'Brutal' year for Victorian students approaches end

Robert BoltonEducation editor

Nov 9, 2020 – 12.01am

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For Victorian year 12 student Jules O'Toole, 2020 has been "brutal".

But on Tuesday, the most difficult year of his school life – and that of 52,150 other final year students in the state – will begin to draw to an end when the Victorian Certificate of Education English exam gets under way.

Robert Bolton is the Education editor. He covers primary and secondary education, universities and training. Connect with Robert on Twitter. Email Robert at rbolton@afr.com