time, the terms ‘debit’ and ‘credit’ can be a bit confusing. Why? Because when you go to the bank and deposit money, the teller will tell you, “I am crediting your account X amount of dollars,” but if you are taking money our of your account, the [...]

Evolution of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis »

By Emma Roache (VCE graduate 2006)
‘We’ve created this problem. Multi-drug resistance is a man made problem. By developing as many antibiotics as we have, we’ve essentially accelerated an evolutionary process…’ (Microbiologist- Mr. Barry Kreiswirth)
Due to human societal failures the evolution of drug-resistant strains of the tubercle bacillus has occurred all around the world. Until recently, [...]

VCE further maths - a graduates perspective. By Naish Chapman »

As with any subject in year 12, if you do the work then you will have no reason to underachieve when the final results are posted. In VCE further math’s, I found that the only way to achieve the best results possible was to just get through the work chapter by chapter, question by question. [...]

VCE English Advice - by Erin (Part 3) »

Challenge the topic. Don’t just agree or disagree with a topic, look at it. You’ll probably find phrases or something which isn’t entirely true of the text. Put conditions on the amount you agree/disagree with what the topic says.
For example, a topic in the 2005 exam was something like ‘”The play shows Oedipus to [...]

My advice on VCE English. By Erin (VCE graduate 2006) »

VCE English is by far the most popular subject in the VCE, pretty much because you HAVE to do it unless you prefer VCE Literature or VCE English Language or you fit the requirements for ESL. English is also an important subject because it goes on your top four subjects in your ENTER increment. In [...]

My advice on VCE English by Erin (Part 2) »

Obviously, you should also aim to get the best exam score humanly possible. Do this with revision (basically writing a lot of plans and essays under timed conditions including at least one or two trial exams and getting a teacher to look at them) and on the day by not freaking out too much.
I [...]