Your Pathway Options

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There are now two ways to get your Victorian Certificate of Education.

You can enrol in the VCE or in the VCE Vocational Major, a new 2-year vocational and applied learning program that sits within the VCE.

The VCE Vocational Major is a great choice if you prefer to learn in a real world environment, putting practical life skills into action.

It’s also a great choice if you don’t need an ATAR for your post-school goals and want to move into an apprenticeship, traineeship, further study, or directly into a job.

If you want an ATAR when you finish school, you should select a VCE pathway with subjects that lead to a study score.

A VCE pathway can take you to university, high-level TAFE or VET certificate courses, or into an apprenticeship, traineeship or the workforce.

Your school will offer a variety of subjects that you can include in your VCE or VCE Vocational Major like Biology, Drama, Psychology, Literature or Accounting.

You can also include VET subjects like Health, Electical Industry, or Creative and Digital Media.

For students not yet ready or able to undertake the VCE or the VCE Vocational Major the Victorian Pathways Certificate is a new flexible year 11 and 12 course that’s built around the needs of individuals.

Choose a study option that suits your strengths, goals and aspirations.

Talk to your teachers and careers practitioner to help make your choice.

Updated 16 October 2024

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